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Massachusetts DOER Presents 'Beacon for Energy' Certificate to Nexant

Nexant, a provider of intelligent grid software and clean energy solutions, has stated that their client Acushnet Company of Fairhaven, MA will be receiving a Beacon for Energy of certificate from the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, or DOER.

11/25/2009 3:51:15 PM

Poor Management Inhibits Successful Innovations: Accenture

Here is the key to maximizing ROI from innovations whether new methods, processes and technology in these challenging times: making sure the management of it is right. In other words it is less the solution and tool that is important and more the people who are responsible for them.

11/25/2009 3:48:28 PM

Mushroom Networks Intros a New Value Added Reseller Program

Mushroom Networks has announced a new value added reseller (VAR) program that will enable authorized partners to resell the company's line of Broadband Bonding products to the Internet service provider and IT services market sectors.

11/25/2009 3:47:43 PM

Good News, Bad News About Mobile Marketing

The good news in the bad news is that the market seems to be at an early-adopter phase, which means the business is poised for growth, even if at present it remains at a seminal state of development.

11/25/2009 3:47:34 PM

Luxul Wireless Announces Additions to Shock-WAV WiFi Signal Boosters Family

Luxul Wireless, a provider of patented high-performance wireless signal technologies, has announced additions to its family of Shock-WAV WiFi Signal Boosters.

11/25/2009 3:47:14 PM

IC Plus Standardizes Verification Process With Cadence Verification Technology

Cadence Design Systems, Inc., a provider of global electronic design innovation, announced that IC Plus, a communication and networking IC design company in Taiwan, has opted for the Cadence Incisive verification solution with the Open Verification Methodology and Cadence verification IP to optimize development time while simplifying and standardizing its verification process.

11/25/2009 3:45:22 PM

Federal IT Professionals Call for Reinforcements to Combat Persistent, Severe Threats: Report

Forget bombs, guns and crowbars. The big lurking threats to U.S. government security, and therefore for all Americans are coming in from enemies and crooks via computers.

11/25/2009 3:43:56 PM

Teledata ICT of Ghana Selects VocalTec for Class-5 VoIP

Teledata ICT, a Ghana-based licensed ISP, has selected VocalTec's Class-5 VoIP solution for the delivery of advanced hosted PBX services.

11/25/2009 3:43:20 PM

SES ASTRA Enters into Cooperation with Milano Teleport

According to SES ASTRA officials, Milano Teleport intends to use the capacity to provide transmission services to local and regional channels, as well as to ethnic channels that want to reach out to their particular target group and extend their coverage beyond terrestrial transmission following the completion of the terrestrial analog switch-off in 2012.

11/25/2009 3:42:09 PM

Eutelsat Tooway Service Selected by SFR for New Satellite Broadband Service

Eutelsat Tooway service reportedly has been selected by French telecommunications operator SFR for its new satellite broadband service for French homes. Additionally, a new service called the 'Satellite Internet Pack' was launched today using capacity on Eutelsat's HOT BIRD 6 satellite.

11/25/2009 3:40:30 PM

Two-Thirds of Companies Uncertain of Mobile Data Security: Survey

The survey revealed the need for enterprises to implement strategies to secure and manage sensitive data, and also protect against the legal responsibilities associated with data breaches.

11/25/2009 3:38:23 PM

SES ASTRA Enters into Cooperation with Milano Teleport

SES ASTRA, an SES company, has reportedly entered into a partnership with Italian broadcast and network service provider Milano Teleport to offer capacity to Italian broadcasters.

11/25/2009 3:33:46 PM

Eutelsat Tooway Service Selected by SFR for New Satellite Broadband Service

The Tooway service, in France offers a consumer broadband solution at speeds and prices meeting the Digital France 2012 Plan.

11/25/2009 3:31:34 PM

Telefonica del Peru Selects Gilat for Broadband Satellite Communications Project

Gilat officials said that the company is providing a Gilat SkyEdge II broadband satellite communications network covering more than 3,500 rural sites nationwide to Telefonica del Peru.

11/25/2009 3:30:51 PM

Dell Adamo XPS Features TZ Intevia Locking Technology

Telezygology Inc., a Chicago-based provider of security, locking, monitoring and control applications across a number of market segments, announced that its TZ Intevia technology is featured in Dell's newest ultra-thin premium laptop, Adamo XPS.

11/25/2009 3:29:32 PM

Call Recording/Monitoring Top Value Investment: Experts

If there is one investment organizations are, and if not they should be making in these tight economic times and that is in top quality recording and quality monitoring solutions report leading research firms.

11/25/2009 3:28:57 PM

CallerXchange Deployed to All MTN Congo Mobile Subscribers Through Gemalto SIM Cards

Users can now connect and stay connected with friends, family and business associates – enhancing the value of their mobile phonebooks.

11/25/2009 3:28:11 PM

Virtra Receives Firearm Training Simulator Orders from Police Forces in Georgia and Tennessee

VirTra Systems has reportedly received purchase orders from top police departments in both Georgia and Tennessee for VirTra's compact and affordable IVR-180 HD firearms training simulator.

11/25/2009 3:25:31 PM

ADTRAN Delivers Advanced Video Solutions

ADTRAN, Inc., a supplier of next-generation networking solutions, has introduced a new wide range of solutions for the Total Access 5000 Multi-Service Access Platform, or MSAP, targeted at delivering advanced video services.

11/25/2009 3:24:41 PM

Option 3G Solution in Google Android 2.0 Platform for MOTO Devices

Option, a wireless technology company, has announced the deployment of its GTM501 in Android 2.0 Media Platform of MOTO development group. The tiny GTM501 3G unit with wireless broadband capabilities will be embedded in the Android 2.0 Media Platform that is currently used by multitouch customers and developers of venture electronic devices.

11/25/2009 3:22:59 PM

Sonasoft Announces SonaRAMBO for Microsoft Customers

Sonasoft Inc., a provider of fully integrated and automated solutions for archiving, disaster recovery and data backup/recovery solutions for the SMB market, has introduced SonaRAMBO, which the company claims to be the industry's first, fully integrated replication, archiving, migration and backup offering.

11/25/2009 3:22:19 PM

Rainmaker Signs Fortune 500 Mobile Telecommunications Company as New Client for Contract Sales

Rainmaker Systems, Inc., a provider of sales and marketing solutions offering hosted application software and execution services, reportedly has signed an agreement for contract sales with a new Fortune 500 mobile telecommunications client.

11/25/2009 3:20:43 PM

Telenet Upgrades to Acision's Next Generation Messaging Platform

Acision, a global messaging company, will be upgrading the Telenet voicemail platform to match the structural design of its messaging system. The upgraded platform is expected to carry Converged Messaging and Voice Mail applications for Telenet's full MVNO mobile platform and lessen its overall spending in providing voicemail solutions.

11/25/2009 3:20:28 PM

STM Unveil SuperPico Package for Small GSM Operators

STM Group, a satellite networking and GSM solutions provider, announced the introduction of its new IP-Based SuperPico Solution Package meant for GSM operators. The new package will enable the GSM operators to install and manage a total IP based communication network with Mobile Switching Center, Media Gateway, Pre-Paid Billing System, and Network Management System with reduced investment.

11/25/2009 3:19:56 PM

A Duke Energy Case Study on Smart Grid Investments

Agent-based models provide a better analysis of smart grid impacts because they reflect electricity use of individual utility customers or agents, company officials said.

11/25/2009 3:17:27 PM

International Datacasting Demonstrates SFX ProIPTV

International Datacasting Corp., or IDC, a provider of advanced solutions for the distribution of broadband multimedia content via satellite, announced that it has demonstrated its RoHS compliant SFX ProIPTV satellite receivers at a recent industry event.

11/25/2009 3:14:19 PM

Juniper Research: Augmented Reality on the Mobile to Generate $732 Million by 2014

A new report by Juniper Research states that the market for mobile-augmented reality services will reach $732 million by 2014, with revenues largely derived from paid application downloads, subscription-based services and advertising.

11/25/2009 3:13:17 PM

Scandinavian Hospitality Group Picks NEC Philips as Communication Partner

NEC Philips Unified Solutions, a systems integrator specializing in the deployment of unified communication solutions which combine voice, data, mobile, video and IT communications, has reportedly been selected as the strategic partner of Scandinavian Hospitality Group, or SHG, the franchisor for Marriott International in Scandinavia, to provide Hospitality Communication Solutions.

11/25/2009 3:11:54 PM

InfoStreet StreetSmart Compatible with New Microsoft Operating System

InfoStreet Inc., a SaaS provider and creator of StreetSmart, an online small business management software suite, now offers a solution to companies switching to Windows 7.

11/25/2009 3:11:11 PM

Master Agent TBI's Focus on Security a Win-Win

As the company broadens its efforts to provide customers with as many resources as possible, TBI – one of the nation's largest telecom master agents – is turning its attention to security.

11/25/2009 3:10:35 PM

Napatech's Family of In-Line Network Adapters: A Solution for Intrusion Prevention

With the transition to 10 Gbps networks, the focus on performance of Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) to keep up with higher data rates is increasing.

11/25/2009 3:08:53 PM

Strategic Companies Invest More in IT to Combat the Recession: RONIN Report

RONIN Corporation, a global market research and marketing consulting firm, has reportedly released a new study result which indicates that in order to combat the recession, strategic companies are investing more in IT, and have more advanced technology in place and regard IT as more strategically important than their short term counterparts.

11/25/2009 3:06:38 PM

Mobile Broadband Users Disappointed. It Might Get Worse

About 66 percent of mobile broadband users in the United Kingdom seem to experience real-world downstream bandwidth below 1 Mbps on networks that in principle can operate up to 7.2 Mbps rates, according to the latest report from Broadband Genie.

11/25/2009 3:02:09 PM

North America Sees Decline in Orders for New Robots

According to recent figures from Robotic Industries Association, or RIA, North American robotics companies saw a decline in orders for new robots by nearly 30 percent in units and 43 percent in dollars, during the first nine months of 2009.

11/25/2009 3:00:49 PM

A-DATA Signs Distribution Agreement with Synnex

A-DATA Technology (USA) Co., Ltd., a company specializing in memory solutions, including DRAM modules, USB flash drives, memory cards, solid state drives and portable hard drives, has reportedly signed a distribution agreement with business process services company Synnex Corporation.

11/25/2009 2:58:22 PM

EXFO Expands OTN Test Capabilities with New Software Release

EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc., a provider of test and service assurance solutions for network service providers and equipment manufacturers, has reportedly launched a new software suite that is said to deliver new functionalities to the FTB-8140 Transport Blazer 40/43 Gigabit SONET/SDH/OTN Test Module.

11/25/2009 2:55:34 PM

Kofax Provides UAE Telecom Provider with Document Capture & Exchange Solution

Kofax plc, a provider of document driven business process automation solutions, would provide a telecommunications service provider in the United Arab Emirates, or UAE, with a document capture and exchange solution to automatically process more than 2 million customer account documents received annually.

11/25/2009 2:53:29 PM

Forbes Picks Glowpoint's Exchange and Managed Video Services

Glowpoint, a provider of advanced video communications solutions, has announced that Forbes has picked its exchange- and managed-video services to power up both internal video meetings and market analyst feeds.

11/25/2009 2:48:40 PM

DOE Awards $24 Million in Broadband Stimulus Grants to Beacon

The U.S. Department of Energy, or DOE, has awarded a stimulus grant to Beacon valued at $24 million, for use in the construction of the company's second 20MW flywheel energy storage plant, to be located in Chicago, Illinois.

11/25/2009 2:48:32 PM

State of California Buildings Now Connected to Smart Grid

The State of California has partnered with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, or SMUD, in Sacramento's smart grid stimulus federal grant program. The $127.5 million program is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy as part of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009.

11/25/2009 2:45:05 PM

MobileRobots Ships New MT400 Build-a-Bot Robotic Base

MobileRobots Inc., a provider of robot platforms, has started shipping it tenth robot model, MT400, which is a new build-a-bot robotic base that facilitates integrators and original equipment manufacturers to quickly create or develop service robots for hospitals, factories, labs and offices.

11/25/2009 2:41:48 PM

TCM MOBILE Licenses Patented Technology for Indian Joint Venture

TCM MOBILE LLC has entered into a definitive agreement to license its patented telecommunication technology to an Indian joint venture.

11/25/2009 2:40:21 PM

U.K.'s Northern Foods Plans to Deploy Robots for Packaging

Northern Foods, a food producer based in U.K., reportedly is planning to invest approximately $44.07 million, in order to implement robotics at three of its facilities.

11/25/2009 2:39:05 PM

WorldGate Teams with Kenmec for Digital Video Phones

Worldgate Communications, Inc., a provider of digital voice and video phone services and next generation video phones, has reportedly launched a new manufacturing agreement with Kenmec Mechanical Engineering Co., Ltd., a provider of electronics product processing services.

11/25/2009 2:38:23 PM

In-Stat: Unified Communications Migrating to the Cloud

Market Research firm In-Stat has said that unified communications is migrating to the cloud as more and more vendors are positioning it as a service rather than a product. According to the findings of the recent study titled Global Unified Communications Emerges from the Cloud, by In-Stat, infrastructure providers like Cisco, Broadsoft and Microsoft are associating closely with providers of hosted VoIP services.

11/25/2009 2:35:40 PM

Frost & Sullivan Study: Virtualization Market in India to Grow Significantly

Frost & Sullivan reportedly announced the results of a study which found that virtualization although now in its nascent stage in India will increase significantly in the future.

11/25/2009 2:31:37 PM

Hemisphere GPS Taps Precision Agriculture Business in India

This release supports the Punjabi language and also carries over all the proven features of the existing versions.

11/25/2009 2:31:33 PM

Time & Parking Controls Markets CaaS Offerings from Evolve IP

Communications-as-a-Service, or CaaS, provider Evolve IP has expanded its network of authorized partners with the addition of Time and Parking Controls, an Upper Darby, PA-based integrator of parking and parking revenue control, access control, CCTV and time and attendance software and systems.

11/25/2009 2:26:51 PM

Aastra Brings UC to the Contact Center with Solidus eCare Version 7.0

IP phone system maker Aastra has reportedly launched a new version of its Solidus eCare multi-media contact center solution.

11/25/2009 2:24:30 PM

Hostway Selects Brocade to Build Its Advanced Service Delivery Network

To ensure the fastest and most reliable routing of traffic, Hostway has multiple connections to major Internet backbone carriers with OC-12 and Gigabit Ethernet connections using the BGP-4 routing protocol.

11/25/2009 2:23:52 PM

Passport Health Plan and ikaSystems Win Healthcare IT Innovation Award

Kentucky's Passport Health Plan and ikaSystems, a provider of Web-based technologies for the payer market, won the Healthcare IT Innovation Award for Best Case Study Presentation, Insurer, at this year's Healthcare IT Summit, hosted by Everything Channel.

11/25/2009 2:21:51 PM

Crosslands Utility to Benefit from Obama's $3.4 Billion Smart Grid Grants

While the day has come and gone since President Obama's Administration announced that the Department of Energy, or DOE, planned to delegate $3.4 billion in smart grid grants to deserving companies, the buzz of the news is still in the air.

11/25/2009 2:19:58 PM

Global Off-Deck LBS Application Downloads to Reach 2 Billion by 2014: Report

This growth is being attributed to the momentum created by the popularity of affordable off-deck LBS applications and a more open environment.

11/25/2009 2:18:35 PM

Windstream Announces Acquisition of Iowa Telecommunications Services

Windstream has reportedly entered into an agreement to acquire Newton-based Iowa Telecommunications Services in a transaction valued at approximately $1.1 billion.

11/25/2009 2:09:06 PM

AlgoSec Releases AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer 5.3

AlgoSec has released the all new AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer 5.3. The latest version features the new AlgoSec Extension Framework, support for eight more security devices, as well as a number of other new features.

11/25/2009 2:00:39 PM

Santa Monica Seeks to Expand WiFi through Broadband Stimulus Funds

According to Gary Carter of Santa Monica's information systems department, the key cost driver and prohibitive factor in secure advanced broadband adoption continues to be the construction costs to build out infrastructure to the end user.

11/25/2009 2:00:17 PM

Mobiata Releases Android Version of FlightTrack

Mobiata, a provider of mobile travel applications, has reportedly launched a Google Android version of its FlightTrack mobile application.

11/25/2009 1:59:48 PM

MyScreen and America Movil Deliver Ads to Mobiles

MyScreen Mobile and America Movil will together launch MyScreen's first-of-a-kind interactive mobile advertising service across Latin America and the Caribbean.

11/25/2009 1:50:17 PM

Broadcast Modulator Report: Cost to Upgrade a Chief Concern

As 2009 comes to a close, winding down a year of economic turmoil and recovery, issues of balancing cost and technology tend to surface.

11/25/2009 1:46:16 PM

A-Power and US-REG to Build Wind Energy Turbine in U.S.

In efforts to reduce carbon emissions and create a more environmentally friendly environment, two powerful energy groups have joined forces to create a green system throughout the Americas.

11/25/2009 1:40:29 PM

kgb Launches kgb 542542 Text Answer Service

The new kgb 542542 Text Answer Service is similar to having a personal assistant who will provide optimum answers for all questions pertaining to holiday shopping, entertainment and travel.

11/25/2009 1:39:57 PM

Lapses in the Performance of Security Products: Report

The security market is highly competitive and many security companies are in a hurry to be the biggest and best in the market, which often causes them to overlook the fundamentals of a good security product.

11/25/2009 1:35:50 PM

Regus Group Offers 'Optimized' Office Spaces for AESC Members

The terms of the new alliance states that all members will receive six months of complimentary membership in Regus' Businessworld Gold program.

11/25/2009 1:31:04 PM

EMS Announces a New Release of ToughDisk 3500 SATA Rugged Hard Disk

The demand for high capacity storage disks are constantly on the rise and there seems to no end to the desires of customers when it to comes to storage spaces.

11/25/2009 1:25:41 PM

Teledata ICT of Ghana Using VocalTec's Essentra BAX VoIP Application Server

Ghana-based ISP Teledata ICT has reportedly selected VocalTec's Class-5 VoIP solution, which the company introduced earlier this year, for the delivery of advanced hosted PBX services.

11/25/2009 12:40:12 PM

Xcellink Develops Apps for Multiple Smartphone Integration

Xcellink International, a developer of patented mobile payments and banking platforms, recently announced its plan to develop applications that can interface with multiple kinds of smartphones including the Apple iPhone and Research in Motion's Blackberry. It has also notched several development contracts with companies like the 3i Infotech Group of Companies comprising companies like the Regulus Group which is among the largest payment processors in North America.

11/25/2009 11:53:33 AM

IP Fax Podcast: Blending IP Fax Services with Microsoft Exchange

Perhaps one of the most important things companies have discovered to help propel unified communications is the notion of partnerships. Big-name companies like Microsoft have long learned how these business relationships can be mutually beneficial. For example, Microsoft when discovered it had a gap in its Unified Messaging 2007 offering, it turned to its partners. The company created specific specs so partners could build various capabilities, including IP fax, to tie in with its solution.

11/25/2009 11:50:05 AM

Interface Masters Technologies Launches Quad Port Fiber 10 Gigabit Server Adapter Cards

These include WAN Acceleration, UTM, and IPS Systems, and Security and Monitoring Appliances like Firewalls, IDS systems, and Analysis Probes. The Niagara 32714 server adapter is built as a low power Quad Port 10 Gbe NIC, with SFP+ pluggable modules suited for Multi-Mode and Single-Mode Fiber media. The underlying technology has been derived from Intel's latest Ethernet controller, the 82599.

11/25/2009 11:44:38 AM

Enterprises Not Prepared for Workforce Disruptions: Cisco

The survey illustrates that while several enterprises welcome the improved employee productivity and other advantages given by laptop computers, smart phones and virtual private networks, they are still largely not equipped to help a major percentage of their workforce to appropriately work from home or other off-site locations during business disruptions like transit failures or natural calamities.

11/25/2009 11:36:40 AM

China Entercom Earns IP-VPN Award

The announcement was made at the Frost & Sullivan Enterprise Communication Summit and Award Ceremony early in November. It has been given to China Entercom considering the company's initiatives directed towards the growth of the segment. Telecommunications networks are currently migrating toward platforms which are built around IP to take the place of private or proprietary networks.

11/25/2009 11:21:08 AM

uTest Offers New Improved Testing Platform for Testing Software Applications

The present version is offered with an updated user interface, concurrent availability of test reports and enhanced tester milieu recording conveniences. The design of the current version is planned and restructured to provide simple and effective functioning with uTest Web site, software testing blog and tester forums.

11/25/2009 11:13:12 AM

Study On Real Time Location Systems Reveal Cost Savings, Operational Efficiency, Improved Patient Care

A recent university study that evaluated the impact of a Real Time Location System deployed in a hospital has revealed that the technology is driving increased operational efficiency and saving thousands of dollars annually. At the same time, the technology for tracking mobile medical equipment enables nurses to spend more time with patients and improve staff morale.

11/25/2009 10:33:09 AM

Harvard Research Reports: Health IT Lacks Efficiency and Savings

According to the Harvard researchers, the increased computerization in U.S. hospitals hasn't made them cheaper or more efficient, although it may have modestly improved the quality of care for heart attacks.

11/25/2009 10:22:30 AM

TMC Welcomes Redline Communications as Diamond Sponsor of Smart Grid Summit at ITEXPO

Redline's Broadband Wireless Technologies Brings Carrier-Grade Connectivity to Smart Grid Applications

11/25/2009 10:07:56 AM

CEBP Feature: Communications Technology in Times of Disaster Recovery

Contact centers have been at the core of disaster-recovery plans for years – but only recently have they come into the forefront of IT planning. Because of the prevalence of recent headline-news disasters – namely Hurricane Katrina, the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 and the H1N1 epidemic – as well as the development of advanced technology, the contact center has become much more resilient in times of crisis.

11/25/2009 10:00:32 AM

Lessons To Be Learned in Strategic Acquisitions

It's easy to be a critic in this world. And for some reason, the noisy people are often those that are noticed. Wall Street was hard on Ciena, and it had nothing to do with the company's capabilities. It was about Ciena's decision to purchase certain assets.

11/25/2009 9:43:25 AM

Ericsson and Kapsch Win Bid for Nortel's GSM/GSM-R Business

Just days after Ciena Corp. emerged as the winning bidder for its optical networking and carrier Ethernet business, Nortel has announced that European telecom equipment manufacturers Ericsson and Kapsch won a joint bid for its GSM/GSM-R business with a purchase price of $103 million.

11/25/2009 9:27:41 AM

MEDL Mobile Launches Mall Maps for iPhone

The Mall Maps app will provide users with a comprehensive database of malls, shopping centers and plazas across the United States. In its first week, the app has already climbed to the top 50 in its category. According to Shayne Faerber, the creator of the app, as holiday shoppers fill the malls, knowing exactly where to park, what entrance to use and which direction to take can mean the difference between finding that prized item on sale or losing out behind a long line of shoppers.

11/25/2009 9:06:54 AM

Video Conference Calls Become Mainstream Technology: Report

As more and more companies become global in nature, their needs for state-of-the-art communications technology is on the rise. Yet during a time when businesses are trying to reduce costs whenever possible, travel budgets are becoming almost nonexistent. To stay productive, businesses are increasingly turning to video conference calls, which offer users the ability to hold face-to-face meetings, without the need to travel beyond their office environment. And Eagle Conferencing, a Manhattan- and Bangalore-based provider of full-service conferencing services, is one such company that fits the bill.

11/25/2009 9:03:23 AM

Aruba Networks Earns 2009 Internet Telephony Excellence Award

TMC recognized Aruba for its contributions to Boston Medical Center, a 626-bed hospital and academic medical center located in Boston's historic South End.

11/25/2009 8:59:40 AM

IBM Goes Live With Global Telecom Development Centers

IBM is opening telecommunications development centers that create new business models while improving the customer experience and operational efficiencies for these customers. Located in China, South Africa and Malaysia, the centers provide a broad array of advanced technical skills and specialized offerings. It has also opened a dedicated center in France for solutions based on products and services from Comverse, which supplies telecom software and systems.

11/25/2009 8:50:51 AM

Nokia 6700 Slide, 7230 Unveiled

Both the models that are expected to become available in the first quarter of 2010, comes in various fresh colors, with innovative imaging features, offering quick access to popular social networking communities.

11/25/2009 8:31:56 AM

UC Market to Grow to $4.2B by 2014: Study

In a bright spot in a dim economy demand for unified communications, merging IP telephony, conferencing and collaboration, messaging and other forms of integrated information exchange, is rising quickly. A new ABI Research study predicts that the UC market will expand rapidly to nearly $4.2 billion in 2014 from the market's size was just $302 million in 2008.

11/25/2009 8:27:49 AM

Sendmail, Osterman Detect E-Mail Cloud Trends

Sendmail, a vendor of e-mail and messaging infrastructures, with Osterman Research has announced industry survey results from a recently hosted Webcast on how businesses are reacting to e-mail infrastructure being migrated to the cloud.

11/25/2009 8:25:15 AM

Remote Computer Access Now Available Via IPhone

Users can access their Web-enabled office and home computers – including all the applications and files on them, company officials say – and work as if they were sitting in front of them.

11/25/2009 8:21:01 AM

IDT's PennyTalk Available as iTunes App

The PennyTalk Mobile app is for iPhone users who want to make low-cost calls overseas. International calling rates with PennyTalk are two cents a minute to many countries, including Mexico, China, the United Kingdom and Germany.

11/25/2009 8:17:52 AM

Shazam Announces Availability of (RED) App

New iPhone and iPod touch users who download the app, or existing users who upgrade, will have access to music discovery features on the recently-launched Shazam Encore along with updated content related to (RED).

11/25/2009 8:15:14 AM

UC's Logicalis Moves Dallas Office to Plano

Logicalis, which sells tech products, moved its Dallas office to Plano to allow for better team collaboration, according to Kirk Zaranti, senior vice president of Logicalis' western region: Relocating allows Logicalis to serve clients in a more central location, while giving us room to grow our presence in the Dallas market and expand our team there.

11/25/2009 8:13:01 AM

Internet Use in the Classroom is Low: Report

The Internet is reportedly playing a small role in the classroom for teachers and students, a new report found. Yet According to the Center for the Advancement of Research and Development in Educational Technology, or CARDET, a non-profit research and development organization, more than 64 percent of teachers said they use the Internet almost daily to prepare educational material. Yet only 28.6 percent of teachers and 12.9 percent of students use the Internet in the classroom on a daily basis.

11/25/2009 8:11:19 AM

InCode Telecom's Predictions for 2010

Highlights include the assertion that consumer adoption of netbooks driving a significant increase in operator data plan sales, but could strain data networks and reveal device management and synching issues.

11/25/2009 8:09:55 AM

SOLiD Technologies, Sprint Custom Network Solutions Team to Provide Converged Public Safety DAS

Both companies plan to work together to offer Sprint customers the option to include reliable first-responder radio coverage inside their buildings using the innovative Fiber DAS Platform from SOLiD.

11/25/2009 8:06:00 AM

Nepal Satellite Telecom Selects eServGlobal for Business Models

NSTPL will use eServGlobal's Convergent Billing System, ChargingMax, including Rating and Charging for prepaid subscribers, PayMobile, an electronic recharge and voucher management and Missed Call Alert solution.

11/25/2009 8:02:22 AM

AT&T, HP Preview HP iPAQ Glisten Smartphone

The iPAQ Glisten packs a powerful punch with its multiple input methods, variety of connectivity options, and a consistent e-mail experience that allows mobile professionals to connect with the people and information that matter most to them, according to Susan Macke, vice president of marketing of Handheld Global Business Unit for Personal Systems Group at HP.

11/25/2009 7:57:54 AM

Fax Feature: RingCentral Helps Growing Limousine Company Expand Nationally

A growing business bent on delivering the best possible customer experience must be able to rely on something other than a cell phone for incoming calls. For Octavio Carillo, owner of Platinum Express Limousines, the most obvious solution to this problem was implementing an 800 number. With an 800 number from RingCentral, a San Mateo, Calif.-based provider of Internet phone systems for small businesses, Platinum Express realized a 33 percent increase in calls, while creating the perception that the company was as big as its competitors.

11/25/2009 7:52:09 AM

RCCSP Sets 2010 Intro to Contact Centers/ Foundations Classes

Contact centers are key to maintaining and managing to grow business in a slow economy by their focus on customer-retaining service and support and on agents' ability to cross-sell/upsell at the right time. The more familiar enterprises and their managers are with contact centers and what they do, and can do more, the better equipped they will be to maximize the utility of these functions to drive costs out and business and profits in.

11/25/2009 7:45:13 AM

Convergys Expanding its Call Center Outsourcing Operations in the Philippines

Convergys, a major vendor of contact center technology, as well as one of the world's largest providers of contact center outsourcing and consulting services, has announced that it is expanding its contact center outsourcing operations in the Philippines.

11/24/2009 5:49:26 PM

Brocade Intros Brocade NetIron CER 2000 Series Router

Brocade, a developer of networking solutions that optimize information connectivity, has unveiled the new Brocade NetIron CER 2000 Series compact multi-protocol label switching, or MPLS, router that features their hardware-based routing capacity in a 1U form factor.

11/24/2009 5:48:24 PM

3Com Teams with TCS to Build Andhra Pradesh State Wide Area Network

3Com Corp. has announced that its new partnership with Tata Consultancy Services, or TCS, resulted in it being selected for the Andhra Pradesh State Wide Area Network, or APSWAN, project.

11/24/2009 5:45:15 PM

The Harley Davidson standard: If it's good enough for bikers...

Harry Eastman, Operations Director of Easynet Connect, asks whether the telecoms industry would benefit from a standardised benchmark for comparing customer service.

11/24/2009 5:42:49 PM

TriNET Systems Signs Distribution Partnership Agreement With The VIA Group

TriNET Systems, a global provider of networking and communication solutions, has announced a distribution partnership with The VIA Group, a provider of unified communications solutions, systems, software and services. The VIA Group is also a Gold Certified Partner of Avaya and Microsoft.

11/24/2009 5:36:30 PM

Tata Communications and Middle Eastern Operators Launch Strategic Gulf Cable Project

Tata Communications, a provider of a new world of communications, has signed strategic partnership agreements with several of the major telecommunications operators in the Middle East to construct a new cable system into the Gulf.

11/24/2009 5:27:33 PM

Altai Technologies Unveils New Outdoor Wi-Fi Solution

Altai Technologies, a carrier-grade Super Wi-Fi equipment supplier, has unveiled a new outdoor WiFi solution: A8- Ei for 3G mobile data offload.

11/24/2009 5:23:25 PM

Jamcracker and BroadSoft Partner to Launch Apps through BroadSoft Program

Jamcracker, the on-demand services delivery company, and BroadSoft, Inc., a major player of VoIP applications to the telecommunications industry, have reportedly entered into an alliance that enables BroadSoft-powered operators to launch custom-branded application stores populated with communications applications and services sourced through the BroadSoft Xtended program.

11/24/2009 5:18:37 PM

GoToMeeting Wins Web Conferencing Category from Nemertes Research Survey of IT Users

Citrix Online, a division of Citrix Systems, Inc., announced that its Citrix GoToMeeting solution was awarded with the highest score in the Nemertes Research 2009 PilotHouse Web conferencing award program. Based on ratings from nearly 1,400 IT professionals who use conferencing technology, GoToMeeting outperformed the competition across the board.

11/24/2009 5:12:53 PM

Mobile Video Feature: The Future of Phones in Eldercare Facilities

Lately, I've been hearing more about video IP phones and the growing use of video on mobile phones. Better yet, I've heard that a growing number of elder-care facilities are helping residents harness the power of video to communicate with relatives some distance away.

11/24/2009 5:11:27 PM

Harvard Research Reports: Health IT Lacks Inefficiency and Savings

11/24/2009 5:04:13 PM

F5 Networks' New Apps for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Available

F5 Networks, a provider of Application Delivery Networking, or AND, solutions, announced their new Application Ready Solutions for Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

11/24/2009 4:58:31 PM

Rackspace and VeriSign Provide Enterprise-Class Security Safeguards

Rackspace Hosting, provider of hosting and cloud computing, is extending the protection it offers to its customers by offering the full line of Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, Certificates from VeriSign Inc., provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world.

11/24/2009 4:52:31 PM

Actelis Names CEO and Co-Founder as Chairman of the Board

Tuvia Barlev, the CEO and co-founder of Ethernet over copper supplier Actelis Networks, also has assumed the position of chairman of the board for the company.

11/24/2009 4:49:21 PM

Sonic Solutions and Entone Partner to Offer Entertainment Systems

Sonic Solutions and Entone, Inc., a provider of IPTV home connectivity solutions, have entered into a partnership to provide telecommunications operators a comprehensive entertainment solution that combines live broadcast TV and DVR capabilities with instant access to over-the-top entertainment powered by Roxio CinemaNow.

11/24/2009 4:43:08 PM

Compuware Gomez Benchmark Says Mobile Web Site Performance Varies Among Leading Retailers

For browsing or shopping on the mobile Web, the experience might take as much as four seconds longer on some retailers' mobile Web sites than others. This was the finding of a new benchmark published by Gomez, the Web performance division of Compuware Corp. that compares and ranks the mobile Web performance of the nation's top retailers.

11/24/2009 4:37:26 PM

Ciena Comes Up Top Bidder Nortel's Ethernet Assets

Ciena Corp., specializing in practical network transition, has been selected as the successful bidder in the auction of substantially all of the optical networking and carrier Ethernet assets of Nortel's Metro Ethernet Networks, or MEN, business.

11/24/2009 4:28:14 PM

Managed Services and Wireless Expense Management

Escalating spending with carriers and costs to support devices are driving enterprises to implement programs for wireless expense management.

11/24/2009 4:26:05 PM

Using BlueAnt Headsets will Allow Philadelphia Drivers to Comply with New Hands-Free Laws

Since Nov. 1, any driver in Philadelphia caught talking on his or her handheld device was given a warning. Starting Dec. 1, those individual caught talking on a handheld device could be fined $75 for the violation.

11/24/2009 4:21:36 PM

Continuous Computing Sees Increased DPI Deployments by Mobile Operators

Continuous Computing, which deploys uniquely architected systems comprised of telecom platforms and Trillium software, announced that the Deep Packet Inspection, or DPI, technology is gaining significant popularity among wireless operators.

11/24/2009 4:10:16 PM

When Will Conferencing Services Stop Using the PSTN?

Conferencing services often use the public switched phone network for audio and the Internet for delivery of other media elements, especially visuals. That might not stop being the case in the vast majority of cases until 2014 in the United States and other developed markets and as late as 2040 in developing markets, Ferris Research analyst said.

11/24/2009 4:03:09 PM

Conferencing Podcast: Using Conferencing to Cut Spending, 'Go Green'

Like many other forms of unified communications, conferencing helps businesses achieve a quicker time-to-resolution and improve customer communication. Those are just some of the reasons why more businesses are deploying the tool. But with the down economy, which is slowly showing signs of recovery, businesses are still looking to trim their travel expenses and stay functional. As a result, companies are tapping conferencing services from firms like The Conference Group, a provider of audio, Web and video conferencing services, to achieve that goal.

11/24/2009 4:01:02 PM

OLEx' Recent Study Reports Merix Tops Cost of Quality Analysis

Merix Corporation, a provider of high reliability printed circuit boards, or PCBs, has reportedly been ranked number one in the category of cost of quality measurement and analysis in a recent published study conducted by Operations Leadership Exchange, or OLEx, a division of the Corporate Executive Board, an industry research firm.

11/24/2009 3:59:32 PM

Verizon Announces Enhancements to Online Billing Option

Verizon Communications, which provides broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers, announced a series of online bill payment and analysis capabilities to its business customers.

11/24/2009 3:51:03 PM

Starent Networks Announces 3GPP Policy and Charging Control Solution

Starent Networks, a provider of infrastructure solutions that enable mobile operators to deliver multimedia services, has announced an end-to-end 3GPP Policy and Charging Control, or PCC, solution.

11/24/2009 3:46:38 PM

Microsoft Codename 'Dallas' Includes Veriplace Location Aggregation Platform Data

WaveMarket, a provider of mobile location-based platforms and applications, has announced that the real-time location data from its Veriplace Location Platform will be included in the Microsoft Codename Dallas information service.

11/24/2009 3:43:48 PM

Web Conferencing Podcast: Conferencing Offers Cost Savings, Options in Weak Economy

There's no denying that the economy had a major impact in how businesses have conducted their operations. The end result has left many companies with non-existent travel budgets. But the need to keep in touch with clients, especially those overseas, hasn't waned with the economic downturn. But thanks to the growing use of unified communications, more companies are deploying conferencing technology to stay efficient. As more organizations become global in scale, employees are using Web conferencing and VoIP tools keep their businesses functioning and save on high travel costs at the same time.

11/24/2009 3:42:56 PM

Nokia Cuts 220 R&D Jobs in Japan

Last week, Nokia also announced 330 job cuts in Finland and Denmark at its R&D operations that globally employ 17,000 workers.

11/24/2009 3:32:56 PM

REDCOM Secures Carrier Class 4/5 IP Softswitch Line with Mocana's Technology

Even though telecom and IP security breaches are growing more sophisticated, companies in all branches of telecom have proven that they can keep up, with super-powerful technology to mitigate threats.

11/24/2009 3:31:31 PM

ABI Research: Unified Communications Market to Reach Nearly $4.2 Billion in 2014

A new report from ABI Research, Vertical Market Opportunities in Unified Communications, predicts that the unified communications solutions market will reach nearly $4.2 billion in 2014 – a sharp increase from 2008 when the market reached around $302 million.

11/24/2009 3:31:14 PM

Interlink-US-Net Creates Advanced FRED Unit for Highest Quality Videoconferencing

Interlink-US-Net, a Los Angeles based communications technology company, has designed a more advanced FRED unit that will deliver the highest quality videoconferencing with a host of related services. The new solution is also affordably priced to suit users from both business market and consumer market.

11/24/2009 3:27:10 PM

Musings on 4G, Star Trek and Red Oceans

Star Trek had two devices – a communicator and tricorder – that lead me to believe that Gene Roddenberry saw our future with smartphones and scanners (Machine to Machine sensors) before we knew we wanted them. He also saw the blue ocean of making the devices universal in their ability. The tricorder could gather data in a variety of way and the communicator was connected to the computer to provide network services.

11/24/2009 3:26:09 PM

There is Consumer Resistance to Paying for HDTV Service: Why?

Although 43 percent of U.S. households own a high-definition TV set, about 14 million of those households apparently have chosen not to subscribe to an HDTV service, a new survey by Frank Magid Associates report. Those who describe their home as owning at least one HDTV set and subscribing to HD service remains limited, at 66 percent of HDTV set owners, nearly the same level of service subscription at 64 percent in 2008, survey officials said.

11/24/2009 3:23:46 PM

Clickatell SMS Campaigns Allow Companies to Reach Customers

While the costs of advertising are skyrocketing in spite of a not so robust economy, many companies are searching for smart alternatives for traditional means of advertising. Many of these organizations have discovered SMS Campaigning to be effective and highly affordable, when compared to traditional advertising.

11/24/2009 3:10:57 PM

Covia to Develop New Products to Bring Communication Interoperability to Various Agencies

Covia Labs has begun the development of a new series of products that will bring interoperability to communications devices used within law enforcement, emergency response and military agencies.

11/24/2009 2:54:56 PM

Motorola Announces Take-Back Recycling Program for U.S. Enterprise Mobility Solutions Customers

Motorola, a global telecommunications equipment manufacturer, announced that it has established a take-back recycling program for its U.S. Enterprise Mobility Solutions, or EMS, customers to help them responsibly dispose of used equipment.

11/24/2009 2:45:01 PM

Former CableLabs Chief: Fed Should Trash Joint Research Antitrust Rules to Drive Broadband

The federal government should do away with antitrust rules discouraging joint research to encourage collaboration on broadband advancement and drive R&D via government contracting. This is reportedly the thinking of former CableLabs leader Dick Green, who spoke at a recent FCC broadband workshop.

11/24/2009 2:42:37 PM

Incumbent Telcos Take Issue with Harvard Study on Network Unbundling

AT&T reportedly called it an embarrassingly slanted econometric analysis that violates professional statistical standards and is insufficiently reliable to provide meaningful guidance. Verizon Wireless, meanwhile, says the study promotes the author's own extreme views. The United States Telecom Association, which represents the big telcos, adds the study should not be relied upon by the FCC in formulating a National Broadband Plan.

11/24/2009 2:41:41 PM

LoJack SCI Launches Next-Generation Cargo Monitoring Solution

LoJack Supply Chain Integrity, or SCI, which develops integrated solution that reduces and manages risk throughout the supply chain, has launched the next generation LoJack SCI InTransit solution.

11/24/2009 2:41:25 PM

Wrapping Up RADVISION's Three-Part Webinar Series

As I pondered the future of video, I was struck by the device opportunities. While I could make a case that it's all software, I believe that the Web as a model is where we probably will see the most innovation. Navigation strategies need a lot of work as we head to these new devices in the market. Embedding URLs into video displays with the ability to use it navigate may be in our future.

11/24/2009 2:35:14 PM

IXO Systems Picks PortaOne Platforms for VoIP Networks

Global communications infrastructure company PortaOne announced that IXO Systems, a Porvoo, Finland-based provider of IP-based telephony and multimedia services, selected the PortaBilling100 and PortaSIP products as core technologies in the company's VoIP infrastructure.

11/24/2009 2:33:20 PM

E911 Hosted Solutions Podcast: Marrying PBX and VoIP for E911

When it comes to implementing hosted Enhanced 911 or E911 services, PBX manufacturers understand all too well the complexity of having VoIP phones within the network. But the process doesn't have to be difficult, experts at 911 ETC, an E911 hosted solutions provider, told TMCnet in a recent podcast. Instead, companies like 911 ETC can implement a hosted solution for a company that has both a traditional PBX, as well as VoIP, according to Travis Dahlgren, 911 ETC's IT systems administrator.

11/24/2009 2:31:57 PM

OAISYS Enhances Tracer Digital Recording Solution

OAISYS continues to focus on customer needs, enhancing its digital recording solution that creates digital media documents from business telephone calls that can be centrally stored, organized, retrieved and annotated, allowing this call information to be shared quickly and easily. This provides valuable insight into agent-customer communications and helps businesses evaluate sales techniques and regulatory compliance among other benefits.

11/24/2009 2:25:05 PM

ARRIS Rolls out DOCSIS 3.0 Broadband Access across the Czech Republic

ARRIS, a global communications technology company specializing in the design, engineering and supply of technology supporting quad-play broadband services for residential and business customers, in association with its value-added reseller LICA s.r.o., has reportedly deployed DOCSIS 3.0 C4 CMTS' broadband access at 4 MSOs across the Czech Republic.

11/24/2009 2:19:46 PM

Stena Drills Reduces Bandwidth and IT Infrastructure Costs

Riverbed Technology, an IT infrastructure providing and network performance improving company, announced the operation of its Riverbed and Steelhead devices and Steelhead Mobile at a number of offshore and on shore locations of Stena Drilling.

11/24/2009 2:16:21 PM

Digium Appoints Steve Burcham Vice President of Operations and Quality

Digium Inc, the Asterisk company, has appointed Steve Burcham for the position of Vice President of Operations and Quality. The appointment is expected to bolster Digium's promise in developing a quality telephone system for the industry and to improve its cliental services.

11/24/2009 2:04:45 PM

NET Engages GlassHouse to Support Global Unified Communications Installations

Network Equipment Technologies, Inc., or NET, a major player in network and VoIP solutions, has contracted GlassHouse Technologies, a global provider of independent IT infrastructure consulting services, for global service and support of NET's VX Series.

11/24/2009 1:45:13 PM

Intellicomm Launches StraightReach Service

Intellicomm Inc., a provider of hosted unified communications, has reportedly unveiled the StraightReach service which is said to provide a pioneering yet easy way to display phone menu and Interactive Voice Response, or IVR, prompts on websites.

11/24/2009 1:38:50 PM

MarkMonitor Joins VeriSign Identity Protection Network

VeriSign, Inc. reportedly announced that MarkMonitor, a company specializing in enterprise brand protection, is joining the VeriSign Identity Protection, or VIP, Network in order to strengthen its online authentication offerings.

11/24/2009 1:35:03 PM

Virtual Office Queue from Phone.com Drives Customer Satisfaction

Customer service is an essential element to any business. It doesn't matter if the business is a one-man operation headquartered in a home office, or a multinational corporation with branch offices all over the world. The level of service expected by the customer doesn't change according to the size of the company. With Phone.com's Virtual Office and its Queue feature, a small business can develop a customer support center.

11/24/2009 1:32:13 PM

Schurz and DigitalBridge Partner to Expand 4G Media Opportunities

DigitalBridge Communications Corp., or DBC, a provider of WiMAX 4G broadband networks services in underserved and rural America, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Schurz Communications. Both the companies are planning to announce their joint commercial rollouts during 2010.

11/24/2009 1:26:51 PM

Ensuring Corporate Compliance with Enterprise Fax Over IP: Part II

In a recent TMCnet interview with Open Text, Senior Product Manager Geoff Anderson brought to light how fax over IP plays a large role in corporate compliance regulations requiring organizations to be more efficient and transparent.

11/24/2009 1:19:19 PM

Wireless Management Report: Smartphones to Account for Majority of Mobile Handset Sales in Near Future

Long popular among consumers, smartphones are finally starting to make headways into the business market – and we're not just talking BlackBerry Storms and Apple iPhones.

11/24/2009 1:12:14 PM

TIO Networks Launches Real-Time Bill Payment Processing Service for Cox Communications

TIO Networks Corp., North America's multi-channel expedited bill payment processor, reportedly has entered into an agreement with Cox Communications to provide real-time bill payment services to its 'cash-preferred' customers across the United States.

11/24/2009 1:03:58 PM

Alien RFID Solution Center Receives GS1 EPCglobal Inc. Test Center Accreditation Certificate

Alien Technology, a provider of UHF radio frequency identification, or RFID, products and services, has received a Test Center Accreditation Certificate from GS1 EPCglobal Inc. With this, Alien Technology's RFID solution center is now accredited for GS1 EPCglobal-certified services as well as core technical capabilities.

11/24/2009 12:57:54 PM

Ulster Savings Bank Deploys AltiGen Software-Based Call Center

Ulster Savings Bank reportedly has deployed an AltiGen software-based call center and voice-over-IP solution in 15 New York locations.

11/24/2009 12:51:46 PM

TomTom Unveils Two New GPS Devices

Navigation solutions and digital maps provider TomTom has reportedly launched two new navigation devices -- the TomTom ONE 125 SE and TomTom XL 325 SE -- which are designed for effortless navigation, guiding drivers door-to-door with spoken instructions, including text to speech for spoken street names.

11/24/2009 12:44:10 PM

Amtel Receives Award for Mobile Management Product

The year 2009 was a big one for Santa Clara, Calif.-based Amtel, with the introduction of its Telecom Information Management System platform, and record growth reported in the first half of the year.

11/24/2009 12:39:14 PM

VisualGov, Linxter Send Alerts Via Phone and IM

Software development company VisualGov Solutions and Linxter have combined Microsoft's Office Communications Server (OCS) with a cloud app running on Windows Azure.

11/24/2009 12:37:25 PM

Switch and Data Introduces Alliance Partners Practice

Switch and Data, a provider of network-neutral data center and Internet exchange services, has introduced its Alliance Partners Practice.

11/24/2009 12:33:14 PM

Integral Systems Supports Communications for Australian Defence Force

Integral Systems will provide integrated ground station network support to BAE Systems' Australia JP2008 Phase 3F Program that supports the Australian Defence Force Satellite Communications Capability (ADSCC).

11/24/2009 12:28:16 PM

Alfresco Announces First OASIS CMIS 1.0 Public Review Implementation

Alfresco Software , specializing in open source enterprise content management, has included the OASIS Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS) Version 1.0 in Alfresco Community 3.2 to enable developers and organizations to participate in the public review process.

11/24/2009 12:22:23 PM

Vitesse Unveils VSC8238-02 CDR Device for Handling 8G Fiber Channel Data

Vitesse, a provider of semiconductor solutions, has introduced its new VSC8238-02 clock and data recovery (CDR) device, which makes use of the company's FlexEQ Electronic Dispersion Compensation (EDC) technology and addresses the demands of handling 8G fiber channel data in lossy legacy blade server backplanes and host bus adapters (HBA).

11/24/2009 12:17:58 PM

Ensequence, S&T Deliver Interactive TV Applications

Strategy & Technology (S&T), a specialist in interactive TV playout systems and MHEG-5 middleware and applications, has signed a value-added reseller agreement with interactive television company Ensequence.

11/24/2009 12:12:31 PM

Konftel Receives 2009 Frost & Sullivan Growth Leadership Award in the World Audioconferencing Tabletop Market

Konftel has been awarded the 2009 Frost & Sullivan Growth Leadership Award in the World Audioconferencing Tabletop Market. Konftel AB is a manufacturer of conference phones in Europe.

11/24/2009 12:08:35 PM

Jabra Partner Program Celebrates Its First Anniversary

The Jabra Partner Program for North America is celebrating its first anniversary this month. GN Netcom delivers innovative headset solutions through its Jabra brand. The Jabra brand combines the best of technology and design to give innovative tools with excellent sound quality and comfort.

11/24/2009 12:03:09 PM

Boost Mobile Improves Mobile Phone Selection as Part of its Growth Strategy

Boost Mobile is improving its mobile phone selection as part of its growth strategy in 2009. With the release of Motorola i410, a total of five handsets have been added this year. Boost Mobile offers wireless phones and services with no contracts or activation fees.

11/24/2009 11:59:08 AM

American Fiber Systems Becomes 'Most Competitive Access Provider in Las Vegas'

American Fiber Systems (AFS) claims it is now the most competitive access provider in Las Vegas after the recent on-net extension to eight high-profile casino and gaming business locations. AFS provides metropolitan fiber optical networking infrastructure, dark fiber and Ethernet transport services to carriers and large enterprises.

11/24/2009 11:55:28 AM

NEI's Jeff Hudgins Weighs in on Facing Support Challenges in a Distributed 'Non-IT' Network

The risk associated with support and maintenance for both the hardware and software can quickly erase any profits for the developer.

11/24/2009 11:54:16 AM

NEI's Jeff Hudgins Discusses Facing Support Challenges in a Distributed Non-IT Network

Distributed non-IT networks offer some of the best opportunities for increased revenues for communication application developers, but at the same time present some of the most difficult challenges.

11/24/2009 11:50:41 AM

Sierra Wireless Announces Availability of AirCard USB 307 Modem in Spain

Sierra Wireless has announced availability of its AirCard USB 307 modem in Spain for the new HSPA+ mobile broadband network operated by Telefonica.

11/24/2009 11:47:31 AM

U.S. Accounted for Most Geothermal Usage in 2008: Report

A new market research report titled, Green Energy in the US: Renewable investment, capacity growth and future outlook, discusses how the United States $60 billion clean energy investments will impact the renewable energy industry.

11/24/2009 11:46:36 AM

Sennheiser Intros PXC 310 and PXC 310 BT Travel Headphones

Sennheiser, which makes headsets, headphones and microphones, including contact center headsets, has released its PXC 310 and PXC 310 BT travel headphones, which bring together Sennheiser's acoustics-enhanced travel headphones and apt-X Bluetooth encoding technology to bring to users a quality wireless listening experience on the move.

11/24/2009 11:41:17 AM

Broadcast Modulator Market Sees Growing Interest by Satellite Service Providers

As satellite providers move deeper into the realm of IP communications, preserving the bottom line becomes more crucial. Because Newtec's broadcast modulator technology is cost-effective -- allowing broadcasters to respond to new market requirements and reduce their operating costs -- it is a logical choice, according to company representatives

11/24/2009 11:39:18 AM

Tail-f Systems, A.I. Address Networking Needs in Japan

Tail-f Systems, a developer of on-device configuration management software for networking equipment providers, and A.I. Corporation have signed a distribution deal to bring on-device configuration management to Japanese networking equipment providers.

11/24/2009 11:29:07 AM

Caleris Now Offers Shared NOC Services from its Technical Support Centers

US based Caleris, an IT and technical support services company offering comprehensive business outsourcing solutions with a keen focus in call center services and content moderation, has reportedly launched a Shared Network Operations Center (NOC) services product for ISP/VOIP/Telecom service providers.

11/24/2009 11:23:04 AM

Check Point Software Technologies Acquires FaceTime's Application Database

FaceTime Communications, a provider of applications designed to promote the secure use of Web 2.0 and unified communications in the commercial segment, has announced that Check Point Software Technologies has acquired its application classification and signature database to add a new level of security for use in Check Point Security Gateways.

11/24/2009 11:15:46 AM

Escape Communications Debuts Ethernet-Only EXM-2Le Indoor Units

Escape Communications, Inc., a developer of signal processing solutions for wireless communication products and systems, has announced the extension of the company's portfolio of Indoor Units or IDU to include the Ethernet-only EXM-2Le.

11/24/2009 11:10:08 AM

Mellanox Debuts New 120 Gb/s InfiniBand Switch Systems

Mellanox, a supplier of end-to-end connectivity solutions for servers and storage, has released new 120 Gb/s per port InfiniBand switch systems which it claims offers high performance and efficiency, ultra low-latency and highest levels of scalability.

11/24/2009 11:05:51 AM

Intelsat 14 Launched Successfully by Atlas V Rocket Provided by United Launch Alliance

Intelsat Ltd., a provider of fixed satellite services, has announced the launch of Intelsat 14 satellite, or IS-14, by an Atlas V rocket provided by United Launch Alliance.

11/24/2009 11:00:15 AM

Nokia Siemens Networks Launches New Optical Networking Platform

Nokia Siemens Networks has announced a new optical platform – the hiT 7065 – that allows telecoms operators to migrate their existing transport networks to an IP Optimized Transport Solution (IP-OTS) to cope with continuing data growth.

11/24/2009 10:40:42 AM

Esnatech Launches Mobile UC Client Software for the Google Android OS

No doubt you've been hearing lots of announcements about the Motorola DROID and other handsets fueled by Android, Google's super-hot operating system. On the business end, too, there's also a rise in Android-related news.

11/24/2009 10:40:07 AM

Verizon Awarded Torch Award by Council of Better Business Bureaus

Verizon was recently awarded the prestigious Torch Award for Marketplace Excellence by the Council of Better Business Bureau (BBB). This is the 13th edition of the award and it is principally used to recognize those businesses that work to create long term relationships in the marketplace and execute sound business practices.

11/24/2009 9:33:23 AM

NextIO's IBM Cluster Solutions to Sport Virtualization Technology

NextIO, a provider of next-generation I/O virtualization solutions for modern day data centers in a multitude of industries including enterprise, telecommunications, high performance computing, digital media and financial services, recently announced that it is collaborating with IBM to deliver an integrated set of cluster solutions.

11/24/2009 9:24:48 AM

Net Optics Adds Modules to Monitoring Access Platform to Improve Performance of Mission Critical Systems

A supplier of smart network monitoring access technologies with an international footprint, Net Optics, recently announced that it would be adding two new products to its existing monitoring access platform (MAP).

11/24/2009 9:16:46 AM

Florida's Agency for Workforce Innovation Gets IVR Solution from DeltaCom

ITC DeltaCom, a supplier of integrated communications services to clients in the southeastern United States, has extended its current association with the State of Florida's Department of Management Services (DMS).

11/24/2009 9:08:12 AM

Verizon Intros Telehealth Collaboration Services for Health Care Industry

Verizon has introduced a portfolio of Telehealth Collaboration Services which enables health care providers to consult remotely with patients and other providers and also provide medical education and training to medical professionals. It enables health care administrators to avoid travel by using collaboration technology.

11/24/2009 8:50:06 AM

LG Unveils LG X120 Netbook in the US

LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A. has announced the launch of the LG X120 netbook which incorporates the advantages of netbook functionality and the SmartOn interface that enhances connectivity.

11/24/2009 8:40:50 AM

Nevada Cancer Institute Selects Sprint Wireless Solution

The Nevada Cancer Institute (NVCI) has reportedly selected Sprint as its wireless communications provider of choice at its new, state-of-the-art facility near Las Vegas.

11/24/2009 8:36:15 AM

Phone Power Now Available in Best Buy Stores

Phone Power, a next-generation telecommunications company, has announced that its award-winning VoIP phone service is now available through Best Buy retail stores nationwide.

11/24/2009 8:31:28 AM

Avago Technologies Debuts Isolated Voltage/Current Detectors

Avago Technologies, a supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, has reportedly introduced two new miniature voltage/current threshold detection optocouplers, ACPL-K370 and ACPL-K376, for use in a wide range of industrial control applications.

11/24/2009 8:22:52 AM

Utility Integration Solutions Wins Smart Grid Standards Testing Contract from EPRI

Electric Power Research Institute has reportedly awarded a smart grid testing contract to Utility Integration Solutions (UISOL) to support system interoperability testing for EC 61968-9.

11/24/2009 8:17:35 AM

ESalesTrack Gets Local for Kansas City Support

Never let it be said First Coffee doesn't know how to get local: ESalesTrack CRM is offering more features and services for local users in the Kansas City area.

11/24/2009 7:55:48 AM

DynamicsExchange Announces 'New Focus'

DynamicsExchange.com has announced what company officials are calling a new focus, new design, and new resources to support the broad solution customization capability of Microsoft Dynamics CRM and the xRM platform evolution.

11/24/2009 7:50:12 AM

Implix Announces GetResponse Developer Zone

Implix, an e-mail marketing vendor to the SOHO/SMB market, has announced the launch of GetResponse Developer Zone, a portal dedicated to helping small to large enterprises integrate the GetResponse e-mail marketing API platform with in-house applications, databases, e-commerce shopping carts, CRM, and CMS systems.

11/24/2009 7:45:00 AM

PivotLink Announces Rollouts Via Salesforce.com's AppEx

More fallout from Salesforce.com's Dreamforce conference: PivotLink, a vendor of business intelligence delivered via Software as a Service, has announced more customers rolling out PivotLink for Salesforce.com via the AppExchange.

11/24/2009 7:40:29 AM

Instant Telepresence for Everyday Business: Reaching Out Face to Face with One to One, One to Many Conferencing (Part 3 of 5)

Video conferencing and telepresence services have made inroads in recent years as businesses of all sizes and sectors are recognizing the technology for its cost effectiveness, ease of use and the ability to add the personal touch without physical presence. Beyond the cost savings, companies are increasingly using the business communications tool for its ability to connect people across geographic regions instantaneously through video to video meetings. These spontaneous meetings help organizations save precious time and increase productivity every day. The instant communication facilitates decision-making, brainstorming and relationship building that is crucial to the success of any business, BrightCom officials said.

11/24/2009 7:34:36 AM

SAS, Netezza Announce Expanded Partnership

Business analytics vendor SAS and Netezza Corporation, a vendor of data warehouse and analytic appliances, have expanded their partnership to bring in-database analytic processing to mutual customers, SAS officials say.

11/24/2009 7:33:08 AM

SysAid Goes Live with IT Help Desk Live Chat

Live chat is an ideal medium for IT support because it captures for easy viewing, retention and learning for users and support organizations alike, the information being conveyed. Thanks to the growing array of smartphones on 3+G networks chat can be used most anytime, anywhere.

11/24/2009 7:30:01 AM

Kirusa Sings New Tweet by Phone Service

Want to update your Twitter status without running off the road or being pulled over in the growing list of U.S. states that have multimedia distracted driver laws? Seeking to send messages that are richer and conveys your tone much better than mere characters typed in?

11/24/2009 7:27:02 AM

Jumbuck's Power Chat Now Available for Blackberry Smartphone Users

Jumbuck Entertainment has reportedly announced the availability of its mobile chat and flirt service, called Power Chat, for users of BlackBerry smartphones. Users of Power Chat from BlackBerry smart phones can now access a diverse mobile community consisting of millions of people around the world, including people who are not using BlackBerry smart phone, according to company officials.

11/24/2009 7:25:48 AM

The Future is Here: Taking the Power of Instant Messaging to the World of IT

A 2008 University of East Carolina study researching the effects of IM (Instant Messaging)on the workplace, noted the following: IM makes people in different areas work together. An e-mail doesn't have the same impact as IM since an e-mail can't verify if the person is online. It enables collaboration with groups in different areas to improve productivity. With a phone conversation, there is no time to perform other tasks while formulating a response. With IM, this is not the case. The immediacy of IM makes a better exchange when any other medium would be too lengthy.

11/24/2009 7:23:22 AM

Live In-Country Testing Allows Multi-National Corporations to Drive Efficient Conferencing

As the global recession continues to wreak havoc on the budgets of companies of all sizes, a number of trends have emerged.

11/23/2009 6:38:26 PM

Making a Drop-Dead Simple Videoconferencing Bandwidth Choice

There's an obvious reason videoconferencing provider Glowpoint uses Covad T1 services: The value for price we receive is phenomenal compared to traditional point-to-point, dedicated, private-line T1, said Tom Schroeder, Glowpoint VP.

11/23/2009 6:34:30 PM

180Squared: IPTV Is All About the Middleware

If you ask Amir Littman, 180Squared VP, manual processes really do not work for provisioning IPTV services.

11/23/2009 6:30:36 PM

Nexidia and Semafone Partner to Deliver Fraud Protection in the Contact Center

Nexidia, a provider of audio search and speech analytics solutions, and Semafone, a company of contact center security experts in the U.K., have announced a new partnership to address fraud and identity theft in the contact center environment.

11/23/2009 6:25:10 PM

Trends and Technologies Dazzle at Interop

What are the latest trends and technologies for the business world? Last week's Interop event in New York City provided a peek into some of the new products and services being marketed by different vendors. After spending a day at the conference, I came away with a few impressions.

11/23/2009 6:21:01 PM

Kratos Awarded $1.4 Million Department of Labor Technical Support Contract

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a provider of information technology, information assurance, public safety, and workforce performance services, reportedly has been awarded a $1.4 million task order to provide technical assistance and support to the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Division's Office of Policy Development and Research.

11/23/2009 6:15:25 PM

Wildflower Selects VPMi SaaS Project Management Software

Wildflower International, a provider of information technology to the United States government, has selected and successfully implemented the VPMi version 4.5 SaaS project portfolio management software.

11/23/2009 6:10:51 PM

COMPUTERLINKS and Optenet Team Enter into Distribution Partnership

Optenet, a global IT security company providing high-performance security to service providers and large enterprises worldwide, has reportedly entered into a distribution partnership with COMPUTERLINKS, a global distributor of IT security and Internet technology solutions, to deliver a comprehensive channel partner program worldwide.

11/23/2009 6:05:38 PM

ActiveONE GPS Safety Cell Phone Arrives

LifeGuardian Technologies, LLC reportedly announced the launch of ActiveONE GPS Safety Cell Phone, a new business card-size, GPS-enabled device that provides assistance from emergency or routine personnel anytime and anywhere by the click of a button.

11/23/2009 6:00:10 PM

Zultys Enters into Distribution Partnership with Alloy Computer Products

Zultys, Inc., a provider of elegantly simple Unified Communications and VoIP Business Phone Systems since 2001, reportedly has entered into a distribution partnership with Alloy Computer Products of Melbourne, Australia.

11/23/2009 5:48:19 PM

Automotive Software Designers Releases Save-a-Deal 2010

Automotive Software Designers, a provider of software and services for the automotive retail industry and a subsidiary of Optical Systems, has announced the launch of Save-a-Deal 2010.

11/23/2009 5:41:24 PM

Social Advance, LLC, and Sideways, LLC, Receive Fidelity Voice and Data's Colocation Grant

In an effort to encourage growing technology ventures, Cleveland, Ohio-based business voice and data services provider Fidelity Voice and Data announced a small business grant competition earlier this year.

11/23/2009 5:36:08 PM

F5 Networks Signs Deal with Standard Life

F5 Networks, Inc., an application delivery networking provider, has signed a deal with Standard Life to enhance the company's application security.

11/23/2009 5:28:59 PM

Verizon Business Targets Healthcare Vertical with Collaboration Services

Verizon Business has pulled open the curtain to reveal a new suite of telehealth solutions. Verizon Telehealth Collaboration Services leverage videoconferencing to enable hospitals, physicians and other health care organizations to see patients at remote locations. The carrier will also offer consulting services to the medical vertical to help them access and implement these services.

11/23/2009 5:27:35 PM

CallFire's Upgraded Agent Interface Offers Sales Team New Functionalities

California-based open-source VoIP consultancy company CallFire.com announced a new agent interface with a new set of features that offers a cleaner, more professional look and functionality for businesses and organizations of any size looking for an agent system.

11/23/2009 5:26:49 PM

Verizon Business Enhances Online Billing Ease of Use

Given the significant increase of online billing use, Verizon Business is trying to make online bill payment and analysis even easier with updates to its Verizon Enterprise Center.

11/23/2009 5:26:26 PM

Inmarsat Completes Segovia Acquisition

Global satellite services company Inmarsat plc has acquired Herndon,Va.-based Segovia Inc. for at least $110 million.

11/23/2009 5:15:42 PM

Allot, Internet Watch Foundation Join Forces to Block Illegal Content

Deep packet inspection vendor Allot Communications Ltd. has launched a network service designed to block online illegal and harmful content. The service, called WebSafe, aims both to create a safer environment for Web surfers as well as help operators comply with emerging legislation relative to online child sexual abuse images and other illegal content.

11/23/2009 5:14:29 PM

Global Capacity Signs Major Agreement with European International Carrier

Global Capacity, Inc., a telecommunications information and logistics company, reportedly has signed a major agreement with a large European international carrier to supply network optimization consultancy and services.

11/23/2009 5:11:32 PM

Acumatica Launches SaaS Solution that Runs on Windows Azure

Acumatica, a provider of web-based accounting, ERP and CRM software, announced the availability of its SaaS solution, which runs on Windows Azure.

11/23/2009 5:04:34 PM

White Paper Details the Advantages of VoltDelta's CrystalWAVE Speech Recognition Technology

Thanks to advancements in speech recognition technology, today's interactive voice recognition (IVR) systems have improved to the point where they can accurately carry out natural dialogs with callers – thus cementing their role as customer self-service/call routing solutions for the call center.

11/23/2009 4:58:45 PM

Brightpoint Enters into Agreement with Time Warner Cable

Brightpoint North America LP, a subsidiary of Brightpoint, Inc., reportedly has entered into an agreement with Time Warner Cable Inc. to provide a suite of integrated supply chain solutions that include transportation management, inventory management, device customization, fulfillment and reverse logistics.

11/23/2009 4:57:49 PM

Hosted PBX Provider's Support System Integrated with Other C3 Platform Products

Hosted PBX provider, Thinking Phone's coherent customer communications, or C3 Platform, offers many capabilities to any user in the call center, or customer relationship management, or CRM, industry.

11/23/2009 4:56:35 PM

Michigan State University Deploys ADC's FlexWave Prism Outdoor Distributed Antenna System

ADC has announced that its FlexWave Prism outdoor distributed antenna system has been deployed at Michigan State University to support current mobile voice and data traffic and allow for an easy transition to LTE services support.

11/23/2009 4:52:06 PM

Digital Signage, Voice Communications Solutions Provider Named an Avaya Channel Partner

The status gives Black Box's team of technicians authorization to design, install and maintain Avaya's business communications systems.

11/23/2009 4:50:53 PM

Rackspace Announces New Offerings to Push Apps into Cloud

Rackspace Hosting, a provider of hosting and cloud computing solutions, announced a set of new products that help businesses move IT applications into the cloud.

11/23/2009 4:44:45 PM

SIP Trunking to Boost Unified Communications: Report

As vendors begin positioning unified communications it as a service instead of a product, positioning unified communications is on pace to migrate to 'the cloud, according to a new report by In-Stat. Infrastructure providers like Cisco, Broadsoft, and Microsoft are working closely with hosted VoIP services providers. And such partnerships are good news for companies in the unified communications space.

11/23/2009 4:19:41 PM

Syn-Apps Joins Cisco Systems Solution Incentive Program

Syn-Apps LLC, a developer of custom IP telephony applications, has announced its acceptance into the Cisco Solution Incentive Program, which will provide its partners with additional value to support their business needs.

11/23/2009 4:16:34 PM

Answering Service Provider Offers Systems for Medical Industry

For companies in the medical field – no matter a small private practice or a large medical facility or hospital – having an answering service that can meet the needs of patients, clients and other staff members is an essential operational need.

11/23/2009 4:12:25 PM

ARM Launches Solution Center for Android to Support Developers and Designers

ARM reportedly announced the Solution Center for Android, a resource for designers and developers of ARM technology-based products running on Google's Android platform.

11/23/2009 4:07:47 PM

Oberthur Technologies Announces Successful Deployment of Eco-Friendly SIM Card

Oberthur Technologies, a provider of smart card solutions, has announced the successful deployment of EcoSIM.

11/23/2009 3:50:05 PM

One in Six Mobile Subscribers to Have NFC Mobile Phones by 2014

Over the next four years, according to market analyst firm Juniper Research, one in every six mobile subscribers in the world will be using NFC devices and NFC-enabled monetary transactions will exceed $110 billion.

11/23/2009 3:43:45 PM

Axios: Large Organizations Struggle with Business and IT Alignment

Axios Systems, an independent provider of enterprise IT service-management solutions, said that organizations are recognizing the value of ITIL-based ITSM approaches in their efforts to better align IT with the business.

11/23/2009 3:38:33 PM

Report: Mobile Money Transfer to Become $65 Billion Market by 2014

The global market for mobile money transfer will be worth more than $65 billion by 2014, according to a new report put out by Juniper Research.

11/23/2009 3:22:35 PM

Infonetics Report: WSS Component Segment Growing

The overall market for optical network hardware is going through tough times, but the WDM ROADM optical segment is an exception, according to new research from market research firm Infonetics Research.

11/23/2009 3:06:50 PM

Rockwell Automation Supports Development of Open-Source Software Stack

Rockwell Automation has announced that it is supporting the release of a free, open-source EtherNet/IP software stack for I/O adapter devices made by the Vienna University of Technology.

11/23/2009 2:56:41 PM

Five9 Showcases Cloud Platform at Dreamforce 2009

Call center software provider, Five9 Inc., attended Salesforce.com's Dreamforce Global Gathering Event 2009 to present the Five9 Adapter for Salesforce.com, an integration built with the Five9 Cloud Computing Platform for call centers.

11/23/2009 2:50:29 PM

HP Unified Cluster Portfolio Now Features Voltaire's Ethernet and InfiniBand Solutions

Voltaire, a provider of scale-out computing fabrics for data centers, high performance computing and cloud environments, has announced that its scale-out Ethernet, 40 Gb/s InfiniBand director switches and UFM software have been integrated to the HP Unified Cluster portfolio.

11/23/2009 2:42:30 PM

Blancco Experiences a Surge in Demand for Onsite Disk Wipe Solution

As the breaching of records increases year after year, companies all over the world are looking at effective means of safely retiring sensitive data. To serve this need, Blancco, a company that offers data erasure and end-of-lifecycle solutions, has announced that a growing number of organizations are opting for its onsite data erasure services.

11/23/2009 2:35:22 PM

Coyote Systems Brings Real-Time Speed Camera Alert System to U.S. Market

Coyote Systems, a provider of speed camera alert systems, announced what it calls the first real-time speed and red-light camera alert systems: the mini Coyote and iCoyote for the iPhone, to be available in the United States soon.

11/23/2009 2:28:28 PM

Gemalto NFC SIM Card Product Range Now Operates with Nokia's Contactless Mobile Phones

Gemalto has announced that its Near Field Communication SIM card product range successfully operates with Nokia's contactless mobile phones.

11/23/2009 2:22:05 PM

TELEHOUSE America: NYIIX Internet Peering Exchange is 'Longest Running' Public Peering Point in the New York Market

TELEHOUSE America, a provider of dedicated data centers, international Internet exchanges and managed IT services, has announced that its New York International Internet Exchange public peering platform is now the longest running and largest public Internet exchange point in the New York metropolitan market.

11/23/2009 2:15:17 PM

Oberthur Technologies Demos Visual Voicemail Service Running on Multimedia SIM Card

Smart cards provider Oberthur Technologies and Telefonica Spain have reportedly announced the release of a new Visual Voicemail Service running on Oberthur Technologies' Multimedia SIM Card GIGANTIC WUAOW.

11/23/2009 2:06:28 PM

Report: Business E-mail Drops for First Time

According to the Radicati Group, business users spend an average of 19 percent of their work day (1 hour and 17 minutes) sending and receiving e-mail. In addition, they spend eight percent of their work day (38 minutes) on business social networking sites and seven percent (35 minutes) of their workday using instant messaging.

11/23/2009 1:58:15 PM

Thomson's Customer Premises Equipment Receives CAT-iq1 Certification

Thomson, a provider of services to content creators, has announced that four products from its customer premises equipment portfolio have received CAT-iq1 certification.

11/23/2009 1:50:10 PM

Unified Messaging Market Plummeted in First Half of 2009

Global mailbox shipments, a proxy for unified messaging, decreased by more than four million during the first six months of 2009 (down 28.4 percent) compared with the first half of 2008, said T3i Group's latest data. Manufacturer revenue dropped even more sharply year over year, down 32.9 percent, to $405 million.

11/23/2009 1:42:29 PM

Android App Developers Can Now Tap GIPS VoiceEngine Mobile to Build VoIP-Infused Clients

Global IP Solutions, or GIPS, a San Francisco-based provider of IP multimedia processing solutions, reportedly announced that Android mobile application developers can now start building first-rate VoIP-enabled clients with its high-definition voice solution, called VoiceEngine Mobile.

11/23/2009 1:36:39 PM

Informative Graphics Releases Redact-It for IBM FileNet Capture

Informative Graphics Corporation has reportedly launched Redact-It for IBM FileNet Capture.

11/23/2009 1:24:45 PM

Tufin Releases New Plug-ins to Extend Lifecycle Management Solution's Reach

Tufin Technologies, a provider of security lifecycle management products, announced that it has released a new set of plug-ins to extend the reach of its Lifecycle Management solution to a wider range of network devices.

11/23/2009 1:16:49 PM

F5 Networks Releases New Version of BIG-IP

F5 Networks has reportedly announced the release of F5 BIG-IP 10.1 for service providers to meet the growing demand for mobile services. This release offers a new approach to mobile infrastructure scaling, company officials said.

11/23/2009 1:08:32 PM

BH Telecom Selects Envivio IPTV Headend Solution

BH Telecom, a telecommunications operator in Bosnia and Herzegovina, has selected Envivio IPTV Headend solution, integrated by Smart Com, for its new IPTV service.

11/23/2009 1:08:05 PM

Ruckus Wireless Intros Wireless Broadband Solution

Ruckus Wireless, a manufacturer of advanced Smart Wi-Fi technology and wireless LAN systems, has reportedly introduced a complete, end-to-end managed, wireless broadband access solution. The company said that the solution gives service providers a build-as-you-grow model for offering broadband data services in developing urban environments at a fraction of the cost of alternative approaches.

11/23/2009 1:05:19 PM

Microsemi Adds PowerDsine Midspans to Mitel DataNet Portfolio

Microsemi Corporation, a manufacturer of high performance analog/mixed signal integrated circuits and semiconductors, has reportedly signed an exclusive agreement with VoIP provider, Mitel Networks, for offering its PowerDsine Midspan products as power over Ethernet solutions to Mitel's division DataNet's comprehensive products.

11/23/2009 1:03:04 PM

MasterCard Launches MasterCard Mobile Payments Gateway

MasterCard reportedly has launched MasterCard Mobile Payments Gateway, a mobile payments processing platform that lets financial institutions and mobile network operators to deliver end-to-end mobile payments solutions through the MasterCard Worldwide Network. Company officials said that Itau Unibanco and Redecard, along with mobile network operator Vivo, will be the first to use the MasterCard Mobile Payments Gateway to deliver mobile payment solutions to the banks' customers in Brazil.

11/23/2009 12:59:46 PM

Nominum Integrates, Automates Critical Functions Into Existing DNS Servers

Nominum, a global provider of ENUM-based IP-application routing directory, Domain Name System, and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol solutions, a company that helps communication providers deliver always-on broadband Internet and other services, has reportedly announced a new software release that integrates functions required to successfully deploy Domain Name System Security Extensions at any scale without costly proprietary appliances.

11/23/2009 12:54:35 PM

HD Conference Feature: There's Full-Duplex, Then There's FULL-Duplex: Part 2

In my first installment, I described what full-duplex is and how it works, and argued how important it is when it comes to getting the most out of your hands-free calls. In this column, I will discuss this in more detail and give you a fool-proof way to test it for yourself.

11/23/2009 12:51:32 PM

Loquendo Updates Speech Recognition Engine

Through these new feature enhancements, it will be possible for users to gain more accurate recognition of natural, spontaneous speech and it's now much faster to allow acoustic models to be adapted to a particular speaker or to a specific environment like an in-car or other noisy environment.

11/23/2009 12:47:10 PM

U.S. Census Bureau Opens 2010 Census Data Processing, Call Center Facilities in Phoenix

The U.S. Census Bureau, along with Lockheed Martin, a contractor, reportedly has opened a 2010 Census data capture center and a call center in Phoenix. The third such facility after Baltimore and Jeffersonville, Ind., will process 2010 Census questionnaires as they are mailed back by households across the nation next spring. The 212,000 square-foot facility in Phoenix will bring more than 2,800 jobs to the area.

11/23/2009 12:41:29 PM

Stratos Adds New Service to MobileLink Line of Fixed-to-Mobile Calling Services

Stratos Global Corporation, a provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, reportedly announced the expansion of its line of fixed-to-mobile calling services – MobileLink with the addition of new MobileLink Easy service.

11/23/2009 12:38:04 PM

JustAskGemalto.com Intros Digital Security Video Series on YouTube

Gemalto, a provider of digital security solutions including smart cards, tokens and software and services has reportedly announced that its Web site JustAskGemalto.com, which makes consumer aware about how to secure one's digital identity and information during online activities, will introduce its first full expert interview on the Web site'sYouTube channel. The video will be available on Friday, and will feature Byron Acohido, the well known Internet security reporter from USA Today, who will talk specifically about current and widespread digital threats in the interview.

11/23/2009 12:32:06 PM

CellWand's #TAXI Service Helps People Party, Yet Reach Home Safely

CellWand Communications Inc., a provider of mobile on-demand services for mobile phone users and a national sponsor of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers, or MADD has reportedly announced its Taxi-On-Demand service, named #TAXI will help users get a taxi on demand regardless of their location, across the United States and Canada. During the holiday season, service will help prevent users from becoming another holiday drunk driving statistic after enjoying the festivities. According to an estimate, every 45 minutes a drunk driving death occurs in North America.

11/23/2009 12:26:56 PM

Data Center Deployments Drive Ethernet Switch Market Growth: Report

A report by Dell' Oro Group , a market research company for networking and telecommunications industries, reportedly found that the Ethernet Switch market grew for the second consecutive quarter during the third quarter of this year. This was achieved by data center deployments.

11/23/2009 12:16:29 PM

'TV Everywhere' for Programmers Simplified by thePlatform

All programming networks are confronted with a number of technical options and requirements when they evaluate their TV Everywhere plans. To help make things easier, thePlatform, a popular white-label video publishing company, reportedly announced a new suite of features that is designed to help programmers provide TV Everywhere capabilities on their own Web sites. Networks will now be able to do this, and also preserve their financial and content rights arrangements with TV service providers.

11/23/2009 12:12:52 PM

You Can Have Your 'Care' Any Way

You want to be treated as an individual, not one of the crowd. There is a reason that the Apple Store with its Genius Bar is one of the most profitable in terms of sales per square foot, a reason that almost every bookshop now serves lattes to hold on to you for just a few more minutes, and a reason that Disney is re-imaging its own stores (with Apple's help) so you don't feel violated by Woody every time you walk in. In the same way, the average smartphone user is not only looking for a differentiated experience on the handset, but also when calling for support.

11/23/2009 12:11:19 PM

Sendmail Completes 250 Messaging Architecture Reviews

Sendmail, Inc, a provider of appliance-based products, applications and services that help enterprises and government agencies modernize their messaging infrastructures, has reportedly completed more than 250 Messaging Architecture Reviews with Global 1000 companies. The reviews were conducted on the companies that were interested in finding security vulnerabilities and discovering infrastructure cost savings by modernizing their e-mail messaging infrastructures.

11/23/2009 12:10:04 PM

OpSource Launches Three OpSource Cloud Partner Programs

OpSource, a company that provides complete Cloud operations, infrastructure and services for companies of all sizes, has reportedly launched three innovative OpSource Cloud partner programs. These partner programs offer incentives, discounts and technology on-ramps for individuals and companies of all sizes that are looking to enter the cloud computing space.

11/23/2009 12:00:56 PM

IDC, Industry Partners Identify Technologies that Reduce Carbon Emissions

IDC has reportedly evaluated information and communications-based technologies, which can bring about a reduction in carbon emissions. The evaluation was conducted along with industry partners. The results of the first IDC ICT Sustainability Index will be released at an international press conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.

11/23/2009 11:56:49 AM

Alcatel-Lucent to Pilot Test Smart Metering System

Alcatel-Lucent has reportedly started a pilot project with KELAG Netz GmbH, an Austria-based power and gas supplier, and energy network operator, for the deployment and integration of smart metering infrastructure

11/23/2009 11:53:15 AM

Touchstar Launches CrudePac 3.0 to Enhance Wellsite Services

TouchStar, a provider of mobile computing and field workforce automation solutions has reportedly announced it launched the new version of CrudePac, its in-cab computing software that provides a range of wellsite services that connect users directly with the oil company or collection contractor accounting, planning and dispatch systems.

11/23/2009 11:52:45 AM

IVR Provider Suggests Smart System to Improve Customer Satisfaction

While having a flexible sales team, Interactive Voice Response, or IVR, system and operational structure is a necessity for dealing with unpredictable issues within a virtual call center, there needs to be a system in place that maintains daily operations in a way that gives the customers what they need, in a platform they trust, while balancing issues that could arise.

11/23/2009 11:50:09 AM

RadiSys Launches Partner Program to Help OEMs Reduce Time to Market

In today's competitive landscape, original equipment manufacturers must reduce their time to market while delivering innovative solutions that are flexible and scalable. To help OEMs meet these goals, advanced embedded solutions provider RadiSys Corporation has launched the RadiSys Alliance Partner Program – also known as RAPP – which company executives said will provide a formal structure for its existing industry partnerships.

11/23/2009 11:49:12 AM

RidgeviewTel, StarNet Partner to Secure, Operate Longmont WiFi Network

RidgeviewTel, a communications company enabling broadband network technology, reportedly announced that the company in partnership with StarNet LLC has secured the assets of the Longmont, Colo. wireless mesh network.

11/23/2009 11:48:33 AM

Local Utility, Wireless Broadband Stimulus Hopefuls Go Head-to-Head in Pennsylvania

The FCC earlier this fall invited incumbent service providers to comment on broadband stimulus applications in their areas of service. As expected, these companies are weighing in; and, not surprisingly, their comments are often raising the ire of the applicants. Pennsylvania is just one of the latest areas in which we're seeing debates on this front.

11/23/2009 11:26:11 AM

NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson, CFO Jim McGeever to Discuss Benefits of Cloud Computing

Zach Nelson, CEO of cloud-based CRM software provider NetSuite, and company CFO Jim McGeever will be discussing the benefits of cloud computing for businesses during two separate investor conferences scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 1.

11/23/2009 11:24:29 AM

NTT America Launches IP Transit Channel on TMCnet

The NTT Communications Global IP Network is designed to move Internet traffic at the highest possible speeds. That's a critical asset to ISPs, Web-hosting companies, CDNs, broadband providers, large content providers and large enterprises that rely on the company's network and VPNs for communications and business operations. Backed by aggressive service level agreements, NTT Communications dual stack (IPv4/IPv6) global Tier-1 Internet backbone is guaranteed outage-free and optimized for IP transit.

11/23/2009 11:17:57 AM

Apptix Announces Exchange Support for Motorola Droid

Apptix, a provider of hosted Microsoft Exchange e-mail, Microsoft SharePoint, and hosted VoIP services for businesses throughout the world, has reportedly announced the availability of hosted Exchange support for the Motorola Droid, the new Android 2.0-equipped smartphone from Motorola.

11/23/2009 11:17:15 AM

NTT America, OpSource Forge Cloud Computing Partnership

By powering OpSource Cloud through NTT America's secure data centers and Tier-1 global IP network, enterprises are expected to have the flexibility, availability and community of the public cloud, plus the security, performance and control elements they require.

11/23/2009 11:15:43 AM

Is Your Business Ready for IPv6? (Part 1 of 3)

It appears that the last remaining addresses will soon be depleted: Recently the board of the American Registry for Internet Numbers, a Regional Internet Registry and one of five RIRs, issued an IPv4 address depletion notice to CEOs estimating that, at the current rate of consumption, IPv4 will reach address depletion by 2011.

11/23/2009 11:09:19 AM

NTT America Tracks the Rise of Internet-Centric Businesses

NTT America, the U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation, is one company that has followed the rise of Internet-centric businesses, as reliance on the network has become so widespread that service providers have been compelled to sell services to companies that often buy at the wholesale level.

11/23/2009 11:04:58 AM

RONIN Study Reveals Companies Adopt IT to Combat the Recession

RONIN Corporation, a global market research and marketing consulting firm, has reportedly launched a new study which indicates that that the to combat the recession, strategic companies are investing more in IT, have more advanced technology in place and regard IT as more strategically important than their short term counterparts.

11/23/2009 10:54:30 AM

Open Source Provider's CRM Apps Now On Windows Azure System

Open source CRM provider, SugarCRM, will now be offering its CRM applications on the Windows Azure system.

11/23/2009 10:51:37 AM

Qualcomm, Hughes Telematics Completes ECall Demonstration

Qualcomm Incorporated, a company specializing in next generation mobile technologies, products and services, reportedly announced that with Hughes Telematics, Inc., a provider of next generation telematics solutions, it has successfully demonstrated the data transmission technology of the upcoming pan-European, in-vehicle emergency call (eCall) standard over commercial wireless networks. The demo took place at the 12th eSafety Forum Plenary meeting eCall Summit in October in Brussels, Belgium.

11/23/2009 10:48:36 AM

Xactly Debuts Incent Express for Salesforce CRM SMB Users

And yet more mop-up news from Dreamforce 2009. Xactly Corporation, a vendor of on-demand sales performance management, has reportedly announced Xactly Incent Express, a sales compensation product for small-to-medium businesses that use Salesforce CRM. Built natively on Salesforce.com's Force.com platform, Xactly Incent Express lets companies using Salesforce CRM create sales compensation plans, calculate commissions, and export payments to payroll, all from a single application.

11/23/2009 10:42:50 AM

GAO Recommends Adequate Review Time for Second Round of Broadband Stimulus Funding, Contingency Plans

GAO officials recommended that the secretaries of commerce and agriculture ensure sufficient time to review applications in the second funding round, develop contingency plans for oversight beyond fiscal year 2010 and develop program performance measures.

11/23/2009 10:42:39 AM

ILinc Announces ILinc for Salesforce.com

ILinc, a vendor of Web and video conferencing products and services, has announced the availability of iLinc for Salesforce CRM on the AppExchange. The offering combines iLinc's Web collaboration and conferencing technology with the data management functionality of a Customer Relationship Management system, company officials say, with the idea being to let organizations host high-impact online events while ensuring real-time visibility into registration and attendance information.

11/23/2009 10:34:23 AM

CRM Mastery Offers Jazzed-Up Product Directory

Jim Berkowitz, a CRM guru and jazz maven from Telluride, Colo., a guy you need to add as a Facebook friend just to get his music suggestions, has some important CRM news. While acknowledging that CRM is a hot topic in business today as both small and mid-sized companies struggle to compete, Berkowitz said that picking the right CRM technologies for salesforce automation, customer service, marketing, or social networking, from the literally thousands of technology solutions that are available, can be a daunting task.

11/23/2009 10:29:57 AM

Customer Effective, Inc. Completes Microsoft CRM Project

Customer Effective, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and value-added reseller of Microsoft Dynamics CRM, has completed a customized Microsoft Dynamics CRM implementation for CapTrust, an investment advisory and retirement plan consulting firm.

11/23/2009 10:24:24 AM

Ciena Wins Bid for Nortel's Optical Networking and Carrier Ethernet Businesses

Nortel announced this morning that Ciena has emerged as the winning bidder in a successful auction of its Optical Networking and Carrier Ethernet businesses.

11/23/2009 10:22:29 AM

Salesforce.com Adopted by Beazer Homes

Beazer Homes USA, an Atlanta-based national home builder, has reportedly adopted Salesforce CRM to enhance sales and customer care processes, according to consulting firm Bluewolf.

11/23/2009 10:21:05 AM

MultiFactor Announces SecureAuth Certified by Salesforce.com

MultiFactor, a Web application security vendor, reportedly announced its SecureAuth product has been tested and certified by salesforce.com. Effective immediately, the authentication is available on salesforce.com's AppExchange marketplace. SecureAuth is designed, company officials say, to enable seamless single sign on while enforcing 2-factor authentication into internally-hosted applications, as well as SaaS applications like Salesforce CRM and GoogleApps.

11/23/2009 10:15:51 AM

NICE Acquires Security Management Software from Orsus, Expands Portfolio

It seems NICE Systems, a provider of advanced solutions for companies to capture, storage, retrieval and analysis of customer interactions for contact centers and enterprises, continues its success streak with an announcement of a new acquisition to further expand the company's already diverse portfolio of services.

11/23/2009 10:08:50 AM

Option's GTM501 HSPA Module Wins 'Best Embedded Module' Award

Option, a wireless technology company, reportedly said that its GTM501 HSPA wireless module won the GSMA's Embedded Mobile Module competition in the 'Best Embedded Module in the High-Bandwidth Application' category. The company said the award validates its technology that makes GTM501 as a more suitable 3G app for next-gen Internet devices such as e-readers, small mobile computing devices and connected cameras.

11/23/2009 10:05:43 AM

NTT Electronics Develops Next Generation H.264/AVC Encoder/Decoder LSI Family

NTT Electronics, a provider of digital video, photonics and broadband networking solutions, has reportedly started developing its next-generation h.264/AVC encoder/decoder LSI products that are capable of 10-bit encoding. The company plans to release at least 10 new products by the year 2012.

11/23/2009 10:02:31 AM

Narus Receives TMC's 2009 INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Award

Narus, Inc., a provider of real-time traffic intelligence for the protection and management of large IP networks, has reportedly announced that Technology Marketing Corporation has named company's NarusInsight as a recipient of the 2009 INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Award presented by INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine. Yogi Mistry, senior vice president of worldwide engineering, Narus, said that it's an honor to accept the 2009 Internet Telephony Excellence award for its NarusInsight system.

11/23/2009 9:34:57 AM

MedLink EHR Available Soon as a Software as a Service

MedLink International, Inc., a healthcare IT company that provides the medical community with products and services designed to help create, manage and share medical information, has announced that it will be providing the option of its MedLink TotalOffice EHR as a Software-as-a-Service starting next month.

11/23/2009 9:31:44 AM

Adobe Unleashes New Web Site Look with Productivity, Collaboration Capabilities

Adobe Systems Incorporated, a provider of information technology and software solutions, has reportedly introduced a new and updated version of its Web site, Acrobat.com. The new Web site is equipped with several major updates that will help organizations in collaborating in a convenient and smooth way, the company said.

11/23/2009 9:25:31 AM

Nokia Continues to Streamline its R&D Operations

Nokia, a globally known manufacturer of mobile phone devices and mobile telecom products, has reportedly announced its plans to align the research and development operations in Finland and Denmark intone with persistent portfolio modifications and possible changes in product range.

11/23/2009 9:20:06 AM

Build Powerful Telephony Systems with Packt's Asterisk1.6 Book

Packt, a publishing company, has reportedly announced the publication of a new book titled Asterisk 1.6. The book, written by three Asterisk Professionals, provides simple to use directives in constructing a fully operable telephone system utilizing Asterisk platform. The book is full of easy-to-follow information to help a reader set up, organize, run and maintain a telephone system built on Asterisk platform for the use of regular and large sized business establishments.

11/23/2009 9:16:50 AM

Statoil Picks CapRock to Outfit New Drillship with VSAT Solutions

CapRock Communications, a supplier of communications solutions to inaccessible situations in the international space, reportedly announced that it signed a long term agreement with Statoil to deliver satellite communications solutions to the latter's new drillship. Norway-based Statoil is an international energy resource provider that has focused business channels in upstream oil and gas operations. It will use solutions delivered by CapRock to support its onboard crew while its drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico are underway.

11/23/2009 9:10:23 AM

Gartner Positions IET Solutions in '2009 Magic Quadrant for IT Service Desk'

IET Solutions, a worldwide provider of IT service management and software asset management solutions targeted at the mid tier and large enterprises segment, recently announced that it has been placed in the 2009 Magic Quadrant for the IT Service Desk by market analyst and research firm Gartner. Gartner uses the medium of the Magic Quadrant to illustrate its study and evaluation of how some vendors and suppliers hold up against specified parameters for the IT Service Desk Marketplace. These parameters have already been preset by Gartner.

11/23/2009 9:06:03 AM

General Atomics' Electromagnetic Systems Division Grants Testing Contracts to National Technical Systems

National Technical Systems, a provider of engineering services to the defense, aerospace, telecommunications, automotive and high technology segments, reportedly announced that it was chosen by the General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems Division of San Diego, Calif. to undertake testing of electromagnetic compatibility and environmental testing of its Advanced Arresting Gear and the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System.

11/23/2009 9:01:47 AM

ADTRAN, Innovation Technologies Partner to Provide Advanced Voice Communications to Hospitality Sector

ADTRAN has reportedly announced that it has partnered with Innovation Technologies Worldwide to provide cutting edge voice communication services to the hospitality sector. Innovation Technologies is a supplier of advanced voice and data solutions for clients in the hospitality sector. It has contracted to provide ADTRAN's popular VoIP solutions NetVanta and Total Access in addition to its own ComXchange Hospitality IP-PBX software.

11/23/2009 8:41:08 AM

Rebtel Application Now Available for Apple iPhone Users

Rebtel, the company which lets customers make low-cost international calls on mobile phones, announced recently that its iPhone application has reportedly been accepted for release by Apple, which will let iPhone owners make international calls around the world at a very low rate per minute without having to search for a Wi-Fi hot spot. Free calls are possible between the 53 countries where Rebtel is available.

11/23/2009 8:33:57 AM

Skymira Enhances TailorFit Solutions

Skymira LLC has reportedly enhanced its so called TailorFit solutions by combining its electronic forms and telemetry/SCADA services. The TailorFit solution provides technicians with real-time operating status of remotely located equipment under their care while operating in rough terrains.

11/23/2009 8:07:53 AM

Why the Smartbook is a Bad Idea

Cell phone and hardware vendors are starting to the drum to for yet another device into the already-confused world of netbooks, thin-and-light laptops, and ultramobile PC devices – the smartbook. A number of manufacturers will be shouting about the joys of the new devices between now and CES, but, with the exception of various vertical-market applications, the smartbook category will likely end very badly.

11/23/2009 8:00:44 AM

Is Verizon Bringing the Droid People Seek?

To much media hype, Verizon's Droid has been launched. While it may not smoke the iPhone into oblivion, there are a lot of people who think the new device is going to put the Palm Pre, RIM BlackBerry and anything called Windows Mobile into the dust bin. A survey compiled by ChangeWave Research reportedly showed that as of September, RIM has a 40 percent share in smart phones, while Apple is around 30 percent and Palm has bottomed-out with about a 7 percent share of the market

11/23/2009 7:55:13 AM

Google Portable Demands, Hardware Rumors

As Google dictates to manufacturers how it wants its Chrome-books built – not that we don't have enough categories of portable devices already - rumors abound that the company will get into the mobile handset business. Does the world really need a dedicated Gphone and a Gbook/Chromebook?

11/23/2009 7:49:06 AM

CodeWeavers Launches CrossOver Games 8.1 for Mac, Linux

CodeWeavers, Inc. has reportedly released CrossOver Games 8.1 for both Mac and Linux. A general software consultancy, CodeWeavers focuses on the development of Wine, the core technology found in its CrossOver products. CrossOver Games 8.1 for both Mac and Linux, a download-only product is available for $39.95. The product includes 12 months of free product support and software updates. CrossOver Games lets Windows games be played on Mac and Linux PCs without the need for a Windows operating system license.

11/23/2009 7:44:03 AM

Salesforce.com Certifies MultiFactor's SecureAuth

MultiFactor, a provider of two-factor authentication, Web application security and secure cloud authentication solutions, reportedly announced that salesforce.com has tested and certified its SecureAuth. SecureAuth, a plug-n-play authentication mechanism, is designed to utilize the flexibility and infinite scalability of internet architecture to abstract authentication from any application or network resource and pass back to the resource a trusted User ID. Its design allows single sign on while transparently enforcing two-factor authentication into internally-hosted applications, as well as SaaS applications like Salesforce CRM and GoogleApps.

11/23/2009 7:38:21 AM

Bell Joins Telus, Rogers, in Dropping System Access Fees

Competition is a wonderful thing, and is finally having an effect in Canada where cellular voice/data users have long groused about high prices. Tiptoeing behind Telus and Rogers, communications giant Bell has now puffed away its system access fee: the notorious monthly charge that many Canadian telcos have slapped on bills but for new plans only.

11/23/2009 7:30:02 AM

Tahiti Nui Satellite, Thomson Team to Launch High Definition Services in Western Europe

Tahiti Nui Satellite, a satellite service provider, has reportedly selected Thomson to supply satellite MPEG-4 HD set-top box technology to support the launch of TNS' high-definition broadcast service in the fourth quarter of 2009.

11/20/2009 6:26:50 PM

Openwave Intros Openwave Integra 3.0

Openwave, a provider of mediation platform and tools to mobilize the Internet, has unveiled the Openwave Integra 3.0, a Linux-based, proactive service mediation and policy management solution.

11/20/2009 6:17:52 PM

Verizon Launches Utility/Smart Grid-Targeted Consulting Services

When doors open to the benefits of innovative IT solutions, they also open to evil cybercrooks.

11/20/2009 6:14:25 PM

Riverbed Launches Cloud-Based Services for Enterprise and Government Markets

Riverbed Technology, a company that focuses on IT infrastructure performance company for networks, applications and storage, has announced that it has planned to launch new products and services that will help accelerate access to services that are in the cloud environment for enterprises and governments and extend the benefits of acceleration to applications and storage in the public cloud.

11/20/2009 6:09:12 PM

White Paper from Call Center Hiring Solutions Provider FurstPerson Discusses 'The Role of the Interview'

The truth is, in-person interviews really aren't an effective way to measure a person's skills, aptitude or work ethic. Today, companies are increasingly using software-based evaluation and assessment tools to more accurately measure a candidate's level of skill and fit for a job.

11/20/2009 5:54:25 PM

Fedora Project Tips Hat To Fedora 12

Fedora Project, a Red Hat-sponsored and community-supported open source collaboration, has taken Fedora 12, the latest version of its free open source operating system distribution, off the rack and out into the open.

11/20/2009 5:50:29 PM

Frost & Sullivan Predicts Increased Revenue Convergence of Physical and Logical Security

As companies and individuals become increasingly conscious about the security of their belongings, the security market has been experiencing unprecedented demands.

11/20/2009 5:45:39 PM

Report: Smartphones Changing Communications Usage

The proliferation of smartphones in the United States is driving a rapid rise in mobile-device usage for non-voice communications, including text messages, e-mail and mobile Internet access, according to BIA/Kelsey's latest research.

11/20/2009 5:07:28 PM

Huawei gets Belgacom Contract

Huawei and Belgacom, the Belgian incumbent telecom operator, have reportedly signed a frame agreement enabling the progressive upgrade of Belgacom's radio access network.

11/20/2009 5:00:51 PM

Ubiquisys Unveils Wide Area Femtocell Solution

Ubiquisys has announced the commercial availability of a wide area femtocell solution that provides coverage of up to 12 km (or 5 square miles) at a fraction of the cost of existing solutions.

11/20/2009 4:52:48 PM

Clarity D613 DECT Amplified Phone Now Available Nationwide at RadioShack

Clarity, a supplier of amplified telephones, notification systems, assistive listening devices and other communications devices for the hearing loss and deaf markets, has announced that its newly released Clarity D613 cordless phones with Digital Enhanced Cordless Technology 6.0 (DECT) are available at RadioShack.

11/20/2009 4:48:13 PM

Monet Software Offering Free White Paper, '7 Tips for More Effective Call Center Scheduling'

Workforce management solutions provider Monet Software has released a new white paper entitled 7 Tips for More Effective Call Center Scheduling.

11/20/2009 4:43:07 PM

Call Monitoring Systems Rise with IP Phones: Expert

It's critical that emerging IP phone vendors, such as Cisco and Avaya, are developing devices that are compatible with call monitoring systems, as a way to improve operations and enlist quality control over products for contact centers and companies in the customer relationship management, or CRM, industry, said one official from a Basking Ridge, N.J.-based enterprise communications giant.

11/20/2009 4:32:38 PM

Eutelsat and ABS Ink Agreement for Cooperation at 75 Degrees East Position

Satellite operator Eutelsat Communications and Asia Broadcast Satellite have announced the execution of a strategic agreement for commercial cooperation at the 75 degrees East orbital location.

11/20/2009 4:31:17 PM

Sybase 365 and Telecom New Zealand International Launch Joint IPX Voice Service

Sybase 365, a subsidiary of Sybase, announced a partnership with Telecom New Zealand International to develop a joint IPX voice service offering.

11/20/2009 4:24:52 PM

Is 21 Mbps Mobile Broadband the 2010 Standard?

About 62 percent of mobile industry executives involved with GSM believe the next baseline for mobile broadband-based, peak-downlink data speed will be 21 Mbps, a recent survey by the Global Mobile Suppliers Association has found.

11/20/2009 4:20:08 PM

Ness CRM Solution Selected by Hungarian Mobile Telecom Provider Pannon

Ness Technologies, Inc., a provider of information technology solutions and services, reportedly announced that mobile telecommunications provider Pannon has selected its strategic Customer Relationship Management solution.

11/20/2009 4:00:39 PM

Conferencing Feature: Outdoor Affinity Telecom offers Members Savings with The Conference Group

Looking for a new way to reach customers? Some companies in the unified communications space are leveraging the affinity of outdoor sports to help build their brands and enhance their image. For example, The Conference Group is doing just that. The Newark, Del-based a full-service , a full-service audio and Web conferencing company has partnered with Outdoor Affinity Telecom, a firm that provides savings on telecommunication services to supporters of the outdoor industry.

11/20/2009 3:57:56 PM

Adaptive Digital Debuts Integration-Ready Solutions for High-End Voice Applications

Adaptive Digital, provider of speech-based applications, has announced that its released integration-ready solutions make use of Texas Instruments' new TMS320C6472 six-core digital signal processor (DSP) to support high-density, VoIP and traditional telecommunications applications.

11/20/2009 3:53:15 PM

CallCopy Named One of the Best Places to Work in 2009

CallCopy Inc., a provider of call recording and quality management solutions, has announced its recognition as a recipient of one of Business First's Best Places to Work Awards.

11/20/2009 3:47:31 PM

Desktops and Dashboards Help Call Center Stakeholders Better Manage Their Daily Workload

To counteract the effects of staff reductions and the freeze on adding staff in the call center, companies must find ways to make employees more efficient and effective in their daily routines and tasks. By receiving appropriate information at the agent desktop and manager dashboard in real time, call center stakeholders can better manage their daily workload.

11/20/2009 3:46:40 PM

Week in Review: 4GWE Conference Anticipates Rise of WiMAX, LTE

The two technologies that have emerged as front-runners for dominance in the next-generation wireless world of 4G – WiMAX and LTE – both made headlines this week, as Ericsson finished the $1.13 bill acquisition of Nortel's LTE assets in North America, while Adam Internet selected Alvarion to deploy a WiMAX network across metropolitan Adelaide, Australia.

11/20/2009 3:41:18 PM

Phone.com's Virtual Office Offers Fun Features to Drive Professional Communications

If you follow telecommunications technology at all, you have likely heard the term virtual office. While this sounds like some sort of video game, it actually is a technology format that allows a business of any size to present a professional front to any potential client or partner. This is especially useful for businesses that operate smaller locations throughout dispersed geographical locations. One provider that caters to such companies is Phone.com. In offering its Virtual Office solution, Phone.com offers a number of benefits and creative features that allow company clients to build streamlined communications strategies that drive both collaboration and the optimal customer experience.

11/20/2009 3:39:37 PM

The Conference Group, Outdoor Affinity Telecom Intro Web Conferencing Savings

The Conference Group, a full-service audio and Web Conferencing company, is tapping people's outdoor passions as part of a new vehicle to reach potential customers. The Newark, Del.-based company has partnered with Outdoor Affinity Telecom, a firm that provides savings on telecommunication services to supporters of the outdoor industry. Through the program, outdoor organization members can donate to their favorite cause and take advantage of savings on everything from local and long-distance to internet, wireless, and data services.

11/20/2009 3:25:53 PM

White Paper Compares Positron Telecom's PBX PCI Adapters to Other Leading Asterisk-based VoIP Solutions

VoIP solutions provider Positron Telecom has released a new white paper detailing the advantages the company's PBX PCI adapter products have over those of other leading Asterisk-based telephony board makers.

11/20/2009 3:20:27 PM

ShoreTel Secures 228th Spot in List of Fastest-Growing North American Companies

A provider of intelligent and easy IP phone systems that come with fully integrated UC functions, ShoreTel recently announced that it has secured the 228th spot in Deloitte LLP's list of 500 of the fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and environmentally friendly companies in North America.

11/20/2009 3:19:13 PM

First Trust Launches New Fund Based on Smart Grid Infrastructure Index

In response to the evolving smart grid and electric infrastructure sector, the NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., Clean Edge, Inc. and First Trust Advisors L.P. have launched a new exchange traded fund, or ETF.

11/20/2009 3:14:35 PM

Ingenico, AviIT and OnAir Ink Alliance to Provide Secure, Online, In-Flight Payment Solutions

Ingenico, a provider of secure payment solutions, has reportedly signed a strategic partnership agreement with AviIT, a provider of specialist IT-based solutions for the aviation industry, and OnAir, a provider of in-flight communications, to develop automated in-flight payment solutions.

11/20/2009 3:13:00 PM

Wireless Dynamics Unveils iCarte 110, an NFC/ RFID Reader for iPhones

Wireless Dynamics Inc., a provider of NFC and RFID products, reportedly announced the introduction of iCarte 110.

11/20/2009 3:00:01 PM

AT&T Wins Frost & Sullivan Award for its Tech Support 360 Service

AT&T has announced that it has received the Frost & Sullivan's 2009 North America New Product Innovation Award in Information and Communication Technologies for its Tech Support 360 service, introduced last year.

11/20/2009 2:51:08 PM

Interface Masters Technologies Announces New Quad Segment 10 Gigabit Intelligent Bypass Switch

Interface Masters Technologies , a provider of networking solutions, has announced that one more member of its 10 Gigabit product family is designed to integrate with inline networking devices, security appliances and central office applications.

11/20/2009 2:33:43 PM

YouMail Visual Voicemail Now Free for Sprint Mobile Customers

YouMail Inc, a voicemail service provider for mobile users, has announced the availability of YouMail to Sprint customers as a free service.

11/20/2009 2:21:33 PM

Nstein Technologies Releases 'Semantic Site Search' Engine

Nstein Technologies this week unveiled its new Semantic Site Search (3S), a search engine designed to provide unmatched search results.

11/20/2009 2:12:45 PM

Saving Time and Money with Telecom Cost Management

According to industry experts at Tellennium, without software tools and well-defined processes, enterprises cannot effectively manage their telecom expenses.

11/20/2009 2:09:00 PM

Eaton's Power Xpert Meter 2000 Aids Measuring, Monitoring and Managing Power Quality in Facilities

Eaton Corporation, a power management company, recently announced the introduction of Power Xpert Meter 2000, a sleek, sophisticated power quality meter range with power measuring facilities and included data examining potentials.

11/20/2009 2:01:57 PM

IDT Corporation Deploys Palo Alto's PA-4000 Series Next-Gen Firewalls

Palo Alto Networks, a provider of next-generation enterprise firewalls, has announced that its PA-4000 Series firewalls have been selected by IDT Corporation, a Fortune 1000 company that delivers local, long-distance and calling card services.

11/20/2009 1:50:49 PM

IBM Technology Helps UMBC Researchers in Fighting Rising Threats of Forest Fires

IBM has reportedly announced that researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, have been deploying their technology to analyze smoke patterns during wildfires.

11/20/2009 1:44:27 PM

Data Robotics Inc. Expands Drobo Partner Advantage Program

Data Robotics, Inc., a provider of automated data storage products and more, reportedly announced the expansion of its Drobo Partner Advantage Program, in order to provide increased revenue opportunities for the company's channel partners.

11/20/2009 1:37:39 PM

Infonetics: Carrier Spending Decline Below 6 Percent in 2009

According to the company's new report, 2009 Service Provider Capex, Opex, ARPU, and Subscribers, worldwide, global capex is forecast to decline at most by 6 percent this year, mainly due to a significant capex shakeout in the Middle East and Africa, a weakening U.S. dollar, expected declines in the Brazilian real and Mexican peso, and delays in U.S. broadband stimulus funding, according to the report.

11/20/2009 1:15:42 PM

CableLabs' Reed: Fiber, Wireless Are Simpatico

Fiber and wireless are often seen as two sides of the broadband coin. But, according to David Reed of CableLabs, these two technologies are a match made in heaven.

11/20/2009 1:14:17 PM

MCPC of Japan, IEEE Partner to Supply Trained Engineers to Mobile Industry

The Mobile Computing Promotion Consortium or 'MCPC', a voluntary association of Japan comprising of leading companies in the mobile system industry to promote mobile computing systems has reportedly announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Communications Society of IEEE or 'ComSoc', a global community comprised of over 40,000 industry and academia professionals working for advancement of all communications technologies.

11/20/2009 1:01:48 PM

Motorola Intros Frame-Based eNodeB

Motorola has reportedly released the new Wireless Broadband Radio 500 series frame-based eNodeB, another addition to their Long-Term Evolution portfolio. The WBR 500r is Motorola's latest advancement in bringing to market a very agile zero footprint LTE solution that addresses the full scope of wireless carriers' deployment needs to provide an advanced LTE Radio Access Network solution that meets size, and deployment cost criteria.

11/20/2009 12:58:28 PM

CASSCOMM Picks Nortel's Regional Class 5 Solution for Voice, Multimedia Services

Nortel reportedly announced that CASSCOMM, a provider of cable, Internet and telephone services in Central illinois, has picked its Regional Class 5 solution to offer carrier-grade voice and multimedia services. CASSCOMM can now easily and effectively transition to IP from its legacy TDM networks and deliver advanced IP VoIP services to subscribers across Illinois.

11/20/2009 12:55:02 PM

TMCnet's Unified Communications Week in Review

It was another busy week in the Unified Communications industry as more businesses are realizing the value the services offer. Here's a recap of some of the interesting stories TMCnet reported in the UC field this week. Cisco Systems made headlines this week when it announced it upped its bid to acquire video conferencing gear maker TANDBERG by about $400 million.

11/20/2009 12:47:31 PM

NSN's Coherent PON Technology Ignites Interest

Russell said everyone at an FSAN meeting last week in Asia was excited when NSN discussed the technology. FSAN, or the Full Service Access Network Group, is a consortium of leading telecommunications services providers, independent test labs, and equipment suppliers that help drive standards around broadband. FSAN is best known for its work on gigabit rate G-PON and B-PON passive optical networking.

11/20/2009 12:47:09 PM

TMCnet VoIP Week in Review

This week, London-based VoipSwitch, a developer of VoIP platform solutions and a subsidiary of Voiceserve Inc., announced the company received a 2009 Unified Communications Excellence Award from TMC's Unified Communications magazine.

11/20/2009 12:39:54 PM

Migrating to SIP-Based Communications Gives Carriers an Edge

With the explosive growth of data-based applications this year, it's no wonder more and more carriers and phone companies are investing in equipment in order to migrate to all-IP based systems.

11/20/2009 12:28:16 PM

Polycom's Video Conferencing Systems Reduce FVC's Carbon Footprint, Reduce Expenses

FVC, a rich media solutions provider, was recently won the Green System Implementation of the Year, award, after the company successfully implemented Polycom's systems including video conferencing and audio conferencing.

11/20/2009 12:21:48 PM

Tandem Transit Launches 'Advanced IP Carrier' Channel on TMCnet

(Norwalk, CT – [November 20, 2009]) Technology Marketing Corporation today announced that the Advanced IP Carrier channel, sponsored by Tandem Transit LLC., has been launched as the newest addition to the TMCnet channel program.

11/20/2009 12:20:48 PM

TMC and EMBRASE Partner to Host StartupCamp Telephony at ITEXPO East 2010 in Miami

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC®), a leading global media company, today announced a partnership with Embrase Business Consulting to jointly host StartupCamp Telephony at ITEXPO, a forum where early stage communications companies, investors and on-lookers alike can share information and validate pitches in a live setting.

11/20/2009 12:19:32 PM

Sequans Raises Capital from Alcatel-Lucent, Motorola Ventures for LTE Development Program

Sequans Communications has reportedly raised a new round of capital from Alcatel-Lucent and Motorola Ventures to fund its Long Term Evolution development program. Sequans recently entered into LTE, by stating its intention to develop LTE and WiMAX semiconductor solutions in parallel.

11/20/2009 12:14:36 PM

Advanced IP Carrier Report: Tandem Transit Offers Cost-Saving, IP-Based Alternative

Even with the economy improving, voice carriers aren't off the hook yet when it comes to saving money -- especially as newer, more data-intensive applications gain popularity among end users.

11/20/2009 12:13:56 PM

DriveSafe.ly Mobile App Grows in Popularity

The DriveSafe.ly mobile app has been used by more than 1 million people since its launch seven weeks ago. The free mobile app reads millions of text messages aloud each week to drivers around the world. This helps drivers to keep their eyes on the road. DriveSafe.ly reads text messages and emails in real-time without any action from the user. The latest version features a 'Speed Activated' feature, which turns the app on automatically when driving and off when exiting the vehicle. This makes it truly hands-free and easy for drivers.

11/20/2009 12:09:23 PM

Consumer Awareness of E-Waste Threat Increasing: Report

Consumer awareness of the e-waste threat is reportedly increasing day-by-day. This was revealed in a recent survey conducted by market research and consulting firm Pike Research of more than 1,000 Americans. The study, called Electronics Recycling and E-Waste Issues, includes SWOT analysis for key sectors, analysis of consumer survey results, and forecasts for e-waste generation and processing volumes through 2025. The consumer survey consisted of a structured, Web-based questionnaire conducted among a nationally representative and demographically balanced sample of U.S. consumers.

11/20/2009 12:01:14 PM

All Eyes on Webtel.mobi's Intercontinental Crossing by Jet-Wing

Webtel.mobi's the first intercontinental crossing by jet-wing, is attracting public and media interest from all over the globe as an event is scheduled Nov. 24-25. To promote it, Webtel.mobi is making a version of its Webtel.mobi Intercontinental Challenge Web site available. The Web site will be available in 20 languages and will also provide live commentary on its global internet webcast in six languages.

11/20/2009 11:56:34 AM

BMC Software Inks Deal with Salesforce.com

BMC Software, a Texas-based company specializing in Business Service Management solutions, has reportedly announced a strategic alliance with salesforce.com, the enterprise cloud computing company, to deliver BMC's IT management solutions on the Force.com platform. BMC said that its Business Service Management solutions are designed to deliver a comprehensive approach and unified platform for managing IT. These solutions cover the entire IT organization right from mainframe to distributed systems, physical to virtual, operations to support.

11/20/2009 11:51:17 AM

Gemalto to Supply SIM Cards, Device Management Solution to Virgin Media

Gemalto, a dealer in digital security, has reportedly formed a new agreement to supply Virgin Media, a UK based Entertainment and Communications Company, with its SIM Cards and LinqUs Device Management solution. Company officials said that their Gemplus SIM cards provide interoperability and compliance with the latest standards to ensure that the SIM cards can be used in any mobile phone and connect to networks across the globe. Gemplus also provides devices, software and systems to manage everything from a single user's SIM card through an operator's entire fleet of SIM cards.

11/20/2009 11:47:47 AM

MontaVista Develops Software for Dell's Latitude ON

MontaVista Software, a company that offers open source software solutions for the embedded Linux systems market, reportedly announced that the company developed a software stack for Latitude ON – Dell's instant, always on connection to e-mail, Web, contacts and calendar. Based on the MontaVista Montabello MID platform, the software stack provides the advanced power management, fast startup, and connectivity management required by Latitude ON users. Three important features of the software include Instant ON, Always ON, and Always CONNECTED.

11/20/2009 11:42:48 AM

Truphone Offers 12 Hours of Free calls for Thanksgiving

Truphone, the next generation global mobile operator is celebrating Thanksgiving by giving 12 hours of free calls to U.S. numbers. Customers who make calls on Truphone to mobile and landline phones in the United States between noon to midnight UTC, or 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST, on Nov. 26 will not have to pay anything. This means friends and family can call each other to stay in touch during the holiday.

11/20/2009 11:35:13 AM

ERF Helps Deploy Wireless Broadband in Arkansas

ERF Wireless, a provider of enterprise-class wireless and broadband products and services, has reportedly signed a master services agreement with Conway, Ark- based The Computer Works. The Computer Works is a wireless broadband service provider in the five-county area surrounding North Central Arkansas, including the Fayetteville Shale. The agreement provisions the delivery of broadband services to mobile and static oil and gas sites in North Central Arkansas.

11/20/2009 11:30:41 AM

Freescale Expands LCD MCU Portfolio with New S08LL64

Freescale Semiconductor, a provider of embedded semiconductor devices, reportedly has expanded its 8-bit microcontroller, or MCU, portfolio with the addition of a new device, S08LL64, ideal for personal diagnostic and portable health care products that require low-power operation and advanced display capabilities.

11/20/2009 11:26:00 AM

Romtelecom Deploys Comptel Provisioning and Activation to Manage its CDMA

Comptel Corporation, a vendor of dynamic Operations Support System or OSS software reportedly announced that Romtelecom reportedly deployed Comptel Provisioning and Activation solution to manage its multi-vendor CDMA network. Romtelecom specializes in the provision of fixed line communication in Romania. It has evolved form being a state monopoly to a convergent multi-service provider of communication, entertainment and IT solutions. The company offers traditional voice services, data, broadband and Internet services, satellite TV services and wireless CDMA.

11/20/2009 11:22:38 AM

Managing Smart Grid Projects Poses a Great Challenge: KEMA

As smart grid investments are expected to top $20 billion in the United States, the energy and utility industry is on the verge of a massive overhaul of the nation's electric generation, transmission and distribution system and of the means by which consumers make energy use decisions, according to KEMA. KEMA is offering insight on and solutions for keeping smart projects on track in the post-stimulus award era. The company has been working with the nation's leaders in grid modernization for over three decades, company officials said.

11/20/2009 11:18:54 AM

Immunet Secures $2 Million in Funding

Immunet, a developer of next generation AntiVirus technologies, has reportedly raised $2 million in an oversubscribed Series A round led by Altos Ventures with participation from Atlanta-based TechOperators. Immunet officials said that the company launched Immunet Protect, its first product, in August.

11/20/2009 11:13:42 AM

What's Hot in the Smart Grid: Week in Review

Welcome to the week in review for the smart grid market. Below are some of the top stories that came across the TMCnet news wires this week.

11/20/2009 11:13:38 AM

What's Hot in CRM: Week in Review

Welcome to the weekend review for the customer relationship management, or CRM, industry. Below are some of the top stories that came across the TMCnet news wires this week.

11/20/2009 11:11:05 AM

Kaltura, Artivision Offer Integrated Open Source Video Monetization Solution

Kaltura, a developer of open source video platform, reportedly announced that Artivision, a global provider of adaptive video monetization, has joined the Kaltura Partner Program. The two companies have also integrated their technology platforms to offer sites even more ways to enhance their online video monetization capabilities. Under the agreement, Artivision is offering its in-video advertising technology to Kaltura customers, enabling them to generate additional revenue from their online video content.

11/20/2009 11:10:09 AM

Canada's Digital Conceptions Selects Transaction Network Services

Digital Conceptions, a Canadian telecommunications service provider, reportedly has selected Transaction Network Services to be its wholesale provider of Calling Name or CNAM database services. The company offers various database and information services such as 911, 411 and CNAM look up to up-start, independent VoIP service providers throughout Canada. The organization also offers business and residential VoIP services under the trade name, AcroVoice.

11/20/2009 11:03:30 AM

Aerospace and Defense Industry Selects VeriSign Managed Public Key Infrastructure Service

VeriSign, Inc., a provider of Internet infrastructure for the networked world, reportedly announced that its Managed Public Key Infrastructure or PKI service has been selected by aerospace and defense organizations to deploy a PKI solution cost effectively. The company's Managed PKI reduces customer risk and minimizes up-front costs involved in acquiring systems, software and people to operate an in-house Certificate Authority for cross-certification with CertiPath.

11/20/2009 11:01:12 AM

Mobile Phone Systems Keep Businesses Running

Business users are emailing more and more these days and using their mobile phones to perform functions to increase efficiency in and out of the office walls. These devices are slim, and easy to take around while offering the ability to take memos, check on schedules, answer emails, and take phone calls.

11/20/2009 10:59:04 AM

Univa Releases UniCluster 5.0 for Better Infrastructure Management

Univa UD, a provider of cloud management software products, reportedly announced UniCluster 5.0, the latest version of its infrastructure and workload management software stack that functions as the core of Univa's cloud computing solutions. UniCluster provides the framework for Univa's cloud computing solutions, Univa officials said. Used as a building block for high performance computing clusters in internal or external computing environments, it is the open source component of Univa's infrastructure management suite.

11/20/2009 10:58:13 AM

Dell, Nokia Wrestle with Smartphones and Their Futures

Having just launched its Mini 3 Android-based cell phone in China and Brazil, Dell is expected to officially unveil a phone for the U.S. running on AT&T's network sometime in the second quarter of 2010. At the same time, Nokia is signaling its willingness to migrate its higher-end phones away from the Symbian operating system to a Linux-based one called Maemo. Are both companies a little late to the party?

11/20/2009 10:55:24 AM

Wi-Fi Network Installation a Success for Barnes and Noble

When a national book seller was ready to add Wi-Fi to its 463 locations, the company needed a network installation solution that would provide a single point-of-contact and had experience in managing signal interference from existing Wi-Fi.

11/20/2009 10:47:07 AM

Today's Call Center Scheduling Solutions Allow for Smarter Scheduling of Agents

Depending on how they are used, today's call center scheduling solutions deliver capabilities that go beyond just the daily scheduling of agents in the call center.

11/20/2009 10:46:53 AM

What's Hot in the Smart Grid: Weekend Review

Welcome to the weekend review for the smart grid market. Below are some of the top stories that came across the TMCnet news wires this week.

11/20/2009 10:43:58 AM

Wireless Week: Retailers Bask in Calm Before Holiday Storm

Wireless-wise, this was the week of calm before the holiday storm better known as Black Friday. And just as carriers and manufacturers are getting pumped and prepped for this year's official holiday shopping kickoff, a sense of anxiety looms: Will consumer spending get back on track?

11/20/2009 10:41:59 AM

Using a FoIP Solution to Save Money

It's not easier to make a change. The notion of complacency can impact many things, especially when it comes to the bottom line. And while a certain solution might have worked well a few years earlier, the same may not be true today. That is especially true in the business world. As companies' needs change, the communication technology that meets those requirements should, too.

11/20/2009 10:35:35 AM

AT&T Unveils HP Mini 110 Netbook with 3G Mobile Broadband for Holidays

AT&T got the holiday bells ringing with its new HP Mini Netbook, which features built-in access to the AT&T's 3G network and Wi-Fi network. The carrier will begin selling the netbook on Sunday – in stores and online -- for early bird holiday shoppers.

11/20/2009 10:34:13 AM

Fax Over IP Feature: How to Save Money by Purchasing a Fax Server Solution

Human beings are creatures of habit. Once we put a process in place, we are reluctant to change. Unfortunately, complacency can have an adverse effect on profits. Just because a particular solution made economic sense one or two years ago, it does not mean it holds true today. Recently, TMCnet came across an article that mentioned some technology under development was prompted by a national postal strike in the U.K. in 2007. Could a fax server be a good solution to this type of problem? Max Schroeder, senior vice president of FaxCore, talked about his experience in the area.

11/20/2009 10:31:22 AM

Employee-Owned iPhones Can Affordably, Securely Mobilize Your Workforce

Apple's iPhone sales recently hit their highest mark, and many of these devices are pushing their way into the workplace in a surprising new way – as personal phones that double for business devices. But rather than fight the BYO (bring your own) phone movement, embrace it.

11/20/2009 10:28:34 AM

What's Hot in CRM: Weekend Review

Welcome to the weekend review for the customer relationship management, or CRM, industry. Below are some of the top stories that came across the TMCnet news wires this week.

11/20/2009 10:27:59 AM

Voice over IP Benefits for Small Businesses

Even for callers dialing into the business phone extension, intelligent call routing abilities included with Voice over IP automatically transfer calls to the traveler's device, so there is never a missed business opportunity.

11/20/2009 10:27:10 AM

Apptix Included on Software Magazine's Software 500 Ranking

Apptix, a provider of hosted Microsoft Exchange e-mail, Microsoft SharePoint, and hosted VoIP voice services for businesses throughout the world, announced its inclusion on Software Magazine's Software 500 ranking. Now in its 27th year, the Software 500 ranking is a collection of the world's largest software and service providers. This is the third year that Apptix has been included in this list.

11/20/2009 10:18:03 AM

DragonWave's Horizon Compact Receives Metro Ethernet Forum Certification

DragonWave Inc., a supplier of packet microwave radio systems for mobile and access networks reportedly announced that it has received Metro Ethernet Forum certification for its Horizon Compact packet microwave radio solution.

11/20/2009 10:13:02 AM

Zultys' MXmeeting Version 4.1 Equipped with Enhanced Features

Zultys , a manufacturer of safe and enterprise grade IP PBX phone appliances targeted at the mid and enterprise segment, reportedly released its MXmeeting solution in a version 4.1. The latest version incorporates additional features like webcam video broadcast, remote printing, flash-based view-only applet for better meeting speed, an enhanced file sharing experience, which facilitates remote support and off site access and improved moderator tracking of attendee access and termination.

11/20/2009 9:59:55 AM

Automotive Safety Product Auto-Finder Finds Increased Appeal During Holiday Season

Looking for a hot holiday gift? You might want to invest in the latest automotive safety product to hit the market - the Auto-Finder. The device reportedly uses cutting edge micro antenna system technology developed by Finder Technologies to guide users to their cars, or to any other preferred location from a span of up to a half mile.

11/20/2009 9:56:03 AM

Mutare Software Taps PhoneTag to Deliver Voicemail Transcription Services

Ditech Networks recently announced that Mutare Software selected its flagship automated voicemail-to-text solution PhoneTag to provide accurate and dependable voicemail transcription services to the company's business users. Mutare Software evolves enterprise connectivity solutions that take advantage of a business' current communications infrastructure, helping users to combine communications, remove redundancies in business processes, improve efficiency and productivity levels and deliver an overall enhanced user experience

11/20/2009 9:49:11 AM

ARRIS Completes Advanced Advertising Use Cases at CableLabs Advanced Advertising Interop

ARRIS, a communications technology solutions provider with international presence, recently announced that it has completed a series of successful advanced advertising use cases at its CableLabs Advanced Advertising Interop. The presentations included Dynamic Video on Demand Ad Insertion with the help of audience qualifiers, Dynamic Addressable linear advertising, Interactive Telescoping Advertisements and Interactive Television under the umbrella of the EBIF brand.

11/20/2009 9:45:01 AM

Mezeo Software Debuts Cloud Storage Strategy Monthly Newsletter

Mezeo Software, a provider of deployable cloud storage platforms for service providers reportedly launched the Cloud Storage Strategy monthly newsletter. The newsletter and blog will focus mainly on Cloud Storage insights and observations from industry thought leaders.

11/20/2009 9:40:37 AM

Businesses Dropping Landline Phone Systems, Moving to Wireless

With more and more business users now on the go, the need for wireless phone service can also not be ignored. Wireless business phone systems remove limitations of landlines and offer employees the ability to work and travel as needed without ever missing an important communication.

11/20/2009 9:39:43 AM

Clarks Deploys BTI Solution for Supporting FTTH Triple Play Network Backhaul

BTI Systems reportedly announced that Nebraska-based Clarks Telecommunications Company has deployed a BTI 7000 Series solution for supporting Fiber to the Home or FTTH triple play network backhaul. BTI is a supplier of Intelligent Service Edge solutions for delivering high bandwidth, multi-protocol services. Clarks is an Independent Operating Company which offers local telephone, wired and wireless broadband internet access, digital cable and long distance phone services to Clarks, Ulysses and Weston, Nebraska.

11/20/2009 9:37:02 AM

Verizon CaaS Helps Celstream Move Applications to the 'Cloud'

Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon Communications and a provider of communications and IT solutions has reportedly announced that Celstream Technologies, a provider of product engineering services from India, has selected its Verizon Computing as a Service or 'CaaS' for delivering business applications to its global users.

11/20/2009 9:33:01 AM

LiveTime Virtual Appliance 6.0 for SaaS-based Service Management Providers Released

LiveTime Software, a provider of Web based ITIL 3 Service Management and Help Desk software reportedly released the LiveTime Virtual Appliance 6.0. Company sources said that this new virtual appliance is suitable for Software-as-a-Service-based service management providers because it features full isolation and a simple menu driven interface. The appliances can operate in just 512 Mb of RAM and can also scale number of virtual processors and memory to meet demands of customers.

11/20/2009 9:28:11 AM

CA, Inc., Salesforce.Com Partner to Provide Agile Development on Force.Com Platform

CA, Inc., a provider of IT management software solutions, has reportedly announced that it has partnered with salesforce.com, a provider of enterprise cloud computing solutions and services for delivering agile development management in the cloud on the Force.com platform.

11/20/2009 9:24:34 AM

Podcasts for IT Pros

How do you stay current on the latest news in the tech world? In addition to a barrage of magazines, Web sites, and online classes, one of my favorite sources are podcasts. Through iTunes, I listen to several different technology-related podcasts, all of which do a good job keeping me informed and sometimes entertained about the latest in tech news. Though you'll probably find hundreds of tech podcasts via iTunes and other sources, the following are my favorites and ones I try to catch every week.

11/20/2009 9:19:47 AM

Cisco Increases Tandberg Bid to $3.4 Billion

In a move to meet the demand of some TANDBERG stockholders, Cisco Systems, the world's largest maker of computer networking gear, has upped its bid for video conferencing gear maker TANDBERG by about $400 million.

11/20/2009 9:12:37 AM

Alpheus Announces Low Cost, High Value Data Center Bundles

Alpheus Communications, provider of telecommunications and data center services for enterprises and carriers, announced low cost, value rich colocation and connectivity pricing for Enterprise customers.

11/20/2009 9:06:37 AM

Southbank Sinfonia Hosts International Auditions Using Cisco TelePresence

Southbank Sinfonia has reportedly hosted international auditions for its ensemble using Cisco TelePresence. Southbank Sinfonia is an orchestra of young professionals and Britain's leading orchestral academy. Cisco TelePresence allows life-size, high-definition video collaboration.

11/20/2009 8:16:56 AM

Overcoming Challenges in SIP Trunking Migration

There has been a lot of talk about SIP trunking throughout the telecommunications industry as it offers enterprises easier infrastructure integration and management as well as increased scalability. At the same time, this technology can also deliver significant cost savings, flexibility and better integration with other business applications.

11/20/2009 8:04:21 AM

InfoGin, NexM Communications Deploy InfoGin's Intelligent Mobile Platform at NTT Resonant

InfoGin and NexM communications have reportedly deployed InfoGin's Intelligent Mobile Platform at NTT Resonant Inc. The IMP helps operators and content providers retain full control over the mobile service ecosystem by expanding service offerings, increasing revenues while reducing costs and retaining and building subscriber loyalty. InfoGin provides telco-grade mobile browsing solutions for carriers and content providers.

11/20/2009 7:51:57 AM

SingTel Group Taps Alcatel-Lucent for LTE Trial

Singapore Telecommunications Limited Group has reportedly selected Alcatel-Lucent as one of the vendors for its Long Term Evolution trial. The trial will begin in the first half of 2010 and will be conducted in Singapore, Australia, Indonesia and Philippines. SingTel provides a portfolio of services that includes voice and data solutions over fixed, wireless and Internet platforms as well as infocomm technology and pay TV.

11/20/2009 7:48:36 AM

Alcatel-Lucent Deploys 800 Mhz EDD Spectrum Band to Complete Data Call on LTE Network

Alcatel-Lucent, a provider of solutions that help enterprises in delivering voice, data and video communication services to end-users, has reportedly announced that it successfully completed the first long term evolution or 'LTE' data call on the 800 MHz European Digital Dividend or 'EDD' spectrum band in a live network.

11/20/2009 7:41:15 AM

Glowpoint Makes Telepresence/Videoconference Scheduling Simpler

Airlines have given customers the ability to easily change and rebook flights from their PCs, laptops and smartphones. In another whelm, Glowpoint has allowed a similar user-friendly functionality for booking telepresence and video conference rooms and sessions, making travel alternatives easier to use and more popular as a result, leading to less need to book air travel. Glowpoint's new ScheduleSync synchronizes customer desktop calendaring and scheduling software with its customer Web portal. ScheduleSync integrates with Microsoft Exchange and provides what Glowpoint said is a natural experience for customers to schedule and manage telepresence and video conferences from their desktop computers.

11/20/2009 7:32:35 AM

Hosted E-Mail Archiving: Complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Part 5 of 10)

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, also known as the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act, was enacted in response to a growing number of high profile corporate and accounting scandals. It imposes stringent penalties on publicly traded companies and public accounting firms, as well as their accountants and attorneys. It regulates the integrity, storage and oversight of electronic communications, particularly e-mail, to prevent stockholders or the general public from being defrauded by the corporation. Corporate IT and financial departments are the two groups which come under the most scrutiny by this regulation.

11/20/2009 6:52:28 AM

NetMotion Wireless' Mobility XE Completes Motorola Enterprise Mobility Validation

NetMotion Wireless, a provider of mobile productivity and management software, has announced that its Mobility XE solution has successfully achieved Enterprise Mobility validation after passing the muster of Motorola's Enterprise Mobility Validated Solution Program.

11/19/2009 6:31:18 PM

American Airlines Intros Wi-Fi Widget for Air Travelers

American Airlines, serving 250 cities in 40 countries with, on average, more than 3,400 daily flights, is reportedly introducing a Wi-Fi Widget that enables customers to track Wi-Fi equipped flights 24 hours prior to departure.

11/19/2009 6:26:23 PM

CosmoCall Universe Now Certified Interoperable with AT&T, Global Crossing and XO Communications SIP Trunking

CosmoCom has announced that its SaaS-based contact center solution, CosmoCall Universe, is now certified interoperable with the SIP Trunking services of AT&T, Global Crossing and XO Communications.

11/19/2009 6:17:48 PM

Report: Smartphones Take Over Handset Market

Falls Church, Va.-based Telecom Trends International's latest report reveals that sales of regular handsets will continue to decline as smartphone sales increase.

11/19/2009 5:27:07 PM

Four of Sennheiser's Newest Headphones Win CES Innovation Awards

Sennheiser has announced that four of its newest headphones have won a total of five CES Innovation Awards.

11/19/2009 5:22:43 PM

Real-Time Wireless Solutions Help Mobile Customers Harness Benefits of Telecom Expense Management

Rivermine provides a wireless expense management solution that can stand alone or as a part of a complete telecom lifecycle management solution.

11/19/2009 4:58:14 PM

States Look to At-Home Call Centers for Job Creation

Wyoming state leaders recently demonstrated their commitment to putting the welfare of residents first and foremost by partnering with a home-based call center to bring work-from-home jobs to the state. This is noteworthy because it is the first time state leaders have prominently acknowledged the ability of at-home call centers to improve the economy through job creation. Endorsements from legislators are further proof that the work-from-home model delivers multifaceted value for companies, workers, the economy and the environment.

11/19/2009 4:50:41 PM

Wireless Expense Management: Moving Users to Corporate Liable

With the economic downturn, enterprises are seeking to cut costs by re-examining the original assumptions of who should be paying for these mobility expenses.

11/19/2009 4:36:13 PM

Verizon Wireless Goes to War against AT&T

Launching the There's a map for that ad campaign touting its nationwide 3G coverage over AT&T, Verizon Wireless has publicly taken the gloves off.

11/19/2009 4:31:53 PM

Is Open Access Feasible in the U.S. Broadband Market?

The Federal Communications Commission appears to wish to consider again its rules for third party mandatory access to broadband access facilities.

11/19/2009 4:25:20 PM

Bandspeed Intros AirMaestro Spectrum Analysis Solution

Bandspeed, a dealer in embedded radio-frequency (RF) interference detection, classification, avoidance and management solutions, has introduced its new AirMaestro Spectrum Analysis solution for Wi-Fi networks, which enables OEM products to identify and avoid Radio-Frequency (RF) interferences to support voice, video and data applications and improve network performance.

11/19/2009 4:18:25 PM

A Better Answer Recognized for Call Center Excellence

The 2009 Award of Excellence from the Association of TeleServices International has been awarded to A Better Answer Call Centers in Plano, Texas. This is the eleventh year in a row that a Better Answer has been honored with this achievement. The company's regional office in Houston has also been given the same award for the sixth consecutive year.

11/19/2009 4:12:15 PM

Phase One of the Max Media IPTV Deployment in Taiwan Completed by BNS

Max Media Co., a service provider based in Taiwan, recently contracted BNS, a provider of IP-based content and technology solutions, to supply it with complete IPTV turnkey solutions including network, equipment, software, content, and system integration, maintenance and support services. These will be used by Max Media to operate the IPTV service it plans to deploy in Taiwan.

11/19/2009 4:09:11 PM

Digital Signage: 'Big Book' Helps Customers Find the Right Solutions

When it comes to voice communications, data infrastructure and product solutions, Black Box relies on its Big Book to help IT and network managers find the right solutions for their businesses.

11/19/2009 3:47:38 PM

Sennheiser Introduces the PX 100 and PX 200 Foldable Headphones

Sennheiser has introduced the PX 100 and PX 200 foldable headphones, both of which deliver superior sound quality in a compact design. These headphones are designed for listening to music on consumer electronics devices.

11/19/2009 3:22:55 PM

VoIP Developer Feature: Catching the Telecom Transformation Wave

Thanks, in part, to the proliferation of the Internet and ever-changing technology, communications networks are undergoing a major transformation. The new model that appears to be emerging is one that switches control from carriers to developers and end-users control. While the trend isn't new, more and more companies are catching on, Rich Tehrani, CEO of Technology Marketing Corporation, wrote in a recent blog posting. For its part, the Internet has been a top driver propelling the trend, helping represent complex data in new and interesting ways, he said

11/19/2009 3:09:41 PM

SVC: New Leading Edge Video Conferencing Technology

SVC is an extension to the H.264 video codec standard and is used by most of today's video conferencing devices. This technology enables video conferencing devices to send and receive multi-layered video streams made up of a small base layer and optional layers put in place to enhance resolution, frame rate and quality.

11/19/2009 2:54:32 PM

Will DirecTV Be Sold to a Telco?

DirecTV Group Inc. Chairman John Malone won't rule out a possible takeover by AT&T Inc. or Verizon Communications Inc., saying they will likely have closer ties to his company as they develop packages of phone and television service, Bloomberg reports.

11/19/2009 2:53:29 PM

Aprimo Intros Digital Release of Marketing Studio

Aprimo Inc., a provider of on-demand marketing software solutions, has announced the digital release of its marketing software, Aprimo Marketing Studio, a software-as-a-service solution that allows marketers to increase brand awareness as well as drive greater customer demand without increased workload or budget.

11/19/2009 2:50:07 PM

Salesforce.com Unveils Salesforce Chatter, New Social Networking App for the Business World

When customer relationship management, or CRM, software provider, Salesforce.com announced its third quarter results a few days ago, the company also said that there was a big announcement coming at the Salesforce Dreamforce Conference.

11/19/2009 2:48:35 PM

JSR Technology to Distribute Avistar C3

San Mateo, Calif.-based provider of unified visual communications solutions Avistar Communications Corp. has announced that its acclaimed software solutions platform, Avistar C3, will be distributed by Northern Ireland-based JSR Technology. JSR Technology deals in computer networks, telephone systems, videoconferencing, and other services.

11/19/2009 2:39:14 PM

Barcelona City Hall Selects Genesys Telecommunications

Barcelona City Hall reportedly has selected Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, an Alcatel-Lucent company, and Telefonica Spain to develop and implement a SIP-enabled, multi-channel contact centre to improve response to citizens' needs.

11/19/2009 2:32:28 PM

AOL to Layoff 2,300, Spin Off from Time Warner

How the mighty have fallen. Nearly a decade ago AOL was everywhere, its e-mail arrival announcement You've Got Mail had become the title of a hit movie starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.

11/19/2009 2:25:35 PM

NEC Display Solutions Debuts First Desktop LCD Making Use of White LED Backlights

NEC Display Solutions has released the MultiSync EA222WMe -- the first desktop LCD that makes use of white LED backlights. The 22 inch widescreen LCD desktop monitor combines cutting-edge technologies with dynamic design accents to energize desktop computing.

11/19/2009 2:18:21 PM

MMR Information to Enter into Definitive Agreement with UNIS in China

MMR Information Systems Inc. and Unis-Tonghe Technology (Zhengzhou) Co. Ltd (UNIS), have entered into a definitive agreement to form a joint venture to build a customized version of MMR's proprietary personal health record (PHR) services and professional document imaging and management solutions in China.

11/19/2009 2:06:05 PM

XO Communications Expands Network across Inland Empire in Southern California

XO Communications has announced the expansion of its nationwide network across the Inland Empire region of Southern California. In addition to this expansion, the company has also opened a new sales office in Ontario with over a dozen new sales staff and support personnel.

11/19/2009 1:59:03 PM

Health Robotics Launches 'i.v. Room of the Future' Concept

Health Robotics, a global supplier of life-critical intra-venous medication preparation, compounding and dispensing robots, has announced the worldwide launch of its revolutionary vision for The i.v. Room of the Future concept at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists' (ASHP) Mid-Year Meeting December 6-10 in Las Vegas.

11/19/2009 1:56:12 PM

ZenKraft Shipmate Now Available on Salesforce.com AppExchange

ZenKraft, which develops shipping applications on Force.com, has announced the availability of ZenKraft Shipmate - FedEx for Salesforce CRM on the AppExchange. The application provides seamless FedEx Shipping integration within Salesforce CRM.

11/19/2009 1:50:05 PM

TMC Honors Quickcomm with 2009 INTERNET TELEPHONY TEM Excellence Award

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC), an integrated media company offering news and articles for communication and technology industries, reportedly has honored New York-based Quickcomm Software Solutions, a provider of telecom expense management, or TEM, solutions, with a 2009 INTERNET TELEPHONY TEM Excellence Award for exceptional telecom expense management solutions.

11/19/2009 1:38:09 PM

Finisar Intros 120 Gb/s CXP to QSFP Active Breakout Cable

Finisar, a provider of fiber optic solutions for high-speed networks, has announced the first public demonstration of a 120 Gb/s CXP to QSFP active breakout cable at the SuperComputing 2009 (SC09) exhibition.

11/19/2009 1:31:00 PM

IPC Announces Shared IP Access Strategy and Upgrades its Network and Trading Solutions

IPC, a provider of financial trading communications solutions, has announced a new shared IP access strategy and is also upgrading its network and trading solutions.

11/19/2009 1:26:49 PM

Patton's Latest RocketLink Modem Takes Off in Multiple Markets

In just two months since Patton released its RocketLink model 3202 G.SHDSL CPE modem, which delivers first-mile Ethernet services at up to 22.8 Mbps, the Gaithersburg, Md.-based manufacturer said it has seeing a growing interest among enterprises, universities and service providers.

11/19/2009 1:20:30 PM

Alcatel-Lucent Venture touchatag Partners with Clear2Pay to Develop Mobile Payment Framework

Alcatel-Lucent's touchatag venture has reportedly entered into a partnership with Clear2Pay, a payment solutions provider, to create a mobile payment framework for mobile operators.

11/19/2009 1:14:23 PM

Virtual PBX Auto Attendants Help Improve Customer Service

This virtual PBX phone solution is an affordable replacement for expensive business phone lines and service and includes additional features to help businesses get more out of every phone call.

11/19/2009 12:59:23 PM

What's in Store for Service Providers in 2010?

Communications service providers – at least the largest – seem to have weathered the 2009 period of the recession rather well, as history suggested they would. The largest cable and telco service providers still grew revenue, through the third quarter, and there are, at this point, no reasons to believe, when the year is over, that this was a full-year trend.

11/19/2009 12:49:41 PM

Cotendo Unveils Dynamic Site Acceleration 2.0

Cotendo, a CDN and Site Acceleration Services Provider and a dealer in software-focused site acceleration technologies, have released new enhancements to their Cotendo Unity Platform to enable online retailers, advertising networks, transactional enterprises, and professional news and data content sites to deliver faster, secure and reliable static and dynamic content to online customers and site visitors.

11/19/2009 12:46:22 PM

Digium Adds Affiliate Partner Level to its Reseller Program

Asterisk creator Digium, Inc. has added a new level to its Authorized Reseller Partner Program, the affiliate partner level. This will act as an entry-level tier for resellers who are interested in selling Digium Unified Communications and IP Telephony solutions, without a required minimum annual revenue commitment.

11/19/2009 12:41:51 PM

Telenor Denmark Selects Starent Networks Multimedia Core Solution

Telenor Denmark has reportedly selected Starent Networks' multimedia core network equipment for the carrier's 2G, 3G/UMTS and 4G/LTE networks. This comes close on the heels of Telenor Norway's selection of Starent to replace the core network elements of its mobile services infrastructure.

11/19/2009 12:38:34 PM

IXIASOFT Enters into Strategic Partnership with XML-INTL

IXIASOFT, a provider of XML content management software to organizations worldwide, has entered into a strategic technology partnership with XML-INTL, a major player in XML-based translation technology. XML-INTL is also the developer of the XMT Suite, a translation set of tools.

11/19/2009 12:35:45 PM

austriamicrosystems Debuts AS3665 Funlight LED Driver for Superior Brightness

austriamicrosystems, a designer and manufacturer of high performance analog ICs, announced that the company's newly released AS3665 Funlight LED driver offers sharper color, smoother color effects and superior brightness with minimal design effort.

11/19/2009 12:27:22 PM

DMG Report: Speech Analytics Software Market Seeing Rapid Growth

A new report from contact center consultancy DMG Consulting shows that the speech analytics software market has grown rapidly since 2004 and will continue to grow over the next four years, despite the recession.

11/19/2009 12:26:33 PM

Global Capacity Wins Network Optimization Contract in Europe

Global Capacity, a telecommunications information and logistics company, reportedly has been awarded a contract to optimize the network of a major global carrier in three European markets.

11/19/2009 12:09:08 PM

Business VoIP an Easy Transition for SMBs

For small businesses in particular, using VoIP means more features and functionalities without additional costs – so they can have all the benefits of VoIP their larger competitors were once only able to afford.

11/19/2009 12:04:32 PM

SingTel Group Selects Alcatel-Lucent for LTE trial

Singapore Telecommunications Limited, or SingTel, Group, a communications group providing a portfolio of services including voice and data solutions over fixed, wireless and Internet platforms as well as infocomm technology and pay TV, has selected Alcatel-Lucent as one of the vendors for its Long Term Evolution, or LTE, trial, which will begin in the first half 2010.

11/19/2009 12:04:05 PM

Sisvel to Host Meeting on LTE Patent

Sisvel S.p.A. a global leader in facilitating intellectual property management and patent rights, has unveiled its plans to hold two day conference to discuss structuring a Long Term Evolution, or LTE, - System Architecture Evolution, or SAE, patent pool. The two day meeting of LTE-SAE for the vital patent possessors is proposed to commence on Feb. 2, 2010.

11/19/2009 11:59:43 AM

China Mobile Selects Alcatel-Lucent for TD-LTE Trial Network Deployment

China Mobile has selected Alcatel-Lucent to deploy a TD-LTE trial network at the occasion of the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai. Expected to have 200 participants and 70 million visitors, World Expo 2010 will open on May 1, 2010.

11/19/2009 11:52:21 AM

Verizon – Bringing Security to Utilities

First is the news item this week from Verizon Business announcing a new set of IT security consulting services targeted at the energy market. Verizon has long operated an IT security practice, but this particular focus is timely and calls attention to the need for utilities to address security in the context of IP-based networks. Existing networks operated by utilities are not subject to the risks of IP networks, but they do have their share of inefficiencies. Verizon Business recognizes that utilities have limited experience with IP networks and is addressing the opportunity with this new practice.

11/19/2009 11:48:09 AM

Sigma Unveils Joint Addressable Advertising Solution to Cross-Promote Services

Sigma Systems, a provider of advanced IP service fulfillment solutions, along with two other companies, BlackArrow and ARRIS, has unveiled a joint end-to-end advanced advertising solution that enables cable TV operators to cross-promote their services to subscribers in dynamic video-on-demand, or VOD, environments.

11/19/2009 11:41:23 AM

Integrated Research's PROGNOSIS Wins TMC's INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Award

Integrated Research has announced that the company's PROGNOSIS VoIP monitoring solution has been honored with the 2009 INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Award presented by TMC's INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine.

11/19/2009 11:30:09 AM

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Selects ESI Speech Analytics for Call Center

Nexidia, a provider of audio search and speech analytics solutions has reportedly announced that Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, a nonprofit independent licensee of the BlueCross BlueShield Association, has selected its Enterprise Speech Intelligence, or ESI, speech analytics for Excelus BCBS' call center.

11/19/2009 11:20:43 AM

Responsys Offers Marketing Solutions to Nutrisystem

Responsys, a global provider of email and cross-channel marketing solutions, has been selected by Nutrisystem, a provider of weight management products and services, to improve the performance of its email marketing programs and enhance the cross-channel customer experience.

11/19/2009 11:14:25 AM

Varicent Software Has Strong Performance in Q3

Varicent Software Inc. has witnessed strong company-wide performance in the third quarter 2009. An innovative software solutions provider, Varicent Software Incorporated delivers measurable improvements to its clients businesses through its sales performance management solution Varicent SPM.

11/19/2009 11:07:05 AM

Mobile UC Report: 60 Percent of Internet-Connected Mobile Devices Sold Will be Through Carrier Channels by 2013

Every year, more mobile subscribers are trading in their basic 2G handsets for iPhones, BlackBerries and, now, Google Android-infused smartphones.

11/19/2009 10:59:31 AM

QlikView Analytics Provides Point and Click Analysis to Salesforce CRM Users

QlikTech's QlikView analytics provides point and click analysis to Salesforce CRM users. A fast growing business intelligence company, QlikTech's QlikView product delivers instant business answers.

11/19/2009 10:56:20 AM

Nortel CVAS and Sigma Systems Supply Technology and Services for Bell Aliant's Network

Nortel and Sigma Systems have announced an agreement to supply technology and services for Bell Aliant's next-generation network across Atlantic Canada.

11/19/2009 10:48:54 AM

Gizmox to Reveal Cloud Application Platform to Migrate Legacy to Cloud

Gizmox is reportedly set to reveal its application platform atop Windows Azure and its development framework,Visual WebGui. The Web and cloud platforms offer the only push-button .NET desktop legacy application migration path to Windows Azure. Visual WebGui is the first .NET open source Ajax empowered Web/Cloud application platform that provides, build, migrate, run and manage benefits.

11/19/2009 10:44:14 AM

Dot VN, KASATI Test Wireless Technology in Vietnam

Internet and telecommunications company Dot VN has signed a memorandum of understanding agreement with telecom infrastructure deployment company KASATI Telecom.

11/19/2009 10:27:56 AM

WaveMaker 6.0 Cloud Development Platform Features Automated Multi-Tenant Support

WaveMaker Software, a San Francisco, California-based provider of open source platform as a Service, or Open PaaS, reportedly announced the release of its latest WaveMaker 6.0, which is the first Web and cloud development platform with automated multi-tenant support.

11/19/2009 10:19:20 AM

Questia Media Makes Online Library Available on iPhone, iPod Touch

Questia Media Inc., the provider of the world's largest online library available to end consumers, is now reaching out to all iPhone and iPod Touch customers interested in expanding their knowledge base. The entire Questia Media collection is now available through a new research application on Apple devices. Aptly named Questia Library, the application is designed to provide mobile access to the full text of 74,000 books and more than 2 million journal, magazine and newspaper articles. The collection is made up of mostly copyrighted works, selected and organized by professional librarians to facilitate academic research in the humanities and social sciences.

11/19/2009 10:16:57 AM

Philadelphia Baseball Team Selects UC Solution from Mitel

The Philadelphia Phillies is deploying a Mitel's innovative communications solution to its Spring Training facilities in Clearwater, Florida.

11/19/2009 10:02:56 AM

Comverge Releases Version 1.2 of Energy Management Software

Comverge, a provider of smart grid, demand management and energy efficiency solutions, announced the latest version of their first generation demand response management system, Apollo Version 1.2.

11/19/2009 9:53:55 AM

Cast Iron Simplifies Deployment of Windows Azure Solutions

Cast Iron Systems, a leading software-as-a-service, or SaaS, and cloud integration company, announced partnership with Microsoft to offer a solution that accelerates data migration and application integration for the Windows Azure platform.

11/19/2009 9:50:24 AM

Nortel Update: Auction for Optical Networking and Carrier Ethernet Businesses Set for Friday

Nortel Networks Corp. on Wednesday said that it will proceed to an auction of its global Optical Networking and Carrier Ethernet businesses on Nov. 20, 2009.

11/19/2009 9:48:37 AM

Manage Mobility Pre-Loads Blue Mobile in Smartphone Devices

Blue Systems, a global provider of financial information software, has signed an agreement with a Sprint's exclusive business solutions partner, Manage Mobility.

11/19/2009 9:36:18 AM

Callidus Software Expands Sales Performance Management Suite

Callidus Software, a provider of Sales Performance Management, or SPM, solutions, announced its new and expanding suite of SPM solutions on the Force.com platform at Dreamforce '09, Salesforce.com's user and developer conference, San Francisco, CA.

11/19/2009 9:30:15 AM

TeleWare Intros SIP Trunking Solutions Offering FREE Resilience on DDIs

TeleWare, a provider of intelligent communication solutions to businesses and service providers, has reportedly launched its TeleWare SIP Trunking solutions, which will be able to deliver resilience for Direct Dialing Inwards, or DDIs, within the trunk.

11/19/2009 9:26:50 AM

Polycom Joins Cisco Developer Network Program

In a move signaling a greater desire to expand it partnerships with industry leaders, Polycom Inc., a provider of telepresence, video and voice communication solutions, announced today it has joined the Cisco Developer Network Program. Under the partnership, the Pleasanton, Calif.-based company will be part of the program's Unified Communications technology category.

11/19/2009 9:25:58 AM

Nomadesk Fight Against Productivity Loss From H1N1 with Preventative Solutions

In today's environment, it's becoming increasingly relevant for small businesses to be able to operate virtually. Businesses that can operate from virtual offices have been at an advantage when compared to their land based counterparts. This is particularly important when it comes to dealing with productivity loss during pandemics like the H1N1 or any other major disaster.

11/19/2009 9:21:52 AM

Report Finds Service Provider Investment Driven By Mobile Advertising and App Stores

In the second edition of its 2009 Service Delivery Platform Software and Services report, market research firm Infonetics Research announced that mobile advertising and app stores are two of the most critical drivers behind service provider investment in their platform software and services. This is mainly on account of its capability to provide new revenue sources.

11/19/2009 9:18:31 AM

Extreme Networks Now Shipping Greener, Efficient Version of Data Center Switch

Extreme Networks, a provider of converged Ethernet networks that support data, voice and video for enterprises and service providers, have remodeled their Summit X650 10GBASE-T data center switch to be more greener and power efficient so that the datacenters deploying them can save power by 30 percent.

11/19/2009 9:14:43 AM

Dune Networks and NetLogic Microsystems Complete RXAUI Interoperability Validation

Dune Networks, a provider of networking devices for metro Ethernet, enterprise and data center platforms, has reportedly announced that it has completed Reduced pin XAUI or, or RXAU,' interoperability validation in collaboration with NetLogic Microsystems, Inc., a provider of high-performance intelligent semiconductor solutions for next-generation Internet networks.

11/19/2009 9:10:28 AM

Alpheus Announces Low Cost, High Value Data Center Bundles

11/19/2009 9:01:18 AM

Glowpoint Extends Clientele, Now Serves Major Sports Broadcast Network

A supplier of advanced video communications solutions, Glowpoint recently announced that a major sports broadcast network has chosen its managed service for airing a new program. The new program will be broadcast across its network and its website. The new customer's name could not be disclosed due to confidentiality policies of the network. The latest client has signed on for Glowpoint's managed services for an estimated initial value of $250,000 annually. This value includes money which has to be paid for services on a monthly recurring basis.

11/19/2009 8:53:56 AM

Apptix CFO Tapped as Finalist for Washington Business Journal Award

Apptix, a provider of hosted Microsoft Exchange e-mail and Microsoft SharePoint, recently announced that Chris Mack, its chief financial officer, has been named a finalist for the Washington Business Journal's CFO of the Year Award. The CFO of the Year award honors financial professionals in the greater Washington, DC area for their outstanding performance as corporate financial stewards. Winners will be profiled in a special supplement of the Dec. 4 edition of the Washington Business Journal.

11/19/2009 8:51:37 AM

Free International Calling Now Available 88 Countries With Phone Power's VoIP Service

A provider of next generation telecommunications solutions, Phone Power, recently announced that their celebrated VoIP phone solution is now able to deliver 60 minutes of free international calling to 88 countries every month.

11/19/2009 8:45:08 AM

Union Bank Selects Verint's Nextiva IP Video Portfolio Solutions

Verint Systems Inc., a provider of Actionable Intelligence solutions for an optimized enterprise, has reportedly announced that its Nextiva Financial IP Video solution is been deployed by Union Bank, N.A., a full-service commercial bank providing an array of financial services, since May 2009.

11/19/2009 8:38:11 AM

Avenda Secures Wireless Access for Ontario School Board

The Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board has reportedly deployed Avenda Systems' eTIPS network access solution. The Ontario school board will use the solution to secure wireless access for more than 6,000 users, while protecting its network from unauthorized use. The eTIPS platform can centrally manage policies across access methods, operating systems, as well as managed and unmanaged endpoints and existing identity stores.

11/19/2009 8:35:19 AM

Genesys Helps Citizen Services in Barcelona City through Communication Channels

Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, a provider of software to manage customer interactions over the phone, Web and mobile devices, has reportedly announced that the company has been jointly selected along with Telefonica Spain by Barcelona City Hall, the second largest metropolitan local authority of Spain, to develop and implement an advanced SIP-enabled, multi-channel contact centre to help the authority in catering to the needs of its citizens in a better way. Telefonica Spain is a well known telecommunications company of Spain.

11/19/2009 8:34:08 AM

National Science Foundation-funded Projects Featured at Education Event

Federal officials brought some much-needed attention to the education technology sector this month after attending a recent event that highlighted some of the latest technologies and devices Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, as well as Senators Patty Murray, Jeff Bingaman, Kay Hagan and Ted Kaufman were among the list of government officials that appeared at the Education Technology Showcase on Capitol Hill. The Education Technology Directors Association-sponsored event, which took place on Nov. 4, featured 17 different educational technologies developed with funding from the National Science Foundation, an independent federal agency that supports fundamental research and education across all fields of science and engineering.

11/19/2009 8:29:00 AM

Infobright and Talend Launch Open Source Solutions for Enhanced Data Warehousing

Infobright, a provider of open source data warehousing solutions, and Talend, a provider of open source data integration solutions, reportedly collaborated to introduce two integrated virtual machines to the market.

11/19/2009 8:28:51 AM

Sprint Launches Approach to Simplify Mobile Devices Selections for Small Businesses

Sprint has launched a new approach to simplify the selection of mobile devices and plans by small businesses. Sprint offers more value and the best options for small businesses starting a new business, expanding with new employees or upgrading to the latest devices and mobile technology.

11/19/2009 8:20:00 AM

Survey Reveals Poor Customer Service Costs $338.5 Billion Per Year

A new international survey of consumers has revealed that poor customer service in 16 industrialized economies causes businesses to lose $338.5 billion per year. The survey found that the industries that have been hardly hit across all the countries are financial services, cable and satellite TV providers as well as a variety of telecom companies.

11/19/2009 8:17:11 AM

ClickFox Signs Contract with International Wireless Provider

ClickFox has signed a multi-million dollar contract with an international wireless provider to analyze, understand and act on customer experience intelligence across all interactions points. ClickFox offers customer experience analytics, or CEA, software and solutions.

11/19/2009 8:12:50 AM

CallMiner Achieves Industry Leading Growth in Speech Analytics Seats

CallMiner Inc., a leader in enterprise speech analytics, has achieved industry leading growth in speech analytics seats. The newly released 2009-2010 Speech Analytics Market Report from DMG Consulting stated that between 2007 and 2008, CallMiner's seat count increased at nearly three times the industry's projected 190% five-year CAGR.

11/19/2009 8:04:03 AM

Enterprise Customers Flocking to Jigsaw Data Fusion

Jigsaw, a Data-as-a-Service, or DaaS, provider, has announced that more than 75 companies have adopted Jigsaw Data Fusion, a cloud-based automated system for acquiring and managing sales prospect records.

11/19/2009 8:00:53 AM

Energics Debuts New Smart Grid Solution

Energics inc., a specialist in web search technologies, has reportedly announced the release of new patented data solutions for the smart grid called intelligence for energy.

11/19/2009 7:56:48 AM

Vietnam's VMS Selects Alcatel-Lucent's Convergent Payment Solution

Vietnam Mobile Telecom Services Company, or VMS, a state-owned company under Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Corp., has reportedly selected Alcatel-Lucent as a major operator in Vietnam, to deliver its configurable Converged Payment solution.

11/19/2009 7:39:00 AM

Dorado Releases Redcell Traffic Flow Analyzer

Dorado Software, a dealer in IT infrastructure management software to find, configure and monitor converging IT assets, announced that the company's Redcell Traffic Flow Analyzer is now generally available as an add-on to Redcell OpsCenter or Redcell Broadscope Active Performance Monitor for enterprise and service providers. Both service providers and enterprise networks can make use of the Traffic Flow Analyzer to enhance network utilization and performance.

11/19/2009 7:34:53 AM

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