Telecommunications Weekly articles from March 2009

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Research from University of Technology yields new data on telecommunications.

Mar 04, 2009 ... "As today's market forces the implementation of quality-of-service-enabled services spanned over multiple administrative domains, isolated and locally optimized interdomain routing decisions become increasingly inadequate. Instead, coordinated routing models are required together with ...

TradeComet.com Files Federal Antitrust Lawsuit against Google.

Mar 04, 2009 ... TradeComet.com LLC filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, a complaint asserting Google violates antitrust laws by eliminating competition and choice. TradeComet was forced to file the lawsuit when Google refused to stop engaging in predatory ...

Barnes & Noble Declares Quarterly Dividend.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the worldEs largest bookseller, announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share, payable on March 31, 2009 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 10, 2009. ABOUT BARNES & NOBLE, INC. Barnes & ...

Netsize Publishes Netsize Guide 2009: Mobile Society & Me, When Worlds Combine.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Netsize, the leading mobile commerce and communications enabler, today announced the publication of its report on the mobile telecommunications sector, titled "The Netsize Guide 2009: Mobile Society & Me, when worlds combine." The Netsize Guide 2009 provides a detailed view on ...

Millicom International Cellular: EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Millicom International Cellular S.A. (STO:MIC)(NASDAQ:MICC), the global telecommunications company, today held an Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM") of shareholders in Luxembourg. Of a total of 108,046,548 shares, 61,815,258 shares were represented at the EGM, either by ...

McCormick's 2008 Annual Report Has Scent of Cinnamon.

Mar 04, 2009 ... More than thirty years ago McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MKC) took a unique approach to make its annual report rise above the other annual reports produced each year. McCormick came up with the offbeat idea to scent its annual report with an aroma from one of the many exotic ...

Bid4Spots CEO Dave Newmark Available to Discuss Google's Withdrawal from the Radio Ad Sales Business.

Mar 04, 2009 ... On Thursday, Google announced it is shutting its radio business, just one week after Bid4Spots (www.Bid4Spots.com) announced that its own online marketplace for radio airtime doubled in size in 2008. During what was arguably a tumultuous year for both radio and advertising, Bid4Spots ...

TechTarget to Delay Earnings Release.

Mar 04, 2009 ... TechTarget, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTGT) announced that it is delaying its earnings release and investor conference call previously scheduled for 4:30 p.m. (ET) today. The Company is delaying its release of fourth quarter and 2008 financial results in order to finalize its review of the period over ...

Streamcore Delivers Quick ROI, Reduces Networking Costs, Ensures Application Performance and Boosts Employee Productivity.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Streamcore, a global provider of visibility and dynamic performance control solutions to manage application and voice over IP (VoIP) delivery over the WAN, announced the results of a new study conducted by Forrester that examines how quickly companies can obtain a return on investment ...

Mobile, Wireless Upstarts & Innovators Demo New Products to Hundreds of Top Journalists at ShowStoppers Mobile World Congress.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Hundreds of top journalists, analysts and bloggers previewed new mobile and wireless products for work, home and play introduced by 25-plus upstarts, industry leaders and innovators at ShowStoppers, the press-only showcase event Sunday evening in Barcelona, Spain. ShowStoppers @ ...

Competitive Companies, Inc. Announces Letter of Intent to Acquire International Telecom, Inc.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Competitive Companies Inc. (CCI) (BULLETIN BOARD: CCOP) announced the Company has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire International Telecom, Inc. (ITI). This planned acquisition could add as much as $1,172,399 in additional revenues to CCI and more than 7,000 subscribers which is ...

Cellular One Addresses Economy Woes by Introducing State-Wide Unlimited Plan in Montana.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Cellular One announced the My State Free rate plan, a new state-wide unlimited plan designed to offer Montana residents the best value in cellular service. This new plan offers unlimited minutes and text messaging to anyone from within the Cellular One Montana network, and unlimited long ...

AT&T to Add 75 New Cell Sites in North Carolina This Year.

Mar 04, 2009 ... As people's lives become increasingly mobile and fast-paced, AT&T* is expanding its North Carolina network to help customers keep up with the speed of life. AT&T announced it plans to add some 75 new cell sites throughout North Carolina in 2009, and nearly 600 throughout the Southeast ...

AT&T to Add 70 New Cell Sites in Louisiana This Year.

Mar 04, 2009 ... AT&T* announced its wireless network expansion plans for Louisiana in the coming year. The planned sites are part of AT&T's ongoing expansion of its third-generation (3G) network, the nation's fastest 3G network, according to recent data compiled by leading independent wireless research ...

Go Daddy: Broadcast Sponsor of Saturday's Nationwide Series Race.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Can you hear the roar of the engines? Feel the excitement of the crowd? GoDaddy.com, the worldEs dominant Web hosting domain registrar, is the broadcast sponsor for SaturdayEs NASCAR Nationwide Series Race. The Stater Brothers 300 will be held at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, ...

Impeva Labs and Agility Deploy Remote Tracking and Management Solution for Iraq Troop Supply Truck Fleet.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Impeva Labs, Inc., a global asset management firm, and Agility, a leading logistics provider, announced the successful deployment of an advanced service to track and monitor more than 365 trucks operating on 2,000-plus miles of remote roads across challenging terrain between depots in ...

Document Capture Technologies Notes Release of SmallcapInsights.com Op-Ed Discussing Strategic 'Bottom Fishing'.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Document Capture Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: DCMT), an IP-driven leader in the design, development and sale of next-generation mobile scanning technologies, announced the release of a SmallcapInsights.com article entitled, oGo Ahead, Pick the Bottom, I Dare You.o Written by the ...

Elron Group Company, Teledata, Wins $16.2M Project from ICE Costa Rica.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Elron Electronic Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ:ELRN) (TASE:ELRN) highlighted today that group company, Teledata Networks Ltd. ("Teledata", 21% held by Elron), a leading global provider of innovative Multiservice Access solutions for Next Generation Networks (NGN), announced that it has signed a ...

Dubai Welcomes New Celebrity Jeweler.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Building on the success of its New York flagship, legendary jeweler and watchmaker, Jacob & Co., is opening its second retail boutique in the prestigious DXB Mall in Dubai launched in partnership with BinHendi Enterprises, Jacob & Co.Es long-time distributor in the United Arab Emirates ....

Paychex Ranked 21 Among Training Magazine's Top 125.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Paychex, Inc. has been named to Training magazineEs Training Top 125 list of outstanding international training organizations for the eighth straight year. Paychex, a leading provider of payroll and human resource services, ranked number 21 on the 2009 list, up from number 30 last year. ...

INQ1 Wins Best Mobile Handset Award at GSMA.

Mar 04, 2009 ... In Barcelona last night INQ Mobile won the GSMAEs award for oBest Mobile Handset or Deviceo for its INQ1 Social Mobile. This award is the most coveted and fiercely contested prize in the mobile industry and is given to a device with the combination of design, technical excellence and ...

ABI Research to Host 3G+, LTE and WiMAX "Recession and Recovery" Webinar.

Mar 04, 2009 ... The weakened economy is impacting every industry, but the mobile wireless industry remains relatively strong. While CAPEX will not increase in 2009, the outlook is far better than the prospects in many other industries. What impact will the economic turmoil have on planned 3G+, ...

Shutterfly CEO to Present at the Jefferies 5th Annual Internet and Media Conference.(Conference news)

Mar 04, 2009 ... Shutterfly, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFLY), an Internet-based social expression and personal publishing service, announced that Jeffrey Housenbold, president and chief executive officer, will be a featured speaker at the Jefferies 5th Annual Internet and Media Conference. The Conference ...

Bethesda Marriott Suites Goes Back to Basics to Reign in Business in Down Economy.

Mar 04, 2009 ... ItEs no secret that business is down at hotels across the Washington, DC area and beyond due to an on-going recession. As hotels work double time to figure out how to get customers back in their doors, the Bethesda Marriott Suites has gone back to its rootsurelationshipsuto bring customers ...

Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Friday, February 20.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Profile America for the 20th day of Black History Month. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the North Pole. Most credit for the accomplishment was given to Robert Peary. His co-explorer, African-American Matthew Henson, was a key element in the expeditionEs success, ...

The Pantech Matrix Goes Pro at AT&T.

Mar 04, 2009 ... AT&T* and Pantech Wireless, Inc. today introduced the Pantech Matrix Pro(TM), available exclusively from AT&T on Feb. 24. The next generation in Pantech's line of successful dual-sliding, double-keyboard mobile phones, the Matrix Pro includes a host of updated features including a compact ...

Research on telecommunications described by scientists at University of Technology.(Report)

Mar 04, 2009 ... "In this paper, we present the framework to provision end-to-end QoS in heterogeneous multi-domain networks that was implemented in EuQoS system and tested in Pan-European research network. It assumes that a pair of end users, possibly attached to different access networks as xDSL, UNITS, ...

Samsung Memoir[TM] Makes Official Debut at Mobile World Congress 2009.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) and T-Mobile USA, along with photographer and model Helena Christensen today officially unveiled the Samsung MemoirO, a touch-screen phone with an impressive 8-megapixel camera for premium imaging functionality, to be available ...

Costa Vida's Twitter Promotion Creates Tsunami of Excitement.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Costa Vida, known for its Baja-inspired, always fresh meals, sent a one-day-only offer for a free sweet pork Big Kahuna Burrito on Feb. 17, 2009 to its 80 fans on the social media site Twitter (@CostaVida), and within hours the virtual coupon had been forwarded using Twitter to more than ...

Demand Surges for POPickup Mailbox Notification Service.(Letter to the editor)

Mar 04, 2009 ... PerSage, Inc., market innovator and leading provider of automated, wireless PO mailbox notification services, reported a surge in demand for its popular POPickupO service that sends automated email and/or text message alerts directly to PO box renters when they have First Class Mail[R] or ...

InnerWorkings Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2008 Results.(Financial report)

Mar 04, 2009 ... InnerWorkings, Inc. (NASDAQ: INWK), a leading global provider of managed print and promotional solutions to corporate clients, reported results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. Quarterly Highlights: Revenue grew 16 percent compared with the fourth quarter of ...

3DFusion Debuts the 1st Broadcast Ready, Glasses Free 3D Display at the Digital Signage Expo, Las Vegas, Feb. 25 & 26, 2009.

Mar 04, 2009 ... 3DFusion (3DF) is proud to debut the first market launch of its 3DFMaxO, stereoscopic Glasses Free, Broadcast Ready 3D display platform at the Digital Signage Exposition 2009. 3DF has designed a 3D NO Glasses, AOOH AD Network Turnkey & Kiosk package, which is a dedicated, customized unit ...

Performance Technologies' SIP Signalling Bridge Solves SS7-to-VoIP Feature Disparity.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Performance Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTIX) announced the SIP Signalling Bridge(TM), an enhancement of its field-proven SEGway(TM) product portfolio. The SIP Signalling Bridge enables wireless, wireline, and VoIP inter-exchange carriers to deliver ubiquitous services to subscribers across ...

ACT Conferencing Reports Increased Demand for Conferencing Services in Economic Downturn.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Current economic conditions are causing a significant increase in the usage of conferencing services, reports ACT Conferencing[R], a global provider of audio, web and video collaboration solutions. In 2008, ACTEs Elite audio conferencing service, a customized and operator-facilitated ...

Truphone Local Anywhere[TM] Takes the Pain Out of International Mobile Communications.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Truphone announced plans to launch, later this year, Truphone Local AnywhereTM: a single-SIM, multi-country mobile service that will make any mobile call within the set of supported countries into a local call. The introduction of TruphoneEs multi-country, single-SIM service ...

EH Events Selects GES[R] as Its New Official Services Contractor.(Conference news)

Mar 04, 2009 ... GES Exposition Services, a leader in exhibition and event services, is pleased to announce the addition of EH Events shows to its portfolio of world-class clients. Starting this year, GES will serve as the official services contractor for all four shows produced by EH Events u Electronic ...

Growth in Spending on Telecoms Application Servers to Rise from USD1.19 Billion in 2007 to USD1.82 Billion in 2012.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/82aca2/telecoms_applicati) has announced the addition of the "Telecoms Application Server Outlook" report to their offering. Telecoms application servers are products that use modern IT software technologies to ...

Forrester To Speak At Credit Suisse and Baird Conferences In February.(Conference news)

Mar 04, 2009 ... Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) announced that Forrester Chairman and CEO George F. Colony will present at the 11th Annual Credit Suisse Global Services Conference and Forrester Chief Financial Officer Michael Doyle will speak at the Robert W. Baird & Co. 2009 Business Solutions ...

CarMax Named to Training Magazine's Top 125.

Mar 04, 2009 ... CarMax, Inc. (NYSE:KMX), the nationEs largest retailer of used cars, has been named for the second consecutive year to Training magazineEs Training Top 125. CarMax came in this year at number fifty-seven. The company made its debut on the prestigious list last year. Training magazine, the ...

Next Communications Announces Strategic Alliance and Lower Rates to Mexico.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Continuing to consolidate its core market strength in Latin American long distance markets, Next Communications, Inc. (oNEXTo) announced that it has established a strategic alliance with ATSI Communicaciones S.A. de C.V., (oATSIo), one of only seven telephone companies fully licensed to ...

Introducing Yahoo![R] Mobile - Your Starting Point to the Internet.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) announced the upcoming launch of its new Yahoo! Mobile service u a highly-personalized mobile starting point to the Internet. Yahoo! Mobile will be available on the mobile Web, as an app developed for the Apple[R] iPhoneO, and as an app developed for smartphones from ...

1Q09 Brazil Mobile Operator Forecast, 2008 - 2013: EBITDA margins to improve for Vivo, TIM Brazil, and Claro Brazil over the next five years.(Report)

Mar 04, 2009 ... Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/88b6be/1q09_brazil_mobile) has announced the addition of IE Market Research Corp.'s new report "1Q09 Brazil Mobile Operator Forecast, 2008 - 2013: EBITDA margins to improve for Vivo, TIM Brazil, and Claro Brazil over the next ...

Media Advisory: MediaTile to Launch "Return On Message" ROM Methodology and ROM Index at Digital Signage Expo.

Mar 04, 2009 ... MediaTile, a world-leading provider of cellular digital signage solutions, will launch the oReturn On Messageo (ROM) Methodology, to effectively measure and optimize the impact of digital signage content, at the Digital Signage Expo next week in Las Vegas. Based on best practices ...

RingCentral Helps Innovations International Reduce Operating Costs By Eliminating the Need for Physical Office Space.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Innovations International is a service company that provides consulting, seminars and surveys to organizations in the areas of leadership, diversity, empowerment, creativity and work life balance. After celebrating its 25th year in business, the company decided to close its physical doors ...

Spanish Royals To Celebrate Inauguration of Espana-Florida Foundation 500yrs, This Week in Miami.

Mar 04, 2009 ... After visiting Pensacola for two days to celebrate the 450th anniversary of Spanish settlement in the Americas, King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia will be in Miami tomorrow and Friday to celebrate, among a series of other activities, the Inauguration of the Espana-Florida Foundation ...

Strategy in Context Is Available Now.(Report)

Mar 04, 2009 ... Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d6800e/strategy_in_contex) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Strategy in Context" to their offering. The arrival of the standardized three year bachelor degree as the European ...

USADATA Unveils Sales Leads on Demand Platform for Dscoop Members.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Today at the Dscoop 2009 Annual Conference, USADATA, the leading provider of Sales Leads. On Demand.O for customer acquisition and customer relationship management, unveiled its Sales Leads On Demand Platform (at http://dscoop.usadata.com) for Dscoop members. Dscoop, the Digital Solutions ...

Filtrbox Unveils G2 Proactive Market Intelligence Service for Business Professionals.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Filtrbox (www.filtrbox.com), announced its new product offering, G2, a service designed to deliver critical market intelligence to executives, sales professionals, investors and marketers. The new offering from Filtrbox acts as an intelligent agent, discovering new articles across millions ...

Cricket Announces Immediate Availability of Kyocera S1300 Mobile Phone.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Cricket Communications Inc., a leading provider of unlimited wireless services over its high-quality 3G network and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ:LEAP), and Kyocera Wireless Corp., a leading global manufacturer of wireless phones and devices, ...

14 Million Hungarian Mobile Phone Subscribers by 2013, Get Insight in Q1 2009 Report.(Report)

Mar 04, 2009 ... Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ec817a/1q09_hungary_mobil) has announced the addition of IE Market Research Corp.'s new report "1Q09 Hungary Mobile Operator Forecast, 2008 - 2013: Total subscribers in Hungary to reach 14 million in 2013 with T-Mobile taking ...

INSERTING and REPLACING Ken Citron Promoted to Chief Information Officer and EVP, Publishing Operations.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Insert in first paragraph, second sentence of release: , and customer service. The corrected release reads: KEN CITRON PROMOTED TO CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER AND EVP, PUBLISHING OPERATIONS Howard Weill Becomes SVP, Finance and Business Planning Rodale Inc. announced that Ken ...

Education Trends & Insights - Forecasts for U.S. Education IT and Telecom Spending up to 2012.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/dc4298/education_trends) has announced the addition of the "Education Trends & Insights: IT and Telecom Spending in Education" report to their offering. This iDRD (Insight-based Data-Rich Deliverable) is part of ...

AT&T and Sterling Commerce Accelerate Office Depot's Order-Processing Capabilities.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Office Depot delivers faster order fulfillment, courtesy of instant digital conversion of faxed orders from AT&T* software that processes orders securely and efficiently. AT&T and Sterling Commerce announced that Office Depot (NYSE:ODP), a leading global provider of office ...

uReach Technologies Debuts Mobile Visual Voicemail Solution.

Mar 04, 2009 ... uReach Technologies (www.ureachtech.com), a leading provider of converged communications solutions for wireless, wireline and broadband carriers introduced today a novel mobile application that dramatically improves the user experience for mobile voicemail. The mobile visual voicemail ...

Fairchild Semiconductor's Interleaved Boundary-Mode PFC Controller Delivers Over 96 Percent Efficiency in Green Power Supplies.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS) brings power supply designers a boundary-conduction mode (BCM) interleaving power factor correction (PFC) controller that provides over 96 percent power conversion efficiency for AC-DC power supplies. Applications include power supplies for digital TVs, ...

Document Management - Cost Savings Solutions.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3bbe63/document_managemen) has announced the addition of the "Document Management - Cost Savings Solutions" report to their offering. Now and the Potential Future What is 'The Document Management ...

Global Conference Partners[TM] Names New President/CEO.(Conference news)

Mar 04, 2009 ... Global Conference Partners announced that Ken Ford has joined Global Conference Partners as President and CEO. Ford, who comes to Global Conference Partners from j2 Global Communications, will lead Global Conference PartnersE teleconferencing and collaboration business. Ford has ...

Leaders Form Industry Consortium to Measure SMB IT Effectiveness.

Mar 04, 2009 ... A group of companies with a primary focus on small- and medium-sized businesses announced the formation of the first industry coalition to measure the IT effectiveness of SMBs around the world. The Information Technology Effectiveness Index u ITEI u provides business owners and IT ...

DigitalGlobe Announces New Multi-year Agreement with Nokia for Use of Imagery in Nokia Location Services.

Mar 04, 2009 ... DigitalGlobe and Nokia have agreed to bring the real-world perspective of high-resolution satellite and aerial imagery to Nokia Maps, both on mobile devices and on Ovi, improving the global driving, hiking and walking navigation capabilities for consumers who use these applications ....

Digital Defense Releases Vulnerability Check for Enterprise-Wide Conficker Detection on Infected Devices.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Digital Defense, Inc. (DDI), a leading provider of information security assessment services and Security Information and Assessment Management (SIAM) solutions, announced they implemented an important consolidated vulnerability check (CVC) within their Frontline Vulnerability Scanner. The ...

TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies to Demonstrate Monitoring, Troubleshooting Solution Designed to Retain Voice Customers while Moving to MSS.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) announced it will demonstrate u here at Mobile World Congress -- its new end-to-end monitoring and integrated troubleshooting solution for Mobile Softswitch Networks (MSS) networks and the Voice over IP (VoIP) services they deliver. The solution is ...

Mobile Coupon Redemptions Now Easier than Ever with Cellit.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Cellit announced an upgrade to their stand-alone coupon redemption Widgit[R] that makes it compatible with Windows-based touch screen point-of-sale systems. This latest upgrade seamlessly integrates with touch-screen systems, placing an additional button on the computer screen. The store ...

TPRA and PRSA Southwest District Teaming to Present the Best of the Southwest Communicators Conference.

Mar 04, 2009 ... Texas Public Relations Association and Public Relations Society of America Southwest District are joining forces to present the 2009 Best of the Southwest Communicators Conference in Frisco, Texas, Feb. 27 u March 1, at the John Q. Hammons Embassy Suites u Dallas/Frisco Hotel, Convention ...

The New York Times Company to Webcast Deutsche Bank 2009 Media & Telecommunications Conference Presentation.(Conference news)

Mar 04, 2009 ... The New York Times Company announced that its presentation at the Deutsche Bank 2009 Media & Telecommunications Conference will be accessible via live webcast on http://www.nytco.com/investors/index.html. The CompanyEs presentations will include an update on its business and strategies. ...

TELES USA Singled Out for Innovation and Quality at Leading IP Communications Event in February, 2009.

Mar 04, 2009 ... New World Brands Inc. (OTCBB:NWBD) announced that its TELES USA business unit has been named winner of a oBest of Showo Award at Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC[R])Es INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference and EXPO East 2009. TMC reports that the conference was attended by over 7,000 people ...