Marketing
Microsoft, Temenos join forces for core banking solutions
Temenos, a provider of integrated core banking systems, and software solutions provider Microsoft have announced an alliance for delivering core banking solutions with TEMENOS T24 and Microsoft SQL Server to increase operational efficiencies of large-scale banks worldwide. Earlier, the two companies worked with North Shore Credit Union (NSCU), a financial institution in Canada, to deliver [...]
Vocaltec acquires Outsmart assets
Vocaltec Communications, a provider of multimedia and voice-over-IP solutions for communication service providers, has acquired substantially all of the assets of Outsmart, a provider of telecommunications convergence solutions. The Outsmart assets acquired by Vocaltec includes Outsmart’s technology and intellectual property, as well as its primary customer and partner contracts. Vocaltec plans to engage certain Outsmart [...]
Ericsson completes Nortel acquisition in North America
Ericsson has completed its acquisition of substantially all of Nortel’s CDMA business and LTE assets in North America. The acquisition includes the transfer of important CDMA contracts with North American operators including Verizon, Sprint, US Cellular, Bell Canada, Telus and Leap, as well as LTE assets, certain patents and patent licences relating to CDMA and [...]
Mike DeGraw to lead Deltacom’s Wholesale sales
ITC DeltaCom, a provider of integrated communications services to customers in the southeastern United States, has named Mike DeGraw as Senior Vice President of Wholesale Sales. DeGraw was previously president and co-owner of Huntington Telecom, an international wholesale voice operator. DeGraw brings over seventeen years of sales strategy, business development and corporate leadership experience in [...]
Artificial Life to expand its business activities in China
Artificial Life recently announced its strategic decision to expand its business activities in China. All iPhone and iPod touch games and applications of Artificial Life will be translated into simplified Chinese and launched in China as soon as possible, the company informed. In addition, the company will create new and specially tailored iPhone & iPod [...]
Avnet signs distribution deal with Falconstor
Falconstor Software, a player in disk-based data protection, and Avnet Technology Solutions (Avnet), an IT distributor, have entered into an agreement for the distribution of Falconstor software products by Avnet UK. Avnet will be distributing the full range of Falconstor solutions, including Falconstor Continuous Data Protector (CDP), Falconstor Network Storage Server (NSS), Falconstor Virtual Tape [...]
Alcatel-Lucent launches IP Transformation Centre in India
Alcatel-Lucent has launched a new IP Transformation Centre (IPTC) in Chennai, India. First centre of its kind in the sub-continent, the IPTC is aimed at developing, integrating and testing end-to-end IP networking solutions for Alcatel-Lucent’s Indian and global customers as they migrate to next generation architectures. The centre will enable service providers to design, test [...]
AT&T chooses Ericsson as key supplier for Wireline Business
Ericsson has been selected as one of two suppliers for AT&T’s Wireline Access products and services. The company will now be eligible to provide full system solutions within AT&T’s wireline access network. AT&T’s strategy is to shorten technology introduction cycles, increase supplier collaboration and focus spending on future technologies. Ericsson will offer AT&T full end-to-end [...]
Sanyo signs IT distribution deal with Synnex
Sanyo, a manufacturer of projectors, has formed a distribution partnership with Synnex, a business process services company, in an effort to expand its reach into the IT market. Synnex is expected to provide Sanyo a base of customers within the Retail, PC Resellers, and VAR distribution channels. Synnex serves resellers, retailers and original equipment manufacturers [...]
Microsoft to deliver Windows phones
Microsoft has announced that Windows phones will be widely available at retail stores worldwide on 6 October 2009. The company said the new phones will be the first to feature Windows Mobile 6.5, the latest version of Microsoft’s mobile phone software, and will seek to deliver new customer experiences through an improved user interface and [...]
