Telecommunications Weekly back issues from November 2008:
Research findings from University of Canterbury update understanding of telecommunications.
Nov 05, 2008 ... According to a study from Christchurch, New Zealand, "An adaptive equalizer structure based on a state space formulation and maximum likelihood sequence estimation (MLSE) is developed for a time-varying, frequency-selective channel. Differential phase shift keying (DPSK) is assumed at the ...
Data on satellite communications described by R. Dipietro et al.(Report)
Nov 05, 2008 ... "Cryptography is the most suitable technique to protect the access to subscribed value-added services for mobile applications provided through satellite broadcasting (e.g. localization and mobile TV). However, if a temporary loss of signal is experienced by receivers, not only the data ...
Strong Wireless Gains, Sound Operational Execution Highlight AT&T's Third Quarter; Results Led by 2.4 Million iPhone 3G Activations, Rapid Wireless Data Growth.(Financial report)
Nov 05, 2008 ... AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) reported third-quarter results that are highlighted by strong wireless gains and stable trends in business services, including continued double-digit IP data growth and a major turnaround in wholesale revenue growth. Wireless growth was driven by a significant ...
RingCentral Receives 2008 INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Award.
Nov 05, 2008 ... RingCentral, an award-winning hosted, multi-extension business phone service announced that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) and INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine has awarded the company the 2008 INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Award. "By providing innovative communication ...
Leading Market Research Firm Ranks Verizon Business as a 'Leader' Among U.S.-Based Enterprise Providers.(Report)
Nov 05, 2008 ... The strength of Verizon Business' voice and data portfolio and forward-looking strategy has earned it a Leader ranking in a new report by analyst firm IDC. In its inaugural report, "IDC MarketScape: U.S. Enterprise Telecommunications 2008 Vendor Analysis, Doc # 214572, October ...
AIRCOM International Announces New President of the Americas.
Nov 05, 2008 ... AIRCOM International (www.aircominternational.com), the leading independent mobile network planning and optimization consultancy, announced the appointment of Marty Smuin as president of the Americas. Based in Dallas, Texas, Smuin will lead all of AIRCOM's business development activities ...
Commercial, Quick Printers to Profit from Xerox's New Mail Shop in a Box and Other Business Development Offerings.
Nov 05, 2008 ... Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) today unveiled its Mail Shop in a Box program, a simple way for commercial and quick printers to add mailing services to their business. Xerox also announced a collection of new business development tools and services - including Web-based sales training and ...
Adsero Announces Acquisition of Quantum Telecom.
Nov 05, 2008 ... Adsero Corp. ("Adsero", OTC: ADSE) announced that is has completed the acquisition of Quantum Telecom Group ("Quantum") effective April 11, 2008. As a result of the acquisition the Company has changed its name to "Quantum Telecom Inc." with the new symbol of QTMI. Quantum, ...
Sutus Raises Further $4.5 Million Funding and Hires New CEO.
Nov 05, 2008 ... Sutus Inc., the company behind the Sutus Business Central(TM), a unique all-in-one device that combines all the advanced Telephony and IT data communications features required to run a modern-day office, announced it has secured $2 million in venture funding from BDC Venture Capital, the ...
Pitney Bowes Sessions At GraphExpo 2008.
Nov 05, 2008 ... Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI), the world's leading mailstream technology firm, announced four strategic sessions featuring Pitney Bowes mailstream experts. Each session is designed to guide mailers to a more profitable future during these challenging economic times. "Printers ...
IDC Finds Cloud Computing Entering Period of Accelerating Adoption and Poised to Capture IT Spending Growth Over the Next Five Years.
Nov 05, 2008 ... Cloud computing is reshaping the IT marketplace, creating new opportunities for suppliers and catalyzing changes in traditional IT offerings. Over the next five years, IDC expects spending on IT cloud services to grow almost threefold, reaching $42 billion by 2012 and accounting for 9% of ...
Motorola Tops New ABI Research Vendor "Green Wi-Fi" Matrix Ranking.
Nov 05, 2008 ... Motorola has been ranked at the top of the latest Vendor Matrix released by ABI Research. Cisco Systems and Siemens Enterprise Networks claimed the second and third spots in the company's new evaluation of the "greenness" of worldwide Wi-Fi access points and their vendors. ...
NTRglobal CEO Speaks at Softletter: 'The Strange Case of Dr. SaaS and Mr. License'.
Nov 05, 2008 ... In Softletter's seminar series on marketing, selling, infrastructure and financing for software-as-a-service (SaaS)-focused companies, NTRglobal CEO Lluis Font spoke about the issues of managing both SaaS and licensed product lines. NTRglobal, the international leader in ...
CitySquares Announces New Funding and National Expansion.
Nov 05, 2008 ... CitySquares.com, a leader in hyper-local search in the northeast, is expanding to provide enhanced web presence for businesses across America. Beginning in November, CitySquares will begin a national rollout. By the spring of next year the site will feature over 16 million businesses from ...
Meagan Sanders Receives Books-A-Million's Creative Writing Scholarship.
Nov 05, 2008 ... Books-A-Million, Inc. (NASDAQ:BAMM) announced that Meagan Sanders of Haughton, Louisiana, is the winner of the Third Annual Books-A-Million Creative Writing Scholarship. Boogie Woogie Man is the delightful tale of Sarah-Lou, a four-year-old girl who isn't afraid of anything in ...
Vonage Holdings Corp. Announces Amendment to Financing Condition to Tender Offer.
Nov 05, 2008 ... Vonage Holdings Corp. (NYSE:VG) announced that it has amended the financing condition to its previously announced offer to purchase for cash any and all of its outstanding 5.0% Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes due 2010 (the "Notes"). As previously announced on October 20, ...
Handmark Launches Award-Winning Astraware Sudoku on Apple App Store.
Nov 05, 2008 ... Handmark announced the availability of Astraware Sudoku for iPhone and iPod touch on the Apple App Store. Astraware Sudoku uses the power of the innovative Multi-Touch user interface to offer an experience optimized for iPhone and iPod touch users with gameplay suitable for all levels and ...
Digital Innovators: Two Weeks Left to Grab Up to $5 Million.
Nov 05, 2008 ... Innovators from around the globe have two more weeks to submit an application to the 2009 Knight News Challenge (www.newschallenge.org) digital innovation contest. Applicants have a chance to win up to $5 million. The deadline is Nov. 1. The worldwide competition seeks ...
Comcast Begins Rollout of Extreme 50 Mbps High-Speed Internet Service.
Nov 05, 2008 ... Comcast, the nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and communications products and services, announced it is making the leap from broadband to wideband with the launch of next-generation DOCSIS 3.0. With wideband, Comcast will introduce a brand new echelon of Internet ...
Sybase iAnywhere Enables Partners to Rapidly Develop Enterprise Applications for the BlackBerry Platform.
Nov 05, 2008 ... Sybase iAnywhere announced that partners Appeon and Praxedo have rapidly secured project wins by extending line of business applications to BlackBerry(R) smartphones using SQL Anywhere(R). SQL Anywhere is the industry's first and only enterprise relational database with synchronization ...
MPLS VPN Users Gain Visibility Into Service Usage With Packet Design's New Reporting Module.
Nov 05, 2008 ... The ability for service providers to give their MPLS VPN (Multi-protocol Label Switching-Virtual Private Network) customers an in-depth look at traffic usage on their VPN networks, enabling them to better assess traffic trends, identify top users and plan for network growth, has been ...
Null Physics Author to Discuss New Universe Theory on American Variety Radio with Court Lewis.
Nov 05, 2008 ... Court Lewis describes his radio show theme as "an anti-theme: Anything but politics!" Terence Witt is appearing on WFIT-89.5 FM to describe his new universe theory. Witt's new book, Our Undiscovered Universe: Introducing Null Physics, enables the reader to understand the universe with ...
2009 U.S. Commercial Lithographic Printing Industry Report Includes Industry Definitions and 5-Year Historical Trends On Industry Sales.(Report)
Nov 05, 2008 ... Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bdc669/2009_u_s_commerci) has announced the addition of the "2009 U.S. Commercial Lithographic Printing Industry Report" report to their offering. The Commercial Lithographic Printing Industry report, published ...
Boy Scouts Go Digital, See 700% Increase in Popcorn Sales.
Nov 05, 2008 ... LaGarde, a leader in cutting-edge e-commerce solutions for more than 12 years, shows that it always pays to "be prepared," as their client, Weaver Popcorn, the main supplier for the Boy Scouts of America fundraising initiatives, has seen online popcorn sales rise 700 percent since they ...
99designs Launches US Headquarters to Meet Rising Demand for Crowdsourced Design.
Nov 05, 2008 ... 99designs, the largest design contest marketplace, announced the opening of its US headquarters. The company was created to enable SMBs and nonprofits to quickly and inexpensively crowdsource custom designed logos, business cards, websites and more; while at the same time creating a level ...
Marchex to Report Third Quarter 2008 Results on November 5.(Financial report)
Nov 05, 2008 ... Marchex, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCHX), a local search and advertising company, announced that it will release financial results for its third quarter 2008 ended September 30, 2008 on November 5, 2008, at approximately 4:30 p.m. ET. At that time, Marchex will also post the press release on the News ...
New Word for 'Coupon' Spells 'Revenue' for Travel Vendors.
Nov 05, 2008 ... Extending vacation values beyond the booking process, Poncou.com launches to provide travel coupons from participating vendors to millions of consumers online. As a sister site to LastMinuteTravel.com, the site is unveiled by Travel Holdings Inc. to offer values on experiences beyond hotel ...
Archaeology - November/December 2008 Highlights.
Nov 05, 2008 ... ON THE COVER .....THE WORLD'S FIRST TEMPLE A 25-acre arrangement of stone circles at a site in southeastern Turkey is evidence of the oldest man-made place of worship, built by Neolithic people some 12,000 years ago. The site is believed to have been the spiritual center of a ...
Email Users Adapt To URL Messaging From Woomail.
Nov 05, 2008 ... In its current form, email is 45 years old and has remained relatively unchanged its entire life. With the list of problems plaguing email, many of the tech savvy among us are moving to a better way, a Woomail way. Woomail is not your grandfather's email; it's much more ...
Antenova Gets $6.5 Million Investment to Expand RADIONOVA Product Portfolio.
Nov 05, 2008 ... Antenova Ltd, the integrated antenna and RF solutions company, announced that it has received $6.5 million investment to accelerate the growth and expansion of Antenova's market leading range of RADIONOVA(R) RF Antenna Modules. Greg McCray, CEO, Antenova said, "This additional ...
An Industry Profile of Newspapers in Belgium - Spot Future Trends, Analyse 5 Year Forecasts & Examine Leading Company Profiles.(Company overview)
Nov 05, 2008 ... Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c69e36/newspapers_in_belg) has announced the addition of the "Newspapers in Belgium" report to their offering. The Newspapers in Belgium industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis ...
Allworx Appoints Jeff W. Howe as President.
Nov 05, 2008 ... Allworx (www.allworx.com), which develops Internet Protocol-based (IP) phone systems that deliver new capabilities and efficiency to small and medium-size businesses, announced that Jeff W. Howe has been named President effective immediately. Mr. Howe brings to the role eighteen years of ...
SouthernLINC Wireless Launches Budget Manager Wireless Plan.
Nov 05, 2008 ... SouthernLINC Wireless, a Southern Company (NYSE: SO), launched its new Budget Manager postpaid wireless plan Oct. 20. Budget Manager helps new and existing SouthernLINC Wireless customers control their wireless bill by giving them a limited amount of cellular airtime they can use each ...
New telecommunications study findings have been reported from Queen's University.
Nov 05, 2008 ... "To improve performance of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) for fading channels, this paper proposes increasing frequency and time diversity using linear dispersion codes (LDC-OFDM). Methods of LDC-OFDM processing are proposed for both zero-padding (ZP) and cyclic-prefix ...
Telesphere Launches in Salt Lake City Delivering Innovative Telecommunication Services to Businesses.
Nov 05, 2008 ... Telesphere, a private IP network provider for voice and data solutions, has launched its innovative platform in Salt Lake City, and is now offering telecommunication services to local businesses. Telesphere's platform is one of the most advanced in the industry, and yet, is as simple to ...
Snapp Conner PR Announces New Headquarters; Appoints PR Veteran Cory Maloy as Senior Director.
Nov 05, 2008 ... Snapp Conner PR announced its expansion to new headquarters, and appointed veteran PR professional A. Cory Maloy to the position of Senior Account Director as a key element of its ongoing strategic growth. http://snappconner.com/our-team Managing Partner Cheryl Snapp Conner said ...
New findings in telecommunications described by S. Mashhadi and co-researchers.
Nov 05, 2008 ... "In this letter we consider optimum code structure for positive optical code division multiple-access (optical CDMA) systems. Positive systems are a class of systems that operate with positive real numbers only," scientists in Iran report. "We consider the effect of ...
Forbes.com Presents "Intelligent Investing".
Nov 05, 2008 ... Forbes.com, home page for the world's business leaders, has launched Intelligent Investing, a new section of the site that provides groundbreaking analysis and insight about the current economic and business climate. The new section, available at www.forbes.com/intelligentinvesting, is ...
Zoombak Now Available in 10,000 Stores Nationwide.
Nov 05, 2008 ... Zoombak (www.zoombak.com) announced that recent distribution gains make Zoombak(TM) Personal GPS Locators available to consumers at 10,000 retail locations nationwide. This broad distribution has enabled Zoombak to establish the Personal GPS Locator category. With an affordable price point ...
TrueContext and Pretioso Join Forces to Deliver Rich Mobile Forms platform to Small and Medium Businesses in Europe.
Nov 05, 2008 ... TrueContext Corporation, a pioneer in the creation of easy to use mobile software applications, announced that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Pretioso, a leading mobile solutions provider with operations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Under the agreement, Pretioso ...
La Poste Expands Self-Service Kiosk Network with Support from Pitney Bowes.
Nov 05, 2008 ... Pitney Bowes announced that it has signed a contract to provide 50 stand-alone postal kiosks to La Poste, France's national postal operator, so that La Poste can enhance its retail network in large urban areas. The contract is one of the largest Pitney Bowes has ever signed for ...
WebTrends Open Approach Shatters Web Analytics Data Silos.
Nov 05, 2008 ... WebTrends Inc. issued a declaration of data independence for frustrated marketers at the eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit. The web analytics and online marketing solutions provider unveiled a new, open technology framework and standards-based solutions that make it possible to ...
Need a Job? New Online Marketplace of Resume Writers Competing to Offer Resume Writing Service At StrongResume.com.
Nov 05, 2008 ... StrongResume.com announced the opening of an online marketplace of resume writers competing to write your resume. The site has already attracted over 175 professional resume writers from across the country. With major companies dumping thousands of employees at once into the ...
NTT America Announces Addition of Second Data Center in Northern Virginia.
Nov 05, 2008 ... In response to strong customer demand for premium data center services, NTT America, a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation, announced an expansion of its data center facilities in Northern Virginia with the addition of a second data center. Similar to NTT ...
Study findings on telecommunications are outlined in reports from University of Ulm.
Nov 05, 2008 ... "This paper addresses space time convolutional code design using continuous phase modulation (CPM). The possibility of constructing full diversity space time codes is investigated," scientists in Ulm, Germany report. "A linear modulation approximation to CPM is done. Using the ...
Eyeblaster Unleashes Creative Potential With Adobe Creative Suite 4.
Nov 05, 2008 ... An official Adobe Ecosystem partner, Eyeblaster announced that Eyeblaster Workshop v2.0 for Adobe Flash(TM) is fully compatible with all versions of the Adobe(R) Creative Suite(R), including the much anticipated Adobe(R) Creative Suite(R) 4. "Eyeblaster Workshop v2.0 shares ...
Swisscom Selects CSS' ComView IPs for Secure, Centralized Remote Equipment Management.
Nov 05, 2008 ... CSS, Inc. a leader in remote infrastructure equipment management, announced that Swisscom Group, Switzerland's leading telecoms company, has deployed CSS' ComView IPs to centrally monitor, control, and manage Swisscom's business customers' infrastructure equipment more securely and ...
Ring Plus: Revolutionizing the Telecommunications Industry.
Nov 05, 2008 ... Ring Plus, Inc., a pioneer of Ring Back Tone technology, has concluded a six-month beta test of its free worldwide phone service. For six months, thousands of people participated by placing free phone calls from Los Angeles to over 150 countries in the world, and Ring Plus subscribers will ...
Examine the Convergence of Spain's Triple Play & Digital TV Market.
Nov 05, 2008 ... Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7d9fae/spain_convergenc) has announced the addition of the "Spain - Convergence - Triple Play & Digital TV" report to their offering. Spain has a vibrant triple play market, largely resulting from the ...
MF Global to Release Second Fiscal Quarter 2009 Results.(Financial report)
Nov 05, 2008 ... MF Global Ltd. (NYSE: MF), the world's leading futures and options broker will release its second fiscal quarter 2009 financial results on Wednesday, November 5, 2008. A press release will be issued at approximately 7:00 a.m. EST and will be available on the investor relations ...
Northrop Grumman Elects Bruce S. Gordon to Board of Directors.
Nov 05, 2008 ... Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) announced that Bruce S. Gordon has been elected to the company's board of directors. A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://media.primezone.com/noc/ Northrop Grumman's board now totals 14 members, 13 of whom ...
Jim Collins to Address FORTUNE 500 Forum.
Nov 05, 2008 ... FORTUNE magazine announces that author Jim Collins is confirmed to open the FORTUNE 500(R) Forum, being held December 1-3 in Washington, D.C. The conference will bring the top executives of the nation's foremost companies together with thought leaders, policymakers, Washington insiders, ...
Post Properties Announces Annual Meeting Voting Results and Appointment of Dale Reiss as a New Independent Director.
Nov 05, 2008 ... Post Properties, Inc. (NYSE: PPS) announced the results of the votes taken at its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on October 16, 2008. Shareholders elected the Board's nine nominees, ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered ...
Sovereign Wealth Corp. Financing Announcement and Multimedia Solutions Transaction Update.
Nov 05, 2008 ... Sovereign Wealth Corp. (OTC:SOVW) announced that it has closed the financing for the purchase of South African based Multimedia Solutions. "Given the turmoil in international financial markets, we are pleased to announce that we have successfully concluded the financing ...
Valpey-Fisher Corporation Announces Listing on the NASDAQ Stock Market.
Nov 05, 2008 ... Valpey-Fisher Corporation (AMEX: VPF) announced that on October 17, 2008 its Board of Directors voted to transfer the listing of its common stock from the NYSE Alternext US (formerly the American Stock Exchange) to the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC. Effective October 28, 2008, the Company will ...
Centerline Capital Group Confident It Will Continue to Meet Debt Obligations.
Nov 05, 2008 ... Centerline Capital Group (the "Company" or "Centerline"), a subsidiary of Centerline Holding Company (NYSE Arca:CHC), announced it is confident it will meet its loan obligations as they come due. Centerline's announcement comes in response to Friday's action by Moody's Investors Service ...
New telecommunications study findings recently were published by researchers at University of Berlin.
Nov 05, 2008 ... "In this work, we study a cross-layer design of a spectrally efficient bidirectional relay communication in a three-node network using superposition encoding at the relay node. On the physical layer, a half-duplex relay node decodes-and-forwards the messages of two nodes in a two-phase ...
Give a Gift that Lasts 365 Days.
Nov 05, 2008 ... In these difficult times, is it possible to find a meaningful but affordable gift for grandma that also works for your brother? Yes, if it's a personalized calendar of photos and messages. Once a time-consuming craft project, advances in digital printing have made the creation of ...
Data from K.D. Wong and colleagues advance knowledge in telecommunications.(Report)
Nov 05, 2008 ... "Computing the continuous-time peak-to-average-power ratio (PAPR) of OFDM signals is computationally challenging. The pioneering work by Tellambura applies only to OFDM signals using real-valued modulation schemes," scientists writing in the journal IEEE Transactions on Communications ...
This United States Mobile Operator Forecast for 4Q08 Reveals the Success of AT&T and Verizon in the US Market.(Report)
Nov 05, 2008 ... Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/558a8f/4q_2008_united_sta) has announced the addition of IE Market Research Corp.'s new report "4Q 2008 United States Mobile Operator Forecast, 2008 - 2010" to their offering. AT&T and Verizon are big winners in ...
Skip Brand Joins Martini Media Network as CEO.
Nov 05, 2008 ... Martini Media Network (http://www.Martinimedianetwork.com), the leading media network targeted to affluent individuals, announced that Skip Brand has joined the company as chief executive officer. A well respected veteran in the industry, Brand previously held senior sales and business ...
InvestmentPitch.com Video Captures Presentations at Recent Investment Conference for Hosting on its Investment Portal.
Nov 05, 2008 ... IPE InvestmentPitch Enterprises Ltd. attended the Small-Cap Conference held in Calgary, Alberta, and video captured all the presentations by the exhibitors for hosting on its new portal, www.InvestmentPitch.com. The site aggregates high quality corporate videos, and utilizes the latest in ...
G'zOne Boulder Mounts Easily in Your Vehicle with the New Holders from ProClip USA.
Nov 05, 2008 ... ProClip USA, Inc. announced the launch of new device holders designed to securely mount the G'zOne Boulder to car, truck and SUV dashboards and consoles. These holders, designed and manufactured by Brodit AB in Sweden, are custom made, for the new G'zOne Boulder, and attach to ...
Corning ClearCurve Optical Fiber Awarded R&D Magazine's 2008 R&D 100 Award.
Nov 05, 2008 ... Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) will receive R&D Magazine's respected 2008 R&D 100 Award for its innovative ClearCurve(TM) optical fiber at a ceremony this evening in Chicago, Ill. The award recognizes the 100 most technologically significant new products of the year. This is ...
Mintel and IRI Enhance Accuracy of New Product Development Solution to Ensure Successful Launches.
Nov 05, 2008 ... In today's rapidly changing and highly competitive markets, a successful new product launch is key to business growth and profitability. The key to success doesn't end with the actual launch, though. To help manufacturers optimize a product's success even after it has been proven in the ...