VoiceCon, produced by MediaLive International, Inc., announced the featured presentation and keynotes for VoiceCon Spring 2006, a lineup that includes John Chambers, President and CEO, Cisco Systems; Don Peterson, Chairman and CEO, Avaya; Patrick Morin, Managing Director, Enterprise Technology Services, American Airlines; and George Surdu, Director, Information Technology Services, Ford Motor Company. VoiceCon Spring 2006 will be held March 6-9 at the Gaylord Palms Hotel in Orlando, FL. Registration for the event is now open at www.voicecon.com/spring/registration.



"The convergence of data, voice, and video on IP-based networks is rapidly evolving and opening up new communications and networking opportunities for the enterprise market segment," said John Chambers, President and CEO, Cisco Systems. "VoiceCon is the leading forum for engaging the market in this discussion and we look forward to joining them again this year to discuss the opportunities available in this rapidly changing marketplace."

"Enterprises are facing unprecedented demands from their customers, and unprecedented change in technology, and they need help developing a communications roadmap that suits their business needs," said Avaya Chairman and CEO Don Peterson, who will deliver the Wednesday keynote. "Avaya is a leader in helping the enterprise put communications at the heart of its business, and VoiceCon is a leader in awareness and education surrounding IP communications. We look forward to being part of VoiceCon Spring to continue helping enterprises understand and take advantage of the rapidly evolving world of convergence."

"VoiceCon has become the barometer for the enterprise IP telephony and converged communications industry, and the market's most influential event. We're proud to present these thought leaders and market movers to the audience at VoiceCon Spring," said Fred Knight, VoiceCon General Manager. "VoiceCon has always been a platform for impassioned, knowledgeable executives to share their views, but at VoiceCon Spring 2006, we've really raised the bar."

Year after year, no other event presents as many senior IS/telecom enterprise executives who share their migration strategies, decision criteria, and the lessons learned from installing state-of-the-art IP Telephony and converged networking systems as VoiceCon. In addition, VoiceCon Spring will present top executives from the leading industry vendors, important new players in the market, and influential analysts and consultants who will discuss their experiences with IP Telephony and convergence. VoiceCon's influence is evident by the presence of industry luminaries and market-driving customers, who will be featured as conference keynotes:

• John Chambers, President and CEO, Cisco Systems, will share his vision of how IP Telephony and converged communications will change enterprise networks, and how a new generation of applications will alter how organizations work on Tuesday, March 7.
• Don Peterson, Chairman and CEO, Avaya, will discuss "Intelligent Communications," in which communications applications are integrated with business applications and business intelligence, to transform processes and enable businesses to meet those goals on Wednesday, March 8.
• Patrick Morin, Managing Director, Enterprise Technology Services, American Airlines, will share his experiences in leading the company's migration to a new generation of converged applications and explain the role IP Telephony is playing in that process.
• George Surdu, Director, Information Technology Services, Ford Motor Company, will discuss how Ford's vision of "pervasive computing" frames its migration to converged networks, both voice and data as well as wired and wireless.

The VoiceCon Spring exhibition floor is the only venue to feature all of the leading companies in the IP Telephony and converged communications industry, providing attendees with an unmatched opportunity to meet with leading vendors to solve their IP Telephony needs. The list of VoiceCon Spring 2006 exhibitors includes 3COM, Aastra Intecom, Alcatel, AT&T, Avaya, Cisco Systems, Citrix, Ericsson, Inc., Extreme Networks, Foundry Networks, Getronics, KIRK Telecom, MCI, Microsoft, Mitel, Motorola, NEC Unified Solutions, Nortel, Research in Motion, SecureLogix Corporation, Shoretel, Siemens Communications, Inc., Spanlink Communications and Tandberg.

VoiceCon Spring 2006 will continue the VoiceCon heritage of delivering in-depth technical sessions, prominent speakers and strategy discussions, which attracts high level enterprise decision makers to review the latest products, and to meet and network with potential partners, consultants and analysts. 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.