Inventive
company supports theme of innovation in emerging communications
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands
(October 15, 2009) — Skype has signed on as headline sponsor of the Emerging Communications
Conference & Awards (eComm Europe 2009) first-ever European event to be held here October 28-30, the company and
the conference organizer said today.
Announcing
its role, Sten Tamviki, Skype’s Chief Evangelist & GM for Estonia, said:
"As headline sponsor of this month's Emerging Communications conference,
Skype is pleased to support the independent and innovative community that eComm
represents. Skype disrupted a
traditional industry to enable the world's conversations and is proud to be
part of a thriving community of innovators."
Lee
S. Dryburgh, organizer and co-chair of eComm, added: "Back in 2003, Skype sent shock waves through the
telecommunications industry by heralding a new software-only, edge-centric
approach. Six years later, Skype
is still launching innovations that will vastly increase the value of its platform
and further disrupt the industry. I'm totally thrilled that Skype recognizes
the value of the communications innovation community by taking the eComm headline
sponsorship position."
Headline sponsorship means Skype will receive
premier marquee billing at the conference site in Amsterdam’s unique Westergasfabriek cultural zone, as well as on all conference
materials. Further, Sten
Tamviki is among the featured speakers.
“Again, we’re so very pleased to see the most
disruptive communications technology companies take a leadership role in
bringing eComm to Europe for the first time,” Dryburgh said.
He
also hinted at some of the details that members of the team developing Google Wave™, an application designed to
change the way people communicate and collaborate on the Web, will share during
eComm.
David Wang, technical lead
and architect of the development project, will describe what a wave is and provide a theoretical description of what it means
to share waves and details of the protocol. In a joint presentation, lead project manager Stephanie Hannon and Lars
Rasmussen, a member of Google’s technical staff, will talk about the
product and share insights such as how early users found and used public waves,
and how enterprises are using Google Wave.
In showcasing innovation, eComm attracts
thought leaders who offer disruptive ideas about what’s next across telecom, wireless
and Internet communications. The
debut event in Europe will be held in
Amsterdam’s unique Westergasfabriek
cultural zone. Attendees may
register online at http://www.amiando.com/ecomm2009-europe.html, with
discounts still available.
The headline sponsor of eComm Europe 2009 is Skype.
Platinum sponsors are Voxbone, Voxeo, Global IP Solutions and VoiceSage. RebelVox and Dialogic have signed on as
a gold sponsors.
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