The next revolution in communications is well under way. It is not a new technology, but rather the integration of different silos of communication and collaboration technologies into a single, transparent user experience accessible from familiar telephony devices and workgroup applications. By combining voice, video, and Web communication with instant messaging and presence detection for people and devices, users will have the most powerful communication and collaboration capabilities to date. Hear the vision behind this emerging trend, learn about the integration work already under way from major telecommunications and workgroup application companies, and how these next-generation solutions will drive greater productivity in the workplace.

Wayne Dunlap Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Product Planning, Video Solutions Group Polycom, Inc.

Mr. Dunlap is a 14-year veteran of the visual communications industry and is responsible for evaluating and developing cutting-edge technologies for Polycom's visual collaboration solutions. Prior to Polycom, Mr. Dunlap held senior engineering positions with Wang Laboratories, Nomadic, and the Complete PC. He holds a master's degree in computer science from Boston University and a bachelor's degree in math and chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania. He has been awarded several patents for his work in Web conferencing and streaming video.

Ian Andrews Voice Technology Architect, Emerging Technology Microsoft

In his role, Mr. Andrews works to help Microsoft customers and partners create unified communication solutions around the Office Communication Server 2007. He has worked in the telecom industry for more than 10 years, with a focus on multimedia communications, delivering solutions based on technologies such as VoIP, IM and presence, collaboration, and voice- and videoconferencing. In the past Mr. Andrews has worked as a technical specialist on enterprise voice products supporting contact center, PBX, and CTI solutions throughout EMEA.

Martyn Davies Principal Consultant Dialogic Corporation

Mr. Davies is principal consultant at Dialogic, working with a range of technologies from VoIP and NGN to TDM and traditional SS7 signaling. Starting in the 1980s with a data communications focus, his career has embraced software development, technical consultancy, and product management during the evolution of IP networking. Today, Mr. Davies is a strong advocate for VoIP technologies and the additional messaging and presence capabilities that come with them. Mr. Davies represents Dialogic as a member of the Technical Advisory Board at the VoIP Security Alliance (VOIPSA). He is a frequent writer, in print and on-line, on a variety of telephony topics, including VoIP, wireless, and IMS.

Tom Flanagan Director of Technical Strategy, DSP Systems Texas Instruments

Prior to his current role, Mr. Flanagan served as the director of broadband strategy for TI's Broadband Communications group, where he identified market trends and provided the vision and strategic direction for TI's extensive broadband portfolio. He was also the director of business development for Telogy Networks, acquired by TI in 1999, and vice president of sales and marketing for ADC Skyline, and he held various marketing, sales, and business development positions at Dynatech Communications. He received his bachelor's degree of science from James Madison University.

William Hern Product Leader for Network Application Services/Web Services Nortel

Mr. Hern has worked in the telecommunications industry for more than 15 years, gaining experience in both the enterprise and carrier businesses. Since joining Nortel, he has served as one of the original architects for Nortel's successful Call Server 2000 product that is in use with many of the world's phone carriers. Most recently Mr. Hern has been leading the development of Nortel's services offerings that are built on top of its Communications-Enablement strategy. He also consults with companies wishing to take advantage of communications enablement for their Web 2.0 and SOA strategies and is an ardent believer that the telecom and Web 2.0 communities can collaborate successfully together.