8×8, Inc., provider of Packet8 broadband VoIP and videophone communication services, recently announced that their Chairman and CEO Bryan R. Martin plans to make a presentation at the upcoming Ninth Annual Piper Jaffray Semiconductor & Communications Conference next month.  Held at the New York Palace Hotel in New York City on May 9th and 10th, the conference will feature presentations from growth companies representing industry segments, including “3G wireless technologies, WiMAX, Voice-over-IP, fiber-to-the-home, optical communications, application traffic management, next-generation networking, video conferencing, data center consolidation, 3D printing and new and emerging sectors within the semiconductor industry, such as programmable mixed-signal and multimedia ICs.”

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Communications Developer Conference 2007

AUSTIN, Texas - Legerity, Inc., the "V" in VoIP!™, today announced that Shoaib Mohammad, director of corporate business development for Legerity, has accepted an invitation to present at TMC’s 4th annual Communications Developer Conference on May 15, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara, California with a session titled, “Designing Next-Generation Phone-Ready PCs.”

TMC’s Communications Developer Conference, being held May 15-17, 2007, is the world’s only annual conference for developers of IP communications technologies. For the first three years, the conference was known as the VoIP Developer Conference but subsequently changed its name to reflect the industry’s evolution from voice-only applications to all forms of communications.

“This session will look at innovative technologies, an entire ecosystem of a phone-ready PC deployment as well as discuss a viable business model for PC OEMs so they can start offering incremental voice services with a pre-configured Broadband data service,” said Shoaib Mohammad, presenter at this year’s conference. “This forum is a great opportunity for Legerity to share its thought leadership and provide valuable information to system developers.”

“We are delighted that Legerity will be participating in this year’s show. Mr. Mohammad is widely recognized and respected as an industry leader, and I’m confident that our attendees will appreciate the opportunity to hear his perspective on phone-ready PC development dynamics,” said Rich Tehrani, TMC president and conference chairman. “As our industry continues to make advancements, it will be the vision of organizations such as Legerity that lead the way. Our conference is all about focusing on the next generation of innovations and it’s great that we have someone of Mr. Mohammad’s caliber to share his insights this year.”

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According to the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), many natural ecosystems have already been affected by global warming, as evidenced by documented changes in polar/glacial ecosystems, species migrations, growing seasons, and extreme weather events. In their report, “Climate Change 2007: Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability,” released on April 6, 2007, in Brussels, the IPCC says that, based on data collected since the 1970s, the “observed increase in the globally averaged temperature since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations.” Future climate shifts will severely impact biological and physical processes on a global scale, including all aspects of human activity. Responses to climate change include adaptation and/or mitigation in order to delay, reduce, or avoid negative consequences.

In the United States, approximately 6% of all greenhouse gases produced may be attributed to domestic business travel via car, bus, train, and air. Telepresence technology, which uses large, high-definition screens, life-size images, CD-quality audio, and high-speed broadband connectivity to provide a fluid, “in-person” experience, promises to dramatically reduce the need for business travel by increasing the value and utility of remote video collaboration and conferencing. Reducing the need for corporate travel for purposes such as conferences and meetings could result in a significant reduction in the production of carbon dioxide, a major component of greenhouse gases.

The Telepresence World 2007 Conference, which will be held at the University of San Diego June 4 – 6, 2007, will highlight the positive impact that this emerging technology could have on the underlying causes of global warming. Noted Mark Barounos, President of Hemisphere Expo Services, the organizers of the conference, “Many telepresence providers have already realized the importance of this new technology and the role it could play in helping to reduce GHG emissions. Global climate change is one of the foremost issues facing the world today and this is an aspect of telepresence that we want to emphasize. While reducing corporate travel can save individual businesses time and money, it can also help on a global scale by moderating future climate variability.” In November of 2006, Teliris, a leading provider of telepresence solutions (and a Diamond Sponsor of Telepresence World 2007) became the first telepresence provider to have one of its offerings—VirtualLive—certified by the CarbonNeutral Company to help reduce the “carbon footprint” of those who utilize VirtuaLive for meetings, rather than travel.

An entire afternoon of the conference will be devoted to discussing the environmental aspects of telepresence. In addition, Jon Price, Sales Director of the CarbonNeutral Company will address attendees about the business of “being green.” Leading telepresence providers, including sponsors Polycom, Teliris, Cisco, Telanetix, BT, DVE (Digital Video Enterprises), and Masergy will host live demonstrations for conference delegates so they can experience the incredible life-like reality of this technology, which far surpasses anything of this nature previously available. Media sponsors for Telepresence World 2007 include: CXO, CIOIndex, Business Management (bm), and VOIP-News.com. Telepresence World 2007 is supported by the Interactive Media & Collaborative Communications Alliance (IMCCA) and the International Society of Presence Research (ISPR).

About Hemisphere Expo Services, Inc.
Established in 1990, The Hemisphere Group has produced events throughout Asia, India, and the Americas. Their events portfolio includes conferences, seminars, and tradeshows on topics ranging from aerospace to finance. Known today as Hemisphere Expo Services, Inc., they provide expertise in the production and management of events relating to high-technology advancements.

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