February 17, 2003

Since 1991, VoiceCon has increasingly become a premier tradeshow for enterprise voice communications technologies. Buyers and sellers of voice technology converge to VoiceCon in Washington, D.C. to learn the latest information that will help them make a decision on purchasing phone systems or enhancing existing systems. This year, Cisco will have a large presence at the event including:

Presentations:
Keynote:
Don Proctor, Vice President &General Manager, Cisco's Voice Technology Group
Tuesday, February 18, 2003
9:30-10:30am PST
Marriott Wardman Hotel, Salon 1 & 2

The Productivity Payoff

There are a variety of technical reasons for migrating to a converged voice, video and data network -- more efficient use of wide-area and LAN network facilities, streamlined management and administration, more rational network architectures, and better deployment of IT personnel.

However, as important as those reasons are, the most important payoff from convergence comes from the network-based applications that enable business to become more productive and profitable. From contact centers to unified communications and XML applications running on IP phones, network convergence brings a host of new capabilities and solutions for business to empower employees to communicate and collaborate, regardless of location. Don Proctor, vice president of Cisco's Voice Technology Group, will describe how the productivity payoff of IP Communications can be realized by enterprises deploying converged networks today and in the future.

Q&A: Don Proctor Discusses the Case for Migrating to IP Voice

Additional Cisco Presentations:
Tuesday, February 18, 2002

8:00-9:15am	Speaker: Chris Cullin Panel Discussion: "IP-PBX Security Issues" Location: Maryland Suites
11:00-12:15pm	Speaker: Bill King Reliability Mini-Debate "Is 5-9s Crucial?" Location: Salon 1
Wednesday, February 19, 2002
3:15-4:30pm	Speaker: Hank Lambert Panel Discussion: "Upgrading Data Networks for Voice" Location: Salon 2
Thursday, February 20, 2002
9:30-10:45am	Speaker: Eugene Lee The Executive Forum: "Voice Networking: Who Should You Trust?" Location: Salon 2
11:15-12:30pm	Speaker: Hank Lambert IP-PBX Implementation Issues II - Installation/OAM Location: Salon 2

Cisco Booth:

Booth # 315, Marriot Wardman Park: The exhibit will feature Cisco IP Communications solutions that can help business address key issues such as network reliability, increasing productivity among employees, increasing flexibility of a mobile staff, and decreasing network administration costs. Visitors to the Cisco booth will see demonstrations of IP videoconferencing, instant messaging on a Cisco IP Phone, unified messaging, voice-over-IP management tools, and IP telephony solutions for the enterprises, branches and small to medium-sized businesses.

On-site Press Contacts:
Catherine Stewart
Voicemail: 408-853-7991
Cell: 925-548-1427
Pager: 800-365-4578

Rob Lopez
Voicemail: 408-525-1285
Cell: 408-391-3993
Pager: 800-365-4578

Rebecca Noriega
Voicemail: 408-853-5819
Pager: 800-365-4578