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Recorded on Thursday, January 29, 2009, 2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT

With the increasing economic stress on businesses today, many CIOs are seeking ways to reduce their communications operating costs while maintaining (or even expanding) their services. The simple reality is the vast majority of the installed base is still TDM PBXs, Key Systems, Contact Centers or other equipment that is in perfect working condition. Asking CIOs to replace them to save operating costs in the current economic uncertainty can be an exercise in futility. A more realistic approach is to use the existing equipment, but replace the expensive dedicated voice T1 and analog trunk lines with SIP Trunking. This immediately reduces operating expenditures with very little up-front costs while paving the way to future flexibility. The market hasn’t seen a similar reduction in communications costs since competitive long distance arrived over a decade ago. Join AudioCodes and Bandwidth.com to learn about an alternative to the “rip and replace” strategy and how SIP Trunking can play a role in the future of your business.
 

Presenters:

Sean Rivers - Director of Product Engineering, Bandwith.com

Sean Rivers has spent the last 12 years bringing his knowledge of IP Technology and Telephony experience to the Internet industry. During Sean’s 3 years at Bandwidth.com, he has helped form a retail sales channel, created and launched Bandwidth.com’s BoxSet bundles and overseen the creation of Phonebooth IP-PBX service. Before his time at Bandwidth.com, Sean was an instrumental part of the Level 3’s hosted IP-PBX team, responsible for identifying, training, and launching new Hosted IP-PBX partners.

Mr. Rivers has more than 10 years experience building Internet-based Voice solutions for businesses. Mr. Rivers has lectured all over the country about various industry related topics.

Alan Percy - Director of Market Development, AudioCodes

Mr. Percy is Director of Market Development at AudioCodes, a leading provider of Voice over IP Telephony enabling technology. In this role, Mr. Percy is responsible for identifying market trends and building relationships to foster new business opportunities. Mr. Percy joined AudioCodes in 2001 and brings over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications, networking and wireless equipment industries.

Mr. Percy holds a BA in Computer Science from University of Buffalo, has heard a number of papers published in various telecommunications technical journals. Mr. Percy is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and was recently named to the 100 Top Voices of IP Communications by Internet Telephony magazine.

Moderator:
 

Erik K. Linask - Group Managing Editor, Technology Marketing Corporation

Erik oversees the daily operation of TMCnet, which delivers news, information, videos, white papers, podcasts, and more to three million visitors each month. He is also a contributor to TMCnet as well as TMC’s IP Communications publications. Prior to joining the TMC team, several years ago, he was Managing Editor at Global Custodian, a global securities services publication, where he also managed the magazine’s survey research. Erik began his professional career at management consulting firm Leadership Research Institute.
 

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