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Exhibit Hours:
10:00am - 5:00pm Tuesday, April 4, 2006
10:00am - 2:00pm Wednesday, April 5, 2006
Show Me the Minutes: Voice Over Broadband
Tuesday, April 4, 2006, 10:45am - 12:00
AOL Canada, Vonage, Comwave, and many more have made a commitment to VoBB services that ride over existing broadband infrastructure. This panel of service providers shares their vision as to what customers they’re serving, what features and functions are required (perhaps including 911), AND how they intend to differentiate themselves from the competitor that also provides access.
Yuval Barzakay, President and CEO, Comwave Telecom
Yuval Barzakay is the President and CEO of Comwave Telecom Inc. With over 15 years in telecom, marketing and product development, Yuval has worked with leading providers such as Bell Mobility and Rogers Wireless in both distribution and marketing. Under Yuval's leadership, Comwave was one of the first VoIP provider in Canada, rolling out residential VoIP to Canadians in June 2004 with the introduction of the Comwave iPhone.
Matt Holdrege, Director of Business Development, Strix Systems
Matt Holdrege is the Director of Business Development for EMEA at Strix Systems. He has 20 years of network and systems Business Development and Engineering experience at companies such as Sonus, ipVerse, Lucent, Ascend and GTE. Mr. Holdrege has been actively involved with VoIP and VON since 1997 with focus on standards and architecture, and has chaired or led committees in the IETF, ETSI, ITU-T and chairs the Legal Intercept group at the International Packet Communications Consortium.
Matt Stein, Vice President, New Technology and Services, Primus Telecommunications
Matt Stein joined Primus in early 2003 with the mandate to define and build new and innovative products for both the Commercial and Residential markets. At Primus, he is responsible for product development as well as technology and services strategy. Matt served as both Chief Architect and overall prime for the TalkBroadband residential VoIP product launch. He brings a wealth of experience in information technology and management experience in the areas of Internet infrastructure, security, networking, and enterprise applications. Prior to his role with Primus, Mr. Stein was Chief Technology Officer at Sprint Canada's Application Service Provider Division, where he spearheaded the organization's delivery of technology.
