EDM07 Sponsors

Gold Sponsors:

BTSLogic, a division of LogicTree Corp., provides total solutions for Information Services Providers such as online portals, Internet Yellow Pages, Directory Assistance players, and communications carriers worldwide. BTSLogic solutions enable service providers to respond to market rapidly while dramatically lowering operating costs and increasing revenue by remaining in the revenue path of transactions from the query to the cash register event.

BTSLogic’s use of open and standards based solutions allow rapid integration of content and multi-modal delivery thru agent desktop, speech automation, SMS/MMS, or mobile PDA interfaces. BTSLogic’s solutions also enable seamless integration of the best of breed components from third party players.

The combination of proven experience and leading edge solutions based on open standards gives BTSLogic partners the business agility to succeed.

Call Genie specializes in voice-based search for directory content by category and location. The Call Genie EVD™ (Enhanced Voice Directory) product combines modern speech recognition / synthesis technology with sophisticated search algorithms. EVD™ guides callers through an interactive voice dialog to find merchants in the category and location of their choice. For a selected merchant, EVD™ lets the callers hear additional information, such as how to locate the merchants, or to connect through to the merchant. Call Genie offers the EVD™ product to Yellow Pages publishers, fixed and mobile carriers and Directory Assistance service providers globally. Call Genie the market leader in voice access to Yellow Pages.

For more information and an audio demo, visit www.callgenie.com email: info@callgenie.com call Mark Temple on +44 1926 422776

Local Matters, Inc. is a specialized technology and media services company. We transform local advertising and Directory Assistance services into a vast, multi-channel information exchange. We do this by enabling media publishers and Directory Assistance providers to convert extensive local business information into digital media accessible across channels. In addition, we offer our set of customer-focused organization, planning, refining and comparing functionality. This functionality complements the large online search engines by providing a bridge between the information-gathering and decision-making stages of the consumer experience. The end result is a highly effective conduit for consumers to get the right information on local businesses wherever and however they need it.

mobilePeople is a leading mobile search company – driven by the user experience. With a market leading position in the directory service provider sector across Europe. mobilePeople provides a complete mobile search solution (liquid™) which creates new revenue streams through mobile search marketing for media companies, directory service providers, mobile network operators and MVNOs. We manage the entire mobile search process including user interface design, search technology, complementary content indexes and advertising network.

mobilePeople’s vision is to create and lead the advertising marketplace within the mobile search sector. We want the mobile phone to become the preferred search channel for consumers. mobilePeople’s mission is to enable media companies, directory service providers, mobile network operators and MVNOs to monetize on the mobile search economy.

Silver Sponsors:

LSSi Corp. - LSSi, a privately held corporation, is headquartered in Edison, New Jersey and has significant operations in North Carolina, the United Kingdom, Ireland and France.

LSSi is the world's leading provider of telephony sourced databases, hosting databases in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland and France. In all, LSSi receives approximately 2 million daily updates for over 220 million listings it hosts. In 2006 LSSi processed over 800 million updates to its databases and processed over 3 billion transactions. LSSi has been acknowledged as the most accurate telephony based database provider for the last four years by respected industry analyst, The Paisley Group. LSSi is also the global leader in providing gateway access to and from telephony managed databases in 26 additional countries.

Soleo Communications - Providing systems integration, software-based solutions, and professional services to customer contact centers

Soleo focuses on selling to the telecommunications industry, primarily to those customer contact centers dedicated to offering information services such as Directory and Operator Services. Soleo positions its Service Request Platform (SRP), a next-generation VoIP call center solution, as central to its product portfolio. The SRP is a carrier-grade, IP/IMS-compatible call distribution and service enabling system. Soleo also specializes in VoIP-based applications including Directory & Toll Assistance, Messaging and voice-initiated Information Services. Soleo offers these products and software solutions in combination with its professional services including network integration and 24x7 customer technical support. Soleo maintains its advantage within its target market by providing cost-effective, best-in-class new solutions and upgrades from legacy systems.

EDM07 Partner:

EIDQ - The EIDQ Association is an association for the Directory Information Industry (DII). The DII means the whole value chain, vendors, data suppliers and service suppliers of Directory Information Services, with the primary focus being voice and on-line services.

The Association is a non-profit-organisation whose MISSION is to promote and support the DII to help customers communicate worldwide.  The SCOPE of the Association includes, but is not limited to, commercial, technical, regulatory and operational issues within the DII, primarily in Europe.  The EIDQ currently has 44 member organisations.

Wim Steenhaut, EIDQ General Secretary
Tel: +32 475 615 600
E-mail: secretary@eidq.org

EDM07 Conference Organizer:

Whitaker Associates is a leading consulting organization in the global information services marketplace. Whitaker Associates believes that the free market system is the most effective way to organize production and distribution and seeks to assist, through conferences, publications, and consulting, in the development of free market systems worldwide.

Whitaker Associates help organizations take advantage of opportunities in domestic and international telecommunications markets created by the communication technology revolution and regulatory reform. Whitaker Associates also publishes the Operator, a newsletter for directory services markets worldwide, and has organized the European Directory Marketplace Conference series since 2001.