Al Brisard Joins Panel on Future of VoIP and Open Source

Al Brisard Joins Panel on the Future of VoIP and Open Source

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Los Angeles, California
January 25, 2005

The Southern California Linux Expo welcomes Al Brisard of PingTel to 
their panel discussion of on the future of VoIP and Open Source. Brisard 
will bring 17 years of experience in voice and data communications to 
the discussion. He will join panel members Louie Mamakos, (Chief 
Technology Officer - Vonage), Jeff Bonforte (President - SIPphone), and 
Darryl Strauss (President - Digital Ordnance).

Al Brisard is Vice President of Marketing for PingTel, where he s 
responsible for the company’s strategic product direction, product 
marketing, outbound marketing, and corporate communications. Prior to 
joining PingTel Al was Director of Marketing and Business Development at 
3Com and played a key industry role in the adoption of DSL by the 
international marketplace.

PingTel develops a SIP-based open source enterprise communications suite 
SIPxchange, based on the SIP standard. Pingtel combines an open source 
business model with the industry’s de facto VoIP standard, SIP. Pingtel 
also offers offer a wide range of consulting services to meet specific 
customer needs.

Mr. Brisard and his co-panelists from the VoIP and open source 
communities will cover topics relevant to the future of open source 
Voice Over IP (VoIP) efforts. Subtopics will include the effects of 
government regulation on peer to peer (P2P) / open-source VoIP projects, 
current future VoIP standards, as well as technical and legal hurdles.

Voice over IP, also known as IP Telephony, is a technology which allows 
for voice communications over the Internet and other IP based networks. 
VoIP allows for lower cost calls than traditional telecommunications 
networks. According to a recent Gartner Dataquest forecast, VoIP related 
revenues in 2005 should hit $10.6 billion and are expected grow to $24 
billion in 2008. With this type of growth it is no wonder VoIP is the 
focus of major corporations and governments around the globe. SCALE 3x's 
seminars and panels will help you learn more about current and future 
open-source VoIP technologies, as well as provide you with the 
information you need to work with the coming developments and regulations.

About the Southern California Linux Expo:
The Southern California Linux Expo is the premier grass roots Linux and 
Open Source Software conference in the United States. SCALE 3x their 3rd 
annual event will be held on February 12th and 13th 2005 at the Los 
Angeles Convention Center. SCALE includes seminars by well-known 
speakers, tutorials for beginners, and an exhibit hall with both vendor 
booths and non-commercial booths.

The Southern California Linux Expo is open for both attendee and 
sponsorship registration. Those wishing to attend this year's conference 
can register via the SCACLE website at 
http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/order/ . For a free exhibit hall pass use 
the promotional code "free" or for a discounted full access conference 
use the promotional code "VOIP"

The Southern California Linux Expo, is a non-profit organization 
currently comprised, but not limited to, members of the USCLUG, UCLALUG, 
and SCLUG. For more information see http://www.socallinuxexpo.org

Press Contact:
Orv Beach
info@socallinuxexpo.org

Sponsorship contact:
Ilan Rabinovitch
ilan@socallinuxexpo.org
818-442-1865

Speaker Contact:
Shyam Kapadia
kapadia@socallinuxexpo.org

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