If you haven't had a chance, please take a look at some of the latest executive suite interviews. One is with Ron Bregman of Tadiran. This Israeli-based company has been in telecom for many years with a reputation for bulletproof system design.

In addition and perhaps at the opposite end of the spectrum -- as their product is free and open-source - is an interview with Mark Spencer of Digium. Digium is the company behind Asterisk and has been generating lots of buzz lately. Even though this isn't new news I did cover the interconnection between Asterisk and Skype this morning. I am looking forward to catching up with Mark Spencer at ITEXPO next week.