July 19 and 20, 2005
Boston, MA, USA

Yankee Group announced the keynote speakers and accompanying agenda for its 2005 Decision Summit, "IPTV: Technology Options and their Impact on the Future of Entertainment." The industry's premier research-driven event--July 19 to 20 at the Dorothy Quincy Suite, in Boston, MA--unites the top names in IPTV to address when IPTV will be field-ready and how the market will respond.

The Summit features Yankee Group analysts and select industry visionaries, including Terry Denson, vice president, programming and marketing, Verizon; Paul Mitchell, senior director, chief of staff, Microsoft TV Division; Steve Necessary, vice president, video product development, Cox Communications; Rob Piconi, vice president and general manager, broadband solutions, Lucent Technologies; Jeff Weber, vice president, product & strategy, SBC Communications; Jim White, vice president, marketing, Alcatel; and Arjang Zadeh, managing partner, network service line, Accenture. These industry leaders will discuss the technical and systems integration needs for IPTV and also share their market insights into how carriers' and vendors' technical decisions will affect businesses and shape the IPTV market.

Representative of the entire IPTV landscape, additional speakers include: Geoff Burke, director, video solutions marketing, Calix; Jeff Berenson, North American video practice, BearingPoint; Joseph A. Cantwell, vice president, marketing, advanced services, Starz Entertainment; and Eran Wagner, vice president, IPTV and content, Amdocs.

Attendees at the 2005 Yankee Group Summit Boston will:

• Understand the ramifications of choosing one of several different paths for entertainment delivery
• Learn how today's technology decisions will impact the future of IPTV and entertainment
• Identify the impact internet-based video will have on traditional forms of video distribution
• Evaluate how service providers will manage the multiple vendors involved in building next-generation video networks
• Hear the latest Yankee Group research on the IP video market that will enable your business to succeed

"Yankee Group's timely, in-depth IPTV event will look beyond the hype and focus on the real technology decisions that will be made over the next several quarters," said Brian Adamik, Yankee Group CEO. "Players in the consumer video services market have made the decision to go with IPTV, but that is just the tip of the iceberg to making IPTV a successful business initiative. The technology decisions being made today will impact the future of entertainment for years to come."

Decision Summit Platinum sponsors include Accenture, Alcatel, IBM, Lucent Technologies and Microsoft TV. Gold sponsors include Amdocs, BearingPoint and Calix. Media sponsors include SearchEnterpriseVoice.com and Telecommunications magazine.

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