ITExpo West begins

ITExpo, the Internet telephony conference in Los Angeles, begins today in the L.A. Convention Center. Hundreds of vendors and thousands of folks will converge here for what's new in the way of everything that affects VoIP, from regulations, technology and protocols, to handsets, hardware and open source codes. FierceMarkets is concurrently hosting IPTV Evolution today, a one-day event covering the rapidly emerging sector of IP television and video distribution.

As with all trade shows, IT Expo is heavy on the swag, although this one is light on T-shirts and chocolate statuettes. Instead, there are iPods, IP PBX systems, putters, a Sharper Image massager and "500 inward dialing phone numbers."

The tchotchke of the show is a Toyota FJ Cruiser with every type of mobile comms imaginable--Bluetooth, GPS, satellite, WiFi, DVD "and more." To qualify, all one has to do is visit and get a stamp from every booth.

For More:
- ITExpo's home page is here
- IPTV Evolution is here