Eric
Burger
October
2001: The
Interface Between Next-Generation Application
Servers and Media Servers: SIP and VoiceXML
Eric Burger is the technological visionary for
SnowShore Networks, defining the architecture
and leading the technology development of SnowShore's
media server products. He serves as the company's
evangelist for IP communications infrastructure
products and is often called upon to speak on
issues about IP telephony technology and service
creation at industry events.
Since
the inception of SnowShore Networks, Burger has
been active in the promotion and establishment
of SIP and VoiceXML as the universal industry
standards for media server to application server
interfaces. He is the author of the application
server - media server interface in the ISC's Applications
Framework Document and recently developed two
drafts on SIP's technical requirements for media
servers for the IETF's SIPPING work group.
Prior to co-founding SnowShore, Eric served as
chief scientist of ADC/Centigram Communications
Corporation, where he led the development of Centigram's
IP-centric architecture. With ten patents pending,
Eric is active in the IETF, W3C, IEEE, and ISC.
Eric holds degrees from MIT and the Catholic University
of Leuven.
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Jeff
Kunins
January
2001: Speak
& Listen
February 2001: Speak
& Listen
March 2001: Speak
& Listen
April 2001: Speak
& Listen
May 2001: Speak
& Listen
August/September 2001: Speak
& Listen
Jeff
is a respected industry leader in the fields of
voice application networks and VoiceXML technology.
He is a frequently invited speaker at leading
trade conferences, and is often quoted in press
articles focusing on voice technology. Jeff regularly
contributes articles to publications including
VoiceXML Review and WirelessDevNet.com,
and is currently co-authoring one of the first
books on VoiceXML development. Upon joining Tellme
in early 2000, Jeff co-conceived, built, and managed
the debut of Tellme Studio. Tellme Studio is the
world's first and most popular VoiceXML resource
suite that now supports a community of over 10,000
developers and 1,000 publicly deployed appliations.
Currently, Jeff's team helps define and articulate
Tellme's strategic direction for meeting the needs
of Enterprise customers, and is responsible for
all technical marketing, sales tools, and enterprise
pricing structure. Previously during a four year
tenure at Microsoft, Jeff led a diverse set of
platform and consumer efforts including Microsoft
Passport, Microsoft SILK advanced Web server technology,
and Microsoft Cinemania. He is a co-inventor of
patent pending technologies for distributed Web
authentication and key management, and helped
drive Microsoft's acquisitions of Hotmail and
Firefly Networks. Outside of work, Jeff is a critically
acclaimed composer and sound designer for live
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Rob
Marchand
January
2001: First
Words
February 2001: First
Words
March 2001: First
Words
April 2001: First
Words
May 2001: First
Words
June 2001: First
Words
July 2001: First
Words
August/September 2001: First
Words
Rob
Marchand is Director of Products and Services
Development for VoiceGenie Technologies Inc. Rob
has been with VoiceGenie Technologies since 1999,
and has worked in advanced computing and telecommunications
since 1985. At VoiceGenie, Rob is responsible
for the VoiceGenie Developer Workshop (http://developer.voicegenie.com),
and new products and services development. Rob
is a member of the VoiceXML Education Committee,
and of USENIX and SAGE, and a regular contributor
to SANS. VoiceGenie is a Promoter Member of the
VoiceXML Forum.
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