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Veterans Affairs PKI Contract Awarded
TELEGRID Technologies, Inc. (TELEGRID) has been awarded a prime contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) key migration system. The system will be used to migrate all escrowed encryptions keys from the VA’s current Verizon... - October 09, 2016 - TELEGRID
Car Toys to Host Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at New Issaquah Store
Car Toys will host a ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of their new Issaquah store on October 11, 2016. - October 07, 2016 - Car Toys
Staffly Rolls Out StafflyConnect for Retail Hiring
We are rolling out StafflyConnect for retailers in advance of the holiday season - a new tool that lets retail employers fill up to 200 part-time shifts with a single click. Employees are screened, insured, and pre-trained to provide a simple, easy experience for retailers hiring for the upcoming holiday shopping season. - October 06, 2016 - PressFriendly
“The Little Book of Website Quality Control,” a New Book by Jens Oliver Meiert
Former Google Tech Lead, long-time W3C contributor, and O’Reilly author Jens Oliver Meiert published a new book for O’Reilly’s Little Book tech series: “The Little Book of Website Quality Control,” goo.gl/Owp0f0. - October 06, 2016 - Meiert Research & Development
Simplified Alerts Group Text Messaging Offers Business Communication Tips for Hurricane Preparation
In 2012 U.S. hurricanes caused more than $75 Billion in lost business and damages. Activating a good communication plan that includes text messaging is the best way to ensure business continuity before, during and after a hurricane. - October 05, 2016 - Simplified Alerts
New Smart Kitchen Timer from OrbSense Technologies Puts an End to Distracted Cooking
cluck is a patent-pending kitchen temperature sensor and timer which works with the pots and pans you already own. The sensor and companion smartphone app work together to make it easier to monitor and prepare some of your favorite foods more conveniently, consistently and safely every time you cook. - October 05, 2016 - OrbSense Technologies LLC
Internet Telephony Magazine Names Metropolis Technologies’ QLive Live Queue Monitoring a 2016 Labs Innovation Award
QLive, Metropolis Technologies' new live queue and agent monitoring solution, has been named a recipient of a 2016 Lab Innovation Award. - October 05, 2016 - Metropolis Technologies, Inc.
WEBTEXT Supports Facebook Messenger and Twitter Direct Messages Into Salesforce Service Cloud
WEBTEXT announced today that it now offers person to person messaging for enterprise contact center using Salesforce Service Cloud. “We’re very excited to support Salesforce,” said AJ Cahill, WEBTEXT CEO. “Messaging is the new voice and WEBTEXT integration with Salesforce... - October 05, 2016 - WEBTEXT
A New Contender is Causing a Stir Among Message on Hold and Music Source Providers
For years businesses have been illegally streaming unlicensed music, or using a popular streaming service because they didn't know there was a better option. Any glitch in internet connectivity would bring down the music and on hold messaging right along with it. Sound Suite changes that. - October 05, 2016 - Tie National, LLC
Organizations Turn to LightPointe 60 GHz Wireless Bridges to Connect Buildings, While Improving Data Security and Reducing Network IT Expenses
Software company chooses LightPointe 60 GHz radios to connect employees in remote offices—while boosting connection speeds and avoiding recurring leased-line fees. - October 04, 2016 - LightPointe Communications, Inc.
Never Search for a Voucher Code Again – Browser Extension Pioneers, Pouch, Launch to the UK Market
Pouch, the hotly anticipated voucher code Chrome application startup and MassChallengeUK finalist, has now officially launched following a successful beta test that required over 750 beta testers and more than 3000 UK retailers. Pouch, today, officially released its first product to UK consumers. - October 01, 2016 - Pouch
Inteliment Attains ISO 9001:2015 Certification
Becomes one of the first companies in India to get the certification. - October 01, 2016 - Inteliment Software Technologies India Pvt.Ltd.
CPR Cell Phone Repair Continues Franchise Expansion in Mexico with New Store in Puebla
CPR Cell Phone Repair, the largest and fastest growing retail mobile device repair franchise network in North America, is pleased to announce the opening of a third franchise store in Mexico. CPR Cell Phone Repair warmly congratulates their business partners, Celex Group, on the continued expansion... - October 01, 2016 - CPR Cell Phone Repair
Smart Choice Communications Named to Crain’s New York Business’ 2016 Best Places to Work in NYC
Smart Choice Communications earns “100 Best Places to Work in NYC” recognition from Crain’s New York Business. - September 30, 2016 - Smart Choice Communications
Computer Troubleshooters Present Chris Long with the 2016 Franchisee of the Year Award
Computer Troubleshooters, an international franchise brand that delivers technology solutions and support to both business and residential customers, congratulates Chris Long, owner of Computer Troubleshooters of North Phoenix, on this well-deserved award. - September 29, 2016 - Computer Troubleshooters
Sonic Automotive Use Perle Ethernet Extenders in Project to Reduce the Time It Takes to Purchase a Car
PoE powered WAPs enable sales people to use iPads and iPhones to access network data in the palm of their hand. - September 29, 2016 - Perle Systems
ECT Wins Major Contract for Virtualized Service Delivery Platform
This major European operator conducted a comprehensive tender for a new service delivery platform to provide converged mobile and broadband services along with a service creation environment for agile service development. After a year-long process which included a proof of concept, the operator chose ECT’s INtellECT® Service Delivery Platform. The complete solution will be virtualized in the operator’s data center with NFV support. The project is scheduled to be completed in 2016. - September 29, 2016 - European Computer Telecoms AG
WEBTEXTBrings Messaging to Cisco Contact Center Using Salesforce Service Cloud
This week, in addition to SMS+MMS, Facebook Messenger and Twitter direct messages, WEBTEXT will also be demonstrating messaging into Salesforce in Cisco contact center at the 2016 Cisco Americas Customer Care Sales Summit in Phoenix, AZ September 28-29. - September 29, 2016 - WEBTEXT
NexGen Networks Looks to Expand Successful Channel Partner Program
Rewarding partnerships help NexGen Networks to bring its world-class services to new markets - September 28, 2016 - NexGen Networks
A Comparison of Carrier-Grade Ethernet Testing Methodologies (RFC 2544 Vs ITU-T Y.1564)
GL Communications Inc. announced today its product capability in compliance with Carrier-Grade Ethernet Services: RFC 2544 - Benchmarking methodology for network Interconnect devices and ITU-T Y.1564 - Ethernet service activation test methodology. Speaking to the press, Mr. Jagdish Vadalia, a... - September 28, 2016 - GL Communications Inc
CPR Cell Phone Repair Expansion Continues in South Carolina
Cell Phone Repair, the largest and fastest growing retail mobile device repair franchise network in North America, is pleased to announce the opening of a new store in Seneca, SC. - September 25, 2016 - CPR Cell Phone Repair
GPSengine and Alematics Forge New Partnership in Tracking Fleets
Alematics, a tracking device manufacturer for fleet tracking and management and GPSengine, a leading hosted platform service provider in IoT, GNSS, Tracking and Telematics,have established a new partnership to support Alematics tracking devices on GPSengine’s Platform Connect hosted platform. - September 24, 2016 - GPSengine
CPR Cell Phone Repair Franchisees Make Generous Technology Donation That Benefits Over 2000 School Children in North Carolina
CPR Cell Phone Repair, the largest and fastest growing retail mobile device repair franchise network in North America, congratulates North Carolina franchisees Brent Belch and Joe Forth on their generous donation that will benefit students in the Charlotte-Mecklenberg school district. Josh Sevick,... - September 24, 2016 - CPR Cell Phone Repair
Picas App Officially Launches on iOS, Intelligently Transforming Photos Into Fine Art
Picas app with AI & Neural Networks, one step turning photos into artwork - September 24, 2016 - IObit
Edinburgh Airport's High-Tech Sensors Boost Passenger Experience with Live Wait Times
Scotland's leading airport has turned to BlipTrack’s technology and sensors to gather data about passenger queue and flow. The information enables the airport to streamline operations at security lines and to display real-time waiting times throughout the airport. - September 23, 2016 - Veovo
Schok World Launch Event - The Revolution in High Performance Vibrant Android Tablets Has Arrived
Today, Schok will unveil its Schok mini tablet on the fun, vibrant island of Puerto Rico. Schok mini is the World’s most powerful Android tablet in its class with advanced features and performance never seen at such an affordable price point. - September 22, 2016 - LinkAmerica
On-Time Cable CEO, Donald Chew Set to Make Big Move
Donald Chew is ready to deliver the MOTI device, On-Time Communications' streaming cable device that will provide customers with the best customer service experience. He plans on allowing a minimum of one million households to try the device. - September 22, 2016 - On Time Communications
REAN Cloud Selected as One Among the 20 Most Promising Devops Solution Providers 2016 by CIOReview
REAN Cloud announced today that it has been listed in the CIOReview’s 20 Most Promising Devops Solution Providers 2016. “We are proud to announce REAN Cloud as one among the 20 Most Promising Devops Solution Providers 2016,” said Jeevan George, Managing Editor of CIOReview. - September 22, 2016 - REAN Cloud
WEBTEXT Delivers 2-way Agent Messaging for Enterprise Into Oracle Service Cloud
WEBTEXT announced today that it now offers person to person messaging into Oracle Service Cloud. “We’re very excited to support Oracle,” said AJ Cahill, WEBTEXT CEO. “Messaging is becoming more important inside CRM. Today over 75% of the public would rather text or use a... - September 22, 2016 - WEBTEXT
Tuurnt, iPhone App Featured at TechCrunch Disrupt
Tuurnt (http://tuurnt.com), is an up and coming social media app that brings together the best aspects of social media. Launched earlier this year, Tuurnt already has over 40,000 active users. Tuurnt allows you to share photos and videos like most apps, but what makes Tuurnt stand out is the... - September 21, 2016 - Tuurnt
PodsystemM2M and Rewire Security Announce Deal to Connect Tiny Trackers Worldwide
Flexible data connectivity solution adds resilience to global tracking application. - September 21, 2016 - Pod Group
GL Announces Enhanced INAP & CAP Protocol Emulators
GL Communications Inc., announced today its enhanced MAPS™ CAP and MAPS™ INAP Protocol Emulators. These two protocol emulators have been enhanced to include automatic handling of SCCP parameters and low balance call flow scenarios. Speaking to the press, Mr.Karthik Ramalingam, a Senior... - September 21, 2016 - GL Communications Inc
NexGen Networks Partners with Microsoft for Direct Connectivity to Microsoft Online Services and ExpressRoute
NexGen to provide private network cloud connectivity to existing and potential Microsoft Online Services users. - September 20, 2016 - NexGen Networks
Send & Receive SMS from Gmail, Using New Google Chrome Extension
Gmail users can now easily send and receive SMS directly from their email accounts, using a new Google Chrome extension: Gmail SMS. The extension, developed by international SMS software provider Red Oxygen, adds a prominent "Send SMS" button to Gmail's Chrome user interface, making it a... - September 20, 2016 - Red Oxygen
NexGen Networks Clients Implement Hybrid WAN Designs for Modern, Versatile, Network Solutions
Clients increasingly leverage internet and cloud services to supplement guaranteed connections. - September 20, 2016 - NexGen Networks
FYNE Donates This Past 9/11's Earnings to National September 11 Memorial & Museum
"FYNE: The Place for Domains" had previously vowed to contribute all of its September 11th, 2016 sales revenue to the official non-profit charity that operates the museum and memorial at the former site of the World Trade Center in New York. - September 20, 2016 - FYNE
PodsystemM2M Launches Mobile App for F2M SIM Management Platform
Intuitive application sends alerts via push notification to give customers instant, real-time access to SIM information on the move. - September 19, 2016 - Pod Group
CPR Cell Phone Repair Continues Expansion with a New Franchised Location in Stow, Ohio
CPR Cell Phone Repair, the largest and fastest growing retail mobile device repair franchise network in North America, congratulates owner Tony Sexton on the opening of his second location in Ohio. - September 19, 2016 - CPR Cell Phone Repair
Lanika Solutions Announces Partnership with IAV Automotive Engineering
Lanika Solutions to Distribute IAV EasyDoE Engine Calibration Software in India - September 18, 2016 - Lanika Solutions Private Limited
GPSengine Partners Up with iStartek
iStartek and GPSengine collaborate to bring new device support to Platform Connect. - September 18, 2016 - GPSengine
RLS-CMC, Inc. Completes the Corning ONE™ Installation of Multiple Class-A Office Buildings in Downtown Denver
Delivering Premium Wireless Performance to Commercial Real Estate - September 18, 2016 - RLS-CMC, Inc.
Chevin Technology Releases 25G Ultra Low Latency MAC/PCS for Xilinx Virtex® UltraScale™ FPGAs
Chevin Technology Limited is excited to add the Low Latency 25Gbit/s MAC/PCS IP product to its existing range of Ultra Low Latency IP cores. The 25G LL MAC/PCS combines Chevin Technology’s 25GMAC and 25GPCS IP cores to significantly increase the efficiency and rate of data transfer by... - September 15, 2016 - Chevin Technology Limited
ECT Helps KCOM Transform Services
Enterprise communications and IT services provider KCOM has chosen ECT to supply its Next-Generation Intelligent Network. ECT is currently migrating services from diverse legacy platforms to the new solution which has already been commissioned. KCOM also plans to offer a range of cloud services using the service applications of ECT. - September 15, 2016 - European Computer Telecoms AG
Execulink Telcom Announces 2016 Scholarship Winners
Execulink Telecom announced the winners of their 2016 Scholarship program today, continuing their focus on giving back to the communities they serve. Three $500 scholarships were awarded to Jamie Torrance-Perks from Kitchener, Jennifer Gysbers from Ilderton and Johanna de Jong from Guelph. This... - September 15, 2016 - Execulink Telecom
New in Dingtone Android 2.7.2: Earn Free Talking Minutes with Offer Wall Share Option
With the app wall share option, for the first time, users don’t have to download sponsored apps to earn rewards. Instead, they can quickly share apps with friends and earn for each download their friends are able to generate. - September 15, 2016 - Dingtone, Inc.
IST Research Contributes to Recommendations for the UN Security Council
IST staff attended a two-day workshop that resulted in a report from United Nations University outlining 10 Ideas for Action to address the global issue of fighting human trafficking in areas of conflict. - September 14, 2016 - IST Research
Planes, Trains & Automobiles; Crypta Labs Appoints Transport Cybersecurity Expert
Dr. Siraj Shaikh joins London-based Quantum and Mobile Security Startup, Crypta Labs, in an advisory capacity focusing on the cybersecurity risks posed by connected vehicles - September 14, 2016 - Crypta Labs
GL Announces Multi-Interface Media Gateway Controller
GL Communications Inc., announced today its latest Multi-Interface Media Gateway Controller that can be configured to simulate end-to-end call between the Signaling Gateway (SG) and Media Gateway (MG) by simulating SIGTRAN, MEGACO and MGCP interfaces in order to test a hybrid TDM-IP... - September 14, 2016 - GL Communications Inc
WiMacTel Inc. Welcomes Charlie Anderson as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales
WiMacTel, Inc., a leading wholesale voice services and equipment provider to the telecommunications industry in the United States and Canada, is pleased to welcome Charlie Anderson to the team. Charlie will serve as the Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales where he will lead marketing... - September 13, 2016 - WiMacTel
FYNE to Donate All 9/11 Revenue to National September 11 Memorial & Museum
"FYNE: The Place for Domains" stated today that it will donate its total September 11th, 2016 revenue to the official non-profit charity that operates the museum and memorial at the former site of the World Trade Center in New York. - September 13, 2016 - FYNE