When:
Wednesday, August 9, 2006
Registration
begins 8:30 a.m.
Meeting begins at 9:00 a.m.
Where: Grace Worship Center
8225 Worthington-Galena Road
Westerville, Ohio 43081
(Free parking is available)
Topic: VoIP—More Than
Equipment And Not Just A Four-Letter Word
The Association of Telecommunications
Professionals, Inc is pleased to present its August program, to be held
at the Grace Brethren Worship Center near Polaris. With Voice
over IP (VoIP) topping the list of the highest-attended meetings for
the last two years, this topic is still stirring the IT and Telecom community,
and will continue to do so for some time. VoIP—More Than Equipment And
Not Just A Four-Letter Word ... the program will present two
non-hardware based solutions.
Jason Ulm, involved with network technology sales for over nine
years, will address the ATP Membership with an IP-Centrex based VoIP solution
from Appia Communications. In 2003 he joined Appia Communications,
Inc., one of the first companies to bring converged networking to companies
and organizations. He currently serves as the Regional Director of sales. Jason
primary focuses on building new client and partner relationships with small and
medium businesses across the US.
Appia’s IP-Centrex solution is a solution that does not require
equipment or software for the customer.
With Appia's IP-Centrex solutions, all you need are
IP phones. You don't need to invest in a new PBX, there's no equipment or
software to support, Appia also offers phone models that meet the
needs of every user. Appia's flexible auto-attendant makes
telecom management simpler because Appia provides a single
invoice and a single, 24/7/365 point-of-contact.
Greg Bahas, Regional Senior Solutions Engineer, Sprint,
will also address the ATP Membership at this meeting. Highlights of this
presentation include: An IP-Centrex solution that does not require
customer equipment or software; Abbreviated dialing between all
locations; No PBX; How to foster a "one company culture";
Simplified telecom management; Monthly cost savings; Low-cost
moves adds and changes; Free calling; A variety of
hardware solutions; Core VoIP Infrastructure (IP, SIP, IMS );
Network Based approach to IP Communications (IP Centrex); Wireless
Integration; and much more. So mark your calendars now for Wednesday August
9th, and plan to join us at 8:30 for coffee and lunch directly
following the meeting.
The meeting fee is $20 for members and $30 for
non-members. To pre-register by e-mail, respond to treasurer@atp-ohio.org, and include
the company name and names of those who will attend. Or, to register by phone,
call the ATP HOTLINE at (614) 836-4318. And don't forget, when you
pre-register before the deadline (5 p.m. on Friday, August 5, 2006), your name
is automatically entered in the drawing for a prize. Please register early so
that we may have an accurate count for seating and lunch. Your pre-registration
assists us in keeping our costs down.
