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VoIP is not just for techies anymore! Today, a company called Vonage has taken it mainstream, with more than 1.6 million customers utliizing its technology. Vonage has dramatically shifted the paradigm for traditional voice communications; so, where does it go from here?

Vonage CTO Louis Mamakos sees promise and continued refinements in Vonage's technology and business, while acknowledging the challenges that his, and other, large enterprises face today. How does he balance encouraging the "startup" mentality of creativity in his IT group with business demands like Sarbanes-Oxley and attention to the bottom line? What are his views on the challenge of building out broadband infrastructure, and how about "Net neutrality"? Join us for a dynamic conversation with an even more dynamic individual, who thinks the future's so bright he's gotta wear shades.

Resources

Vonage Web site

Interview with Louis Mamakos on Internetnews.com

Bio

Louis A. Mamakos has been chief technology officer for Vonage since July 2004 and oversees all technology functions at Vonage, which include new product and services development, supervision of all research projects and integration of all technology-based activities into Vonage's corporate strategy. Prior to joining Vonage, Mr. Mamakos served as a Fellow for Hyperchip, Inc., a start-up that built scaleable, high-performance core routers, from July 2002 to May 2004. Prior to Hyperchip, Mr. Mamakos held various engineering and architecture positions at UUNET Technologies, now known as MCI, from 1993 to May 2002. Prior to UUNET Technologies, Mr. Mamakos spent nearly 12 years as Assistant Manager for Network Infrastructure at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Production Credits

Dana Farver, Executive Producer, Communities Editor-in-Chief
Tom Parish, Audio Producer, Show Host
Kimberly Stone, Web Development Manager
Scott Ebner, Web Developer