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OpenCo Systems Inc. Announces Next Generation Video Conferencing Technology: OpenCo.nference
Openco Systems Inc., a web application development company, launches OpenCo.nference, the company's newest real-time video conferencingip system. OpenCo.nference is powered by popular open source operating system Linux and award winning intelligent data converters. It was developed to help solve... - August 06, 2009 - OpenCo Systems Inc.
VoicePulse Announces New Toll Free Promotion
VoicePulse has recently announced new promotional offers on their inbound Toll Free service, including increased number inventory and lower introductory per-minute rates. “When we first started providing service in 2003, our mission was to provide end users with a reliable, business-class... - August 06, 2009 - VoicePulse
euNetworks Announces New Executive Appointments
euNetworks (SGX: H23.SI), provider of Pan-European, mission-critical, high-performance networking solutions, today announced a number of executive appointments to further support the company’s growth and drive the next phase of euNetworks’ development. • Uwe Nickl appointed as Chief Marketing Officer • Richard Taylor appointed as General Counsel • Claire Leake appointed as Vice President of Human Resources - August 06, 2009 - euNetworks
Marin Residents and Businesses Can Win Big Savings, Carbon Reductions, Energy Security Upgrade from Local Power Works, LLC Clean Energy Bid
Bringing dramatically cleaner and more secure energy sources to Marin County residents at prices at or below PG&E is what Local Power Works LLC’s July 20, 2009 bid to the Marin Energy Authority is all about. With its focus on local power and efficiency projects built by local firms, Local Power Works has bid to create local green jobs and improve the way of life in Marin County. The Local Power Works bid will provide over 76% of the community’s electricity from new local green energy sources. - August 05, 2009 - Local Power LLC
Communology Develops Solution for Mobile Micro Services and Context-Based Mobile Advertising
Pan-European development project uService: in the future, anyone will be able to offer services via the cell phone. The mobile communications industry is gearing up for the “super prosumer era.” - August 05, 2009 - Communology GmbH
ChinaOneCall Offers 25% Discount for Swine Flu Victims and Families
As swine flu or H1N1 continues to spread throughout the world and in China in particular visitors with symptoms are being placed immediately into emergency quarantine, communication between patient and doctor/nurse/officialdom is as much a help as the medicaments and hospital care – both for the patient and their concerned family back home. - August 05, 2009 - ChinaOneCall
Simple, Easy to Plan, Easy to Deploy Rural Telecommunications System Speeds Broadband Deployments
HauteSpot Networks, a leading developer of wireless broadband solutions optimized for video and voice, announces products and services designed to help rural telcos take advantage of the recently announced RUS Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP) and the NTIA Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). - August 04, 2009 - HauteSpot Networks Corporation
Atlanta’s IT Sector Heats Up as Corus360 and CAPS Enter Into Joint Sales, Marketing and Operations Agreement to Initially Operate Out of CAPS Duluth GA Data Center
Two leading participants in Georgia’s escalating IT services sector announce a sales, marketing and operations partnership. Corus360 & CAPS’ joint efforts will enhance ability to meet clients DR/BC & co-location needs. The collective products, services and deep professional experience roster will be available in the northeast and southeast regions. CAPS’ 56K sq. ft. Duluth data center will be the main operations base. With one call, clients will be able to create modular solutions. - August 03, 2009 - Computer Alternative Processing Sites, Inc. (CAPS)
Mobifusion and New World Library Bring Personal Growth Apps to iPhone -- Eckhart Tolle, Shakti Gawain and Mother Teresa Releasing on iPhone --
Leading mobile App developer teams with top publisher for new iPhone Apps. - August 01, 2009 - Mobifusion, Inc.
Telecom Audit Provider, Valicom, Leads the TEM Industry by Releasing Clearview SaaS
Valicom, a leader in telecom audit and telecom expense management (TEM), is pleased to announce the launch of its successful TEM software, Clearview, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)... - August 01, 2009 - Valicom
Smart Transaction Systems Launches Mobile WebTerminal
New solution allows merchants to process gift and loyalty card transactions using smartphones. - July 31, 2009 - Smart Transaction Systems
118800 Mobile Enquiry Service Temporarily Suspended
118800 – the UK’s first and only service with the ability to connect individuals to millions of mobile numbers – has chosen to temporarily suspend services to deal with technical issues. - July 31, 2009 - 118800
Techtronics Signs Deal to Distribute Apple iPhone
Techtronics inc. announced a distribution agreement to distribute the Apple iPhone 3G and 3GS. - July 31, 2009 - Techtronics
American Beryllia and Microcertec Announce Mutual Sales Agreement
American Beryllia Inc. and Microcertec SAS announced today the establishment of a Mutual Sales Representation agreement whereby Microcertec will represent American Beryllia’s beryllium oxide product line in France and Germany and American Beryllia will represent Microcertec’s aluminum nitride product line in the United States. - July 30, 2009 - American Beryllia Inc
Axacore Provides SDK Integration with Encompass
XDOC Document Imaging Provides fully featured SDK for Ellie Mae Encompass Users. - July 29, 2009 - Axacore Inc.
Pyramid Research to Join CTO Telecom Summit as Analyst Partner
The CTO Telecom Summit team is pleased to announce that Pyramid Research - the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network - will join the premiere telecom technology gathering as an analyst partner. Özgür Ayatar, Research Manager, Communications, Media and Technology... - July 29, 2009 - CDM Media
Most Brits Reject Minimum UK Broadband Speed of 2Mbps as Slow
The latest survey of 400 ISPreview UK readers, an impartial independent information and consumer review site covering UK broadband Internet Service Providers, has revealed that more than one in eight people do not think the government’s commitment to a universal minimum UK broadband speed of 2Mbps offers a fast enough speed. - July 29, 2009 - ISPreview.co.uk
2.36 Billion Rupees of Universal Service Fund for Rural Telecom and Broadband Projects in unserved areas of Pakistan
Universal Service Fund signed contracts for providing basic telecom services in Nasirabad (Balochistan) with CM Pak and Broadband Services in Multan Telecom Region (Southern Punjab) with World Call. CEO CM Pak, Mr. Qian Li and CEO World Call, Babar Ali Syed signed these contracts with CEO Universal Service Fund, Parvez Iftikhar. - July 28, 2009 - Universal Service Fund - Pakistan
Gleedo Expands Open Alpha Program: Windows Vista® and XP 64-Bit Compatible Version Released Today
Gleedo™, the first ever livesharing application, expanded its open alpha program with the release of Gleedo for Windows Vista® and Windows® XP 64-bit operating systems. Gleedo is free and available for download at www.gleedo.com. Gleedo is free software that layers live social... - July 27, 2009 - Gleedo
Timbercon Announces Low Loss Multimode Elite MTP® Cable Assemblies
Timbercon announces the release of the new Low Loss Multimode MTP Elite® connector from US Conec for use with standard and custom cable assemblies. - July 23, 2009 - Timbercon, Inc.
Summit Bank Counts on Toshiba’s IP Business Telephone System to Maximize Customer and Inter-Branch Communication
Toshiba America Information Systems Inc., Telecommunication Systems Division (Toshiba — www.telecom.toshiba.com) helps maximize customer and inter-branch communication for Summit Bank of Malvern, Ark. - July 22, 2009 - Toshiba Telecommunication Systems Division
gukPhone, a Web Based Phone that Works Straight Through the Browser
gukPhone is a free service that uses the most recent technology to bring high-quality voice communication to people all over the world, without any needs of software installation. - July 21, 2009 - GUK Communications Ltd.
ThaiPrepaidCard.com Launches Instant Top Up Credit Service
New service allows users of Thai prepaid phone services to top up online with Paypal. - July 21, 2009 - Vivid Productions
CAPS and SecureAgent Business Partnership Expands Mid Range and Mainframe Colocation, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Solutions
SecureAgent Software (Tulsa, OK) and CAPS, Inc. (Shelton, CT) today announced a business partnership, which will provide strategic data recovery and backup solutions for mid range and mainframe system owners and will offer strategic advances in the approach to data management. They jointly will make available the Secure Data Solution ® enhanced backup and recovery program. Combining CAPS’ managed services and SecureAgent’s patented technology will create a game-changing services offering. - July 20, 2009 - Computer Alternative Processing Sites, Inc. (CAPS)
Revenue Assurance Certification Offered to Telecommunications Regulators — GRAPA Certifies Bachelors of Revenue Assurance Regulatory Compliance (CB-RARC)
Responding to demand from national telecommunications regulators, the Global Revenue Assurance Professional Association (GRAPA) is offering certification to government agencies looking to apply internationally ratified revenue assurance standards. Rob Mattison, GRAPA’s President, talked... - July 20, 2009 - Global Revenue Assurance Professional Association
'Revenue Assurance to the Xtreme'© Training and Certification Program Launching Sept. 2009, London
The 'Revenue Assurance to the Xtreme'© (RAX©) training program will give many RA professionals their first glimpse of the high impact/high value methods that make GRAPA’s standards the baseline for revenue assurance practice around the world. Since its inception, the Global Revenue... - July 20, 2009 - Global Revenue Assurance Professional Association
Sytel Bucks the Trend, Posting 30% Growth in Revenue
Sytel Limited, a global supplier of hosted and on-premise IP contact center solutions, today announced substantial year-end growth, bucking the trend of the times. "In the year to March 2009, Sytel's revenues rose by 30%," said Michael McKinlay, Managing Director of Sytel Limited... - July 19, 2009 - Sytel Limited
Lisa Batcheller, VP of Marketing and Co-Founder of Stay at Home Interviews on “Coping with Caregiving” Radio Program July 18 at 3:30 p.m. PT, 6:30 p.m. EST
“There has never been a more rewarding experience than caring for family members. However, today, 75% of family caregivers of seniors also have children at home. Many of these family caregivers either work full- or part-time,” explains Batcheller. “With the instability of our... - July 18, 2009 - Stay at Home
One Year Later, Youngest Solo Circumnavigator Returns Safely to Port Using ClearPoint Weather Service and Satellite Phone
First Sailor Under 18 to Cross the Globe in a Sailboat Weathered Oceanic Storms - July 17, 2009 - Weather Decision Technologies
Syntellect Ltd. Attains ISO 9001:2008 Certification
Syntellect, Inc., an industry leader in contact centre and self-service technology, is pleased to announce that its EMEA headquarters has been awarded the Certificate of Recognition by BSI, for operating a Quality Management System which complies with the requirements of ISO 9001:2008. The certificate is in scope for contact centre interactions solutions and services encompassing design, sales, specification, delivery, implementation and support. - July 17, 2009 - Syntellect Inc.
SoliCall Provides Audio Quality Improvement to InterMedia 500 Seat Call Center
SoliCall today announced it will provide Audio Quality Improvement to InterMedia Marketing Solutions 500 seat Call Center. "When our company set out to find a noise reduction solution, we brought with us the steep requirement of hundreds of simultaneous calls,” said Vance Dailey, vice president of information technology for InterMedia Marketing Solutions. - July 17, 2009 - SoliCall
InfoCom: How IP Multimedia Subsystem IMS Can Help Operators to Innovate
InfoCom has more and more investigated the market for IMS, (IP Multimedia Subsystem), and in particular, how IMS can help operators and carriers to innovate their product portfolio. InfoCom has been looking at which operators are implementing which IMS and, in particular, at drivers and obstacles... - July 16, 2009 - Infocom GmbH
Axacore Offers VMware Virtual Fax Solution
FaxAgent offered as a virtual fax server - July 15, 2009 - Axacore Inc.
GRAPA Announces New Certification Criteria for 2010
Due to the success of its Master of Revenue Assurance certification program, The Global Revenue Assurance Professional Association’s (GRAPA) is looking to offer companion certifications to meet demand from its members. In line with that, GRAPA is submitting a set of proposals for approval by... - July 15, 2009 - Global Revenue Assurance Professional Association
JNC Group, Inc. Launches First-SIP.com Hosted Voice Over IP
JNC Group, Inc. has announced the launch of First-SIP.com, a web-based business telephone system. The First-SIP.com package includes a full featured Voice over IP (VoIP) phone system that resides in a secure data center. All the business needs to purchase outright is the IP phones, which are widely available from several manufacturers. Phones start at around seventy dollars. - July 15, 2009 - JNC Group, Inc
Private Tutoring Service, WyzAnt, Now Offers Text Message Alerts
WyzAnt, a home tutor service, recently announced it now offers text message alerts to all its tutors. The messages give tutors the opportunity to respond more quickly to urgent study requests from students. The text message alerts will make it easier for tutors to know exactly what concepts are... - July 14, 2009 - WyzAnt
Reliance Launches Broadband Speed "Right Here, Right Now"
Reliance Communications having established its presence and dominance in the mobile internet market, now launches Reliance Broadband NetConnect+ a fast wireless internet in India. - July 13, 2009 - Reliance Communications Limited
Leading Telecom Organizations Comverse and Subex to Sponsor 2009 CTO Telecom Summit
The CTO Telecom Summit announces new sponsors - Comverse and Subex - for the 2009 IT telecommunications event which will gather the nation’s C-level IT executives and CTOs at the Four Seasons Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz. The CTO Telecom Summit will be held November 8-11, 2009 and will include... - July 12, 2009 - CDM Media
TM Forum to Partner and Support CTO Telecom Summit
The CTO Telecom Summit team is pleased to announce that TM Forum, the leading industry association focused on improving business effectiveness for communications service providers, will join the roster of telecommunications organizations and CTOs gathering in support of the 2009 CTO Telecom Summit. - July 12, 2009 - CDM Media
Call for Telecommunications Speakers and Panelists: Opportunity to Participate in Leading IT Business Summit
The CTO Telecom Summit will be held at the Four Seasons Resort, November 8 -11, 2009. - July 12, 2009 - CDM Media
NBS VoICE Hosted Service Includes IP Telephone
Virtual Service Moves Telecom to the Cloud and Eliminates Need for New Phone System Purchases. - July 12, 2009 - NBS
2500+ Members Registered with the Global Revenue Assurance Professional Association (GRAPA)
Formed in 2007, and with only 300 members at the end of its first year, the Global Revenue Assurance Professional Association (GRAPA) recently celebrated the registration of its 2500th member. The event further solidifies GRAPA’s position as the leading standards body and professional... - July 11, 2009 - Global Revenue Assurance Professional Association
IPeak Networks Secures Series A Financing
IPeak Networks announced today that Miralta Capital (www.miralta.com), one of Canada’s oldest private equity investment firms, has invested in the company. The Series A round of financing was closed on June 30 2009 to build on success made possible with the earlier financial support of the... - July 10, 2009 - IPeak Networks Incorporated
hyperWALLET Delivers Software and Services to EnStream
hyperWALLET, a leading provider of global payment solutions, today announced the delivery of software and professional services to EnStream, a mobile commerce company owned by Canada’s leading wireless operators. EnStream built its mobile payments service by incorporating hyperWALLET’s... - July 10, 2009 - hyperWALLET Systems Inc.
Measurable Marketing LLC Releases Express Contact
Express Contact utilizes the power of the USPS Intelligent Mail Barcode (IMB) and the USPS Confirm service to automatically trigger SMS text messaging and Email blasts that creates a powerful Integrated Marketing solution. - July 09, 2009 - Measurable Marketing
Former Motorola Global Marketing Director Joins Mobile Startup
Croatian mobile startup, Gideon Multimedia, announced a new addition to its Board. Gideon hired Jim McGough, former director of global marketing at Motorola, as a Board Member for sales and marketing In his new position Mr. McGough will be primarily focused on global expansion of Gideon's... - July 09, 2009 - Gideon Multimedia
Mobile Market in China
InfoCom says China Telecom’s entry and new 3G licenses will drive growth - July 09, 2009 - Infocom GmbH
Toshiba Wins Network Products Guide 2009 Product Innovation Award for Strata Media Application Server
Toshiba America Information Systems Inc., Telecommunication Systems Division (Toshiba —www.telecom.toshiba.com) today announced that Network Products Guide, the industry’s leading publication on information technologies and solutions, has named Toshiba’s Strata® MAS Media... - July 08, 2009 - Toshiba Telecommunication Systems Division
BrightCom Video and Data Conferencing Optimizes Collaboration for Law Office
Red Hill Law Group creates fixed collaboration room with integrated video and data conferencing, improving office and client communication. - July 07, 2009 - BrightCom, Inc.
Palm Pre Repair Service Now Offered by Dr Cell Phone Repair Center, Dallas TX
Dr. Cell Phone, a nationwide repair company based in Dallas, TX, has announced exclusive repair services for the Palm Pre. Dr. Cell Phone, an industry leader and pioneer in touch screen repairs, fixes the Palm Pre on a daily basis. Dr. Cell Phone is currently repairing cracked screen and bleeding LCD for the Palm Pre. - July 07, 2009 - Doctor Cell Phone