Subject: [Enum] Update on ITAB

From: "Douglas Ranalli" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 11:37:47 -0500

ENUM Working Group,

Here's an update on ITAB in response to the various questions and comments generated two weeks ago on the ENUM list group.  Sorry about the delay in responding on this issue.

The updated mission of the "Internet Telephony Addressing Board" (ITAB) is to provide an open industry forum for promoting the use of the ENUM standard by sharing operational experiences and by advancing operational recommendations for the delivery of ENUM-based communications services.  ITAB was co-founded by Pulver.com and NetNumber back in September 2000 as part of our ".tel" application to ICANN but we've advanced the vision of the organization significantly since that time.  Please see www.i-tab.org for more information.  

NetNumber and Pulver.com are sponsoring ITAB with the goal of advancing the use of the ENUM standard as an integral component of the overall IP-communications industry.  Within the role that we've carved out for ITAB, we see no overlap between the "operational" focus of ITAB and the "standards definition" focus of the IETF and the ITU.  Very specifically we do not see any overlap between ITAB and the on-going discussions regarding the definition of a public ENUM Registry under "e164.arpa".  Regardless of the outcome of these domain discussions, as an industry, we still need to figure out how to effectively utilize the ENUM standard to advance the growth of IP-communications services.  ITAB exists to provide a forum for sharing implementation experiences with the goal of advancing the growth of ENUM in general.

We'll be working over the next few months to fill out the ITAB Board of Directors with representatives from a broad constituency within the IP-communications industry.  The first meeting of the new ITAB Board of Directors will be held the afternoon of Tuesday March 20th at the Pulver.com Spring VON event in Phoenix.  New Director's will be elected at that time and we'll begin work on the first set of ITAB "Operational Recommendation" documents immediately after the March Board meeting.  ITAB will continue to evolve as the industry evolves and we welcome participation from everyone who is working on advancing ENUM based services. 

If you're interested in participating in the work at ITAB please feel free to contact me directly with any questions.  

Regards,

Doug

Douglas J. Ranalli
Founder & Chief Strategy Officer
NetNumber
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