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December 22, 2005

Tom Evslin - Book Review: Ordinary Heroes

Tom reviews another book about war, Ordinary Heroes by Scott Turow.

This is the second in a series of Tom's reviews on books about war. To hear his thoughts on 1776, click here.

As per usual, Tom's podcasts are available in blog form at blog.tomevslin.com. If you'd like to read this review in particular, a here's its permanent link.

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NexTone - Exhibiting at Spring VON 2006

Mikey spoke with Dan Dearing, the Vice President of Marketing for NexTone, they discussed the company's mission and what we can expect to see from them at Spring VON.

You can find them at booth #625.

Their website is www.nextone.com.

Daniel C. Dearing, Vice President of Marketing

Dan Dearing joined NexTone in 1999 as director of marketing, bringing his extensive knowledge of telecommunications to the company. With 17+ years of industry experience, Dearing has held a number of technical and business positions for both service providers and solution suppliers.

Prior to NexTone, Dearing was the senior product marketing manager at Ciena Communications, Inc., where he successfully managed the global rollout of their optical transport platforms to Sprint and emerging carriers.

Dearing earned his Bachelors of Science in Computer and Information Science from Ohio State University and a Master of Science in Computer Science and Applications from Virginia Tech.

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December 21, 2005

Direct Access - Exhibiting at Spring VON 2006

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Direct Access Systems, Inc. (DAS) is a Polycom Preferred distributor of communication products. Our areas of expertise include:

VOIP Telephony equipment

Audio, video and collaboration conferencing equipment

Conference bridging equipment, Network Services and technical consulting

Wired and wireless telephone headsets

Technical Services including installation, training and equipment maintenance.

Our services span not only providing on time delivery but technical expertise as an assistance to you as a reseller. We are 100% focused on the reseller market offering an extensive product portfolio for videoconferencing, audioconferencing, telephone corded, wireless and blue tooth headsets, VoIP telephony equipment and installation/maintenance services.

Jim Kain

Graduated from Marquette University and currently an MBA candidate at the Edinborough Business School

Twenty years of experience in Telephony including ACS Communications, Cornerstone, PTI Industries, Hello Direct and now Direct Access Systems.

He has been in the Telephony channel longer than I would like to admit, however having been engaged with Manufacturers, distributors and resellers all have rounded out my background.

The Spring VON Show will provide the forum for DAS to introduce our newest vendor Pingtel. With Pingtel DAS can now provide a complete hardware, software, training and support solution for customers requiring enterprise grade VOIP solutions that are economical, robust and fully supported.

You can find us at booth #836, and you can visit our website at www.directaccessinc.com.

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Surf - Exhibiting at Spring VON 2006

Mikey spoke with Amir Zmora, the Vice President of Marketing for Surf Communication Solutions.

Surf designs, manufacturers and markets high capacity multimedia processing DSP farm resource boards for the telecom infrastructure field. Surf’s customers use these boards in their media gateway and media server products, or in their CTI applications.

At VON, Surf will demonstrate various examples of video applications, such as voice and video conferencing and streaming. Our SurfRider-812 PTMC DSP farm board, integrated with an ATCA board, will serve as the demo platform. We intend to illustrate the unique advantages of Surf’s solution, both from hardware and software perspectives.

You can find them at booth #947 at Spring VON.

You can vist Surf Communication Solutions at www.surf-com.com.

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December 20, 2005

Jon Arnold / Ronald Gruia

On today's podcast, Jon spoke with Ron Gruia of Frost & Sullivan about some of the key trends he's been following in the IP market. IMS has been a big story, and Ron commented on where that's going, and how the European market is further along than North America. The Canadian market was also addressed, with Ron providing his thoughts on how the large operators are responding to a more competitive environment. Looking ahead, Ron gave us his take on what some of the key developments will be to watch for in 2006.

Ronald Gruia, Program Leader, Emerging Communications Solutions

Ronald Gruia is both a Program Leader & Senior Strategic Telecom Analyst at Frost & Sullivan, where he covers topics such as VoIP, triple play services, IMS, and carrier value added services platforms, among others. He is a frequent speaker at conferences such as Supercomm, VON, 3GSM, IPComm, The Transformation in Communication, Innovations 2005, VON Canada, IP World Canada, the Intel Communications Summit, and Comdex Canada.

Ronald has also written articles for publications such as Telemanagement and VoIP Magazine, appeared on Report on Business Television (ROB-TV in Canada) and Tech TV, and has been quoted in publications including Business Week, Forbes, Wired, Chicago Tribune, National Post, Globe and Mail and Washington Post. He is an MIT graduate in Electrical Engineering, and has accumulated years of experience in the telecom industry, having held several roles at Nortel Networks’ Enterprise Division, where he earned a U.S. patent.

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December 19, 2005

Ubiquity - Exhibiting at Spring VON 2006

Mikey spoke with John Hart, VP, Product Line Management for Ubiquity about the current trends in the converged communications space, some recent big wins for Ubiquity, and what people can expect to see from Ubiquity at Spring VON in San Jose.

Ubiquity can be found on the show floor at booth #1535.

If you'd like to check out Ubiquity on the web, just head on over to www.ubiquitysoftware.com.

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December 16, 2005

Tom Evslin - Book Review: 1776

In this podcast, frequent VON Radio guest Tom Evslin chats up David McCullough's 1776.

This is the first of two podcasts from Tom regarding books about war...stay tuned for his forthcoming review of Ordinary Heroes.

As always, Tom's podcasts can also be read in text form on his blog. Find this particular entry here.

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December 15, 2005

Multi-Tech Systems - Exhibiting at Spring VON 2006

Multi-Tech Systems is showcasing many new products at Spring VON.

In this podcast Laura spoke with Hari Arimilli, VoIP Product Manager about the highlights of the exhibit.

Their booth # is 834. You can find Multi-Tech at www.multitech.com.

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December 14, 2005

Nominum - Exhibiting at Spring VON 2006

Laura spoke today with Albert Gouyet, VP of Marketing at Nominum.

Nominum is the leading provider of network naming and addressing solutions that are the foundation for VoIP, IMS, ENUM and triple-play networks. Their exhibit at Spring VON can be found at booth #1635.

Listen to the podcast for details on what Nominum plans to show this year at VON, and visit Nominum online at www.nominum.com.

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December 13, 2005

Jon Arnold / Rob Hyndman

On this week's Canadian IP Thought Leaders podcast, Jon Arnold spoke with Rob Hyndman, a Toronto-based technology lawyer. The topic was how issues around legal intercept and privacy for IP communications are treated in both Canada and the U.S. Rob explained the history leading up to the current state of regulations as well as where things seem to be going. He also talked some of the grass roots efforts underway in both countries that are trying to get the voice of citizens heard in the process as government bodies learn to navigate the choppy waters of regulating the Internet.

Rob Hyndman

For over ten years Rob has practised business law with Stikeman Elliott and Ogilvy Renault in the areas of corporate and commercial law, including advising private and public companies on acquisitions, divestitures, licence, distribution and supply agreements, strategic alliances, shareholders’ agreements and other commercial contracts and transactions. During that time he has focused on mandates involving acquisitions, corporate finance and commercial matters related to technology businesses.

Rob has also been General Counsel to a Canadian network software development company, where his responsibilities included senior involvement in all aspects of the company’s management.

He has recently established his own firm, Hyndman | Law, A Technology Law Practice, where he continues his practice of providing business law advice to businesses that develop and use technology.
Rob graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 1982, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and in 1989 he earned a master's degree in business administration at Dalhousie University, with specializations in Finance and International Business. In 1992 Rob received a law degree from Dalhousie Law School.

He describes himself as an unabashed lifelong geek.

Rob is a member of various information technology oriented groups and associations, has been a lecturer at legal education seminars conducted by the Law Society of Upper Canada, and has lectured at the Bar Admission Course of the Law Society of Upper Canada on the topic of Business Law.

Rob is also the President of Accommodation, Information and Support Inc., a Toronto-based provider of non-profit housing. He’s an assiduous blogger and can be found at robhyndman.com.

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December 12, 2005

Tom Evslin - Don't Outsource Thinking

This is another podcast from frequent VON Radio contributor Tom Evslin, and a part of a series in his blog about lessons he's learned from AT&T. Particularly, this one is "A riff on the use of consultants at the old AT&T."

If you'd like to read this particular podcast in blog form, you can do so by clicking here.

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December 08, 2005

Jon Arnold / Ash Chopra

On today's Canadian IP Thought Leaders podcast Jon Arnold spoke with Ash Chopra. Ash is an independent telecom consultant based in Toronto, and has extensive experience working with and for Canada's leading telcos. Ash and Jon reviewed the current state of our major operators, namely Bell, Telus and Rogers. They discussed the implications of the most recent developments and how they are impacting their plans for VoIP.

Ash Chopra, founder Chopra Management Consultants

With over 15 years of senior management experience in the Communications and IT sector, Ash brings a proven track of business acumen and operational experience, with an industry strategist's outlook. Ash is the proprietor of Chopra Management Consultants, a company that provides strategic consulting services to TELUS, AT&T and Macquarie Bank amongst others. At TELUS, provided Product Roadmap, Business Case Development, Partner Development and Strategic Services on Canada's first Enterprise hosted VoIP service, IP-One. Prior to this, Ash was the VP of Internet and Data Communications for Primus Australia, taking the business unit to profitability and the third largest consumer and business markets ISP in the country. From 1990 to 1998, Ash had various Network Operations, Network Surveillance, Marketing, Sales, Finance and Strategic Planning management roles at Bell Canada. Between Ash's experience at Bell Canada and working in Australia, he undertook several entrepreneurial and management consulting opportunities that included Web and E-Commerce consulting to the U.S. Department's of Health and State, he also led a Washington D.C.-based E-Commerce consultancy's efforts that resulted in winning Vice President Al Gore's "Hammer" Award for helping in cutting bureaucracy and waste in government. Ash is an alumni of the University of Western Ontario. Ash's industry related writings can be found at www.bitpad.com.

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Tom Evslin - The First Rungs of the Ladder

Tom Evslin, regular contributor to VON Radio, inspired by the recent events in France, signs on to discuss the necessity of bottom rungs on the ladder to success.

As always, Tom's podcasts can also be read in blog form. To read this post on his blog, click here.

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December 05, 2005

Tom Evslin - When to go IPO

Another podcast from our regular contributor Tom Evslin, about how to know when to take the plunge and become a publicly held company.

As always, Tom's podcasts can also be read in blog form. To read the transcript of this one, go here.