Fremont, CA, March 2001

ATTENTION:

Business/High Tech Editors/Editors Attending Spring 2001 VON

WHO:

Birds of a Feather

• Carol Waller, Marconi
• Guy Grindborg, Ericsson, MSF Marketing Chair
• Richard Seager, Worldcom

Panel Discussion

• Carol Waller
• Guy Grindborg
• Richard Seager
• Dr. Walter Buga, International Softswitch Consortium (ISC)

WHAT:

Birds of a Feather

MSF Leaders will present "Fighting for End to End Interoperability"

Conference attendees and the media will have an opportunity to meet and speak with MSF members and directors at a reception hosted by MSF immediately following the presentation.

Panel Discussion

MSF Leaders will present "Making Sense of Multi-vendor, Multi-technology Architectures."

WHEN AND WHERE:

Birds of a Feather

7:30pm - 8:45pm, March 21, 2001
Phoenix Civic Center
225 East Adams Street, Phoenix AZ
Room E

Reception

8:45pm-10:00pm, March 21, 2001
Hyatt Regency Phoenix
Networks Bar and Grill (Located on Lobby Level)
122 North Second Street (Near Civic Plaza)

Panel Discussion

8:15am - 9:30am, March 22, 2001
Phoenix Civic Center
225 East Adams Street, Phoenix AZ
Room D

ABOUT MSF:

The Multiservice Switching Forum is a global association of service providers and system suppliers committed to developing and promoting open-architecture, multiservice switching systems. Founded in 1998, the MSF is a non-profit, open-membership organization comprised of the world's leading communications technology companies. The MSF's activities include developing implementation agreements, promoting worldwide compatibility and interoperability, and encouraging input to appropriate national and international standards bodies. For more information about the MSF and its members, visit the MSF web site at http://www.msforum.org.

PRESS CONTACT:

Kendra Gross
Porchivina and Associates
Tel: 415-893-9138
Email: kendra@papr.com