CMP Technology's VoiceCon Spring 2007 Brings Back Next-Gen Contact Centers 'Conference-within-a-Conference'VoiceCon Also to Convene Summit on Unified CommunicationsPRNewswire ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- VoiceCon Spring 2007, produced by CMP Technology, today announced that due to overwhelming demand, the VoiceCon Next-Gen Contact Centers "Conference-within-a-Conference" will be reconvened. On Monday and Tuesday, March 5 and 6, this series of sessions, speakers and discussion forums will assemble leading call center authorities and early adopters of new IP-based contact center technologies. The sessions will focus on the issues, benefits and challenges associated with the migration from traditional technologies to IP-based contact centers. VoiceCon Spring 2007 (http://www.voiceconspring.com/) will be held March 5-8 at the Gaylord Palms Hotel in Orlando. "The enterprise IP communications industry is experiencing remarkable growth, and the rapid pace of change in Contact Center and Unified Communications technologies presents complex challenges to network decision- makers," said Fred Knight, VoiceCon General Manager. "VoiceCon will present executives from the leading suppliers, enterprises and analysts to share their experiences, giving attendees an unmatched opportunity to explore how these systems and technologies can help their businesses." The list of Next-Gen Contact Centers Conference-within-a-Conference sessions is as follows, with a complete description available online at http://voicecon.com/spring/program/contact-centers.php: -- Executive Forum: Why Next-Gen Contact Centers? -- User Forum: Living with Next-Gen Contact Centers -- Contact Centers: Market Update -- IP Contact Centers: Matching Promise with Performance -- Next-Gen Technologies for the Contact Center In addition, VoiceCon Spring will devote a major portion of the Conference agenda to Unified Communications - UC. The list of sessions is below and will enable attendees to why, when and how to invest in this new technology: -- Executive Summit - Unified Communications, featuring representatives from market leaders Avaya, Cisco, IBM, Microsoft and Siemens -- Unified Communications Market Update -- Introduction to Unified Communications -- Enhancing VOIP for Unified Communications -- Merging Mobility & Unified Communications -- Success Factors for Unified Communications -- Upgrading the Desktop to Support Unified Communications -- Presence: Cornerstone of Enterprise Communications The complete VoiceCon Spring 2007 program can be viewed online at: http://voicecon.com/spring/program/program.php VoiceCon also presents the most comprehensive Exhibition in enterprise communications, presenting more vendors on its show floor than ever before; VoiceCon is the only place where all the enterprise equipment, service and software suppliers are gathered under one roof. Over 120 of the industry's leading vendors will be present, including VoiceCon's Diamond Sponsor Avaya, along with Cisco, Microsoft, IBM, Aastra Intecom, AT&T, Extreme Networks, Foundry Networks, Mitel, Motorola, NEC, Nokia, Nortel, ShoreTel, Siemens and Verizon Business, providing attendees with an unmatched opportunity to address their needs in enterprise IP Telephony, converged networks and unified communications. VoiceCon Spring 2007 continues the VoiceCon heritage of delivering in- depth technical sessions, prominent speakers and strategy discussions, attracting high-level enterprise decision makers to review the latest products, and to meet and network with potential partners, consultants and analysts. For 17 years, VoiceCon has delivered practical, forward-thinking, objective information and education focused on enterprise voice, IP telephony and converged technologies, products and services. About VoiceCon® VoiceCon® is the leading conference and exhibition for enterprise IP Telephony, convergence and unified communications in North America. VoiceCon® brings enterprise decision makers together with the industry's vendors, analysts and consultants to focus on the issues central to enterprise networks and communications. As the momentum toward IP telephony and convergence has grown, VoiceCon has expanded to include two yearly shows: VoiceCon Spring 2007, taking place March 5-8 in Orlando at the Gaylord Palms Hotel, and VoiceCon Fall 2007, which will return to the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, August 20-23. The VoiceCon portfolio also includes the VoiceCon VOIP Implementation Tour, which were recently held in New York, Anaheim, San Francisco and Chicago, returning again in Fall 2007. VoiceCon also serves the community with a weekly email newsletter that is circulated to approximately 28,000 subscribers -- VoiceCon eNews (http://www.voicecon.com/enews); VoIP Loop (http://www.voiploop.com/ ), a news, information and opinion site that features thought leaders in VoIP and enterprise IP Telephony and convergence; and the VoiceCon Webinar Series. For more information, visit http://www.voicecon.com/. About CMP Technology CMP Technology (http://www.cmp.com/) is a marketing solutions company serving the technology industry. Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information brands, CMP has earned the confidence of more technology professionals than any other media company. As a result, CMP is the premier provider of access, insight and actionable programs designed to connect sellers and buyers in ways that yield superior return on investment. CMP Technology is a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion. SOURCE: CMP Technology CONTACT: Ben Stricker, PR Director of CMP Technology, +1-510-435-6259, Web site: http://www.voiceconspring.com/ |