Released on: October 8, 2008, 8:11 am

Press Release Author: Achim Gensch

Industry: Telecommunications

Press Release Summary: Voice expert Detlev Artelt at VoiceCon Amsterdam to meet
experts and decision makers in the area of IP Telephony. He also announces the next
edition of voice compass international, being released in spring 2009.

Press Release Body: At VoiceCon the voice compass editor Detlev Artelt will be
available for interviews and meetings on October 14th.

The VoiceCon Conference and Exposition is coming to the Amsterdam RAI, 14â€"16 October
2008. Different topics like Unified Communications, UC Platforms or Mobile
Enterprise take center stage at the conference. Among many leading experts, vendors
and enterprise IT executives in the area of IP Telephony, Detlev Artelt will also
take part to share his knowledge and experience. He is going to announce the next
edition of his consultancy knowledge in book-form, the voice compass international,
being released in spring 2009 www.voice-compass.com

The emerging concept of Unified Communications links traditional messaging systems
and conferencing tools with instant messaging, presence, video and collaboration.
The combination of IP Telephony and Unified Communications promises to create a
foundation for a whole new set of applications that will increase productivity and
improve responsiveness to customers, partners and colleagues. You find more
information to Unified Communication at www.voicecon.eu.

Detlev Artelt currently leads the German working group Unified Communications at the
German “eco Verband�. Eco is a German Internet Business Association which represents
and supports all enterprises that make commercial use of the Internet.

VoiceCon
VoiceCon is the leading conference and exposition in North America for enterprise IP
Telephony, Unified Communications and Converged Networks. VoiceCon attracts more
than 11,000 enterprise IT and communications executives, along with equipment
vendors, service providers and network operators, consultants and analysts, and over
200 exhibitors/sponsors. VoiceCon is designed to help deciding why, when and how to
invest in the new IP technology, and how to leverage enterprise communications
platforms for maximum advantage.

voice compass international 2008 / 2009
The voice compass was developed with the goal of providing important information
about this new and exciting market so that everyone can understand and make speech
technology “touchable� and understood. More than 500 companies participated in the
creation of the book and the voice compass is updated with the latest information.
Numerous real-life scenarios give an insider’s view of speech applications and
illustrate the topic in an easy-understandable, amusing and informative way. The 640
page work closes with an entertaining story about a fictional day of the author in a
world of speech technology. Here the reader can imagine what is possible today and
tomorrow and also gets exciting suggestions for the use of voice solutions.

Web Site: http://www.voice-compass.com

Contact Details: Detlev Artelt, editor of the voice compass 2007 and 2008/2009
Tel: +1.360.717.3773
Fax: +49.241.4133 200
Email: detlev.artelt@voice-compass.com
aixvox GmbH
Monheimsalle 22
52062 Aachen
www.aixvox.com