SAN FRANCISCO, January 26, 2005 BCR, a division of MediaLive International, today announced the topics and participants of its 2005 VoiceConr Executive Round Table Forums. Each of the two Executive Forums, to be moderated by VoiceCon General Manager and 20-year Business Communications Review veteran, Fred Knight, will feature executives from the leading enterprise IP Telephony equipment vendors. The participants will engage in a round-table discussion covering today's market realties which include the role of open systems, emerging applications and technology evolution.

The hour-long interactive VoiceConr Executive Forums will be held on Tuesday, February 8th and Wednesday, February 9th. Both Executive Forums will focus on the risk and rewards of migrating to converged IP Telephony networks and on the key question: "Where's the payoff for the Enterprise?" Industry expert participants include:

Dave Hattey, Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise Voice Solutions, 3Com Corporation

Tom Eggemeier, General Manager/Vice President Enterprise Voice Communications, Alcatel

Jorge Blanco, Vice President, Strategic Marketing, Avaya, Inc.

Don Proctor, Vice President and General Manager, Voice Technology Group, Cisco Systems

Ronald Kopecki, Executive Vice President, EADS TELECOM

Mark Anderson, Vice President, Enterprise Solutions, Ericsson

Don Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Mitel

David King, Vice President of Marketing and Sales Support, NEC Unified Solutions, Inc.

Alex Pierson, General Manager & Vice President, Enterprise Multimedia Services, Nortel

Mark Straton, Senior Vice President, Global Marketing, Siemens Communications Inc.

"The VoiceCon Executive Forums bring together a unique group of industry leaders who will challenge each other and respond to questions from the VoiceCon audience," said Fred Knight, Vice President and General Manager, BCR. "We've been running Executive Forums at VoiceCon for many years, and they've consistently been among our most popular sessions. Given the fierce competitive environment in enterprise IP Telephony, this year's Forums promise to be our best yet."

The theme for VoiceConr 2005, "Build Your Own IP Telephony Platform" emphasizes the holistic approach VoiceConr presents to attendees. No other industry event attracts such a high level of enterprise decision makers who review the latest products, meet and network with potential partners, investors and analysts. VoiceConr helps attendees make the smartest and most strategic buying decisions for their organizations. The event will cover key issues, including:

* The latest new features and capabilities on IP-PBXs.
* Tools and techniques for converged network design, security and troubleshooting.
* ROI analyses of the options for migrating from legacy PBX and call-center systems.
* Approaches and methods for linking IP-telephony systems to web services and XML.
* Showcasing new IP-phones and mobile devices.
* Analyzing the offerings for managed and hosted services.

VoiceConr 2005 (www.voicecon.com) will be held February 7-10, 2005 at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel in Orlando, Florida.

View the complete Executive Forum Abstract by visiting
http://www.voicecon05.com/catalog/sessionDetail.do?SESSION_ID=1022

VoiceConr 2005 Attendee Registration Information is now available at http://www.bcr.com/voicecon/register.php

VoiceConr 2005 Press and Analyst Registration Information is now available at: http://www.bcr.com/voicecon/pressreg.php

About VoiceConr 2005
VoiceConr, now in its 15th year, is the leading enterprise conference and exhibition for enterprise voice, IP Telephony and convergence in North America. VoiceConr brings enterprise decision makers together with the industry's leading innovators, vendors, and consultants to focus on the issues central to enterprise voice networks and the migration to IP Telephony and convergence. VoiceConr is presented by BCR, a division of MediaLive International, Inc. For more information about the event, visit www.voicecon.com.

About MediaLive International, Inc.
MediaLive International connects companies to the markets they serve through media properties, software tools and marketing solutions that educate buying communities, deepen relationships between buyers and sellers, and fuel market growth. MediaLive International's media brands encompass the IT industry's largest exhibitions, including NetWorldSM +Interopr, COMDEXr, as well as highly focused educational programs as Next Generation Networksr, VoiceConr, Seybold SeminarsSM, the Collaboration Technologies Conference, Mobile Business Expo, GTEC, the Web 2.0 Conference and respected publications including Business Communications Review and The Seybold Report. The Wingate Studios division delivers the industry's leading end-to-end event management software platform WingateWeb and professional services -- including strategic planning, technical integration, analytics and event programming -- that help companies produce their own live marketing programs.