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Foundry Networks Defines Vision for Advancing the Data Center (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. and LAS VEGAS, April 28, 2008 — Foundry Networks, Inc. , a performance and total solutions leader for end-to-end switching and routing, announces a defined vision for advancing the data center along with a new wave of product innovation, which delivers on the new vision.

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ANZ: Opes Prime Disclosure (BPO.AX, 00836423, 20080429) (Huntleys’ Stock of the Week via Yahoo!7 Finance)

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Strong Interest in Virtualization, VoIP, and WAN Optimization (SYS-CON Media)

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People signaled strong interest in VoIP, virtualization, and WAN optimization technologies, according to a study released by Network Instruments and NetQoS. The survey of 117 network engineers and IT executives found: when asked which emerging technologies present the greatest monitoring challenges, most respondents (38 percent) identified virtualization, while 24 percent were concerned with …

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Interop Snapshot: Strong Interest in Virtualization, VoIP, and WAN Optimization — NetQoS and Network Instruments … (PRWeb)

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Interop attendees signaled strong interest in VoIP, virtualization, and WAN optimization technologies, according to a study released today by Network Instruments(R) and NetQoS(R) Inc. The on-site survey of 117 network engineers and IT executives found: (PRWeb Apr 30, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/network/netqos/prweb905564.htm

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CustomCall and NGT Partnership Yields 60-day VoIP billing rollouts (BillingWorld)

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CustomCall Data Systems said this week that its private-label billing partnership with New Global Telecom (NGT) has achieved a 60-day timeframe for service providers to begin billing for advanced VoIP services.

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Interop Snapshot: Strong Interest in Virtualization, VoIP, and WAN Optimization (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

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LAS VEGAS—-Interop attendees signaled strong interest in VoIP, virtualization, and WAN optimization technologies, according to a study released today by Network Instruments® and NetQoS® Inc.

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OnState Announces Multi-modal Solution for Technical Support (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

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NEWBURYPORT, Mass.—-OnState Communications, innovating new-generation contact center solutions, today announced a multi-modal call center solution for technical support services. The solution has been adopted by B4 Consulting, an SAP® channel partner that has achieved gold-level status, which uses the OnState CallCenter for Skype to deliver real-time customer support.

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Velocity Networks Cuts Customer Costs with Business VoIP Offering: VoIP for Business Provides Businesses Substantial … (PRWeb)

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Velocity Networks, an integrated Voice and Data services company, announced today that they now offer additional value to their corporate clients through its hosted VoIP phone service. Velocity Networks has combined their IP network expertise with solutions provided by CommPartners and Transera to provide enterprise grade VoIP services and call center solutions for business customers. […]

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Hey, General Managers, There is Hope for This New Generation of Hospitality Sales Professionals! By David M. Brudney, … (Hospitality Net)

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I’ve been troubled by what I experience every day in my consulting practice while interacting with hotel and resort sales departments nationwide. Typically, I find new sales professionals - - aged mid-to-late 20s - - with what my generation refers to as questionable work ethics, a demonstrable lack of curiosity, and an over-reliance on technology […]

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Velocity Networks Cuts Customer Costs with Business VoIP Offering (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

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LOS ANGELES—-Velocity Networks, an integrated Voice and Data services company, announced today that they now offer additional value to their corporate clients through its hosted VoIP phone service.

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