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AT&T Nabs $350 Million Deal with USDA

AT&T will provide Managed Security services and deploy a Virtual Private Network (VPN) for USDA Data Services. ...More
July 22, 2010
Posted in News
Is Network Integrity the Next Network Inventory?

Nakina Systems CEO Jay Borden shares insights on reinventing a small ISV, the growing OEM software opportunity, telecom's most crucial OSS integration challenges and a new OSS specialty called "network integrity." ...More
July 19, 2010 By Dan Baker
Posted in Blog, Service & Network Management
Mu Dynamics Debuts Next-Gen First Scale Testing Solution

Mu Dynamics has introduced Mu Studio Scale, the first solution to replicate customer-usage scenarios for scale-testing NGN services, including triple play, feature-rich mobile applications and the cloud. ...More
July 19, 2010
Posted in News
NTT Makes 32B Grab for the Cloud Services Market with Dimension Data Acquisition

A big M&A move to acquire Dimension Data in an all-cash deal is all about a big foray into cloud services. NTT also gains 6,000 customers, $4 billion in annual revenue and a foothold in emerging markets. ...More
July 15, 2010 By Tara Seals
Posted in News
Q&A: Revenue Intelligence Takes on Focus in New World of IP Content and Apps

A Q&A with the North American operations VP at cVidya discusses the evolution of revenue management in a brave, recession-era new world of pervasive mobility, all-IP, cloud, content and apps. Forget RA. It's time for revenue intelligence. ...More
July 12, 2010 By Tara Seals
Posted in News, Billing, Customer Experience Management, Revenue Management, Service & Network Management
Vodafone Portugal Personalizes Service Bundles

Vodafone Portugal is striving for personalization for its 5.9 million customers, and is looking to bundle together legacy and new network services like IP video and VoIP into creative packages. ...More
June 30, 2010 By Tara Seals
Posted in News, Service Creation & Delivery
Clarus Enhances Automated Testing

After focusing on expanding management capabilities to include Performance Monitoring, Configuration Management and Business Intelligence, the newest release of ClarusIPC Plus+ emphasizes improvements to Clarus’ Automated Testing engine. ...More
June 29, 2010
Posted in News, Service & Network Management
Finding the Sweet Spot Between Consolidated and Distributed Data Centers

Despite the benefits of consolidation, we’re noticing the emergence of a counter trend among some of our mobile operator customers – that is, the move back toward more distributed data centers. ...More
June 29, 2010
Posted in Blog
GENBAND Unveils Nortel Integration, Plans $150M in R&D

GENBAND, which won defunct Nortel Networks’ carrier VoIP division at auction earlier this year, has announced its 2010 plan for the combined GENBAND-Nortel product line, with an overall mission of open innovation and a drive toward full IMS. ...More
June 23, 2010 By Tara Seals
Posted in Articles, Service & Network Management
Broadsoft Off to Shaky Start on Wall Street

Broadsoft priced its IPO on the low end of the expected range on Wednesday and took a hit as investors’ appetite for tech-sector shares waned. ...More
June 16, 2010 By Kelly Teal
Posted in News