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American Association of Franchisees & Dealers (AAFD) and VoIP provider Telcentris Inc. announced a partnership today. The AAFD has named VoxOx In Business (Telcentris’ business VoIP division) a “Branded Partner” – the association’s highest level of endorsement. In addition, AAFD members now receive an exclusive discount on its small office phone services package, Startup Bundle.

“Every business needs reliable and affordable phone service, and VoxOx In Business is offering our members the convenience and exclusive savings they have come to expect from an AAFD Branded Partner,” said Robert L. Purvin, Jr., CEO of AAFD. “We are proud to endorse the service quality and top-notch customer support offered by VoxOx In Business, and we are looking forward to extending the benefits of this partnership to our members.”

Currently, the AAFD membership discount applies more

Telcentris® Inc., a leader in cloud communications and the creator of VoxOx® and VoxOx In Business™, today announced that the company has named Cliff Rees as its president, overseeing operations, sales, business development, and product management. Cliff is well known for his instrumental role in the success of Telegroup, where he spent 10 years as founder, president and CEO, growing the business from concept to a NASDAQ-listed company with $330 million in sales and more than 1000 employees globally.

Cliff has held executive leadership and founding roles with a number of global VoIP providers, including Leading Edge Communications, which offers SIP trunking solutions; XCast Labs, Inc., a developer of Software as a Service (SaaS) VoIP applications, which sells residential, SIP trunking and hosted IP-PBX services; and GlobalTouch Telecom, Inc., a switched-based carrier with its own proprietary Internet telephony technology.

Cliff served as president of Convergia, Inc., more

Sandefjord, Norway and Oxnard, California, December 15, 2011 – Nevion chairman Per Otto Dyb has announced the appointment of technology and business development veteran Geir Bryn-Jensen as Nevion CEO. Bryn-Jensen, who previously served as executive vice president of sales and marketing, joined Nevion in 2010.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Net Insight, a leading provider of efficient and scalable transport solutions for media, IP and broadcast networks, has delivered the Nimbra platform to Velister Ltd, the commercial DVB-T operator in Cyprus for a new all-IP DTT network.

Velister Ltd, a private broadcast operator in Cyprus selects Net Insight for a new all-IP Digital Terrestrial network. The network covers the whole of Cyprus and has been live since the 1st July 2011.

The DTT network carries three MUXes and consists of end-to-end provisioning, full-path protection architecture with multiple levels of redundancy from the head-end site to the individual transmitter sites. The network provides both contribution and distribution services based on the Nimbra platform, including the network management system, Nimbra Vision.

This order was won in partnership with Net Insight’s partner in Cyprus J&D Dynamic in June.

“We have selected Net Insight thanks to the more

Operator Chooses Affordable Compliance with CMSP Gateway

FORT MYERS, FL.—Nov. 17, 2011—Interop Technologies, a provider of core wireless solutions for messaging, mobile device management, and connectivity gateways, today announced that that MetroPCS Communications, Inc. has selected Interop’s hosted Commercial Mobile Service Provider (CMSP) Gateway. The Interop solution provides an affordable way for MetroPCS to deliver Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) alert messages to subscribers with CMAS-compatible handsets.

Interop’s solution, which has been designated a Certified CMSP Gateway Host by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), ensures compliance with CMAS standards in time for the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) implementation deadline of April 2012. Certification eliminates the need for operators to spend time and resources conducting testing with FEMA and ensures that they can deliver Presidential, Imminent Threat, and AMBER alerts as soon as they become available.

“Interop’s hosted CMSP Gateway minimizes the more

Telcentris®, Inc., a leader in cloud communications and the creator of VoxOx® announced that its VoxOx In Business™ division has been named a member of CRN’s Business-Class Connectivity Partner Programs Guide, a list which highlights solution providers with the most robust channel partner programs in the industry. The list is featured in the October 24, 2011 print issue of Channel Reseller News (CRN) magazine and also published on CRN.com.

“With the recent convergence of voice, data and Internet technologies, users are demanding a single source of services and support,” said Kelley Damore, VP and editorial director for CRN. “This handy guide provides the CRN solution provider audience with details on key technologies, program opportunities, and the hottest new program offerings in the connectivity field.”

CRN uses the term “Business-Class Connectivity” to refer to the deployment and ongoing support of a business communications platform (voice and data services, Internet services and hosting services) from a single trusted advisor. This exclusive list of Business-Class Connectivity channel programs more

CHICAGO, October 25, 2011 – As part of the 4G World conference and expo, which opens today in Chicago, RAD Data Communications is exhibiting in Booth 1927 its ETX-205A Carrier Ethernet mobile demarcation device, which less than two weeks ago bested competitors when it won the Best Mobile Backhaul Product Award at the Carrier Ethernet World Congress in Amsterdam.

Designed for mobile backhaul, wholesale services and business applications as a member of RAD’s EtherAccess portfolio, the ETX-205A enables pure Ethernet backhaul as well as the consolidation of 2G, 3G, and 4G/LTE traffic at base stations. Placed at cell sites, hubs and mobile switching centers, it helps backhaul providers, as well as fixed-mobile carriers monitor network performance and guarantee quality of service.

The ETX-205A incorporates a host of differentiating features. Most notably, these include hardware-based OAM for accurate monitoring of key performance indicators (KPIs), such as more

Streaming Media recognizes Edgeware’s proven leadership
based on its innovative distributed video delivery network

STOCKHOLM, October 19, 2011 - Edgeware, the technology leader in distributed video delivery, today announces it has been included in Streaming Media’s List of the “100 Companies that Matter Most in Online Video.” The Streaming Media 100 represents the top companies demonstrating significant market traction and delivering game-changing technologies in online video.

Edgeware’s unique solution, which is deployed by some of the world’s largest operator-based video distribution systems, allows operators to quickly and easily implement, manage, control and monetize video content across their networks. Edgeware makes it simple for operators to implement advanced video services to subscribers, ensuring the highest possible QoE, while providing integrated wholesale CDN video delivery and management capabilities. Edgeware’s architecture reduces the complexity, overhead and cost of both retail and wholesale video delivery for operators while bringing new revenue opportunities more

Amid the gloom and doom surrounding our economy, one company continues to stand out. Zeacom, a provider of contact center, unified communications and business process automation software and services, today reported significant growth in both the number of enterprises and individual users of its Zeacom Communications Center (ZCC) platform
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As of September 1, 2011, more than 76,000 contact center and 226,000 unified communications users at more than 4,000 sites use ZCC daily.

Ernie Wallerstein, Zeacom president, noted that, “I am very pleased with Zeacom’s continued success, which is a direct result of consistent focus in contact center, unified communications and process automation solutions. Since our inception, we have remained steadfast in our operational mandate as a software provider and unlike other vendors, we do not try to be all things to all people.”

He continued, “With organizations both public and private emphasizing customer service, engagement and more

PETACH TIKVA, Israel, October 18, 2011 – Siklu Inc., a pioneer in the wireless backhaul market today announced closing of its $19 million Series B investment. New investors in this round include Amiti Ventures, Qualcomm Incorporated and another undisclosed category leading strategic investor. They have been joined by all existing investors: DFJ-Tamir Fishman Ventures, Evergreen Venture Partners and Argonaut Private Equity. Ben Rabinowitz, Managing Partner at Amiti Ventures, will join the Board of Directors of Siklu.

Siklu delivers scalable and flexible carrier-grade millimeter wave Gigabit Ethernet radio solutions. These state-of-the-art, advanced architecture solutions offer unparalleled price-performance value. Providing the industry’s lowest total cost of ownership, and incorporating on-board advanced networking capabilities, solutions from Siklu are ideally suited for mobile backhaul, Carrier Ethernet business services, enterprise, and vertical applications in developed and emerging markets.

Siklu, already recognized as having the widest and deepest IP and technology advantage more