Suzanne Bowen : Monetizing IP Communications
Suzanne Bowen
37 yrs in telecom, teaching, blog & grant writing, biz development, marketing, & PR. Favorite moments in life involve time w/ family & friends, networking, IP communications industry verticals & horizontals, running, traveling, foreign languages
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December 2010

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Who is Going to Be There - ITEXPO East 2011 Networking

December 29, 2010

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It depends on who will be there. Isn't that what you think when someone asks, "Will you join us?"

Who will be at some of the coolest, absolute business-developing events during ITEXPO East and what, when, and where? The most interesting people in IP anything! Stay informed, my friends.

Invaluable Synonyms with a Positive Connotation List

December 22, 2010

Here I am right smack-dab in the middle of all kinds of IP communicationsand social media services our company Super Technologiesis involved in, and one problem I have as I write is trying to find the right word or phrase, especially positive-sounding ones, and not old worn-out stuff like "out of the box" or "cutting edge." So ... I'm looking for worldwide help in adding more positive synomyms to this list. What a great help this can be for writers, bloggers, entrepreneurs, marketers, and other typesof authors. Please add a comment on this post with your suggestions to add and how I can link your suggestion back to you, like your website, blog, Linkedin profile, Twitter feed, or Facebook page.

Make 2011 a Year You are Prepared for Success

December 17, 2010

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Has your database server been compromised by the "dd_ssh" botnet, and now you have to completely reinstall the machine? Your sprinkler system went off into your server room through a window for your 100-seat call center? Your Asterisk PBX was destroyed? You had no back-ups and no disaster recovery plan?

Let's Make Cloud Communications Clear

December 17, 2010

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Not long ago, I interviewed Raju of Zohocorp in which he explained in easy to understand terms what is cloud computing. (He was preparing to be a keynote speaking at a Cloud Computing Summit in Hong Kong. He shared the difference between cloud computing and software as a service and explained how his company serves needs of SMBs.) Cloud communications is one area of cloud computing.

Let's learn the fundamentals of cloud-based communications business models, and deployment strategies among industry experts and friends. This business model can reduce burdens of your support teams and help them to use efforts in more crucial tasks such as customer interaction.

Participate in the DIDX and Level3/Comcast Debacle Talk with me on VUC

December 2, 2010

Every Friday at 12 Noon Eastern Time (9AM Pacific) – 12 noon EST! Check for world timezone conversion


The VoIP Users Conference is a weekly live discussion about VoIP, SIP, Asterisk and all kinds of telephony-related topics. The conference has been running for three years.

Dec. 3, 2010 at 12 noon EST (USA time zone), login to the VoIP Users' Conference via Skype:vuc.me, +1 (415) 800-5469, or sip:[email protected] and be a part of a live conversation with me Suzanne Bowen, vice president of Super Technologies, about my trek in VoIP since 1994, issues and benefits of DIDX and virtual phone lines, and ideas on the future of voice, as well as the Comcast and Level 3 peering story.

See http://www.voipusersconference.org/ and http://gigaom.com/2010/12/01/comcast-level-3-battle/.






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