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• Nokia unveils major new IP routing platform and chipset

  14-06-2017 18:45
  
  Networking vendor Nokia has launched the fourth generation of its bespoke silicon, which forms the core of a major new IP routing portfolio.
  The silicon is called FP4, which Nokia is claiming is the world’s first multi-terabit chipset and is six times more powerful than today’s best network processors. Telecoms.com spoke to Steve Vogelsang, CTO for Nokia’s IP and optical business, and he explained that the unique needs of network processors require them to be designed from the
  
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• BT receives negligible telling off for misleading broadband ads

  14-06-2017 18:12
  
  BT’s UK ads featuring Ryan Reynolds accessing his domestic wifi while dangling from a helicopter have somehow been found to be unrepresentative of real life.
  The Advertising Standards Authority received 35 complaints, inevitably some of which came from BT competitors, about the ad. They questioned whether the BT Smart Hub could cover the distance implied in the helicopter ad and also BT claims that its router offered ‘the UK’s most powerful wifi signal’ and that it offers
  
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• AI will make humans redundant in security, but that’s a good thing

  14-06-2017 17:50
  
  If security is too big a question for us to answer, maybe it’s time to hand the responsibility over to the machines.
  What might seem quite a controversial topic, is fast becoming a reality. Artificial intelligence might be the solution to the security conundrum. Since the inception of the internet and the invention of cybercrime, we’ve constantly been asking ourselves whether it is possible to remain secure.
  “Life is becoming more digital, so I don’t see any reason why th
  
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• Roam Like Home – What MVNOs need to do now

  14-06-2017 17:32
  
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Andy Peers, VP Strategy and Innovation at MDS, takes a look at the pan-European mobile rules that have just come into place from an MVNO’s perspective.
  This week, Roam Like Home will be introduced across the EU to all mobile subscribers, enabling customers travelling in the EU to use their mobile devices in the same way as they do when at home, withou
  
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• The good, the bad and the confusion of AI

  14-06-2017 15:35
  
  At TechXLR8 this morning, we were treated to a feast of information concerning the growing world of AI. Swisscom dealt with the confusion, Microsoft the good and Deutsche Telekom the bad.
  So let’s start with Dr Michael Baeriswyl, Head of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at Swisscom. Baeriswyl heads up the group which consults with enterprises to assist them in implementing AI-based solutions; it’s essentially one of Swisscom’s efforts to add value to the community a
  
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• 5G-Courses announces the expansion of its training team at the 5G World in London

  14-06-2017 15:27
  
  14th June 2017, London. 5G-Courses – a leading 5G and IoT Training provider, today announced the expansion of its training team during the 5G World event, held in London.“This is an important milestone in our company’s growth and competence building. Our strategy to tightly cover every aspect of successful 5G deployment and delivery is moving to a higher level. The successfully received pioneering course, Internet of Things in 5G, by Prof. Mischa Dohler, laid the...Source: Real
  
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• Telstra: line dance

  14-06-2017 15:14
  After cutting jobs, will the telecoms group’s dividends be next?
  
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• 5G World speakers ask: what’s the point of 5G?

  14-06-2017 14:10
  
  Keynote speakers at 5G World 2017 focused on exploring use-cases and likely return on the massive investment that the roll out of 5G will entail.
  The session was introduced by Adrian Scrase, CTO of ETSI who queried why operators are so desperate to speed up the 5G standardization process. “What are the new revenue streams 5G will enable?” he asked.
  Uwe Janssen, VP of innovation and research at DT observed that network traffic per user doubles every two years, so that alone is a techn
  
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• 5G Will Provide Major Benefits For Mission Critical Communications, But Narrowband Technologies Are Still Essential – Says ETELM At 5G World

  14-06-2017 13:15
  
  A unified approach to Mission Critical Communications is essential now and in the future as Mission Critical LTE becomes fully functional, warns ETELM DirectorLondon, England, 14 June 2017 – Now is an exciting time to unify legacy and new technologies for Mission Critical Communications (MCC) to ensure that users retain existing functionality whilst adding new advanced LTE services, says Paul Ward, International Sales Director for ETELM, a leading manufacturer of advanced Mission Critical
  
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• Wireless network software upgrade will significantly improve UK broadband and help meet planned Universal Service Obligation target

  14-06-2017 12:33
  
  Solution enabled wireless ISP Boundless Networks Limited to add new subscribers and boost the speeds of its service portfolio to 50 MbpsLONDON, UK, 14 June, 2017 – Boundless Networks Limited – one of the largest wireless Internet Service Providers in the U.K. with a wireless footprint running coast-to-coast across Northern England – has upgraded its installed base equipment to Cambium Networks’ ePMP Elevate solution, replacing more than 300 of its 550 Access Points and ap
  
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• We’ve given up on the connected fridge, how about a smart pavement instead?

  14-06-2017 12:16
  
  You know things are starting to get advanced when the pavement starts talking to you.
  It’s the last thing you would expect, but coming soon to a street near you will be a smart flooring system from Pavegen. The idea is simple; when you step on the tiles, the weight from your footstep causes generators to vertically displace. The resulting rotary motion creates two to four joules of energy per step.
  Now it doesn’t sound like a lot of energy, and to be frank, it’s not. The system
  
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• Integration Success Drives Formal Zylpha Partnership With PayPal

  14-06-2017 10:43
  
  Leading UK legal systems innovator Zylpha (www.zylpha.com) has entered into a formal partnership agreement with PayPal. The agreement reflects the success of the company’s existing integration with PayPal Invoicing, which streamlines the process by which law firms accept clients’ funds. Used within LexisNexis Visualfiles, the fast, easy and customer friendly solution has proved especially popular when combined with leading eSignature product Adobe Sign. As invoice details can be forw
  
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• UK digital minister at pains to reassure industry amid hung parliament

  14-06-2017 02:00
  U.K. minister of state for digital and culture Matt Hancock, who was re-elected less than a week ago in an election that resulted in a hung parliament, on Wednesday sought to reassure the industry about the government's plans to improve connectivity.Opening Total Telecom's Connected Britain event in London…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• ITS hires ex-Openreach MD

  14-06-2017 02:00
  Altnet ITS Technology Group on Wednesday named Openreach's former managing director of business and corporate delivery, Daren Baythorpe, as its new managing director.ITS supplies telephony…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Europe 'asleep at the wheel' when it comes to 5G ambition – Arqiva

  14-06-2017 02:00
  Simon Beresford-Wylie, CEO of U.K. passive infrastructure provider Arqiva, on Wednesday repeated his warning that Europe and the U.K. are falling behind when it comes to fibre broadband deployment, and the development of 5G.Speaking on a panel session at Total Telecom's Connected Britain event in London…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Xtreme Lashes by Jo Mousselliandreg; Sets Sights on NewVoiceMedia to Enhance Service and Operations

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  NewVoiceMedia,a leading global provider of cloud contact center and inside salestechnology that enables businesses to have more successfulconversations, today announced that XtremeLashes by Jo Mousselli®, the global leader in eyelash extensions, isusing the ContactWorld platforms to enhance its contact centeroperations and customer experience.Click here for more.
  
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• Workshops and Tutorials Provide Education Opportunities at DAC 2017

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  Continuing its commitment to education for designers,researchers, academics and tool developers in the design and automationof electronic systems, Design Automation Conference (DAC) is pleased tooffer four workshops and nine tutorials for the 2017 program. The 54thDAC will be held in the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas fromSunday, June 18 to Thursday, June 22. DAC is the premier conferencedevoted to the design and automation of electronic systems, offeringattendees outstanding training
  
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• ViaWest to Combine with Peak 10, Creating a Leading Full-Service Hybrid IT Solutions Provider

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. Peak 10 Inc. ("Peak 10"), a portfolio company of GI Partners, and ViaWest, Inc. ("ViaWest"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shaw Communications Inc. (TSX: SJR.B; NYSE: SJR), today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which ViaWest will be acquired by Peak 10 for all-cash consideration of US$1.675 billionand the companies will combine. The transaction creates a leading provider of colocation, connectivity, cloud, and managed solutions. GI Partners, a former
  
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• VEON Announces Early Tender Results

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  andnbsp;VimpelCom Holdings B.V. (the "Company"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of VEON Ltd. ("VEON"), today announces the aggregate principal amount of Notes (as defined below) validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Company's previously announced cash tender offer (the "Offer", subject to the terms and conditions set out in the offer to purchase dated 30 May 2017(the "Offer to Purchase")) prior to the Early Tender Time. The table below sets forth the principal amount validly tend
  
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• TELoIPandreg; Adds Sales Leadership to Executive Team, Hires Michael Gagnon as VP Sales

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  TELoIPInc. - the creator of powerful, software-defined wide-area network(SD-WAN) solutions for the most challenging, business-criticalrequirements - today announced that Michael Gagnon has joined thecompany as VP of Sales. With more than 30 years of networking industryexperience in a variety of executive sales roles, Gagnon provides TELoIPwith a strong strategic and solution selling skill set while leading thecompany's sales efforts in the exploding SD-WAN arena.Click here for more.
  
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• Technologies Management, Inc. Adds Consulting Strength in Telecom Network Planning and Cost Management

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  MAITLAND, Fla. Technologies Management, Inc. ("TMI") announced today the addition of Don Gale to its team of consultants. TMI, a leading provider of consulting services, project management, compliance reporting and information tools to over 200 communications companies, said that Mr. Gale's addition to their consulting team significantly enhances the firm's expertise in the areas of communications network design, implementation and cost optimization, allowing it to better serve its clients' need
  
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• Studio Phoenix One, escindido de Kabam, lanza Guardian Kingdoms para desafiar a Supercell

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  andnbsp;Mientras Netmarble completa su adquisición del desarrollador de Marvel: Contest of Champions, Kabam, el estudio escindido de Kabam, Phoenix One, lanza Guardian Kingdoms, un juego de estrategia móvil 3v3 de siguiente generación que viene a desafiar a Supercell. Click here for more.
  
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• Sierra Wireless Collaborates with Industry Leaders and Developers to Drive the Next Phase of IoT Commercialization

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ:SWIR) (TSX:SW), the leading provider of fullyintegrated device-to-cloud solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT),along with technology providers including ARM, Bosch Sensortec,MediaTek, Orange, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and Talon Communications,today announced mass-market availability of the mangOH™Red open source hardware platform.Click here for more.
  
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• ShoreTel Announces Transition of Chairperson of Board

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  SUNNYVALE, Calif.andnbsp;ShoreTel®andnbsp;(NASDAQ: SHOR), a leading provider of communication solutions that make interactions simple,andnbsp;today announced that Shane Robison has been appointed as Chairperson of the Board effective immediately.andnbsp; Chuck Kissner is stepping down as Chairperson but will remain on the board. Click here for more.
  
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• Ruckus Expands High-Performance Network Infrastructure Offerings to Deliver Simply Better Wired and Wireless Connections

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  SAN JOSE, Calif.andnbsp;Ruckus, a part of Brocade, announced it now offers both wired and wireless networking for enterprise, hospitality, service provider, government and small-and-medium business (SMB) customers worldwide. By combining its industry-leading wireless products with the ICX® wired switching portfolio from Brocade, Ruckus now offers a complete line of high-performance access infrastructure designed to optimize the end-user experience, simplify network setup and management for I
  
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• Return Path and Abusix Forge Partnership to Make the Internet Safer

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  Today, Abusix,the world's leading authority in network provider customer trust andsafety, announced a new partnership with ReturnPath. Return Path, the world's leader in email data, will combineThreatWave's proprietary data with Abusix's market leading Abusix ThreatData services and AbuseHQ SaaS solutions. This partnership will providesecurity and brand protection providers and network owners the abilityto quickly identify and thus resolve security and abuse threats fortheir customers and subscr
  
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• Phoenix One, estúdio derivado da Kabam, lança Guardian Kingdoms para competir com a Supercell

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  andnbsp;Enquanto a Netmarble conclui a aquisição da Kabam, desenvolvedora do Marvel: Contest of Champions, o Phoenix One, estúdio derivado da Kabam, lança Guardian Kingdoms - um jogo de estratégia móvel 3v3 de última geração - para competir com a Supercell. Click here for more.
  
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• Optical Cable Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2017 Financial Results

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  ROANOKE, Va.andnbsp;Optical Cable Corporation (Nasdaq GM: OCC) ("OCC®" or the "Company") today announced financial results for its second quarter ended April 30, 2017 .Click here for more.
  
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• Microsoft Certifies Polycom RealPresence Group Series for Office 365

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  Polycom Inc, a leader in enterprise grade business communicationsolutions, announced today that the Polycom®RealPresence® Group Series, an industry-leading in-room videoconferencing solution, is the first and only standards-based videosolution to be certified for Microsoft® Skype™ for Business online inOffice 365™.Click here for more.
  
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• Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to Keynote UTC Gala

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will keynote the Utah Technology Council's(UTC) 19th Annual Hall of Fame Gala event on Friday, November 10, 2017in Salt Lake City.Click here for more.
  
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• MetroStar Systems Ranks in Computerworld 2017 Best Places to Work in IT

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  RESTON, Va.andnbsp;Reston-based MetroStar Systems adds another laurel to its growing portfolio of recognition as the IT services company has been included in IDG's Computerworld 2017 Best Places to Work in IT. Click here for more.
  
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• Le studio essaimé de Kabam Phoenix One lance Guardian Kingdoms pour défier Supercell

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  andnbsp;Alors que Netmarble finalise son acquisition de Marvelandnbsp;: le développeur Kabam de Contest of Champions, le studio essaimé de Kabam Phoenix One lance Guardian Kingdoms - un jeu de stratégie sur mobile en 3v3 de nouvelle génération pour défier Supercell. Click here for more.
  
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• Latin America's Increasing Business Maturity Drives the Managed Security Services Market to Hit $1 Billion by 2021

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Latin American managed security services (MSS) market is transforming as enterprise clients focus on higher levels of security and risk management. This is mainly due to increasing advanced threats such as targeted attacks, advanced persistent threats (APT), larger and more sophisticated distributed denial of services (DDoS) and ransomware. Click here for more.
  
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• Kyvos Insights to Showcase Fastest BI on Big Data Solution at DataWorks Summit 2017

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  LOS GATOS, Calif.andnbsp;Kyvos Insights, a big data analytics company, today announced that it will be sponsoring and exhibiting at DataWorks Summit 2017 in San Jose, California . The event will take place June 13-15at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center.Click here for more.
  
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• Kabam Spin-Off Studio Phoenix One Launches Guardian Kingdoms to Challenge Supercell

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  andnbsp;As Netmarble completes its acquisition of Marvel: Contest of Champions developer Kabam, Kabam spin-off studio Phoenix One launches Guardian Kingdoms - a next generation 3v3 mobile strategy game to challenge Supercell. Click here for more.
  
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• Kabam-Ausgründung Phoenix One bringt Guardian Kingdoms heraus, um Supercell herauszufordern

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  SAN FRANCISCO , 13.andnbsp;Jetzt, da Netmarble die Übernahme von Kabam, Entwickler von Marvel: Contest of Champions, abschließt, bringt die Kabam-Ausgründung Phoenix One Guardian Kingdoms heraus - ein 3v3-Strategiespiel der nächsten Generation für Mobilgeräte, mit dem es Supercell Konkurrenz macht. Click here for more.
  
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• iSpecimen Unveils Online Marketplace for Human Biospecimens

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  LEXINGTON, Mass. iSpecimen® today launched the iSpecimen Marketplace - an online, data-rich platform that connects life science researchers who need human biospecimens to the healthcare organizations that have them. Using a powerful, multi-faceted search platform, the marketplace enables medical researchers to intuitively search millions of available human biospecimens and solves one of the research industry's biggest challenges - how to compliantly obtain quality biospecimens in a cost-effe
  
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• HEICO Corporation Increases Semi-Annual Cash Dividend by 11 Percent

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  MIAMI andHEICO Corporation (NYSE: HEI.A) (NYSE: HEI) announced today that itsBoard of Directors declared a regular semi-annual cash dividend of $0.08per share payable on both classes of common stock. The cash dividend ispayable on July 19, 2017 to shareholders of record as of July 5, 2017.Click here for more.
  
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• GSMA: Number of Mobile Subscribers Worldwide Hits 5 Billion

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  The world's mobile industry has signed up its 5 billionth unique mobilesubscriber, according to real-time data from GSMA Intelligence, theresearch arm of the GSMA. The 5 billion milestone means that more thantwo-thirds of the global population is now connected to a mobileservice. It has taken four years to add the latest 1 billion subscribers.Click here for more.
  
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• Frost and Sullivan Commends Effortel for Capturing the First-mover Advantage in the Kenyan Mobile Virtual Network Industry with its MVN Enabler Services

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  andnbsp;Based on its recent analysis of the mobile virtual network (MVN) industry, Frost andamp; Sullivan recognises Effortel with the 2017 African Visionary Innovation Leadership Award. By positioning itself at the point of convergence of technological and social Mega Trends, Effortel is playing a definitive role in shaping Kenya'sMVN industry. Since the launch of its first proprietary MVN operator (MVNO) business in Belgiumin 2006, Effortel has evolved to become a pioneering MVNO in the busine
  
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• Finalists Named for California's 2017 Cox Conserves Heroes Program, Public Asked to Vote

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  andnbsp;Cox Communicationsandnbsp;andandnbsp;The Trust for Public Landandnbsp;are recognizing volunteers who are creating, preserving or enhancing shared outdoor spaces. Finalists for California'sCox Conserves Heroes program were announced today, and the public is being asked to vote for the winner now through June 23 . To vote, visitandnbsp;CoxConservesHeroes.comandnbsp;and select the Californiaarea. Click here for more.
  
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• El estudio de Phoenix One, escindido de Kabam, lanza Guardian Kingdoms para desafiar a Supercell

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  andnbsp;Mientras Netmarble finaliza la adquisición de Kabam, el desarrollador de Marvel: Contest of Champions, el estudio escindido de Kabam, Phoenix One, lanzará Guardian Kingdoms, un juego de estrategia de última generación para móviles 3v3 con el que desafiar a Supercell. Click here for more.
  
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• Dimension Data Launches Endpoint Lifecycle Management Services

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  Global IT services and solutions provider to help organizations accelerate adoption of enterprise mobility through dedicated Apple practice and managed mobility services for iOS Click here for more.
  
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• D-Link Launches New Line of Metro Ethernet Gigabit Switches

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif.andnbsp;D-Link® today announced a new family of Managed Metro Ethernet Gigabit Switches - the DGS-1210/ME Series. Available in eight, 24 and 48 port versions - with and without Power over Ethernet (PoE) - these enhanced Layer 2+ switches are designed to support additional features often required by providers who offer internet and video services to their business customers. Click here for more.
  
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• Contegix acquires cloud service provider BlackMesh

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  ST. Contegix, a leading application management services provider, has acquired BlackMesh Inc., a cloud services provider specializing in web content management application hosting and secure compliance solutions. The combined Company now serves more than 1,200 customers in both the public and private sectors. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Click here for more.
  
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• Computerworld Names oXya, a Hitachi Group Company, to 2017 List of 100 Best Places to Work in IT

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  JERSEY CITY, N.J.andnbsp;oXya, a Hitachi Group Company, has been named by IDG's Computerworld as one of 2017 Best Places to Work in Information Technology (IT). The annual list, published for the 24th year, consists of 100 top organizations that provide the best work environments, benefits and compensation for technology professionals. The list is compiled based on a comprehensive questionnaire regarding company offerings in categories such as benefits,andnbsp;career development, training and re
  
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• China Customer Relations Centers, Inc. to Present at the 2017 Marcum Microcap Conference

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  TAI' China Customer Relations Centers, Inc. (NASDAQ:CCRC) ("CCRC" or the "Company"), a leading call center business process outsourcing ("BPO") service provider in China , today announced that the Company will attend the 2017 Marcum Microcap Conference from June 15 to June 16, 2017at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City . In addition to its scheduled presentation at 10:30 am ETon Thursday, June 15, 2017 , management will be available for one-on-one meetings throughout the conference. Click her
  
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• Bid Deadline Set for hhgregg® Intellectual Property Sale

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  andnbsp;Hilco Streambank (www.hilcostreambank.com), intellectual property sales consultant to hhgregg, announced today that a sale motion seeking authorization to sell the hhgregg® brand and related intellectual property assets has been filed with the Bankruptcy Court on June 8, 2017 .Click here for more.
  
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• Armadillo Business Information Celebrates 20 Years on the Web

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  In 1995, based near Old Street roundabout in London , Emmanuel Cohen, Armadillo's chairman started on the road to launch an online company data system. Click here for more.
  
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• Arbor Cloud to Increase DDoS Attack Mitigation Capacity to 8Tbps

  14-06-2017 00:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  ArborNetworks Inc., the security division of NETSCOUT (NASDAQ:NTCT), announced today that they have more than doubled the capacity of ArborCloud from 2Tbps to 4Tbps, and will have quadrupled capacity to8Tbps by the end of 2017. The expansion effort includes upgrades ofexisting nodes and the introduction of more than a dozen new nodes inmajor traffic centers in North America, Europe, Asia and South America.Click here for more.
  
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