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• European OTT portability plan inches forward

  09-06-2017 14:12
  
  The plan to allow European subscribers of OTT services to use their subscriptions on holiday has taken one more tiny step towards fruition.
  For anything to get done within the Eurocracy a procession of distinct organisations all have to take their turn to sign it off, each stage usually being quite protracted. This initiative has been kicking around Brussels for some time but was formally proposed by the European Commission last February and then rubber stamped by the European Parliament last mo
  
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• Dixons Carphone and Sprint walk away from US joint venture

  09-06-2017 13:39
  UK group to sell 50% stake to American partner due to ‘changing US mobile market landscape’
  
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• Softbank continues spending spree, grabbing smart robotics firm from Google

  09-06-2017 13:15
  
  Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank continued its drive to take centre stage in the evolution of the tech industry with the acquisition of Boston Dynamics from Google/Alphabet.
  Boston Dynamics has been a fairly high profile robotics pioneer in recent years, specialising in humanoid and quadrupedal machines apparently designed to mimic living things. Apart from providing cool YouTube videos such as the one below, it hasn’t been obvious what the point of these robots has been, so maybe SoftB
  
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• Xevo's Journeyware™ Uses Machine Learning and Advanced Data Analytics to Enable the Driving Experience of the Future

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  BELLEVUE, Wash. Xevo Inc. today announced the launch of its groundbreaking new Journeyware™ suite of automotive products - the only data-management software solution to offer a truly personalized consumer driving experience while also providing automobile manufacturers with new business opportunities. Journeyware uses machine learning, artificial intelligence, and powerful data analysis tools to give automakers a better understanding of their customers, making it possible for them to deliv
  
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• Worldwide Enterprise WLAN Market Sees Moderate Growth in the First Quarter of 2017 with Uncertainty in the Year Ahead, According to IDC

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  The combined consumer and enterprise worldwide wireless local areanetwork (WLAN) market segments decreased 0.8% year over year in thefirst quarter of 2017 (1Q17), finishing at $2.15 billion. According toresults published in the International Data Corporation (IDC)WorldwideQuarterly WLAN Tracker, the enterprise segment grew 4.4% year overyear in 1Q17 to reach $1.24 billion. Enterprise WLAN growth moderated in1Q17 compared to 1Q16, when year-over-year growth registered a stronger8.6%. However, dem
  
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• Telit Unveils Industry's First 450 Mbps LTE-Advanced Automotive-Grade Module

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  andnbsp;Telit, a global enabler of the Internet of Things (IoT), today introduced the LE940A9 smart module, the industry's first automotive-grade module to support LTE Advanced Category 9 (Cat 9) networks. The series offers three multi-band, multi-mode variants, including Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE), and is optimized for automobile manufacturers to deploy next generation connected car technology in top world markets. Click here for more.
  
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• Sprint to Bring New Jobs and Stores to Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Upstate New York Over the Next 18 Months

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  Sprint(NYSE:S) plans to expand its presence and investment in the New EnglandRegion with the addition of more than 450 jobs and the opening of morethan 60 new retail stores across the area over the next 18 months.Stores are slated to begin opening this summer throughout Connecticut,Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Upstate New York.Residents interested in applying for open positions should visit www.sprint.com/jobs.Click here for more.
  
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• SoftwareONE Rises to #12 on CRNandrsquo;s 2017 Solution Provider 500 List

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  SoftwareONE,a leading global provider of software portfolio management solutions,announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has namedSoftwareONE #12 on its 2017 Solution Provider 500 list. The SP500 listis CRN's annual ranking of the largest technology integrators, solutionproviders and IT consultants in North America by revenue.Click here for more.
  
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• Social Media Plays Crucial Role in Chinese Consumersandrsquo; Personal andndash; but Not Professional andndash; Lives, Finds New CTA Study

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  Social media is a fundamental part of Chinese consumers' personal lives,but it is not used professionally as much as it is in Western countries,according to the Consumer Technology Association's (CTA) new study, DigitalLifestyles in China.Click here for more.
  
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• Skyworks Unveils Industryandrsquo;s First High Efficiency LAA/LTE-U Solution for Small Cells

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWKS), an innovator of highperformance analog semiconductors connecting people, places and things,today expanded its portfolio of small cell solutions with the additionof new, high efficiency power amplifiers targeting License AssistedAccess (LAA) and LTE unlicensed (LTE-U) spectrum for LTE-Advanced basestations. With leading wireless carriers and telecommunicationsmanufacturers transitioning from 4G to 5G networks and deploying newequipment, there is an increas
  
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• RingCentral Announces Expansion of Connect Platform Partner Program Adding New Developer and Go-to-Market Resources

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  RingCentral,Inc. (NYSE:RNG), a leading provider of enterprise cloudcommunications and collaboration solutions, today announced the additionof a new tier plan and expanded benefits to the RingCentralConnect Platform™ Partner Program, for companies building apps onthe RingCentral Connect Platform. The expanded structure is driven bythe accelerated growth of the RingCentral Connect Platform now with5,000 developers and receiving over 9 million API call requests a day*and a 200% increase of pl
  
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• Pipeline Recognizes Empirix at Innovation Awards

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  Empirix, Inc., the recognized leader in end-to-end network performancevisibility with the unique ability to analyze customer behaviors byapplication in real time, was named Runner Up for the 2017 Innovationsin Customer Experience award from Pipeline magazine. The awardswere announced on Monday, May 17 at a gala dinner held at Le Negresco inNice, France.Click here for more.
  
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• pdvWireless to Present at the Citi 2017 Small and Mid Cap Conference

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  WOODLAND PARK, N.J.andnbsp;pdvWireless, Inc., (NASDAQ: PDVW), a wireless communications carrier focused on developing and offering private network and mobile communication solutions for businesses, today announced that Morgan O'Brien, Vice Chairman, and John Pescatore, President and CEO, along with other members of the management team, will present at the Citi 2017 Small andamp; Mid Cap Conference in New Yorkon June 8, 2017 . The presentation will begin at 10:15 AM ET . Click here for more.
  
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• OtterBox Unveils Its Thinnest, Most-Protective Case for iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. OtterBox pioneered rugged device protection, and now the No. 1-most trusted case brand introduces a new line of ultra-thin, ultra-rugged cases.1 Pursuit Series ups the ante on OtterBox's legacy of protection, while delivering it in a slim, lightweight form factor. Pursuit Series is available today for iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.Click here for more.
  
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• OpenMarket and Ecrio Deliver Rich Communications Services Application-to-Person Messaging Proof of Concept for IoT

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  andnbsp;OpenMarket, a global leader in mobile messaging for businesses, and Ecrio, the leading supplier of CPaaS (Communication Platform as a Service) that is certified for IMS and RCS Networks, announced that they have delivered the first US operator-based RCS (Rich Communication Services) A2P (Application-to-Person) proof of concept demonstration of IoT (Internet of Things) use cases running on T-Mobile's network. RCS is the next evolution of SMS that supports message delivery, read receipts,
  
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• Ole Bjørn Sjulstad appointed CEO of Telenor Bulgaria

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  Effective 1 August 2017, Ole Bjørn Sjulstad has been appointed new CEO of Telenor Bulgaria. Sjulstad succeeds Michael Foley, who assumed the CEO position at Grameenphone in Bangladesh in May.Click here for more.
  
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• New Limit Alarm Solutions Offer Dual Relays and Process Transmitter Output in a Single Unit

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  WIXOM, Mich.andnbsp;Acromag adds new limit alarm and transmitter solutions for their line of microBlox® signal conditioners. The microBlox signal conditioning modules, available for a wide range of sensor inputs, plug into the new uBTA Transmitter Alarm Carriers to provide threshold value switch and process signal output capabilities. andnbsp;Single and dual-channel models support a wide variety of input, output, alarm, and relay types. Models with mechanical relays feature two SPDT switches
  
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• Mobile Carrier Anti-fraud Technology Company, BlockFraud, Hires Former Infobip VP of Business Operations, Massimo Cristini, As CEO

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  andnbsp;US-based anti-fraud technology company, BlockFraud, is pleased to announce today the hiring of former global telecommunications company executive, Massimo Cristini, as its new CEO. Cristini leaves his previous position as Vice President of Business Operations for international IT and telecommunications company, Infobip, to join BlockFraud's world-class team of mobile billing experts and developers. Click here for more.
  
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• MedNet Solutions Set To Attend And Exhibit At DIA 2017

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  MINNETONKA, Minn. MedNet Solutions, an innovative cloud-based eClinical technology company that supports the entire spectrum of clinical research, is pleased to announce they will preview the latest release of iMedNet™, its agile, efficient, and effective eClinical solution, at DIA this month. The MedNet team will be on hand at booth 1133 to unveil its latest product improvements through a new interactive tablet kiosk that gives attendees a chance to "test drive" its award-winning eClinica
  
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• LACNIC 27: Experts Highlight Growth of Internet IPv6 Protocol in Latin America and the Caribbean

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay , June 7, 2017/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The IPv6 protocol, key to the development and growth of the Internet, has reached considerable levels of deployment and traffic in the region over the past year, as IT leaders concluded at the LACNIC 27 event, which brought together more than 735 participants. Click here for more.
  
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• Kyushu Telecommunication Network (QTNet) Protects its Broadband Network and Enhances Reliability With Nominum DNS Security

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  Nominum™,the DNS-based security and services innovation leader, announced todaythat QTNet, a subsidiary of Kyushu Electric Power Company in Fukuoka,Japan, has selected the company's DNS solutions to significantly improvethe security and performance of its broadband network.Click here for more.
  
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• Kony Named a Leader in New IDC MarketScape for Mobile Banking

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  Kony,Inc., the leading enterprise mobility and applications company,today announced it has been named a "Leader" in the IDC MarketScape:2017 North American Mobile Banking and Payments report. Kony wasrecognized as a leader with strong recognition across all 10capabilities assessed, including delivery model, go-to-marketcapabilities, growth strategy, research and development, and innovation.Click here for more.
  
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• Ixia Garners Multiple Best of Show Awards at Interop Tokyo

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ixia,a leading provider of network testing, visibility, and securitysolutions, today announced that the company's products and technology,which are available for viewing at the company's Booth Number 4Y17,have been recognized with three best of show awards at Interop Tokyo2017 in Chiba, Japan, including the coveted Grand Prix Best of Show.Click here for more.
  
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• Inseego Announces Termination of Transaction with TCL, Leadership Changes, and Company-Wide Restructuring

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  Inseego Corp. (Nasdaq: INSG) (the "Company"), a leading provider ofMiFi®­branded intelligent wireless solutions for the worldwide mobilecommunications market and SaaS solutions for the Internet of Things("IoT"), today announced key additions to the management team andchanges to its Board of Directors as the Company embarks on anoverhauled corporate strategy and immediately executes a restructuringplan to drive the Company to nearterm profitability and reduced leverage.Click here for more
  
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• IGEL Named MedTech Breakthrough Award Winner

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  IGEL,a world leader in endpoint management software for the secureenterprise, today announced that it has been selected as the winner ofthe "Best Hospital Technology Implementation" award in recognition ofthe company's successful deployment at UNC Health Care.Click here for more.
  
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• Frost and Sullivan Commends Sonus Networks' Innovation-backed Growth in the Enterprise Session Border Controller Market

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  SANTA CLARA, Calif.andnbsp;Based on its recent analysis of the enterprise session border controller (E-SBC) industry, Frost andamp; Sullivan recognizes Sonus Networks (Sonus) as the 2017 North American E-SBC Company of the Year. Sonus is regularly featured on the top five E-SBC leaderboard for its ability to anticipate and stay ahead of customer demands and technology trends. Sonus garnered 13% of the E-SBC market's revenue share in 2015, complementing its strong competitive position in the serv
  
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• FONEX Announces a Strategic Agreement with Infinera

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  MONTRÉCommitted to delivering innovative solutions that challenge theconventional approach to evolving service provider's telecommunicationnetworks, FONEXdata systems today announced a strategic agreement to represent Infineraand distribute Intelligent Transport Networks. Infinera's line ofoptical transport equipment will contribute to FONEX's capability toassist its global service provider customers to scale, converge andautomate their communication network.Click here for more.
  
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• EdTech Startup Project Pals Partners With Georgia's Haralson County School District

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  TALLAPOOSA, Ga. Project Pals, the Los Angeles -based EdTech Startup, today announced that they are partnering with Haralson CountySchool District to support the district's project based learning initiatives district-wide in the 2017-2018 Academic Year. 2,300 students in grades 5-12 will use Project Pals' project based learning design and management platform to create and organize projects. The cloud-based application will enable students to collaborate on problem-solving in real-time through a s
  
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• eClinicalWorks Introduces Telehealth Solution on healowandtrade; Mobile App

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  eClinicalWorks®,a leader in healthcare IT solutions, announced today that its telehealthsolution is now available on the company's Health andamp; Online Wellness (healow™)mobile app to provide patients with live video visits. This TeleVisitsfeature is integrated within the eClinicalWorks comprehensive electronichealth records (EHR)offering and all information submitted or shared by patients using thissolution can be imported into the EHR. This supports workflow, clinicalresearch and im
  
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• Digi International Announces Support for AWS Greengrass

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  MINNETONKA, Minn.andnbsp;Digi International®, (NASDAQ: DGII,andnbsp;www.digi.com), a leading global provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity products and services, today announced support for AWS Greengrass and AWS IoT. Support for AWS Greengrass means Digi's ConnectCore® line of embedded products will enable device manufacturers to build intelligent IoT devices that securely communicate on a local network and exchange messages with each other withou
  
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• CSG Systems Adjusts Convertible Debt Conversion Rate for 2016 Convertible Notes as a Result of Dividend

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  CSGSystems International, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSGS), the trusted global partner to launch and monetize digitalservices, today announced that as a result of its second quarterdividend of $0.1975 per share on its common stock, it will adjust theconversion rate for its outstanding 4.25% Senior Convertible Notesissued in March 2016 (the "2016 Convertible Notes"). The adjustments aremade in accordance with the terms of the Indenture Agreement.Click here for more.
  
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• Council Hosts Panel Discussion with Telemedicine Leader Jason Gorevic

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  On June 6, the Nashville Health Care Council hosted an event featuringTeladoc President and CEO Jason Gorevic as part of its ongoingprograms to inspire collaboration, leadership and innovation.Approximately 200 Council members had the opportunity to hear and takepart in a discussion between Gorevic and U.S. Sen. Bill Frist, M.D.Topics included the role telemedicine plays in the move towardpopulation health, the growing prevalence of virtual medicine in today'schanging health care landscape and h
  
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• CORRECTING and REPLACING Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Announces Results for the Third Quarter of Fiscal 2017 and Finalized Its Fiscal 2017 Guidance

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  In the 2017 Fiscal Year Financial Targets section, thefifth bullet should read: ...stock-based compensation is expected torange from $6.0 million to $8.0 million. (instead of ...from $5.0million to $8.0 million).Click here for more.
  
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• Cellcom Israel Announces Results of Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE:CEL) (the "Company") announced today that its Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") was held as planned on June 7, 2017 , at which the following items were voted upon and duly approved by the Company's shareholders:andnbsp;Click here for more.
  
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• BT Teams Up With ForeScout To Improve Device Visibility And Network Security

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  BT today announced the launch of BT Managed Endpoint Access Security, a new security service protecting organisations from cyber threats and malware through greater visibility and better monitoring of devices connected to their corporate network.Click here for more.
  
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• Brillio Pricing Solution Cited in Gartner 2017 Report: andquot;Market Guide for Unified Price, Promotion and Markdown Optimization Applicationsandquot;

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  SANTA CLARA, Calif.andnbsp;Brillio, a global digital consulting and technology services company, today announced the company's OptiPriceTM solution has been listed in the April 2017Gartner report titled "Market Guide for Unified Price, Promotion and Markdown Optimization Applications," written by Robert Hetu, Research Director with the Gartner Retail Industry Services team. Click here for more.
  
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• AxisPoint Health Revolutionizes Care Management with Precision Analytics and Focused Interventions that Transcend Conditions

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  AxisPointHealth, a leading provider of care management services to payers andother risk-bearing entities, today announced the launch of its conditionand case management solution, CarePoint.CarePoint is reinventing care management by leveraging advancedanalytics to precision-target members who will benefit the most fromfocused interventions that transcend conditions. Beyond identifying theright members, CarePoint locates, engages, impacts, supports andmonitors them for sustained health outcomes t
  
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• ASOCS Joins xRAN Foundation to Help Shape Open Virtual RAN Architecture at the Edge

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  ROSH HA'June 7th, 2017 - ASOCSLtd., a pioneer in Radio Access Network (RAN) virtualization, joinedthe xRAN Foundation, a consortium formed to develop, standardize andpromote an open alternative to the traditionally closed, hardware-basedRAN architecture. ASOCS and the xRAN Foundation share the same visionand goals to transform today's static, highly-proprietary RANinfrastructure into an extensible, software-based service deliveryplatform capable of rapidly responding to changing user, applicatio
  
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• Anokiwave and Ball Aerospace enable the future of wireless with new family of phased array antenna Innovator Kits

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  5G is coming. This new form of wireless connection will help us keep up with the explosion of smart devices requiring the internet.andnbsp; Click here for more.
  
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• Airport Information Systems Market - Drivers and Forecasts by Technavio

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  Technavioanalysts forecast the globalairport information systems market to grow at a CAGR ofalmost 6% during the forecast period, according to their latest report.Click here for more.
  
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• Agilent Technologies Global Lab Manager Survey Reveals Key Insights

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that a recentlycommissioned global survey will help the company continue to focus moreintently on the needs of its customers around the world.Click here for more.
  
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• A jornada para a Transformação Digital toma impulso na América Latina

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  FORT LAUDERDALE , Flórida, 7andnbsp; Nos últimos anos, possibilitar a "transformação digital" de nossos clientes tem sido uma das principais prioridades da Microsoft. A jornada para a transformação digital impulsiona os clientes a utilizar o poder da computação ubíqua e a advanced analytics para empoderar os empregados, engajar clientes, otimizar as operações e reinventar seus produtos e serviços. Para a maioria
  
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• 8x8 Launches New Global Distribution Model with Leading Master Agents and Value Added Distributors

  09-06-2017 08:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGHT), the world's first Communications Cloudprovider, today announced a global distribution model that enablesmaster agents and distributors to accelerate their marketing and salesof 8x8 Communications Cloud™ services, and provide a clear blueprint forexpanding their partnership with 8x8 into new regions. The newenhancements to 8x8's international channel program will allow masteragents and distributors to increase revenue and profits from sales of8x8 solutions, while e
  
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• Yahoo shareholders OK Verizon deal

  09-06-2017 02:00
  Yahoo shareholders this week voted in favour of selling the company's core Internet assets to Verizon, finally paving the way for the transaction to close.Verizon originally agreed to acquire Yahoo in July 2016…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• When you think the result will go one way, but it goes another

  09-06-2017 02:00
  It looked for all the world like a dead cert, yet this week has given us reason to pause for thought.It was assumed that the market faced a simple choice: chaos versus strength and stability, and it would therefore flock in the seemingly obvious direction. However, it appears not to be the case.I am of course referring to the results of a survey published by ABI Research this week that revealed that far from craving telco services tailored to the unique demands of their industry sector…r
  
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• Softbank acquires Boston Dynamics, Schaft from Alphabet

  09-06-2017 02:00
  Softbank on Friday agreed to acquire Alphabet's robotics units, Boston Dynamics and Schaft, as Google's parent refocuses on monetising data.Alphabet's Google X arm acquired Boston Dynamics in December 2013. The company is best known for developing a four-legged robot designed to accompany soldiers, called 'BigDog'…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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