Computer Telephony Leaders Converge At Dialogic TechSummit '99

Business Wire, Dec 8, 1999

PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 7, 1999--

Over 1,000 representatives from the computer telephony industry gathered at the third annual Dialogic Technology Summit in San Diego, CA, recently to explore the convergence of telecommunications, data communications and computing. Attendees from around the world had the opportunity to participate in tracks for computer telephony resellers, the public network, and enterprises to discuss critical issues affecting their business.

Industry Participants

TechSummit '99, November 15-18, provided a collaborative forum for leading industry players like Compaq, Ericsson, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Microsoft, Rockwell Electronic Commerce, SCO, Sun, and Siemens to explore and help define the direction of the computer telephony industry for the next millennium.

"As a leader in the telecommunications market, Compaq is pleased to be partnering with Dialogic to provide CTI solutions for the public network and the enterprise," said Raul Rodriguez, vice president of Marketing and Business Development for Compaq Telecommunications. "TechSummit '99 demonstrated the growing importance of voice and data convergence and Compaq demonstrated its commitment to this opportunity as a charter member of Dialogic's CT Media Value Network and a sponsor of the CT Media Innovators program."

"Dialogic TechSummit provided Rockwell with a tremendous opportunity to share technical understanding along with a business opportunity to key value-adding resellers in the area of CT," said Rose Jarecki, channel development manager, Rockwell Electronic Commerce. "Rockwell Electronic Commerce is proud to be a charter member of the CT Value Network. TechSummit provided us with a great opportunity to learn about new programs and new opportunities for our business."

Tools for Resellers

Dialogic TechSummit also hosted VARConnection, a forum for current and potential CT resellers to focus on the specific topics and issues they encounter when reselling CT solutions. Distributors participating in the forum included Alliance Systems, Catalyst Telecom, Comport, Cygcom Integrated Technologies, Ingram Micro, and Tech Data.

"Tech Summit was a great opportunity for Alliance," said Rusty Cone, president, Alliance Systems. "We were proud to be a charter member of the CT Media Value Network and a sponsor of the event. TechSummit was an excellent forum to meet and identify partners and reinforced the growing importance of CT in the channel."

"TechSummit '99 was one of the most productive events I have ever attended," said Jeff Valliant, president and CEO, Cygcom. "I accomplished in four days at TechSummit the amount of work that would normally require six months of phone calls, travel, and meetings. I was able to connect with key business partners and prospects every day."

About Dialogic

Dialogic, an Intel Company, provides the critical building blocks and technical services that enable its customers to develop solutions serving the converging Internet and telecommunications market segments. Dialogic products are used in voice, fax, data, speech recognition and synthesis, call center management and Internet protocol (IP) telephony applications in both customer premise equipment (CPE) and public network environments. Managed from its headquarters in Parsippany, New Jersey, Dialogic has regional headquarters in Brussels, Buenos Aires, Singapore and Tokyo, and sales offices worldwide. For more information, visit the Dialogic Web site at www.dialogic.com.