Science & Technology
Tue, September 11, 2012 
NORWALK, Conn.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Embrase Business Consulting and TMC announced today that Michael Tessler, President and CEO of BroadSoft, will kick off the festivities as the opening keynote speaker at [ StartupCamp6: Comms Edition ], taking place October 4th in Austin, Texas. StartupCamp, co-produced by Embrase and TMC, is collocated with ITEXPO, the worldas largest and best-attended communications and technology trade show, at the Austin Convention Center.
"So many of us in this industry grew up watching BroadSoft beat the drum on the hosted revolution"
StartupCamp is a fast-paced aready, set, pitcha event that offers early-stage entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch communications innovations of all kinds to an audience of industry leaders, media and investors.
aSo many of us in this industry grew up watching BroadSoft beat the drum on the hosted revolution,a said Larry Lisser, a partner in [ Embrase Business Consulting ] and co-founder of StartupCamp Comms. aBut with BroadSoft now a public company, and cloud services becoming mainstream, this is a unique opportunity for the entrepreneur community to hear a pioneer like Mike tell us what it took to get here. We couldnat be happier that he is joining us as the keynote guest in Austin.a
BroadSoft provides software and services that enable mobile, fixed-line and cable service providers to deliver unified communications and other voice and multimedia services over their Internet protocol (IP) based networks.
Before co-founding BroadSoft with Scott Hoffpauir in 1998, Tessler held several senior roles in product and services development for global leaders like Alcatel and Nortel. Tessler also has two patents in the area of local switching, AIN, and advanced call management services.
StartupCamp6 is supported by its platinum sponsor, the Cloud Communications Alliance, along with returning sponsors Phone.com, Shango and Twilio.
Attendance for StartupCamp is free for [ registered attendees ]a" register today on [ www.itexpo.com ] and RSVP for StartupCamp.
For StartupCamp sponsorship information, contact Larry Lisser at [ larrylisser@embrase.com ] or (415) 710-5947. For media registration, contact Ashley Baster at [ ashley@connect2comm.com ].
About Embrase Business Consulting:
Embrase is a boutique consulting company that offers positioning, go-to-market strategy and advisory services to companies operating in high growth communications and collaboration sectors. With its extensive expertise and knowledge in emerging communication and telephony markets, Embrase has assisted a cross-section of communications solution and service providers in entering new markets, growing revenues and making sound decisions. Visit [ www.embrase.com ] for further information.
About TMC:
TMC is celebrating its 40th anniversary as a global, integrated media company that helps clients build communities in print, in person, and online. TMC publishes the [ Customer Interaction Solutions ], [ INTERNET TELEPHONY ], [ Next Gen Mobility ], and [ Cloud Computing ] magazines. TMC is the producer of [ ITEXPO ], the worldas leading B2B communications event. [ TMCnet.com ], which is read by two million unique visitors each month, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. In addition, TMC runs multiple industry events: Cloud Communications Expo; Cloud4SMB Expo; CVx (ChannelVision Expo); DevCon5; HTML5 Summit; LatinComm Conference & Expo; M2M Evolution Conference & Expo; Mobility Tech Conference & Expo; MSPAlliance MSPWorld; StartupCamp; Video World Conference & Expo and more.
Visit [ TMC Events ] for a complete listing and further information.
