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• Vonage Names Thomas Klar Head of Country for Germany

  27-07-2017 23:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  HOLMDEL, N.J.andnbsp;Vonage (NYSE: VG), a leading provider of cloud communications for business, has named Thomas Klar as Head of Country for Nexmo, the Vonage API Platform. With extensive experience in cloud communications and business technology, Mr. Klar will focus on driving the global expansion of Nexmo, building upon its existing presence and customer base in EMEA, with a focus on the German market. Click here for more.
  
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• Innovative Primary Care Provider ChenMed Deploys RingCentral Enterprise Cloud Communications Solutions to Deliver Excellent Patient Care Services

  27-07-2017 23:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  RingCentral,Inc. (NYSE: RNG), a leading provider of global enterprise cloudcommunications and collaboration solutions, today announced thatChenMed, a physician-led, full-risk primary care market leadertransforming healthcare for seniors, has deployed RingCentral Office®and RingCentral Contact Center™ cloud communicationssolutions. Based on the successful roll-out of 1,900 RingCentral Officeseats, and the significant upgrade from ChenMed's previous provider,ChenMed decided to also add o
  
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• Efficient Forms Announces Strategic Equity Partnership With AltaLink Capital

  27-07-2017 23:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  LITTLETON, Colo.andnbsp;Efficient Forms, a leading hiring and onboarding software and services company, today announced it received a majority equity investment from AltaLink Capital, a private investment search fund. The investment will be used by Efficient Forms to fund continued growth, broaden its suite of offerings, and deliver SaaS technology for hourly employers and payroll service bureaus.andnbsp; The transaction validates Efficient Forms' leadership in these growth hourly industries. Cl
  
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• CSG Continues Leadership in Settlements Market Share

  27-07-2017 23:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  CSGInternational (NASDAQ: CSGS), the trusted global partner to launchand monetize digitalservices, announces that it has ranked as the market leader in thepartner and interconnect category of the 2016 Analysys Mason RevenueManagement Systems Worldwide Market Shares report.Click here for more.
  
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• Cloud Service Provider Selects Zayo for Diverse Wavelengths

  27-07-2017 23:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  A global cloud service provider has selected Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.(NYSE: ZAYO) for a wavelength solution to provide full diversity for aportion of its backbone network. Zayo will provide three 100Gwavelengths on four routes connecting the providers' data centers infour of the top markets across the U.S. The route fully leverages Zayo'sexisting network, including acquired network from Electric Lightwave,with capital required only for equipment.Click here for more.
  
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• Cebod Technologies LLC dba DIDforSale Announces Integration with SalesForce and Vtiger Customer Relationship Management Systems

  27-07-2017 23:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  IRVINE, Calif. DIDforSale, a trusted provider of VoIP based communication solutions for businesses, is expanding their service to include integration with SalesForce and Vtiger Customer CRM systems by end of August. This crucial enhancement of service by the company will pave the way for their clients to streamline and optimize customer experience management.andnbsp; Click here for more.
  
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• ZOHO invierte millones de dólares América Latina con una suite de aplicaciones para PyMEs

  27-07-2017 21:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  El gigante indio de tecnología, ZOHO priorizaandnbsp;el mercado chileno para sus próximas inversiones ya que el mismo registra un crecimiento promedio del 50% anual. En este marco, se presenta Zoho One -una suite revolucionaria que integra más de 35 aplicaciones móviles para operar todos los niveles administrativos y logísticos de un negocio-andnbsp; como una oportunidad para las pequeñas y medianas empresas chilenas que desean saltar hacia la transform
  
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• MicroVision Schedules Conference Call to Discuss Second Quarter 2017 Financial and Operating Results

  27-07-2017 21:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  MicroVision,Inc. (NASDAQ: MVIS), a leader in innovative ultra-miniatureprojection display and sensing technology, today announced it will hosta conference call to discuss its second quarter 2017 financial andoperating results on Thursday, August 3, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. ET/5:30 a.m.PT.Click here for more.
  
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• Merkle Launches Merkle India with Acquisition of Performance Marketing Agency Sokrati

  27-07-2017 21:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  Merkle (www.merkleinc.com),a leading technology-enabled, data-driven performance marketing agency,announced the launch of Merkle in India with the acquisition of Sokrati,India's leading data-driven performance marketing and analytics agency.The acquisition of Sokrati, coupled with Dentsu Aegis Network'sstrategic focus in India, accelerates Merkle's presence within the AsiaPacific region, where it currently employs over 450 employees in itsShanghai and Nanjing offices.Click here for more.
  
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• GigaSpaces Plans Spinoff of Cloudify Division to Focus on Enterprise Hybrid Cloud Management and Network Orchestration

  27-07-2017 21:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  GigaSpaces Technologies announced today that it will spin off Cloudify,its orchestration and cloud management platform business unit, into anew company focused on the fast-growing market for management andorchestration of cloud applications and network functions virtualization(NFV).Click here for more.
  
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• Brightpearl Introduces iOS Point of Sale Solution and Integration with PayPal Here

  27-07-2017 21:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  AUSTIN, Texasand BRISTOL,andnbsp;andnbsp;Brightpearl, provider of an end-to-end enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution built specifically for high-growth omnichannel retailers, today introduces Brightpearl POS, an iOS point of sale (POS) solution that offers retailers a single view of sales and inventory across all channels. The company also announces a new integration with PayPal's PayPal Here solution, a global mobile payments solution designed to accept debit or credit card as well as co
  
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• US cable TV: discordant

  27-07-2017 21:21
  Mid-tier network companies need to find a survival strategy
  
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• LifeShield Acquired by Hawk Capital Partners from DIRECTV; Wireless Home Security Innovator Seeks to Triple Subs Again

  27-07-2017 19:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  LANGHORNE, Pa. Hawk Capital Partners today announced the recent acquisition of LifeShield, LLC from DirecTV, LLC. LifeShield, founded in 2004, invented the first wireless self-installed home security offering. Hawk Capital Partners has appointed David Tanzer as the CEO of LifeShield, where he will be responsible for reestablishing the company's leadership position in DIY wireless home security for the direct-to-consumer market. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Mike Hagan, the managing partne
  
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• L3 Announces Second Quarter 2017 Results

  27-07-2017 19:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  L3 Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:LLL) today reported diluted EPS fromcontinuing operations of $2.54 for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 (2017second quarter), as compared to diluted EPS from continuing operationsfor the quarter ended June 24, 2016 (2016 second quarter) of $1.88. The2017 second quarter includes a pre-tax gain of $42 million ($26 millionafter-tax, or $0.33 per share) in connection with the sale of thecompany's property in San Carlos, California. This property sale waspreviously expected
  
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• IMT-Vislink Launches Comprehensive Customer Support Portal

  27-07-2017 19:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  SARASOTA, Fla. xG Technology, Inc. ("xG" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: XGTI, XGTIW), a leading provider of wireless video solutions to broadcast, law enforcement and defense markets, and private mobile broadband networks for critical communications, announced today that its IMT-Vislink business has launched a comprehensive customer technical support portal for its worldwide clients driven by the Freshdesk system.Click here for more.
  
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• iHeartMedia, Inc. and Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. Set Date for 2017 Second Quarter Earnings Teleconference

  27-07-2017 19:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  iHeartMedia, Inc. (PINK: IHRT) and its publicly traded subsidiary, ClearChannel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCO), will release 2017 secondquarter results, including the results of iHeartCommunications, Inc. andClear Channel International B.V., before the market opens on Thursday,August 3, 2017 by 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time and will host a conference callto discuss results the same day at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.Click here for more.
  
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• Frost and Sullivan Awards Diebold Nixdorf as Leader in the Self-Checkout Systems Market

  27-07-2017 19:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  SANTA CLARA, Calif.andnbsp;Based on its recent analysis of the self-checkout (SCO) systems market, Frost andamp; Sullivan recognizes Diebold Nixdorf with the 2017 Global Frost andamp; Sullivan Award for Growth Excellence Leadership. Compelling product innovation capabilities, coupled with decades of rich industry experience, make the company a powerful player in the point-of-sale (POS) industry. Following Diebold's acquisition of Wincor Nixdorf in 2016, the combined entity continues to grow impr
  
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• 2nd Quarter 2017 Earnings Up 12% at Cass Information Systems, Inc.

  27-07-2017 19:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  CassInformation Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CASS) , thenation's leading provider of transportation, energy, telecom and wasteinvoice payment and information services, reported second quarter 2017earnings of $.58 per diluted share, an increase of 12% from the $.52 perdiluted share it earned in the second quarter of 2016. Net income forthe period was $6.5 million, compared to $5.9 million in 2016.Click here for more.
  
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• Verizon isn’t done yet as it adds 614k subscribers

  27-07-2017 17:29
  Verizon has answered the challenge of T-Mobile posting an impressive 614,000 retail postpaid net additions in wireless.
  It isn’t quite matching T-Mobile punch for punch, but it is certainly having a go, and doing a slightly better job than long-time rival AT&T. The additions prove how bribable the US consumers are, flooding back to Verizon on the promise of unlimited data. It also reverses the loss of 289,000 customers from last quarter, a rare decline for the telco in recent years.
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• Telecoms groups outperform growth expectations

  27-07-2017 17:20
  Orange, Telefónica and Verizon all add customers through better offers and services
  
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• Partner Communications to Release Second Quarter 2017 Results on August 16, 2017

  27-07-2017 17:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  ROSH HA'Partner Communications Company Ltd. ("Partner" or "the Company")(NASDAQ:PTNR) (TASE:PTNR) (NASDAQ and TASE: PTNR),a leading Israeli communications operator, announced today that theCompany's financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 will bereleased on Wednesday, August 16, 2017.Click here for more.
  
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• NewVoiceMedia Celebrates Double Win in Corporate Visionandrsquo;s 2017 Technology Innovator Awards

  27-07-2017 17:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  NewVoiceMedia,a leading global provider of cloud contact center and inside salestechnology that enables businesses to have more successfulconversations, has been awarded twice in Corporate Vision's 2017Technology Innovator Awards. The company was named Best Contact CenterSolutions Provider by the monthly publication and won the InnovationAward for its ContactWorld technology.Click here for more.
  
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• Intelsat Announces Second Quarter 2017 Results

  27-07-2017 17:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I), operator of the world's first GlobalizedNetwork and leader in integrated satellite communications, todayannounced financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2017.Click here for more.
  
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• IEEE Green ICT Envisions Cleaner, Better Future at October 2017 Paris Summit

  27-07-2017 17:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization dedicatedto advancing technology for humanity, today announced registration forits inaugural Greeningthrough ICT Summit (IEEE GtICT) in Paris, France, on 3 October2017, is now open. Drawing a diverse audience of Information andCommunications Technology (ICT) researchers, practitioners, technologyproviders, standards experts, and policy- and decision-makers, IEEEGtICT's delegates will explore solutions for overcoming challenges toachie
  
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• Chunghwa Telecom Reports Un-Audited Consolidated Operating Results for the Second Quarter of 2017

  27-07-2017 17:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (TAIEX: 2412, NYSE:CHT) ("Chunghwa" or "the Company") today reported its un-audited operating results for the second quarter of 2017. All figures were prepared in accordance with Taiwan-International Financial Reporting Standards ("T-IFRSs") on a consolidated basis. Click here for more.
  
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• Christmas in July? C Spire schedules andquot;customer appreciation daysandquot; on July 28-29

  27-07-2017 17:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  RIDGELAND, Miss.andnbsp;C Spire is pulling out all the stops and throwing a huge celebration at all its retail stores this week featuring food, door prizes, special offers and free consumer electronics with qualifying purchases, including digital TVs and tablets, as part of a collective "thank you" to its consumer wireless customers. Click here for more.
  
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• Orange reports distinctly average financials but the future is bright

  27-07-2017 16:53
  The flurry of quarterly results have continued, as Orange has reported growth across the first half of the year, hording €20.276 billion, an increase of 1.1%.
  It is hardly earth-shattering growth, but considering the challenges which some of its competitors are going through, any increase is a good increase at the moment. The second quarter of the year demonstrated a slight sequential improvement, which has been attributed to recovery in the Africa & Middle East segment, strong performa
  
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• Nokia shows Ericsson how it’s done

  27-07-2017 16:08
  Both were giants in the industry, both were eclipsed by Huawei and both are scrambling to reinvent themselves, but only one is showing tenuous signs of recovery.
  For the second quarter of 2017, Nokia has reported operating profits of €574 million, up 73% year-on-year, though it has warned the market sales are expected to drop by 3% to 5% over the course of 2017. It’s a real mixed bag for Nokia, which has some very promising business units making some good cash, but the telco network e
  
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• Spok Reports 2017 Second Quarter Operating Results;andnbsp;Wireless Trends Continue to Improve, Software Revenue and Bookings Increase

  27-07-2017 14:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  SpokHoldings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPOK), the globalleader in healthcare communications, today announced operatingresults for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017. In addition, theCompany's Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of$0.125 per share, payable on September 8, 2017 to stockholders of recordon August 18, 2017.Click here for more.
  
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• OC Great Park takes one more step towards becoming a world renowned metropolitan park with small cells and wireless coverage

  27-07-2017 14:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  IRVINE, Calif. 5 Bars Communities, a dba of XG Communities, a premier provider of wireless master plans, asset marketing and engineering services for cities and municipalities across the United States , announced today an agreement to develop a Wireless Marketing Plan for the OC Great Park. Owned by the City of Irvinein California , The Great Park is a 1,300 acre arts and sport recreational hub currently in development to be the first great metropolitan park of the 21st century.Click here for mo
  
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• Limelight Networks Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter of 2017

  27-07-2017 14:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  Limelight Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:LLNW) (Limelight), a global leader indigital content delivery, today reported revenue of $45.4 million forthe second quarter of 2017, up four percent compared to $43.6 million inthe second quarter of 2016, and up one percent compared to $44.7 millionin the first quarter of 2017. Currency headwinds negatively impactedyear-over-year comparison by $0.3 million, or one percent.Click here for more.
  
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• Knowles Reports Q2 2017 Financial Results and Provides Outlook for Q3 2017

  27-07-2017 14:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  Knowles Corporation (NYSE: KN), a market leader and global supplier ofadvanced micro-acoustic, audio processing, and precision devicesolutions, today announced results for the second quarter ended June 30,2017.Click here for more.
  
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• Blue Prism Continues Global Expansion, Opening New Sales and Support Hub in Tokyo

  27-07-2017 14:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  LONDON andBluePrism, the company delivering the world's most successful digitalworkforce, today announced its further expansion into the Asia-Pacificregion with a new sales and support hub in Tokyo, Japan. The companyalso expanded and opened centers in Bangalore, India and Sydney,Australia, respectively. Demand for the company's Robotic ProcessAutomation (RPA) software continues to grow significantly, driven bypartners who are helping corporations automate, streamline and improveefficiencies thr
  
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• SK Telecom boasts of broadband wins

  27-07-2017 13:13
  SK Telecom has reported year-on-year quarterly increases of 1.8% and 3.9% for revenue and operating income, respectively, in what has turned out to be a relatively solid quarter.
  SK Broadband and SK Planet were the star performers for the group, as revenues reached KRW 4.346 trillion and operating income grew to KRW 423.3 billion. On the mobile side of things, the company cited growth of mobile data usage per user as another area of success in the business, as well increased sales from new areas
  
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• Wave2Wave Expands Robotic Optical Switch Portfolio with ROME 250

  27-07-2017 13:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  Wave2Wave Solution, the global leader in data center connectivity withautomation, today announces its ROME® 250 Robotic Optical Switchingplatform. ROME 250 extends the ROME portfolio with a smaller platformand lower price entry point that will enable telecommunication and datacenter operators to migrate to software defined networking (SDN)completely down to the physical connectivity layer.Click here for more.
  
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• Voipfuture Introduces New KPI System for VoIP Media Quality

  27-07-2017 13:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  Whereas there are well defined KPIs to assess a network's SIP signalingperformance there is no comparable means to determine media quality.Therefore Voipfutureannounces a new KPI system which offers different perspectives on themedia quality of a VoIP service.Click here for more.
  
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• Versive and Peiter andldquo;Mudgeandrdquo; Zatko Release Next-Generation Adversary Detection White Paper

  27-07-2017 13:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  Versive, the leader in automating enterprise operations with AI, todayannounced the release of a new white paper, "Next GenerationAdversary Detection: Artificial Intelligence Meets Mission-FocusedThreat Hunting." The white paper, written by Versive advisor andnetwork security expert Peiter "Mudge" Zatko, outlines themission-focused approach to adversary detection and discusses how to useAI and open-source technology to both automate and enhance cybersecurity.Click here for more.
  
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• Venture Atlanta Partners with Techstars Atlanta for 2017 Venture Atlanta Conference

  27-07-2017 13:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  andnbsp;Venture Atlanta announced today that it will partner with Techstars Atlanta for its 10th Annual Venture Atlanta Conference. With Cox Enterprises as the headline sponsor, the conference will incorporate the Techstars Atlanta Demo Day, featuring presentations from the program's 2017 class of 10 startups.andnbsp;Click here for more.
  
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• United Nearshore Operation (UNO), número uno en Call Centers con Avaya Private Cloud Services

  27-07-2017 13:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  SANTO DOMINGO , Repú United Nearshore Operation (UNO), empresa global de Call Centers, con sede en Santiago , República Dominicana, anunció la implementación de Avaya Private Cloud Services para Call Center. Click here for more.
  
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• TMC names Grandstream a 2017 Communications Solutions Products of the Year Award Winner

  27-07-2017 13:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  Grandstream, connecting the world with award-winning SIP unifiedcommunications solutions since 2002, announced today that TMC,a global, integrated media company, has awarded the UCM6200 series of IPPBXs a 2017 Communications Solutions Products of the Year Award.Click here for more.
  
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• The National Theatre Deploys Forcepoint Technology to Protect End-Users and Critical Business Data

  27-07-2017 13:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  andnbsp;Global cybersecurity leader Forcepointandnbsp;today announced that the world-class National Theatre in Londonis utilizing its cloud security technology to gain a comprehensive, centrally-managed solution for effective security - wherever users and data are located. Click here for more.
  
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• Stream Announces Leticia Castellanos as Vice President and General Manager of Energy Services

  27-07-2017 13:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  Stream(formerly Stream Energy), a leading direct selling company and providerof connected life services, announces Leticia Castellanos as its VicePresident and General Manager of Energy Services. Castellanos will beresponsible for Stream's Energy Services development and growth. Leticiabrings with her an extensive background in product development,management and innovation across multiple industries, including energy,health care, pharmaceuticals and beauty.Click here for more.
  
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• Stephen Hawking and David Attenborough Films Nab Multiple Emmy® Nominations for Documentary Streaming Service CuriosityStream

  27-07-2017 13:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  SILVER SPRING, Md. Two CuriosityStream Original productions will be competing for top honors in multiple categories at the National Academy of Television Arts andamp; Sciences 38th Annual News andamp; Documentary Emmy®Awards.andnbsp; These are the first Emmy®nominations for CuriosityStream, a leading global documentary streaming service launched by Discovery Communications founder and former chairman John Hendricks just over two years ago. Click here for more.
  
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• Sprint Expands in Midwest Region with 30 New Retail Stores Creating More Than 200 Jobs

  27-07-2017 13:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  Sprint (NYSE:S) continues to expand its presence and investment in theMidwest with plans to add more than 200 new jobs and 30 new retaillocations throughout parts of Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, andNebraska by the end of 2017. The new jobs will include a combination ofretail, operations and technical experts. Currently, Sprint counts morethan 1,200 regional employees and operates more than 280 branded retaillocations throughout the Midwest region.Click here for more.
  
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• Spirent Collaborating with Leading Certification Labs to Define New Open Standard for Network Security Testing Performance

  27-07-2017 13:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  SpirentCommunications plc. (LSE: SPT) today announced that the company ishelping to define a new open standard for testing enterprise networksecurity performance. Spirent is collaborating with top network securityappliance and services vendors and certification labs in thisinitiative, which will offer a new level of network security metrics fora growing industry that is demanding more insightful, precise andnon-proprietary performance evaluation practices.Click here for more.
  
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• Southern College of Optometry Opens First-Ever Hybrid Clinic

  27-07-2017 13:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  Southern College of Optometry opened FocalPoint, the first facility ofits kind in the United States to offer completely paperless telemedicinevia EyecareLiveTM.FocalPoint's 8,000-square-foot clinic has four doctors and offersseveral technological advances for eye health and exclusive new eyewearlines. The clinic also provides additional clinical instruction spacefor the college's students.Click here for more.
  
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• Securus Technologies Compares Over-the-Counter Phone Rate versus Securusandrsquo; Average Rate

  27-07-2017 13:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  Securus Technologies, a leading provider of civil and criminal justicetechnology solutions for public safety, investigation, corrections andmonitoring announced today the results of a side-by-side comparison ofvoice calling rates for a 12-minute call on its Secure Calling Platform(SCP) versus a readily available phone from a major retailer loaded withtwo 120-minute prepaid cards at $29.99 each.Click here for more.
  
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• Ridgeland to partner in C Spire's first andquot;Smart Cityandquot; technology trial in Mississippi

  27-07-2017 13:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  BILOXI, Miss.andnbsp;Ridgeland, widely known as one of Mississippi'smost tech-savvy cities, will partner with C Spire in a smart city technology trial this fall involving smart lighting and vehicle traffic analytics applications.Click here for more.
  
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• Prodea Acquires Arrayent

  27-07-2017 13:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  Prodea Systems, Inc. announced today that it has acquired ArrayentInc., forming the world's first IoTservices platform. The combined company delivers a provensuite of managed IoT services with unprecedented scale, speed, andreliability.Click here for more.
  
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• OtterBox Expands Venture Cooler Modularity at Outdoor Retailer

  27-07-2017 13:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  FORT COLLINS, Colo.andnbsp;The outdoors are for everyone and are everywhere. OtterBox is here to enable everyone to get outside and do what they do best with as little fuss as possible. At ORSM 2017, OtterBox introduces the new All-Terrain Wheels that take Venture Coolers just about anywhere.Click here for more.
  
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