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April 1, 2002
Fast and furious. That's how I'd describe the work progressing since our last TC meeting in Dallas only 4 short weeks ago. But don't expect things to slow down anytime soon when it comes to the MSF. The MSF Global Interoperabilty Event 2002, planned for November 2002,
will be unlike any other interop event. The Interop Task Force, led by TC Chair, Rich Seager, is working diligently to put the pieces in place. As Roger Ward wrote in his recent letter to members, the MSF interop event "will be a unique opportunity to use the collaborative
resources of the MSF to provide an environment in which the technology that is now coming to market in support of MSF Implementation Agreements might be showcased, thus providing a real commercial benefit to our members and the industry." We hope you'll
join this effort by supporting and participating in this most important interop event.
Now you can show your company's support for MSF's Release 1 Architecture by featuring the new MSF Support Logo on your company's products. Featuring the Support Logo is an excellent way to show your customers that your company is working towards creating the future of Multiservice, Multivendor, Multitechnology networks TODAY. The criteria for using the logo can be found on the MSF website at http://www.msforum.org/techinfo/implementation.shtml. Only membership companies may use the logo, while any company can use the "support for" statement if they fulfill the criteria. Send this announcement to your product and marketing departments to leverage this competitive advantage to market and sell YOUR products. Back to In This Issue
The "MSF Global Interoperability 2002" program will culminate in an end-to-end interoperability demonstrations in support of the Physical Scenarios defined by the Physical Scenario Task Force. The target date to hold MSF's the Interoperability Demonstration is November 2002. If you haven't done so already, please complete the Interop Survey sent to members on March 22 and return it to Julianne Fitzpatrick at jfitzpatrick@msforum.org by Monday, April 1. The survey does not commit you to participating but will help plan the scope of the trial. Please contact MSF's Technical Chair, Rich Seager at richard.seager@wcom.com with any questions. Back to In This Issue
A Marketing Tool Kit has been added to the MSF website so that members can easily access marketing collateral including the MSF brochure, standard presentation and logos. To view the brochure and other marketing materials, go to the Marketing Tool Kit page on the website at http://www.msforum.org/mktool/index.shtml. Be sure to check out MSF's newly updated brochure. The brochure, while maintaining a strong focus on MSF's technical work, also reflects the commitment MSF has made to provide real value to its members by highlighting the value of cooperation among member companies and underscoring MSF's pledge to develop truly interoperable systems. Back to In This Issue
MSF will hold its Q202 Technical Committee meeting in Rome in April 16-18 at the Grand Hotel Plaza. A map of the area surrounding the Hotel Grand Plaza may be found at http://www.venere.it/it/roma/plaza/location.html.en. Important Deadlines Tuesday, April 2
The Grand Hotel Plaza still has some guest rooms available starting on April 14th. Reservations may be made by calling the hotel at +39-06-699-211-11. You must mention "Multiservice Switching Forum" in order to secure the discounted room rate of EUR 255.00 (EUR 320.00 for double occupancy). The Hotel Grand Plaza's guest room rate includes a continental breakfast in the hotel restaurant each morning. MSF members who choose not to stay at the Hotel Grand Plaza may partake in the Hotel Grand Plaza's breakfast if they mention that they are with the MSF group. If you choose not to stay at the Grand Hotel Plaza, here are a few other nearby hotels: De la Ville Inter-Continental Rome Via Sistina 67/69 Rome 00187 Tel: +39 06 67331 Fax: +39 06 67842 13 Hotel de Russie Via del Babuino 9 00187 Rome Tel: +39 06 32 8881 Fax: +39 06 32 888 888 Hotel delle Nazioni Via Poli 7 - 00187 Roma http://www.italyhotel.com/roma/delle_nazioni/ Keynote Speaker The Board of Directors and the Marketing Committee is pleased to welcome Martine LaPierre from Alcatel as the Keynote Speaker at the Opening Plenary on Tuesday, April 16. Back to In This Issue
The Board recently approved adding Scholarship and Fellowship programs to it's the membership program . The new programs allow participation by serious contributors not employed by Principal Member companies. Please see the member benefits page on the website for full details http://www.msforum.org/about/benefits.shtml. MSF Awards Fellowship to Avri Doria Now on the faculty at the University of Lulea in Sweden, Avri Doria has been awarded one of three MSF Fellowships. Avri has been a contributor to MSF since its creation in 1998. She has held leadership roles as both a member of the Board of Directors, and as the Management Framework Working Group Chair. She currently serves as Secretary to the Board. Back to In This Issue
Converge! Network Digest reported MSF"s approval of two MEGACO IAs, namely MSF IP Trunking Gateway to Controller Profile and the Implementation Agreement for BICC. See the full story on http://www.convergedigest.com. TMCnet.com featured a similar story about MSF's recent IAs in its March 20 online edition. See the full story on: http://www.tmcnet.com/enews/032002e.htm. Back to In This Issue
The Board of Directors is pleased to welcome two new members to MSF - Bay Packets and Catena Networks. Bay Packets - http://www.baypackets.com BayPackets, headquartered in Fremont, California, was founded in February 2000 by seasoned telecommunications professionals that understand the realities service providers face. The executive team set out to create products and solutions that would address the pressures of meeting revenue and operational goals. To this end, BayPackets' develops and markets a network-independent and carrier-grade system that simplifies the complexity of service introduction and implementation. Using BayPackets' OSS integration and Service Introduction platforms with its enhanced application suite, service providers can continue to leverage existing legacy systems with the ability to generate immediate revenue streams while transitioning to the new generation of packet networks. BayPackets' innovative solutions are based on the E-quation for long-term service provider success, enabling carriers to: * Evolve the range of service offerings * Enhance revenues and profit margins * Enrich the customer experience for stronger loyalty Catena Networks - http://www.catena.com Catena Networks was founded in 1998 by a seasoned team of senior executives that had worked together at Nortel Networks and Cadence Design Systems. The founding team pioneered development of Nortel's mass-market voice and data access solutions, which have been deployed in volumes exceeding 150 million lines. These solutions included the World Line Card, Nortel's highest-volume POTS card and its 1-Meg Modem, a pre-ADSL modem product. Catena Networks has developed more than 20 patented innovations enabling low cost, low power and high density POTS+DSL access system solutions. Catena Networks' mission is to help carriers accelerate broadband DSL service delivery and smoothly migrate from today's circuit-based PSTN to a converged, packet-based public network. With Catena's groundbreaking broadband access solutions, service providers can deliver voice, data and video services more quickly, cost-effectively and profitably than ever before. Everyone wants BroadbandTM. Now, everyone can get it. Back to In This Issue
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