http://blogs.msdn.com/oscartr/archive/tags/Adam+Turner/default.aspxTags: Adam Turneren-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/oscartr/archive/2007/04/26/searchvoip-com-au-launching-soon-in-australia.aspxThu, 26 Apr 2007 07:07:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:2280391oscartr0http://blogs.msdn.com/oscartr/comments/2280391.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/oscartr/commentrss.aspx?PostID=2280391<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><FONT face=Calibri size=3>I did a forty minute interview with </FONT><A href="http://www.adamturner.com.au/" mce_href="http://www.adamturner.com.au/"><FONT face=Calibri size=3>Adam Turner</FONT></A><FONT face=Calibri size=3> he is writing for the local (soon to be launched) </FONT><A href="http://www.searchvoip.com.au/" mce_href="http://www.searchvoip.com.au/"><FONT face=Calibri size=3>www.searchvoip.com.au</FONT></A><FONT face=Calibri size=3> which is modelled on the successful </FONT><A href="http://www.searchvoip.com/" mce_href="http://www.searchvoip.com/"><FONT face=Calibri color=#0000ff size=3>www.searchvoip.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Calibri size=3> from the USA.</FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><FONT face=Calibri size=3>The focus of the interview was <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">“Presence”</I></B>. </FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><FONT face=Calibri size=3>Adam had a good understanding of the concept prior to the interview and we covered of the impact of SIP on customers, presence between organisations (federation) and the importance of all industry players working together to deliver end to end solutions for their customers.</FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><FONT face=Calibri size=3>Adam asked me a question I have never been asked before. He asked me about my background and roles prior to UC at Microsoft, including my work at PeopleSoft and Vodafone. </FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><FONT face=Calibri size=3>Key lesson for me, it’s easier talking about UC than it is talking about me.</FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p><FONT face=Calibri size=3>&nbsp;</FONT></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><FONT face=Calibri size=3>Adam – good luck with the launch of searchvoip.com.au in Australia – hope it’s a big success</FONT></P><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2280391" width="1" height="1">SearchVoIP.com.auFederationAdam TurnerPresence