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Published :08/23/2009
| Author :John Armstrong |
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At a recent USENIX Security Symposium, the leader of (Google) Android security, Rich Cannings, said that “The smartphone OS will become a major security target.” Rich is correct: The number of smartphones is on the rise, and these devices are capable of holding lots of sensitive personal and business data. |
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Published :06/22/2009
| Author :Jeremy Duke |
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It’s not often the little guy gets the advantage, but in the case of managed services revenues, small businesses, which have been the “little guy” in the market, now have the edge. Worldwide, service providers are reporting decreases in all segments, on average, of -13.72% in their managed services revenues. But there is one segment that is the exception: small business managed services, which is proving to be the revenue gorilla in an otherwise depressed market. |
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Published :05/05/2009
| Author :Jeremy Duke |
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Service providers are faced with the dual pressures of providing more entertainment, information, cloud, and collaboration services while simultaneously keeping an eye on cost containment, CapEx, and OpEx. Additionally, they face operational constraints such as power consumption, cooling capabilities, utilization levels, the ability to provision, and the ability to ensure continuity and data center longevity due to the complexity of their networks. Most service providers have networks where each area of service delivery requires its own packet network, computing powers, video head-end, video head office content caching, and central office equipment. |
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Published :05/04/2009
| Author :John Armstrong |
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Some major players in the mobile industry released Q1-09 financials. |
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Published :04/27/2009
| Author :Katie Trippet |
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Today Brocade announced that IBM will rebrand and sell Brocade’s enterprise IP networking portfolio, a move that will strengthen both Brocade and IBM as they compete for market share in the increasingly competitive data center infrastructure space. For Brocade, IBM provides an OEM channel for distribution of its existing and future IP networking switches . With IBM’s Q1 09 server revenues reaching an estimated $2.1 billion (Q1 09 IBM earnings presentation), the opportunity for Brocade is big. |
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Published :04/20/2009
| Author :Jeremy Duke |
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A sea change is occurring in the way managed security services are offered, following the consolidation of the industry in recent years. Some pure-play managed security service providers (MSSP) still operate thriving businesses, but now the big guys have entered the space, including network service providers and traditional security management players. |
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Published :04/17/2009
| Author :Katie Trippet |
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While Brocade was the last major storage area networking vendor to announce its entrance into the Fibre Channel over Ethernet market last week, the announcement positioned its entry as a high performance end-to-end solutions provider for the data center. |
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Published :04/12/2009
| Author :John Armstrong |
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Most of us who are involved in the mobile industry spent last week absorbing and processing all of the activity and announcements emanating from the CTIA show in Las Vegas, which wrapped up on April 3rd. |
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Published :04/08/2009
| Author :Ken Landoline |
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After attending VoiceCon in Orlando this week one thing is more apparent than ever – telephony software is winning the battle of mindshare over hardware alternatives. While this has been true for a while, what is new is that current economic conditions are further fueling the case for software in terms of practicality at the knowledge worker desktop, more stringent return on investment analyses and distribution channel economics. One old idea and another brand new one make this case.
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Published :04/04/2009
| Author :Katie Trippet |
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QLogic announced immediate availability of its 8100 Series PCI-Express converged network adapters. |
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Published :03/30/2009
| Author :John Armstrong |
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Last week’s announcement by Vodafone and Telefonica that they would share infrastructure in some European countries has been heralded as the beginning of a new era of mobile infrastructure sharing. |
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Published :03/24/2009
| Author :Jeremy Duke |
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Here is an interesting tale of my experience with two communication powerhouses, AT&T and Charter. Clearly, the investment in Customer Service technology made by organizations such as these can make all the difference between a happy customer and a lost customer. |
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Published :03/19/2009
| Author :Jeremy Duke |
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When I founded Synergy, we started with one market research service. It was the late 90’s and it tracked a technology that was getting little respect from the established voice industry -Voice over IP (VoIP). When we began segmenting the market, many said it would be impossible to count this nascent market and they suggested we not waste our time trying to publish research on such a nebulous and overly ambitious technology. Although that was 10 years ago, in my mind it seems like yesterday. So when I heard the same reservations and objections voiced about our quest to quantify unified communication (UC), I was not surprised. After a rigorous 6-month process, I believe we have “cracked” the code and have developed a sound way to measure this emerging market. |
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Published :03/16/2009
| Author :Katie Trippet |
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Cisco's entry today into the server market with its Unified Computing System brings it one step closer to realizing its Data Center 3.0 vision. Some may be hesitant, however, to leave server vendors like HP and IBM who have surrounded their customers with knowledgeable local and remote support resources for years, and who have developed knowledge databases that provide quick response in times of a hot site. |
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Published :03/13/2009
| Author :Ken Landoline |
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Verizon has announced a unified communications service that will be offered as a managed service. |
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Published :03/12/2009
| Author :Ken Landoline |
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If there is one area within the telecommunications industry that may receive a boost from the global economic uncertainty it is most likely the contact center. |
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Published :03/12/2009
| Author :John Armstrong |
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LTE service roll-out dates are very optimistic, but mobile network operators are clearly committed, and mobile infrastructure vendors stand to benefit considerably over the course of the transition to 4G and beyond. Who will be the winners? |
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Published :03/06/2009
| Author :Ken Landoline |
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At its annual user conference in Paris this week, Alcatel-Lucent announced support for smartphones and high-definition video conferencing in its new OmniTouch 8400 Instant Communications Suite. |
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Published :03/04/2009
| Author :John Armstrong |
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The mobile internet is reaching its tipping point, and the race to develop and exploit this valuable resource is growing more intense as vendors compete for market share. With infrastructure as its foundation, the mobile internet is comprised of a complex and rapidly evolving ecosystem of carrier networks, mobile devices, and business and consumer applications and services. |
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Published :02/27/2009
| Author :Katie Trippet |
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Year-end results for 2008 demonstrate that worldwide network security revenues were fairly resilient against the economic downturns as enterprises and service providers continued to invest in security products to meet security compliance obligations, transition to more robust technologies, and invest in integrated solutions to improve TCO. |
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