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TMCNet: Mark Summer to Keynote at AstriCon 2010

[August 28, 2010]

Mark Summer to Keynote at AstriCon 2010

Aug 29, 2010 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Digium, Inc. announced that Mark Summer, veteran open source technologist and humanitarian, will deliver the keynote presentation at the seventh annual AstriCon Open Source Telephony Conference and Exhibition 2010, a conference devoted to the Asterisk telephony platform.


In a release, the Company noted event details: Summer's keynote will complement the conference theme of "Asterisk: The World is Calling." The program of presentations and breakout sessions will address trends from SIP security to Asterisk in the public sector. This year's event, from October 26-28, near Washington, D.C., brings together a group of developers, enterprise IT professionals, resellers, integrators and other Asterisk enthusiasts to celebrate the used open source telephony software.

A successful serial entrepreneur and world traveler, Summer has specialized in VoIP/IP networking architectures and operations management for more than 15 years. Having built and run several IT consulting and VoIP network design companies, he and his business partners founded Inveneo, a social enterprise dedicated to improving communications in remote and rural communities through open source technology. In his keynote presentation, Summer will share his real-world experiences utilizing open source Asterisk to extend communications and unearth new opportunities in under-served communities in Haiti and Sub-Saharan Africa.

"The ability to place phone calls is often something we take for granted, but in many areas of the world this critical technology remains out of reach due to cost, complexity and implementation challenges associated with traditional telecommunications infrastructures," said John Todd, Asterisk open source community director at Digium. "As Asterisk continues to have an impact on business communications, it will be interesting to learn and discuss how Asterisk enhances local economies and improves quality of life in other parts of the world." Digium, Inc. created, owns and is the force behind Asterisk, an open source telephony software.

AstriCon 2010 will take place from October 26-28, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.

Digium: digium.com AstriCon 2010: astricon.net ((Comments on this story may be sent to newsdesk@closeupmedia.com))

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