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Billionaire Gives Secrets to Startup Success

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:35 GMT

Sir Terry Matthews is a Welsh/Canadian high tech entrepreneur, and Wales's first billionaire. He has directly started 89 companies with an amazing 83 out of 89 success rate. It's an even more astounding fact when you consider that according to TMC's Peter Bernstein, 90% of startups fail. Terry has sold many of these companies for millions and even hundreds of millions of dollars. Terry Matthews keynoted the StartupCamp at ITEXPO in Miami and he was certainly the highlight speaker of entire the show. The audience loved him. The previous StartupCamp had Internet & Ethernet legend Bob Metcalfe, who also gave a phenomenal keynote. Not sure how StartupCamp6 can top these two speakers!

During Terry's keynote he gave his secrets to startup success. It involves young graduates and greying hair. A paradox you say? Well, watch the video excerpt (not the full keynote) to learn his secrets to startup success.

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TMC Showcases the Top 40 "Newsmakers" at ITEXPO

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:55 GMT

There is a lot of news (product launches, new versions) being made at TMC's ITEXPO, some of which I've already covered (Digium, Xorcom)... ITEXPO has a record number of exhibitors that have unveiled new products and services at ITEXPO in Miami.

There have been many competing shows over the years, most notably VON, which suffered an untimely demise. ITEXPO and VON were the two best shows focused on VoIP and IP communications. ITEXPO has continued to grow and has expanded into cloud services, M2M, Super Wi-Fi, and more. It has become the premiere communications show not just from expanding into new area, but due to TMC's strong commitment to a strong educational conference track, which attracts industry thought leaders and experts to speak in these sessions.

Launched in 1999, ITEXPO is well known as the “communications and technology marketplace” due to its history of fostering true business opportunity. The 25^th iteration of the World's largest and longest-running B-to-B communications and technology conference attracts thousands of resellers and IT executives from enterprises, small and medium businesses, and government agencies. More than 200 exhibitors are participating at ITEXPO, and dozens of new products and services will be announced on the show floor this week. A sampling of announcements includes:

888VoIP (booth 701) and IPsmarx Technoloy (booth 541) are jointly announcing a new RAPID Multi-Tenant Cloud Based IP-PBX System
Apex Voice Communications (Booth 356) is announcing the availability of its APEX Composition Engine
ABP Technology (booth 316) is unveiling a series of new IP-based Video Door Phones
Allworx (booth 429) is announcing its new 6x12 IP-BPX
Almira Labs announced its plans to expand into Latin America
Connect Solutions (booth 530) is announcing the Managed Private Cloud for Microsoft Lync Solution
Commetrex (booth 524) is adding FoIP consulting services to its portfolio
Challenger Mobile (Booth 642) announced Mobile VoIP Service with Mobile Operator 3 in Sweden
Counterpath announced that the Counterpath BRIA For iPad with video calling feature is now available in the iTunes App Store
CrewsControl/Scenios (booth 229) unveiled the Scenios cloud-based video production platform
Dialogic (booth 507) announced a new Software Media Server for Mobile, broadband & Cloud
Digitalk (booth 629) introduced a new, fully integrated, Mobile VoIP Client on the DIGITALK Consumer Platform
Digium (booth 901) launched a line of IP phones that work in conjunction with their Asterisk and Switchvox solutions
Globecomm (booth 342) announced that it has been selected by Ericsson as a subcontractor of the maritime GSM/VSAT managed operation for an Ericsson mobile communication network.
Humbug Labs announced the Silver Halk 3.0 protection service to proactively block fraudulent calls.
independenceIT (booth 1207) announced that Australian Cloud and Kiwi Cloud have selected their Total Freedom Workspace solution
IR-Link (booth 706) announced ZiLog Smart IP Call Recorder
Matrix Comsec Ltd. (booth 528) is showcasing its key SIP trunking solutions and its new all-in-one office communication solutions.
MediaPlatform unveiled new Enterprise Webcasting on Facebook and SharePoint
MixMoov (booth 129) announced the Video Editor for Brightcove online video editing service
NACT Solution (booth 440) announced the Pinless Plus Web Portal for prepaid telecommunications products.
Net.com (booth 837) announced the UX1000 Microsoft Lync SBA/SBC for branch office applications.
Nuspire Networks (booth 1104) provided details on its entrance into the Gartner Group’s Magic Quadrant.
OnAsset Intelligence announced enhancements to the Vision Software platform for monitoring and analyzing M2M-based asset tracking data.
Opengear (booth 831) Expanded its Secure Remote Monitoring and Management Gateway Line
PhoenixSoft (booth 1023) announced 11 new customer wins this quarter
RTX (booth 423) launched a new cordless Skype phone
Sangoma (booth 601) provided details for the upcoming release of its new 16-span digital board.
Speedflow (booth 418) released Version 2.12 of its CallMax Softswitch
Sprint announced its collaboration with OnAsset Intelligence to deliver the industry’s first Dual Mode M2M-based asset tracking solution
Surf Communication Solutions (booth 424) announced the Orion MCU HD Voice and Video Conferencing Bridge.
Telispire (booth 925) announced that leading mobile device accessories provider Zagg has selected its Hosted IP Contact Center solution.
Telarus (booth 923) announced its partnership with EarthLink Business
Veddio (booth 1107) announced the integration of the Veddio Cloud Dashboard into the ConnectWise PSA platform.
Voxvalley Technologies (booth 400) is showcasing its newest mobile VoIP solutions.
Windstream (booth 506) announced the Completion of the Paetec acquisition at the show
Whaleback Managed Systems (booth 543) announced the extensions of its Unified Communications Mobility to Tablets and Smartphones.
Xorcom (booth 617) announced a new Video Conferencing Solution for SMBs; a new Line of IP Phones Complementing its IP-PBX offering, and a new Analog Line Failover Solution.
Zycoo (booth 101) is showcasing the new ZX20 IP-PBX
Xconnect announced collaboration with IPV to reduce the cost and complexity of video calling and conferencing.

“ITEXPO is the industry’s best venue for launching new products and services, because of the large and diverse audience of IT buyers who attend to source new products, and the large contingent of media that cover the news at the show,” said Rich Tehrani, TMC CEO and Conference Chairman. “This year is no different, and we’re expecting dozens of additional announcements to come off the show floor throughout the three days of ITEXPO.”

The complete Conference Agenda for the ITEXPO sessions – as well as Expo walk-in registration information is available online.

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Rich Tehrani With ITEXPO Facts + Super Wi-Fi, M2M, StartupCamp & VC Funding

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:28 GMT

Rich Tehrani gave some interesting ITEXPO facts during his keynote introductions. He also covered Super Wi-Fi, M2M, Facebook IPO causing new millionaires to fund new companies and StartupCamp, which in the past has had actually VCs in the audience write checks to startups after they gave their pitch / demo during StartupCamp. Watch the video:

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New Digium IP Phones Up Close

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:27 GMT

I got to see the new Digium IP Phones up close - sort of. I ran into Digium's Steve Sokol in their ITEXPO booth and proceeded to ask Steve about these new IP phones. I asked him if they were developed internally (yes) or white-labeled, where they were being built (China), and a few other questions.

I was about to ask him to see a demo when a Digium employee interrupted and asked Steve to give a demo to two attendees standing a few feet away. Steve left me to give them the demo. Uh hello? Where'd ya go? It's not like I'm a member of the media or ever write about VoIP products or anything.

Its all good though. The exhibit hall was busy and loud, so it's possible Steve said something to me and I just didn't hear him. Besides the exhibit hall is open tomorrow and Friday, so I hope to get some hands-on with these phones then. Stay tuned. In the meantime here's a couple photos of a small section of their large booth where they were demonstrating the new phones:

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Ingate SIP Trunking Session at ITEXPO is Packed!

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:24 GMT

Ingate, makers of SIP-capable enterprise firewalls, has done it again! Every show they have one of ... if not *the* largest conference room and they continually pack it in - often standing room only in the back. I stopped in to check it out. This short video followed by a cool interactive panoramic says it all:

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The Crowd Gathers to Enter ITEXPO Exhibit Floor

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:09 GMT

Good crowd entering the show floor as it opens.

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Sprint's Michael A. Rouleau Kicks off ITEXPO Keynotes

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:59 GMT

The keynotes have started with Michael Rouleau telling the story of a company that has invented a flying car. It can travel 65mph on the ground and I think he said 115mph or 150mph in the air with a range of 450 miles. Hit traffic on I-95? Fly over it! He went onto explain all the issues this great idea has - $200,000 price tag, certified for both flight and ground, need for pilot's license, etc. Now he's discussing M2M examples. He said customers want something unique that solves problems. They want Sprint to invent things to hold costs down, increase multimedia capabilities, and improve communications leveraging the cloud.

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Digium Gamechanger! Launches D40, D50, & D70 IP Phones

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:00 GMT

Today, at ITEXPO, the premiere communications event, Digium launched a line of IP phones that work in conjunction with their Asterisk and Switchvox solutions. This truly could be a gamechanger, since Asterisk is a popular IP-PBX solution that popular 3rd party phone vendors such as Aastra, snom, and Polycom offer products for. This move by Digium and the impact on these phone vendors could be quite interesting. This reminds me of 2008 when Aastra, a traditional IP phone manufacturer decided to offer a full-fledged IP-PBX based on Asterisk, called AastraLink. As I said during the AastraLink 2008 product launch:

Aastra Telecom has entered the IP-PBX game with the AastraLink Pro 160. This is a very interesting move since Aastra Telecom is known for their IP phones used by various IP-PBXs, including many of the Asterisk-based solutions - trixbox, AsteriskNOW, Druid, PBX in a Flash, etc. With the AastraLink Pro 160 Aastra is now competing with IP-PBX vendors that purchase their phones. It will be interesting to see if some IP-PBX vendors, especially the Asterisk-based ones, move towards other IP phones such as Polycom

Aastra even admitted in a follow-up interview I did that this was a delicate issue with their partners. Digium offering IP phones could have much more of an impact than Aastra's move did back in 2008. Digium is espousing their new phones by promoting, "Simple configuration and game-changing app engine" as well as "best possible performance, unprecedented integration and a uniquely customizable phone system."

“Digium’s new phones mark the launch of the next chapter in our history of innovation,” said Danny Windham, president and CEO of Digium. “These are the first phones designed specifically for Asterisk—with the tightest integration possible between the phones and Asterisk. The success of Asterisk began with the transfer of power from the hands of the proprietary phone vendors to the hands of end users and administrators of phone systems. And now we’ve done it again by bringing control to the desk phone. These phones are absolutely the easiest to install, integrate, provision and use with both Asterisk and Switchvox. And best of all, we’ve done all of this at a very competitive price point, providing our customers with the best value in business phone systems.”

Asterisk certainly has always been about customizability. Well, Digium phones include an app engine with a "simple yet powerful JavaScript API" that lets programmers create custom apps that run on the phones. They aren’t simply XML pages - Digium phone apps can interface directly with core phone features.

Tags: aastra, asterisk, d40, d50, d70, danny windham, digium, ip phone, ip-pbx, mark spencer, polycom, snom, switchvox, voip, xorcom Related tags: phone vendors, asterisk based, phone systems, digium phones, asterisk switchvox, phones

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