Norwalk, CT (February 28, 2008) - Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) announced today the addition of Sridhar Ramachandran (News - Alert) as a Featured Columnist covering Session Management and related next-generation communications technologies. Ramachandran is the Chief Technology Officer of NextPoint Networks. TMCnet is the leading Web site covering communications and technology with as many as three million visitors and thirty million page views per month, according to Webtrends.

“I am happy to join TMC (News - Alert) and hope my new column “Session Management: Networking on the Edge” will become a good source for readers to learn about the latest trends in IP communications. Being a part of the industry’s leading communications and technology media outlet is an honor and I look forward to a long and successful tenure with TMC” said Ramachandran.

Sridhar Ramachandran is CTO of NextPoint Networks. NextPoint Networks was formed as a result of the merger between NexTone Communications, Inc., and Reef Point (News - Alert) Systems, Inc. in January of 2008. Ramachandran co-founded NexTone Communications in February of 1998 and served as the company’s CTO. His unique insights led to the creation of the Session Border Controller (SBC), a $650M market that fundamentally changed the way telecom operators build out their networks. Throughout his career, Ramachandran has been at the forefront of networking technology and has influenced the communications industry tremendously with innovative products that have been very successful in the marketplace. He worked at GE Spacenet, Bay Networks and Hughes Network Systems before he founded NexTone Communications.  Ramachandran earned his Bachelors in Technology in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology in Chennai (Madras), India. He has a Master of Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

 “I’m pleased to announce that Sridhar Ramachandran is joining our editorial team of TMCnet contributors. He will be covering Session Management and related next-generation communications technologies on TMCnet. Ramachandran is a seasoned professional and a welcome member of our editorial team,” stated Greg Galitzine, group editorial director.

“Sridhar Ramachandran joins an impressive group of new TMCnet contributors and will be helping to cover the IP communications space. I am excited to see the tremendous growth in our editorial staff. We have made a concerted effort to recruit the highest caliber writers who are truly respected thought leaders,” stated Rich Tehrani (News - Alert), TMC president, “and our efforts are paying off.”

“I extend a warm welcome to Sridhar and hope for a long stay at TMC,” Tehrani concluded.

Ramachandran joins an impressive group of recently added TMCnet editorial contributors including Charlotte Wolter, Gary Kim, David Yedwab, Peter Radzieski, Scott Wharton, Taran Singh, Rick Graves, Dr. Alan Solheim, Jagan Jagannathan and Phil Hill. In addition, Jon Arnold is also contributing his commentary to TMCnet.

Read Sridhar Ramachandran’s first article, Session Management 2.0.

For more about Sridhar Ramachandran, please visit Session Management: Networking on the Edge.

TMCnet is the most-visited site on the World Wide Web for news, analysis and feature articles on communications and technology, including VoIP and other IP communications, CRM, contact centers, wireless, unified communications and IMS. TMCnet is read by nearly one million US visitors according to Quantcast (News - Alert) and by as many as three million unique visitors each month worldwide, according to Webtrends.

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Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) is an integrated global media company helping our clients build communities in print, online and in-person.As one of the most flexible, useful and fastest growing b-to-b technology sites on the Internet, its ability to provide RSS feeds and e-mail alerts by keyword and its automated press release posting application, TMCnet is an online innovator. TMCnet is a full-service news portal providing a multitude of educational platforms including podcasts, webinars, white papers, MyTMCnet, TMCnet Mobile, industry communities and more. A first-rate team of bloggers including Rich Tehrani, Tom Keating and Greg Galitzine plus 75 contributing editors including Jon Arnold, Charlote Wolter and Gary Kim contribute to the quality and quantity of news, features and commentary covering VoIP, IP communications, CRM, contact center and information technology topics. TMCnet is read by nearly one million US visitors according to Quantcast and by as many as three million unique visitors each month worldwide, according to Webtrends. TMCnet is also proud to have received a complimentary letter regarding our editorial quality from legend Warren Buffet regarding a Geico article (http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/rich-tehrani/warren-buffett-sends-a-letter-to-tmcs-tracey-schelmetic.html).

About TMC
Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) is an integrated global media company helping our clients build communities in print, online and in-person. TMC publishes Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified Communications, and IMS Magazine. TMCnet, TMC's Web site, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. Ranked in the top 7,500 most visited Web sites in the world by alexa.com*, TMCnet serves as many as three million unique visitors each month. TMC is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs. In addition, TMC produces INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO, and Call Center 2.0 Conference. (*alexa.com is an amazon.com company that ranks Web sites by their traffic levels. Neither alexa.com nor amazon.com is affiliated with TMCnet.)

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