We are poised for a new era in enterprise communications. The starting place is the migration from standalone TDM networks to IP Telephony.

This evolution is not some “futures” vision, nor is the technology just for “early adopters.” IP Telephony has reached a critical market milestone: More than 65% of the new stations shipping into U.S. enterprises are now IP.

But while the pace of adoption of IP Telephony continues to accelerate, challenges remain. Best practices are emerging, but there is no “how-to” guidebook that can be applied across the board. Each enterprise needs to find its own path to its IP Telephony future, and proceed at its own pace.

And as IP Telephony platforms roll out, expectations for what they’ll deliver have expanded. There are high hopes for the emerging concept of Unified Communications, which links traditional messaging systems and conferencing tools with instant messaging, presence, video and collaboration. The combination of IP Telephony and Unified Communications promises to create a foundation for a whole new set of applications that will increase productivity and improve responsiveness to customers, partners and colleagues.

So there are two key two issues facing every enterprise: How to select and build the IP Telephony platform that is right for your enterprise; and how to leverage it to improve how your organization does business. VoiceCon Orlando 2008 will help you address those two fundamental concerns.

VoiceCon is designed to help you decide why, when and how to invest in this new technology, and how to leverage your enterprise communications platform for maximum advantage. You’ll hear from and meet with the leading experts, vendors and enterprise IT executives who will share their knowledge, experience and expertise.

The timing for VoiceCon Orlando 2008 couldn’t be better: There is no longer just a single migration path to IP Telephony, Unified Communications and converged networks. There are new technologies, new architectural options and new ways to look at ROI. The worst situation is to begin migrating to these new systems without fully understanding their implications for your network, your organization and your career.

VoiceCon Orlando 2008 is committed to one over-riding goal: To help you make the best decisions possible about IP Telephony, converged networks and unified communications. Join us March 17–20, 2008, at the Gaylord Palms Hotel in Orlando, FL.

VoiceCon Orlando 2008 will help you plan, build, unify and leverage your enterprise communications.