AT&T's Katherine Bagin to Keynote Tenth INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO

Business Wire, Sept 29, 2004

NORWALK, Conn. -- 19-Year Veteran of Telecom Giant to Discuss "Reinventing the Future of Communications" at Leading VoIP Conference in Los Angeles Next Week

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) has announced that Katherine Bagin, IP Communications Product Management & Marketing Vice President, will deliver a keynote address on Reinventing the Future of Communications at INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO Fall 2004 in Los Angeles. The conference takes place October 4-7, 2004. Ms. Bagin will speak Tuesday, October 5th at 9:15 am as part of the conference's Grand Opening Session. Admission to her address is free to all registered attendees.

INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO is a targeted and innovative four-day tradeshow featuring the most respected, objective education available for learning to select and deploy VoIP solutions. In addition to Ms. Bagin's keynote address -- which will address the evolution of VoIP technology, the need to engage end-users in a compelling manner and the need to ensure robust market competition -- the show features three and a half days of conferences, many networking opportunities, and an Exhibit Hall featuring all of the latest IP telephony solutions.

"AT&T is perhaps the most well-known telecommunications company in the world. And they are obviously very committed to maintaining their stature as the world adopts convergence solutions, centered on VoIP. We're very excited to have such a respected authority, with an outstanding track record at AT&T address our attendees," said Rich Tehrani, TMC President and Conference Chairman.

"Ms. Bagin headlines a program featuring many elite telecommunications companies like Nortel Networks, Inter-Tel, NEC and Cisco Systems. It is clear that this, the tenth INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO, will boast the most impressive line-up of keynotes and presenters in the event's long history," added Tehrani.

"Without a doubt, VoIP represents the foundation of the future," said Bagin. "I'm looking forward to attending this show and sharing my thoughts on how AT&T is pursuing the next generation of communication."

Registration for the show is now open. Anyone interested may register by visiting http://www.itexpo.com. Limited booth space is still available as well. Vendors interested in exhibiting at the show should contact Dave Rodriguez right away at 203-852-6800, ext. 146. Or send e-mail to drodriguez@tmcnet.com.

Press inquiries regarding Katherin Bagin's appearance can be directed to Mostafa Razzak of 23-31 Communications: 646-442-3361 or m.razzak@23-31.com.

About TMC(R)

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) publishes two magazines: Customer Inter@ction Solutions, and Internet Telephony, and the online publications, TMCnet.com, Planet PDA Magazine, WiFi Revolution, Alternative Power and BiometriTech. TMC is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs. TMC also produces The VoIP Developer Conference, Speech-World, IP Contact Center Summit and The Global Call Center Outsourcing Summit. TMCnet.com publishes more than 25 topical online newsletters. For more information about TMC, visit its Web site at www.tmcnet.com.