Fixed Mobile Convergence

[November 17, 2009] Treasure Coast Caregiver Conference Will Focus On Answers and Support for Families TREASURE COAST, Fla. --(Business Wire)-- Today's Caregiver magazine and Caregiver.com will host a complementary "day of sharing wisdom" at the Fearless Caregiver Conference on December 2nd from 8:30am to 2:30pm at Club Med Port St. Lucie. United States Assistant Secretary for Aging Kathy Greenlee will keynote the day's event. Gary Barg, author of the Fearless Caregiver book and host of The Fearless Caregiver Conferences, states, "We have hosted 90 events across the nation over the past ten years and are excited to again bring a Fearless Caregiver Conference to the Treasure Coast." Support for caregivers living with dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) is among the topics of importance that will be addressed at the event. Two focus groups will be conducted at the event for family members who are responsible for caring for loved ones living with swallowing disorders. Caregivers of loved ones living with illnesses such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, stroke and Huntington's are encouraged to attend. Focus Group Information - For information about participating in the dysphagia focus groups ($100.00 will be given to those chosen to take part in the discussion) call 800-829-2734 ext 120. Conference Registration Info - Complimentary tickets, which include lunch, are provided by the Area Agency on Aging of Palm Beach Treasure Coast and Today's Caregiver magazine. Register online at www.caregiver.com or call 800-829-2734 ext126. Past keynote speakers at The Fearless Caregiver Conferences have included Debbie Reynolds, Della Reese, Clay Aiken, Robert Urich, Leeza Gibbons and Linda Dano. About Caregiver Media Group Caregiver Media Group is the leading provider of information, support and guidance for family and professional caregivers. Founded in 1995, the company produces Today's Caregiver magazine, the first national magazine dedicated to caregivers, the Fearless Caregiver Conferences and its website - Caregiver.com, which includes topic specific newsletters, online discussion lists, back issue articles of Today's Caregiver magazine, a digital edition of Today's Caregiver magazine, and an online store. Caregiver Media Group and all its products are developed for caregivers, about caregivers and by caregivers. [ Back to the Fixed Mobile Convergence Community's Homepage ]

encompasses a wide range of mobile services that converge elements of fixed communications infrastructure to complement the core mobile service. In most cases fixed mobile convergence (FMC) services allow the user or the network to take advantage of higher speed, cheaper local unlicensed access networks in local environments for lower value, high volume transactions.

BlackBerry® Mobile Voice System (BlackBerry MVS) converges office desk phones and BlackBerry® smartphones, allowing users to access standard enterprise voice features whether at their desks or on the go*. BlackBerry MVS encompasses BlackBerry® MVS Client software for BlackBerry smartphones, BlackBerry MVS Services of BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, and the Ascendent Voice Mobility Suite.

With BlackBerry MVS, BlackBerry smartphone users can access enterprise desk phone options directly from the menu interface of the BlackBerry phone application, while at the same time securely authenticating to the organization’s enterprise telephony system (PBX). BlackBerry MVS also gives IT administrators the control to set voice policies on the BlackBerry smartphone, so that inbound and outbound calls use the enterprise line. This allows for all mobile calls to be logged or recorded for compliance with regulatory or corporate standards.
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