VoIP: It's here. No longer the future of telephony, it's the new business reality. And the key questions now are "how" and "where," not "if" or "when."

For corporate executives, VoIP raises expectations and fears that impact every corner of the enterprise. Data. Budgets. Users. Technology.Convergence. And so in support of IT executives who must meet every challenge, Network World presents a crucial new Technology Tour event.

VoIP : The New Age Begins will be a day devoted to you and the implementation and rollout of VoIP. The place to learn and master VoIP's best practices. To gain access, technical insight and real-world advice from leading VoIP vendors, carriers and implementers.

Claim one of the limited number of complimentary seats at this high-demand event and you'll learn how to plan, configure, troubleshoot, and leverage your VoIP infrastructure in ways that please CEOs, CTOs, CFOs and everyone who reports to them.

Register today! Free to qualified professionals

At VoIP : The New Age Begins you'll discover:

• Tested and true ROI cost models for gaining internal support of VoIP projects
• Pitfalls hidden in VoIP rollouts--and how to avoid them
• Secrets to combining voice, presence, conferencing, video and messaging
• Checklist to compare in-house vs. outsourcing with the pros and cons of carriers vs. vendors
• Plans that effectively integrates and secures VoIP and wireless

You'll get system and configuration tools for IP PBXs. Real-time communications portals. IP handsets and softphones.

Management and troubleshooting tools that ensure quality of service. Optimize your network. Combine voice with wireless.

Buying and assessment tools for IP Centrex services. XML applications for VoIP infrastructure. And security solutions as VoIP creates yet another front in that battle.

VoIP : The New Age Begins is the kind of timely intelligence that makes the most of your own time and intelligence. So don't miss out. Attendance is free, but limited to network professionals who register in advance. Do it now. Register today and get ready to lead your enterprise smoothly into the age of VoIP.

Register today! Free to qualified professionals

A NEW KIND OF EVENT
VoIP : The New Age Begins is for professionals who have no time to spare. No money to waste. No patience with spin. It's a fast-paced, high-content event that treats sponsors like partners. Delivers solutions in context. Provides answers from experts. And gives you technology and tactics you can put to immediate use. It's a year's worth of intelligence and opportunities in one interactive day exclusively from Network World.

Who will be there with you?

Leading executives involved in enterprise voice technologies

• network managers
• IT managers (VP and CxO level)
• telecom directors
• convergence managers
• applications managers

Advance reservation is required for complimentary attendance.

8:00 - 9:00a.m.	Registration Complimentary Continental Breakfast / Open Exhibits
9:00 - 9:30a.m.	Analysis & Overview Introduction by John Dix Keynote by Robin Gareiss VoIP and the Successful Enterprise: The Road Ahead
9:30 - 10:45a.m.	Partner Perspectives I Concentrated series of 15-minute partner presentations. Event leaders follow-up with one-on-one interviews that put the technology in context
10:45 - 11:15a.m.	Break for exhibit visits and refreshments
11:15 - 12:30a.m.	Partner Perspectives II Concentrated series of 15-minute partner presentations. Event leaders follow-up with one-on-one interviews that put the technology in context
12:30 - 1:30p.m.	Complimentary Lunch Networking / Open Exhibits
1:30 - 2:15p.m.	User Insights Role Reversal Roundtable: Audience members come onstage to offer real-world opinions, insights and answers
2:15 - 2:45p.m.	Your Issues Event leaders come into the audience and let you challenge event partners with your toughest questions
2:45 - 3:30p.m.	Best Practices Event leader Robin Gareiss presents VoIP from Implementation to Rollout: Managing Everything from Expectations to Reality
3:30 - 4:00p.m.	Best for Last One key takeaway from each partner to send you back to the enterprise with timely and tangible solutions and strategies ready to implement

Call us at 800-643-4668.

Robin Gareiss, Chief Research Officer, Nemertes Research
There at the genesis in 1995 with the first detailed story on VoIP, Robin's pioneering research and demanding benchmarks helped guide the emergence of VoIP from an idea to an industry standard. Today she's a preeminent advisor to vendors and service providers on VoIP strategy. Recognized as an innovative thinker and an influential consultant, Robin is also a popular speaker at numerous industry events focused on VoIP including N+I, CeBit America, Supercomm, and the New York Society of Securities Analysts.

John Dix, Editor in Chief of Network World
One of the preeminent journalists working in the field of technology, John Dix's career started at International Data Corp. in 1980 as an editor of executive newsletters covering developments in networking and distributed processing. In 1984 John joined Computerworld and distinguished himself as senior communications editor. And in 1986 he was an original member of the team that launched Network World. Over the years John has served on the boards of several leading trade shows including Interop, COMNET, COMDEX and PC Expo.

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CONTACT US
If you have any questions about the seminar or your registration, please call us at 800-643-4668

WANT TO BECOME A PARTNER?
To join sponsors of this premier Network World Event, or to find out more about onsite company training, please contact Andrea D'Amato at 508-490-6520 or adamato@nww.com for free, no-obligation information.

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