Telephony Announces Telephony Live 2008 Conference Agenda and Call for Service Provider...

Telephony Announces Telephony Live 2008 Conference Agenda and Call for Service Provider Innovation Award Nominations

NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
Penton Media's Telephony(R), a leading publication for
communications service providers, today announced plans for its second
annual Telephony LIVE: The 2008 Telecom Summit, to be held September
30 - October 1 in Chicago. Telephony will host the Innovation Awards
at the event and has opened nominations for service providers.
Conference and nomination/award program details are available at
www.telephonyonline.com/telephonylive08.

Targeted to service providers navigating the highly competitive
telecom marketplace, the two-day event will focus on practical
approaches to adopting new technology, including Web services and IT
expertise. The conference will offer keynotes, breakout sessions and
real-world case studies from speakers representing service providers,
end-users, industry analysts and presenting sponsors. The program
features three session tracks - Operations, Service
Creation/Applications and Network Technology. General session panels
will explore tomorrow's service providers and examine how "open"
carriers need to be.

"The Telephony LIVE event is intended to both inspire service
providers to innovate, and provide practical ideas for creating new
services and driving new service revenues," said Carol Wilson, editor
in chief. "Our speakers and presenters combine original thinking with
real-world experience to deliver a program that is interesting but
also of long-term value."

Telephony will also present the Telephony Innovation Awards,
recognizing service providers who have developed unique or
first-to-market offerings that either utilize technology or address
customer's needs in a new way. Innovation Award recipients will be
announced at the event and profiled in Telephony. Innovation Award
nominations are now open; to nominate a service provider, visit
https://www.mblast.com/mr.asp?2.191789.8.

Telephony, a leading publication for communications service
providers, delivers insightful journalism and real-world intelligence
about the technologies and business strategies that are driving the
telecom industry. For telecom marketers, Telephony reaches a focused
audience through a broad range of targeted marketing channels and
custom opportunities. Whether through print, e-newsletters, Webcasts,
podcasts, blogs, events, custom solutions or online, Telephony
connects customers with the buying power of the industry. For more
information, visit www.telephonyonline.com. Telephony is published by
Penton Media.

Penton Media, Inc. is the largest independent business-to-business
media company in the U.S., serving more than six million business
professionals every month. The company's market-leading brands are
focused on 30 industries and include 113 trade magazines, 145 Web
sites, 150 industry trade shows and conferences, and more than 500
information data products. Headquartered in New York City, the
privately held company is owned by MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity
Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP,
and its co-investors. For additional information on the company and
its businesses, visit www.penton.com.

Peters & Feldman for Penton Media
Lee Feldman, 203-341-8922
leefeld@ix.netcom.com

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