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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
Mobile Market in China
InfoCom says China Telecom’s entry and new 3G licenses will drive growth - July 09, 2009 - Infocom GmbH
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
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
TELES Unveils New VoIPBOX with 8 BRI Interfaces
TELES latest ISDN VoIP Gateway introduced for high density and high performance migration to VoIP. - July 06, 2009 - TELES
Prospeed.net Inc Announces Cost-Effective Hosted iPBX and IP Trunking Solutions for Business Over Their National MPLS Private IP Data Network
Prospeed.net Inc., a NH based leader in IP data networking and managed business services, today announced product availability and successful customer deployment of it’s Hosted iPBX and IP trunking solutions. Designed for small- and medium-sized businesses, Prospeed’s iPBX and IP... - July 04, 2009 - Prospeed.net
Appia Launches "Applause" -- an Affordable, High-Definition Video Communication Service
Applause offers affordable high-definition video, voice, chat and desktop sharing in one easy-to-use application. - July 04, 2009 - Appia Communications
IBYS Technologies Becomes ETSI “Full Member”
Ibys Technologies, a Spanish independent provider of End-to-end “Quality of Service” (QoS) Testing, Performance and Monitoring Solutions, announces its success in the application to become an ETSI “Full Member,” effective 7 April 2009. - July 04, 2009 - Ibys Technologies
US Soldiers Call Home for Free This Holiday
U.S. troops serving overseas can call home for free on July 4th thanks to a pair of Camp Hovey soldiers. Larry Thorpe, 28, Army 1st-15th Field Artillery and Patrick Ayers, 25, an Army Medic with the 4th-7th Cavalry, are giving away 1 million minutes of free talk time to celebrate Independence Day... - July 03, 2009 - JoeOnTheMove
Insiris Shakes Up Lone Worker Protection with Safeguard Launch
Insiris Launches Next Generation Lone & Vulnerable Worker Solution and offers companies a free 30-day trial. - July 03, 2009 - Insiris Limited
INTERSOG to Bring Innovative Suite of Trusted Learning and Professional Tools to Mobile Users
INTERSOG, LLC (http://www.intersog.com/), a Chicago-based developer of mobile device applications, has announced an upgrade to their Learning-To-Go educational platform, making the most complete mobile educational product on the market even better. Learning-To-Go fully exploits the latest smart... - July 03, 2009 - INTERSOG, LLC
Toshiba Wins 2008 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award for Strata ACD Call Center Solution
Toshiba America Information Systems Inc., Telecommunication Systems Division (Toshiba —www.telecom.toshiba.com) today announced that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) has named Toshiba’s Strata® ACD Call Center Solution a winner of a 2008 Communications Solutions Product of the... - July 03, 2009 - Toshiba Telecommunication Systems Division
2.9 Billion Rupees of Universal Service Fund for Broadband and Optic Fiber Projects in Unserved Areas of Pakistan
Universal Service Fund signed three contracts with PTCL for providing Broadband Services in the Un-Served Urban areas of Southern Punjab and Lower Sindh and for providing Optic Fiber connectivity to all Tehsils in Southern Balochistan. CEO-PTCL, Walid Irshaid and Chief Executive Officer Universal Service Fund, Parvez Iftikhar signed these contracts. - July 02, 2009 - Universal Service Fund - Pakistan
Jeff Poirior Promoted to Chief Operating Officer at Valicom
Poirior’s new role will include all of his previous responsibilities: business operations, strategic planning, budgeting, service delivery, development and key account management; and as part of his expanded role, he will oversee sales and marketing efforts. - July 01, 2009 - Valicom
ZoomSafer Announces Partnership with Five Mobile
ZoomSafer partners with Five Mobile to develop innovative mobile software and services to help prevent distracted driving and uniquely compliment safe driving laws. - July 01, 2009 - ZoomSafer
Sony Ericsson W580 | W580i | S500 Repair Service Launched by Dr Cell Phone, Dallas TX
Dr. Cell Phone’s Sony Ericsson Repair Service Center now announces exclusive repairs for the Sony Ericsson W580/W580i. The W580 (or W580i), more commonly referred to as the Walkman, is a music player at its core. But it also has Bluetooth, a 2 megapixel camera, and a memoy card slot. In terms... - July 01, 2009 - Doctor Cell Phone
InterAcct’s AirTimeExchange Extended to Malaysia
Malaysia’s Celcom joins the network of Asian MNOs enabling InterAcct’s USSD-based international airtime send solution. - July 01, 2009 - InterAcct Solutions Pte Ltd
Secure Faxing - Axacore’s FaxAgent Helps Businesses with Compliance Regulations
FaxAgent- An important step in becoming business compliant. - June 30, 2009 - Axacore Inc.
Llesiant and pTracker Show How to Put Politicians in the Palm of Your Hand
Llesiant, the technology leader in on-demand executive intelligence, and pTracker LLC, a producer of applications for mobile devices, have teamed up to provide instant political intelligence over the iPhone. The new iPhone app, named “politicoTracker”, allows users to track and analyze... - June 30, 2009 - Llesiant
Network Instruments Launches Largest Portable Retrospective Network Analysis Device
Faster in-the-Field Network Forensics with New 4 TB GigaStor Portable - June 30, 2009 - Network Instruments
Discover Anywhere Mobile Puts Destinations on Tourist's Mobile Phones
Discover Anywhere Mobile announces the launch of it's mobile travel guide software and services for destination marketing organizations. Discover Anywhere Mobile can quickly and cost effectively create mobile applications for the iPhone, BlackBerry and for mobile web browsers using a DMO's event and listing information. - June 30, 2009 - Discover Anywhere Mobile
Optimization of Network Quality: AllForSite Becomes the Exclusive Distributor in Africa for the Spaa Systems
AllForSite, the leading distributor of telecom equipments in Africa and the Middle East, has been selected by Holland-based UMTS Partners to exclusively distribute its range of SPAA systems in Africa. This strategic alliance follows a fruitful series of tests performed simultaneously with a broad... - June 30, 2009 - All For Site
BlackBerry Nationwide Repair Service Center - Dr Cell Phone, Dallas TX
Dr. Cell Phone, an industry leader in cell phone repair, has announced a Blackberry Nationwide Repair Center. Dr Cell Phone offers extensive Repair Services for all the models of Blackberry phones. - June 29, 2009 - Doctor Cell Phone
Sony Ericsson Nationwide Repair Service Now Offered by Doctor Cell Phone, Pioneer in All Kinds of Cell Phone Repairs
Dr. Cell Phone now announces nationwide repair services for all Sony Ericsson models. The need for repairs on Sony Ericsson phones coincided with the growing popularity of Sony Ericsson. Sony Ericsson announced the release of the Satio on May 28th, 2000. The Satio is a high-end mobile device with... - June 29, 2009 - Doctor Cell Phone
The Liberty Platinum Shines at InfoComm 2009
Anchor Audio’s newest portable public address system made its debut at the 2009 InfoComm International tradeshow in Orlando Florida. The Liberty Platinum features do not disappoint as it offers true portability in a newly redesigned case. - June 28, 2009 - Anchor Audio, Inc
Axacore Releases FaxAgent Service Provider Edition Fax Server
Scalable, reliable, easy to deploy fax solution for carriers - June 27, 2009 - Axacore Inc.