Tip Sheet

Telcom Business 2000

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, NY

August 9-11, 2000

 

Welcome to the online Telecom Business 2000 New York Tip Sheet. As exhibitors and speakers provide information it will be posted here. Along with the press conference and keynote schedule. This will be updated regularly and emailed out to registered working press the week before the show. Let us know if you have additions, corrections or questions.

 

Bob

Keynote Schedule

 Wednesday, August 9

11:00 am – 11:25 am

Solomon D.Trujillo, former Chairman, President, and CEO, US West, Inc.

11:25 am – 11:50 am

Greg Maffei, CEO, 360networks, former CFO Microsoft

11:50 am – 12:15 pm

Robert J. Rich, Executive Vice President, The Yankee Group

 Thursday, August 10

9:00 am – 9:25 am

J. Thomas McGrath, President, SBC Datacomm

9:25 am – 9:50 am

Royce Holland, Chairman and CEO, Allegiance Telecom Inc.

9:50 am – 10:15 am

Anthony Craig, Chairman and CEO, Arbinet-thexchange

 Friday, August 11

9:00 am – 10:00 am

Tom Evslin, Chairman & CEO, ITXC Corp.

Press Conferences

Wednesday, August 9

1:45 pm - 2:30 pm

CityReach International

2:45 pm - 3:30 pm

ComGates

Thursday, August 10

1:30 pm - 2:15 pm

TelOptica

Networking Reception

Wednesday, August 9

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Networkng Reception on the Show Floor

AccessLine Communications,

Booth#741

 

www.accessline.com

PR Contact:

Jenifer Sarver, Cunningham Communication

Cunningham Communication/3801 Capital of Texas Highway South Building II, Ste 200, Austin, TX 78704

512-652-2751

f512-652-2704

c512-796-9055

jsarver@cunningham.com

Highlights

AccessLine services include hosted, scalable communications services solutions for large enterprises, emerging businesses, RBOCs, CLECs and ISP companies, including hosted PBX, messaging and voicemail services. These services enable companies to deploy new communications services quickly and cost-effectively without any additional capital equipment or infrastructure investments.

 

AMERIPLAST

 

 

www.ameriplast.com

PR Contact:

Adriana Ryan/Marketing Director

 

3041 West McNab Road, Pompano Beach, FL 33069

954-984-4800x7121

F954-984-4700

adriana@ameriplast.com

 

 

Cirilium Corporation

Booth 849

Stock Symbol N/A

www.cirilium.com

PR Contact

Teresa Snyder/Marketing Communications Manager

1615 South 52nd Street, Tempe, Arizona 85281

480-829-8888x1032

480-829-8899

Tsnyder@cirilium.com

 

New Products at TBNY2000

Introducing our Interactive e-commerce applications, such as Touch-to-talk, Web Push and Web Phone technology, allows users to more efficiently and cost-effectively conduct business over the Web.

Products for media alert

Interactive e-commerce

Highlights

Cirilium Corporation provides turnkey IP Telephony solutions for service providers and enterprises. Cirilium's Power Suite solution combines the most advanced gateway systems with a cutting edge back office package that manages call accounting, pre-paid calling card applications and a family of enhanced IP services including unified messaging, soft phone, touch-to-talk and web phone technologies. Cirilium is among the largest IP Telephony infrastructure providers with presence in 80+ countries.

 

CityReach International

Booth 960

Stock NA

City-reach.com

Internal PR Contact

Cynthia Wohl/ Director of Marketing

600 N. Pine Island Rd. Plantation FL 33324 USA

954-315-0202

954-315-0162

cwohl@city-reach.com

 

External PR Contact

Charlotte Taylor/ Account Manager/ Bitner.com

5310 NW33rd Avenue, Suite 218 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309 USA

954-730-7730x10

954-730-7130

 

charlotte@bitner.com

Services to be announced at TBNY2000

European telehousing and interconnectivity specialist featuring Secure internet eXchange facilities in major European capitals has established partnerships/alliances with US businesses such as Universal Access and Netsentinel. London and Amsterdam facilities available now. Dublin, Berlin and Munich and Budapest by year-end; Paris and Brussels, first quarter 2001.

Products (Services) introduced that you want to have profiled in a media alert

Secure internet eXchange (SiX) facilities—the IT equivalent of Fort Knox specially designed with the most advanced physical and network security, electoral power and redundancy along with complete carrier neutrality.

Company highlights

CityReach International is a European-based co-location, interconnection and telehousing specialist with Secure Internet eXchange ( SiX™) facilities in major European cities. CityReach offers: complete carrier neutrality; more wattage than European airports; Fort Knox-level security; speed to market.

American companies can quickly and cost-effectively expand in Europe with CityReach.

 

ComGates. Communications

booth 523

 

www.comunicano.com

Internal PR Contact

Andy Abramson

760.726.4200

F619.615.2007

 

aabramson@comunicano.com

External PR Contact

Cathleen Bleers /Account Executive

S&S Public Relations 475 Half Day Road Lincolnshire, IL 60069

847/955-0700, ext. 228

800/287-2279

 

bleers@sspr.com

New Products for TBNY 2000

ComGates will be showcasing two new products at Business Telecom 2000. The two products are a evolutionary Softswitch and a new Media Gateway

Highlights

ComGates Softswitches and Media Gateways deliver Hyper Articulate IP Solutions, using leading edge technology to further propel the IP Telephony, Broadband and Streaming Media markes.

The CSSW-4000 Softswitch and CMGW-5000 Media Gateway

The CSSW 2000 is the industry’s first SoftSwitch to provide on-the-fly multi-protocol capability by employing a unique, proprietary process that can, in real time, automatically switch traffic between all existing and emerging standards.

Comgates CMGW-5000 Media Gateway release is a premier grade Telephony gateway for connecting telephone and fax calls over Internet or any IP network. It provide support for H.323 and SIP terminals and SoftSwitches, which allow interoperability between different vendors.

 

CopperCom

Booth 549

Stock Symbol__n/a

coppercom.com

First Name_ Last Name_

Jodi Guilbault/ Director of Corporate Communications

2860 De La Cruz Blvd City Santa Clara, CA 95050 US

408-987-8500

F408-987-8585

 

jguilbault@coppercom.com

Company or products

CopperCom, the company that is Creating Voice Services over Broadband, designs and markets a full suite of telecommunications products for the access network-delivering high-speed data and up to 24 voice lines simultaneously over a single, copper wire. CopperCom has transformed today's business model for service providers by uniquely combining a low-cost switching platform with an industry-leading transport architecture-enabling a natural migration to a full packet telephone network while preserving critical investments. CopperCom is the only company that offers a full end-to-end solution that combines broadband access with a low-cost softswitch and the rich feature creation environment for local telephony-giving service providers a new way to differentiate and bundle innovative services for subscribers in the highly profitable residential and small business markets. Founded in 1997, CopperCom is a privately held, Silicon Valley-based company funded by leading venture partners, including Advent International, AT&T Ventures, Charlie Bass, Hambrecht and Quist, Morgan Stanley and Technology Crossover Ventures. For additional information, CopperCom can be reached at (408) 987-8500, or on the Internet at www.coppercom.com

 

Crystal Group Inc.,

Booth # 265

 

www.crystalpc.com

External and Internal PR Contact

Steve Bemboom/Public Relations Manager

850 Kacena Road, Hiawatha, Iowa 52233

319-378-1636x255

f319-393-2338

 

sjbemboom@crystalpc.com

Company description

Crystal Group Inc. specializes in the Manufacturing Integration (Mi) of high-density computer and server systems for Internet and telephony applications. Crystal's Mi services offer manufacturing and integration expertise to help design complete end-to-end systems or improve existing configurations. Crystal brings together the security of a quality product and supplier relationship to enhance customers' performance and ensure long-term success of their business. For more information about Crystal Group Inc. products, visit http://www.crystalpc.com.

 

Current Analysis

 

 

 

 

Amy Radinsky/ FitzGerald Communications

P (703) 875-9559 x203

F703 875-9501

 

aradinsky@fitzgerald.com

 

Derivion

Booth #617

Stock Symbol N/A

 

External PR Contact for TBNY

Sarah Gordon / Account Executive

Ketchum, Promendade II, 1230 Peachtree St. N.E. Suite 2100, Atlanta, GA 30309

404-879-9246

404-879-9001

 

sarah.gordon@ketchum.com

Highlights

Derivion, the only ASP to deliver comprehensive e-billing solutions designed for the Internet, automates Internet bill presentment and payment for B-to-C and B-to-B companies driven by recurring billing in the telecommunications, utility, financial and insurance industries.

Derivion's inetBiller (SM) solution provides a competitive advantage for telco companies of any size with non-intrusive, adaptable e-billing solutions

enabling implementation in as little as 30-60 days. Derivion empowers telcos with administrative access to inetBiller through the Biller Console, allowing billers to closely monitor each step of the billing process and maintain control over the solution.

Derivion's e-billing solution fosters customer loyalty and reduces churn through enhanced online services exceeding customer expectations for convenient online transactions.

 

Digitec 2000, Inc.

Booth 902

Symbol DGTT

digitec2000.com

PR Contact for TBNY

Santina Scalione/ Assistant to the CEO

8 West 38th St, 5th Floor NY NY 10018 USA

212 782-0866

F212-944-2829

 

santinas@digitec2000.com

highlights

DIGITEC 2000, Inc. is a publicly traded telecommunications company specializing in Prepaid Services and Point of Sale solutions for a variety of prepaid services and products including the DIGITEC Prepaid phone cards including DIGITEC DirectÔ , F/X MexicoÔ , New York DirectÔ , and New Jersey DirectÔ . DIGITEC has distribution in more that 40 states and thousands of retail locations.

 

DST Innovis

booth 949

 

www.dstinnovis.com

PR Contact for TBNY

LeAnne Ruzzamenti / Sr. Marketing Communications Specialist

11020 Sun Center Drive, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670-6184 USA

916.636.4772

f 916.636.4839

c 916.501.8461

leanne_ruzzamenti@dstinnovis.com

PR Contact for TBNY

Mary C. Flake /Sr. Trade Show and Event Specialist

T (916) 636-4833

F916-636-5840

 

mary_flake@dstinnovis.com

Highlights

DST Innovis, booth #949, will be featuring its customer relationship and workflow management product that provides a single view of customer across multiple lines of business, and its new browser-based, XML-enhanced, front-end for Intelecable, the company's convergent customer management and billing system. connecting people through technology

 

Fiberworks

 

 

 

PR Contact for TBNY

Daryl Toor/ President

1030 Clairborne Drive Alpharetta, GA 30004

(770) 777-9489

C404-483-8222

f603) 907-2567

daryl.toor@precisionpr.net

 

FVC.COM

presenting

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PR Contact for TBNY

Mary Beth West

LNS Communications, Inc. 25 First Street Cambridge, MA 02141

p: 617.577.9777, ext. 231

f: 617.577.9888

 

e: mwest@LNSCOM.com

 

GTE Telecommunication Services

Booth146

Stock Symbol

gte.com

Internal PR Contact for TBNY

HELEN HARRIS/ MEDIA RELATIONS MANAGER

201 N. FRANKLIN ST #700 TAMPA FL 33602

Phone_813-273-3939

8132733280

 

hharris@tsi.gte.com

Company or products highlights

GTE Telecommunication Services (GTE TSI), based in Tampa, Fla., USA, is a global supplier of interoperability solutions to wireline, wireless, paging and Internet service providers. GTE TSI's broad array of products includes intelligent network services, fraud management solutions, inter-standard wireless roaming solutions and other types of service bureau applications. GTE TSI's customer base includes more than 220 telecommunications operators located in North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Europe.

 

INFOMART

 

 

www.infomartusa.com

PR Contact

Matthew Johnson Corporate Communications

1950 Stemmons Frwy., Suite 6038 Dallas, TX 75207-3199

Direct Phone: 214.800.8260

F214.800.8100

 

mjohnson@infomartusa.com

 

Infoserve Telecom

147

Stock

Infoservetele.com

PR Contact

Jennifer Russo

   

631-234-3464

   

JenniferR@infoseretele.com

HIghlights

Infoserve and SingTel Signed a US$45 Million Strategic Agreement

Exploring the International Internet and Telecommunication Services Market Taipei, Taiwan, July 28, 2000 -- Infoserve Technology (Cayman Islands) Corporation, a holding company for the Infoserve companies, today announced a strategic investment agreement with SingTel, a leading carrier in Asia.

SingTel invested US$45 million for a 30 percent stake in Infoserve. A

series of cooperative and development plans will be implemented immediately. The target markets for strategic cooperation will include Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, USA, Singapore, Great China and other South East Asian markets.

 

JoinUsOnLine.com (formerly Ubuy.com)

Booth 155

Stock Symbol INTR

 

PR Contact

Andrea Funkhouser/ Exhibit Coordinator

110 E. Atlantic Ave. #400 Delray Beach FL 33444 USA

561-454-3300

561-454-3330

 

andrea@ubuy.com

External PR Contact for TBNY

Raymond Biagiotti / President/ CommGroup,Inc.

21045 Commercial Trail, Boca Raton, FL 33486 USA

561-392-2300

F561-394-6315

 

comgroup@aol.com

New TBNY

JoinUsOnline.com Portal Programs

Products introduced

JoinUsOnline.com Portal Programs

Highlights:

Telecoms and JoinUsOnline.com: exciting strategic alliance that fascinates customers

Fact: 304 million people spending $200 billion on-line. JoinUsOnline.com has capitalized on this boom, capturing dramatic marketshare for clients. Now, more and more Telecoms are looking over the JoinUsOnline.com program; knowing a relationship with JoinUsOnline.com will significantly increase their customer base too.

 

LaGrange, Georgia

Booth 827

   

PR Contact

JoAnne Donner

   

770-399-6626

   

Donner@mindspring.com

Highlights:

LaGrange, Georgia: Telecom Leader is Wired and Ready for the 21st Century

LaGrange, Georgia is a small town with big ideas. The first city in the world to offer free Internet access to its citizens via cable television, LaGrange is regarded as a high-tech leader by businesses, governments, and media around the world. Home to more Fortune 500 companies than any other city its size, LaGrange boasts a sophisticated telecommunications infrastructure including a 60-mile fiber network and a 150-mile broadband hybrid fiber-coax network that offers two-way, high-speed connectivity and advanced voice, data and video capabilities. Sixty miles from Atlanta, LaGrange is known as "the jewel of West Georgia."

 

MapInfo

Booth 550

Stock Symbol MAPS

mapinfo.com

Internal PR Contact for TBNY

Barbara Pilliod / Director of Corporate Communications and PR

One Global View, Troy, NY 12180

518-285-6000

F518-285-7090

 

barbara_pilliod@mapinfo.com

External PR Contact for TBNY

Laura Sexton-Evans/ Senior Account Executive

Schwartz Communications, 230 Third Ave, Waltham, MA 02451

781-684-0770

F 518-285-6500

 

lauras@schwartz-pr.com

New at TBNY

MapXtend Developer's Tool Kit Java (TM), MapInfo inHand, deciBel Planner extensions

Products introduced that you want to have profiled in a media alert

MapXtend Developer's Tool Kit Java (TM), MapInfo inHand

highlights

MapInfo Corporation enables customers to use location to transform information into business advantage. MapInfo's MapXtend technology is an extension of the Company's industry-leading 100% Java-based Web technology for the wireless Internet market. MapXtend wireless technology enables organizations to deliver their enterprise applications into the hands of field workers to improve decision making and customer care.

 

Nexbell

 

 

 

 

Steve Fiore / S&S Public Relations

847-955-0700 ext.230

 

 

fiore@sspr.com

highlights

Nexbell will be announcing their new flat-rate IP telephony service for local access origination. METS will give service providers and enterprise level companies the ability to drop their monthly access charges up to 75%. Nexbell is a toll quality Cisco powered infrastructure with POP's across the U.S

 

Rapid Link Communications

(# 754)

 

www.rapidlink.com

PR Contact

Kimberly Tate/Public Relations Specialist

Direct -678-385-5621

800-732-5465x5621

 

 

PR Contact

Dawn Benton/Director, Corporate Communications

Direct 678-385-5503

800-732-5465X5503

678-385-5621

Dawn.benton@rapidlink.com

Highlights

Rapid Link operates a global IP Clearinghouse and provides Internet-based communication services to individuals and enterprises in the United States, Asia and Europe. Rapid Link routes voice, data and fax traffic over its own worldwide IP network. Current service offerings include international direct dial services, toll-free, Internet access and carrier services.

 

Secure Direct

# 461

Stock Symbol n/a

www.securedirect.com

Internal PR Contact

Nikki Nguyen/ Marketing

949.798.6402

F 949-833-9490

n.nguyen@securedirect.com

2010 Main St., Suite 820, Irvine CA 92614 USA

Highlights

As an online direct lender and funding source, Secure Direct offers companies leasing for equipment, financing for their web sites, and complete vendor integration packages necessary to offer e-commerce. Obtain up to $75k without financial statements—without unnecessary, hidden fees—and achieve greater savings through our highly automated process.

 

Solomon-Wolff Associates

Booth # 919

consumerviews.com

Internal contact

Doug Solomon, partner,

Solomon-Wolff Associates, 174 Laurel Hill Rd., Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046,

973-763-7445

 

 

dsol0771@consumerviews.com

External PR contact

Marc Gerrone, Account Supervisor

The SPI Group, 206 Bellevue Ave., Upper Montclair, NJ 07043

973-233-0900x14

973-233-0901

 

mgerrone@spigroup.com

Product at Telecom Business:

consumerviews.com, an online research service.

Highlights:

Solomon-Wolff Associates is a full-service market research and consulting company, specializing in telecommunications issues. Through its Web site, consumerviews.com (www.consumerviews.com), Solomon-Wolff surveys consumers’ usage, attitudinal spending and satisfaction with a variety of personal communications services. The firm uses the research data to measure and project quickly emerging trends in communications technologies.

 

SOSINC Communications

Booth 451

Stock Symbol NA

sosinet.com

Internal PR Contact for TBNY

Melissa Johnk/ Director of Public Relations

2800 SOSINC Court, Sioux City, IA 51111

712-266-0836

F712-266-0847

 

melissa.johnk@sosinet.com

Highlights

SOSINC is a global communications company dedicated to providing quality, cutting edge, economic solutions for commercial telephony needs. Positioned as a leader in ebgineering and implementing new and existing technolgies into the communications infrastructure, our award-winning Sovereign Voice has met that goal.

 

STC Associates

 

 

www.stcmarketing.com

Internal Contact

Ramiro Sanchez/Manager, Telecom Client Services

224 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10001

212.725.1900

 

 

ramiro@stcmarketing.com

Highlights

IM1 | Image Management

 

IM2 | Integrated Marketing

 

IM3 | Internet Management

 

Switch & Data PR Contacts

 

 

 

PR Contact

Ed Sweeney /Account Executive/ KCSA Worldwide

212-896-1265

212-338-9558

 

esweeney@kcsa.com

 

SYMON Communications, Inc

Booth 863

Stock Symbol_N/A

 

PR Contact

Steve Verboom/ Marketing Communications

1600 Highway 6, Suite 333 Sugar Land TX 77478, USA

281-240-5555

281-240-4895

 

sverboom@symon.com

External PR Contact

Cathleen Bleers/ Account Executive/ S&S Public Relations

475 Half Day Road, Suite 250 Lincolnshire, IL 60069 USA

847-955-0700

847-955-7720

 

bleers@sspr.com

New Product at TBNY

GaugeView

Products introduced for media alert

SideBar

highlights

Installed in 2,000+ call centers, help desks, network control centers and data centers, SYMON is the leading provider of real-time visual alerting solutions. SYMON’s architecture (based on Windows NT) allows monitoring of ACDs, IVRs, trunk lines, call tracking systems, client/server platforms, host systems, LANs, network links and problem management systems. SYMON provides output to the widest variety of LED displays, panels, Windows workstations, pagers, VGA devices, Intranet/Internet pages and more.

 

TeleSynergy Research (USA)

449

StockSymbol N/A

www.telesynergy.com

3777 Stevens Creek Blvd. #330 Santa Clara , CA 95051 USA

PR Contact

Michelle Tsai/ Marketing Executive

408-260-9970

408-260-2601

 

michelle.tsai@telesynergy.com

PR Contact

Cisco Estavillo/ Account Manager

408-260-9970

408-260-2601

 

cisco@telesynergy.com

PR Contact

Chris Chang

 

 

408-260-9970

408-260-2601

 

chris@telesynergy.com

New Product to be announced

TelePCX V3.5

Products to profiled in a media alert

TelePCX V3.5

Product Highlights

TeleSynergy's new Linux based PC-PBX server, TelePCX V3.5, is a highly flexible and scalable Communication Server that is designed for INTERNET, CRM and Mobility. TelePCX provides PBX, ACD, Web based UMS, tool kit for IVR/FOD, Desktop Call Control, VoIP, NAT router (Network Address Translation), and web caching capabilities.

Company highlights

TeleSynergy is a leading provider of enhanced computer telephony products. TeleSynergy's sophisticated One-Box Platform, TelePCX, offers small-to-mid-sized businesses a complete communications solution. The system includes PBX functions, Auto Attendant\Voice Mail, IVR\FOD, Screen Pop, Call Logging, ACD and web based Unified Messaging System that run on both WindowsNT and Linux platforms.

 

TeliSmart.com

561

Stock NA

www.telismart.com

5100 SW Macadam Ave. #500 Portland, OR 97201 USA

PR Contact

Anne Stalnaker/ Public Relations Specialist

503-345-6083

503-345-6001

 

anne.stalnaker@telismart.com

New Product at TBNY

New online global equipment exchange for the telecommunications industry

Highlights

TeliSmart is the definitive online global marketplace for telecommunications carriers and service providers. Bringing buyers and sellers together for a real-time exchange of equipment and ideas, TeliSmart provides an informative and interactive environment to help telecom professionals make intelligent business decisions.

 

TelOptica, Inc

# 854

Stock Symbol

teloptica.com

1201 Richardson Drive # 205 Richardson, TX 75080 USA

Internal PR

Betsy McDonald/ Marketing Communications Specialist

214-292-2129

F214-575-6001

 

bmcdonald@teloptica.com

New Product at TBNY

DesignIQ ver. 1.1

Products profiled in a media alert

DesignIQ

highlights

TelOptica is a provider of intelligent software and professional services for the design, planning and management of transport networks. DesignIQ software is an automated communications product for designing or optimizing networks creating the "best" solution for specified network demands and characteristics. NetIntuition Professional Services provide design and consulting expertise.

 

United Information Technologies

931

Stock symbol N/A

 

1000 Hart Road, Suite 220, Barrington, IL 60010

PR Contact

Patrice Clarke/ Vice President, Marketing

800.624.0424

847.620.6030

 

patrice.clarke@uitonline.com

Highlights

United Information Technologies is a contract consulting firm specializing in providing subject matter expertise to all levels of the telecommunications industry since 1987. Areas of expertise include billing systems (wireline and wireless), quality assurance, system development and operations support. We also offer seminars on our Quality Assurance system testing process and methodology, rated "world class" by the QAI. In addition, our Training Development Center offers telecommunications training support services with a focus on order processing and billing support.

 

Unisphere Solutions

 

 

www.unispheresolutions.com

Internal PR Contact

Michelle Chase /Manager, Public Relations

One Executive Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824

V978-848-0406

F 978-848-0399

M 978-376-3247

mchase@unispheresolutions.com

 

Viatel/Econophone

759/817

Stock Symbol VYTL

 

PR Contact

Glenn Davidson/ Senior VP, Corp. Comm. and External Affairs

685 Third Ave, New York, NY 10017

212-350-9214

f212-350-9227

Email_glenn.davidson@viatel.com

Alternate PR Contact

Oliver Harlow Manager, Corporate Communications/Viatel

212-350-7483

F212-350-9227

email - oliver.harlow@viatel.com

 

VocalTec

 

 

 

External PR Contact

Adam D. Schwartz

Vorhaus & Company Inc., 1700 Broadway, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10019

212.554.7448

 

 

http://www.vorhaus.com

 

 

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