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Next Generation Telecoms Summit – The Converged Services Summit

May 13, 2009 Carriers

While services are converging in Telecoms, so are the executives that lead the top enterprises. Miriam Holzman, VP of Content Production and Distribution for Fox Mobile Entertainment as well as cross Telco sector giants Bradford Duea, President of Napster, and Tom Saine, CIO of USA Mobility, have all confirmed attendance at the Next Generation Telecoms [...]

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Alcatel Lucent Q1 2009 results

May 5, 2009 Alcatel-Lucent News ( NYSE: ALU )

Alcatel Lucent KEY NUMBERS Q1 2009 Revenues of Euro 3.598 billion, down 6.9% year-over-year Adjusted2 gross profit of Euro 1.133 billion or 31.5% of revenues Adjusted2 operating income1 of Euro (254) million or (7.1)% of revenues Operating cash flow3 of Euro (43) million Net debt of Euro (841) million as of March 31, 2009 Full-year [...]

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AT&T makes it on Global Green 100 list

April 20, 2009 AT&T News ( NYSE:T )

AT&T has made it on to the Uptime Institute’s Global Green 100 list. The list recognizes companies that have made significant energy efficiency achievements in their enterprise IT and data center operations. The Global Green 100 companies were honored Wednesday at the Green Enterprise IT Awards in New York City. The awards ceremony, which was [...]

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How Hackers Try to Foil Forensic Investigations

April 1, 2009 Verizon Business News (NYSE:VZ)
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Using actual data-breach cases, one of Verizon Business’ top forensic experts will explain how hackers try to cover their tracks, and how investigators combat these tricks and unmask the hackers. Novak, a top forensic expert with Verizon Business, will discuss one of the hottest hacker trends — anti-forensics — which is an attempt to deliberately [...]

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Qwest sells Verizon Wireless services

May 6, 2008 Qwest News (NYSE:Q)

Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) and Verizon Wireless have signed a 5-year agreement for Qwest to market and sell Verizon Wireless service beginning this summer. Financial terms of the agreement are not being disclosed. Under the agreement, Qwest customers will have access to the full line of Verizon Wireless handsets, smartphones and BlackBerry devices, [...]

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Covad acquisition Completed

May 5, 2008 Covad News

Platinum Equity has completed the acquisition of Covad Communications Group on april 15th. The total value of the transaction is approximately $470 million. The acquisition was a public-to-private transaction in which an affiliate of Platinum Equity acquired all outstanding shares of Covad stock for $1.02 per share in cash. The company previously traded on the [...]

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FCC rules against Verizon’s Request for Forbearance

December 5, 2007 Featured

The Federal Communications Commission today addressed petitions for forbearance filed by the Verizon Telephone Companies, which sought certain forbearance relief in the Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Providence and Virginia Beach Metropolitan Statistical Areas, or MSAs. FCC Statement: The Commission found that the current evidence of competition does not satisfy the section 10 forbearance standard [...]

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Verizon Business gets Market Penetration Leadership Award

December 5, 2007 Verizon Business News (NYSE:VZ)

Verizon Business has received Frost & Sullivan’s 2007 North American Award for Market Penetration Leadership in managed security services (MSS). The award recognizes the company’s demonstration of strategic excellence in product innovation, marketing and sales strategies that have resulted in the largest gain in market share over the past two to three years. Frost & [...]

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Verizon offers free calling home for US troops in Iraq

November 19, 2007 Verizon Business News (NYSE:VZ)

As part of its ongoing commitment to support U.S. troops domestically and abroad, Verizon Business is again providing free phone calls during this holiday season for U.S. Armed Forces personnel stationed in Iraq. For the fifth consecutive year, Verizon Business will provide the calls for Iraq-based military personnel, from Nov. 21 through Nov. 28 and [...]

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