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Slide Show: The Top 10 Business Apps for iPad

This list was compiled using online rankings and reviews of business apps that may help organize ideas, collaborate with coworkers or even complete tasks away from the desktop. ...More
November 16, 2012
Posted in Galleries
Wireline Act IV, Scene II: Packaging Network & SaaS Services Together to Serve SMBs

Shifting from plain ol’ OSS software supplier to packager of on-net and SaaS solutions from a bewildering array of third-party cloud providers is a challenging role. Sigma Systems hopes to show the industry how it's done. ...More
May 29, 2012 By Dan Baker
Posted in Blog, Billing, Service & Network Management, Service Creation & Delivery
Oracle Unveils Solution for Network Equipment Providers

Oracle said the solution leverages Service Availability Forum standards, providing open app programming interfaces that guarantee application portability to developers. ...More
March 6, 2012
Posted in News, Service & Network Management
Small Cells Big at MWC

Small-cell APIs will enable a new breed of intelligent, context-aware services for consumers and businesses. ...More
March 2, 2012
Posted in Blog, Service Creation & Delivery
AT&T Mulling New Billing Model

AT&T is considering a way to encourage customers to consume more data while shifting some costs from mobile operators to other companies such as applications developers and Internet companies. ...More
February 28, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News, Billing
Ericsson Intros In-App Payment

Ericsson says its new In Application Payment service gives consumers in a game or other application the ability to rapidly complete a purchase with just one click, and without leaving the app. ...More
October 11, 2011 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Oracle Debuts Digital Store

Oracle is rolling out a new tool to help service providers manage the complete content lifecycle, spanning content submission, test and approval, and storefront management. ...More
September 20, 2011 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
MIG Buys Zaypay for Micropayments

A recent forecast predicts the worldwide market for mobile payments will grow to more than $633 billion and that mobile payment users will grow 600 percent – to 490 million – by 2014, so there’s plenty of opportunity in this space. ...More
September 12, 2011 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News, Billing
Google Criticized for Android App Piracy

Android developers make less money from paid apps than do Apple iOS developers. Piracy of apps might be to blame, and Google is taking some heat for what some see as lax security policies. ...More
September 8, 2011 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Huawei Leads SDP Market Set to Break $5 Billion Mark in 4 Years

A new report finds Huawei to be the overall SDP market leader, with momentum that could knock Ericsson from its perch as No. 1 in services and Oracle, which is tops in the software segment. ...More
September 1, 2011
Posted in News, Service Creation & Delivery