Ted Wallingford co-founded Best Technology in 2005. As CEO and Lead Consultant of Best Technology, Ted maintains an active daily consulting schedule, remaining a strategically important figure within the halls of the company’s largest clients.
Born and educated in Detroit, Michigan, Ted has been working in the data communications field since 1994. His first technology job was with an apparel manufacturer in St. Clair Shores, Michigan. After stints in the education and advertising industries, Ted moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where Best Technology is today headquartered.
O’Reilly Media has published two of Ted’s books about unified business communication. These books focus on Voice over IP, a technology that has permitted the convergence of telephones, PCs, software, and networks in recent years. Switching to VoIP has been O’Reilly Media’s best-selling VoIP book in its category, and has been called, “the voice of reason in an industry full of hype,” and remains the go-to guide for systems engineers looking for a serious hands-on exploration of VoIP technology.
Ted has been a keynote speaker and panelist at events such as VON Enterprise and MuniWireless, and has appeared on NPR’s Talk of the Nation Science Friday radio program.
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Born and educated in Detroit, Michigan, Ted has been working in the data communications field since 1994. His first technology job was with an apparel manufacturer in St. Clair Shores, Michigan. After stints in the education and advertising industries, Ted moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where Best Technology is today headquartered.
O’Reilly Media has published two of Ted’s books about unified business communication. These books focus on Voice over IP, a technology that has permitted the convergence of telephones, PCs, software, and networks in recent years. Switching to VoIP has been O’Reilly Media’s best-selling VoIP book in its category, and has been called, “the voice of reason in an industry full of hype,” and remains the go-to guide for systems engineers looking for a serious hands-on exploration of VoIP technology.
Ted has been a keynote speaker and panelist at events such as VON Enterprise and MuniWireless, and has appeared on NPR’s Talk of the Nation Science Friday radio program.