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Conference Group Waives Recording Fee

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:13:07 PDT

The Conference Group announced it has waived the fee associated with recording a ReadyShow Web Conference, effective immediately. Formerly, the cost was $3 per minute. Clients can continue to record their events, with the audio and visuals synchronized, download the Flash file immediately following the event, and host the file ...(65 words)

Radware Signs Ronco as Reseller Partner

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:11:40 PDT

Radware (RDWR) announced it has signed Ronco Communications Electronics Inc. as a Radware reseller partner. By joining Radware's channel network, Ronco will receive training for all Radware application delivery and application security product lines including the newly acquired-Alteon product line from Nortel.Under the terms of the agreement, Ronco will work ...(140 words)

Nortel Needs MatlinPatterson, Writes Industry Insider

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:05:15 PDT

The debate over Nortel’s future rages on. Which would be better, to keep the company virtually intact, or to sell the various assets to the highest bidders?Writing for Seeking Alpha, frequent Nortel blogger Mark Evans says the choice is simple: Give MatlinPatterson a chance to buy the company and keep ...(168 words)

PAETEC Commends FCC Adoption of Procedural Rules on Forbearance Petitions

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:03:46 PDT

PAETEC Holding Corp. (NASDAQ GS: PAET) expresses appreciation to the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") for adoption of procedural rules on forbearance petitions which will promote fairness and lead to more informed decision-making. The new rules are a welcome change at the FCC. "Ensuring a regulatory structure that promotes a competitive ...(337 words)

In $5B Deal, Sprint Outsources Ops to Ericsson

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:41:49 PDT

In one of the largest and furthest-reaching managed services telecom contracts in history, Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) today said it would turn over day-to-day operations of its wireless network to wireless giant Ericsson (ERIC), later this year.Such a partnership has been rumored for some time but the scope of the deal, and ...(382 words)

Samsung Only Bright Spot in Q2 for Handset Sales

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:26:18 PDT

Samsung said it expects a positive second-quarter revenue, but it will likely be the only handset maker to report strong results.Analysts expect Nokia for instance to report a staggering 72-percent drop in its April-June earnings per share year-over-year, according to Reuters.In all, a poll of analysts reveals an expectation that ...(101 words)

RCN Bows Out of Bid to Buy FiberNet

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:19:42 PDT

Minus any additional drama, FiberNet Telecom Group Inc. (FTGX) will indeed sell to Zayo Group LLC.Zayo Group made its $88 million buyout offer in late May but there was a caveat: Other companies would be allowed to make competing bids by June 17. And guess what? RCN Corp. did just that ...(154 words)

AT&T, CTIA Defend State of Wireless Competition

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:15:45 PDT

ATT Inc. this week filed a statement in response to accusations from Wisconsin Senator Herb Kohl, chair of a congressional antitrust panel, that the wireless industry engages in anticompetitive practices, as well as the fact that the U.S. Department of Justice may look into the industry as well.For his part, ...(174 words)

Cisco Appoints Chief Strategy Officer

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:45:09 PDT

Cisco has announced that Ned Hooper, its senior vice president of corporate development and consumer, will assume additional responsibilities as chief strategy officer. In his expanded role, Mr Hooper will help shape Cisco's approach and business plans as it moves into new, adjacent markets and will drive the development of ...(212 words)

South Korean Cyber Attacks Continue

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:35:20 PDT

South Korea remains on high alert after waves of denial of service (DoS) attacks hit government servers there and in the United States this week. South Korea had thought the worst was over until a fresh wave of sites were targeted on Thursday, including one of its largest institutions, Kookmin ...(155 words)