VoiceCon(R), produced by CMP Media, today released the list of vendors who will be making significant announcements at VoiceCon Spring 2006. VoiceCon Spring, now in its 16th year, is the leading conference and exhibition for enterprise voice, IP Telephony and convergence in North America. VoiceCon Spring 2006 (www.voiceconspring.com) will be held March 6-9 at the Gaylord Palms Hotel in Orlando. 

“The VoiceCon Spring exhibition floor is the only venue to feature all of the leading vendors and suppliers in enterprise IP Telephony and converged communications,” said Fred Knight, VoiceCon General Manager. “These exhibitors who have chosen VoiceCon Spring to make their news announcements and product launches will provide attendees with an unmatched opportunity to see and experience a wide range of IP Telephony solutions.”

The 23 VoiceCon Spring 2006 exhibitors who will be making news announcements or demonstrating their new products for the first time will be growing as the event nears and currently includes:

– ACE*COMM announces ACE*COMM Network Business Intelligence(TM) (NBI) solutions

– AGN Networks will debut a new on-demand service that lets companies use SIP to connect their communication network to the PSTN

– Asentinel announces the first user conference for the telecom expense management industry

– Citel Technologies, VoIP Migration Company(TM) plans to announce an alliance designed to enhance the interoperability of its Handset Gateway product line

– Clarus Systems, Inc. will announce a new version of its popular ClarusIPC(R) software that is designed specifically for enterprise IP networks

– Covergence will be making a series of announcements highlighting the company’s role in enabling enterprises to deploy secure SIP-based applications and services

– Foundry Networks announces the FastIron Edge X Series Power Over Ethernet (POE) switch

– Genesys will showcase the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Server, a contact center solution that provides customer interaction management for any SIP-enabled infrastructure, regardless of vendor

– LiteScape Technologies will be introducing the newest version of its Multi-Modal Application Platform (MAP)

– Metreos announces full support for SIP in its flagship Metreos 2400 VoIP application environment

– NEC Unified Solutions announces two new managed services offerings, NEC Secure Remote Management Services and NEC Secure Threat Management Services

– Netcordia will announce its Diagnostic Center(TM), a central console for NetMRI

– Nuasis announces availability of NuContact Center 3.0 software

– Omnitronix announces the new Power-Boss PB-1

– Phihong USA announces 1-, 8-, 16- and 24-port midspan versions

– Scannex announces four new enhanced IP data collection buffers

– Sipera Systems announces the Sipera IPCS 310(TM), a comprehensive IP Communications Security product

– Spanlink will be making a product announcement

– SpectraLink will be making a product announcement at VoiceCon Spring that expands its product portfolio and provides users with even more choice when deploying wireless telephony in the workplace

– Traverse Networks announces new feature set for CallConnect, which turns a mobile phone into a powerful “remote control” for office phones

– Vonexus to launch latest version of IP Communications System, Enterprise Interaction Center(R) (EIC) 2.4

– VoxGrid will be launching an affordable, non-PBX-based, turnkey call recording and archival system for small- to medium-size businesses

– Xelor Software announces availability of a new version of its XelorRate Service Quality Manager software

Several VoiceCon Spring 2006 sponsors will also present 30-minute real-time product demonstrations and insight into each company’s strategic direction on Monday, March 6, Tuesday, March 7 and Wednesday, March 8. This list of companies includes:

– 3Com

– Aastra Intecom

– Alcatel

– AT&T

– Avaya

– AVST

– BlackBerry

– Cisco Systems

– Citrix

– Ericsson

– Extreme Networks

– Foundry Networks

– Getronics

– IPcelerate

– Microsoft

– Mitel

– Motorola

– NEC Unified Solutions

– Nokia

– Nortel

– SecureLogix

– ShoreTel

– Siemens Communications

– Spanlink Communications

– SpectraLink

– Tandberg

– Verizon Business

More information on these product briefings is available at http://www.voicecon.com/spring/sponsors/#product-briefings.

For 16 years, VoiceCon has delivered practical, forward-thinking, objective information and education focused on enterprise voice, IP telephony and converged technologies, products and services. VoiceCon was also recently named a recipient of Tradeshow Week’s Fastest 50 award, which is presented to the fifty fastest-growing events in the North America trade show industry.

About VoiceCon(R)

VoiceCon(R), now in its 16th year, is the leading conference and exhibition for enterprise voice, IP Telephony and convergence in North America. VoiceCon(R) brings decision makers together with the industry’s pioneering end users, vendors and consultants to focus on the issues central to enterprise voice networks and the migration to IP telephony and convergence. As the momentum toward IP telephony and convergence has grown, VoiceCon has expanded to include two yearly shows: VoiceCon Spring 2006, taking place March 6-9 in Orlando, and VoiceCon Fall 2006, which will take place Aug. 21-24 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The VoiceCon Implementation Tour, which was launched in summer 2004, took place in New York on Oct. 26 and Chicago on Nov. 1. VoiceCon is also supported by VoIP Loop (www.voiploop.com), a news, information and opinion site that features thought leaders in VoIP and enterprise IP Telephony and convergence; VoiceCon eNews, a weekly email newsletter that is distributed to approximately 23,000 subscribers; and the VoiceCon Webinar Series. For more information, visit www.voicecon.com.

About CMP Media (www.cmp.com)

CMP Media is a marketing solutions company serving the technology, healthcare and lifestyles industries. Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information brands, CMP Media has earned the confidence of more professionals and enthusiasts in these fields 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 each of these industries in ways that yield superior return on investment. CMP Media 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.

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