2078 — Aspect Software acquires SophistiCom
Aspect Software announced it has acquired substantially all of the assets of SophistiCom Technologies Inc., a privately-held provider of quality management software. With this acquisition, Aspect Software adds a significant piece to its contact centre...
2077 — Ericsson launches smallest HSDPA/EDGE mobile platforms
Ericsson Mobile Platforms has successfully started deliveries of the U350 and U360 platforms. Jörgen Lantto, vice president and head of Strategic Product Management at Ericsson Mobile Platforms, commented that 'U350 and U360 platforms are the smallest and most...
2076 — Siemens fiber-optic network boosts data transfer rates in Finland
Siemens has inked a contract with the Finnet Group covering the delivery of an ultra-fast fiber-optic network based on cutting-edge DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing) technology. This new technology increases the transfer capacity of the existing paths on...
2075 — Attila Vitai: new CEO of Vodafone operations in Turkey
Vodafone Group announced that Attila Vitai will be appointed as CEO of Vodafone's operations in Turkey, subject to the regulatory approval and completion of the purchase of the Turkish mobile operator Telsim. Mr. Vitai, who is currently CEO of Vodafone Hungary,...
2074 — Alcatel and Lucent to merge
Alcatel and Lucent have entered into a definitive merger agreement. The primary driver of the combination is to generate significant growth in revenues and earnings based on the market opportunities for next-generation networks, services and applications, while...
2073 — Czech IT Market Passes $3 Billion in 2005, says IDC
Showing signs of maturity, Czech IT market growth slowed to 8.6% in 2005, down from an impressive 14.7% in 2004. Nevertheless, according to IDC , revenue passed the significant $3 billion mark for the first time last year, and the market will pick up again this year,...
2072 — Ericsson to build 3G core and transmission network for Vodafone in the Czech Republic
Vodafone Czech Republic chosen Ericsson to build a 3G transmission and core network, including its market-leading mobile softswitch solution, in the Czech Republic. The core network shoul be completed by the end of June 2006. The new 3G network is...
2071 — VoiceObjects Names Beatriz V. Infante New CEO
VoiceObjects announced the appointment of Beatriz V. Infante as the companys new CEO. Infante will also take a seat on the companys board of directors. Im thrilled to be joining this exciting and high-growth company commented Infante. I believe...
2070 — Bharti, Nortel Sign Managed Services Agreement for Contact Center Technology
Bharti Tele-Ventures, India's provider of telecommunications services, has signed a five-year managed services agreement with Nortel to host contact center services for more than 19.7 million - and growing - subscribers to Bharti's Airtel GSM mobile, broadband and...
2069 — IDC sees firming conditions in worldwide IT spending, market growth will exceed 6% in 2006
IDC forecasts that worldwide IT spending will increase by 6.3% in 2006, as economic stability in the U.S., Europe, and Japan combines with continued robust growth in emerging markets. Growth will be strongest in the software market at 7%, while hardware and services...
2068 — Deutsche Telekom Partners With Microsoft to Launch IPTV Services
Deutsche Telekom has reached agreement with Microsoft on an alliance to deliver Internet Protocol television (IPTV) services to consumers across Germany. The contract will enable Deutsche Telekom Group to deliver next-generation television, as well as...
2067 — RCN renews billing and customer care contract with Convergys
Convergys Corporation announced that RCN Corporation, a provider of cable TV, telephone, and Internet services, has renewed its billing and customer care agreement with Convergys for five years. The renewed agreement continues the licensing, maintenance, and...
2066 — Wells Fargo Enhances Security across 4000 Branch Locations with Verint Networked Video Solution; Solution Enables Major US Bank to Effectively Protect Vital Banking Operations
Wells Fargo has recently completed deployment of Verint's Networked Video Solution at its 4000th branch bank location in the United States. The Company will use Verint's solution to centrally investigate security breaches, including theft and fraudulent transactions,...
2065 — Alcatel signs a 50 million euro GSM/GPRS extension contract in Tunisia
Alcatel announced that it has been awarded a 50 million euros contract to extend the GSM/EDGE mobile network of Tunisie Télécom, the incumbent fixed and mobile operator in Tunisia. With this new extension, Tunisie Télécom expects to optimize its existing...
2064 — Excel and Booktrout change company name
Excel Switching and Brooktrout Technology, who combined operations in October 2005, announced their new company name: Cantata Technology. Our new name, Cantata, is a word derived from a rich musical composition in which talents converge to create something...
2063 — Ericsson to provide transmission network to New Zealand Police
Ericsson has signed a contract with New Zealand Police to provide MINI-LINK microwave radio systems, transmission products and support, to help the police build its own internal nationwide communication network. Richard Harkett, New Zealand Police Manager...
2062 — Ericsson to supply Managed Services to Acea for Automatic Meter Reading
Ericsson and Acea, an electricity distributor in Italy, have signed a 10 year managed service agreement to manage and develop Acea's system for Automatic Meter Reading (AMR). The system will be deployed in Rome to 1.5 million households. Ericsson says that is...
2061 — Foundry Networks and Mitel Expand Partnership with Advanced Open VoIP Solutions
Mitel and Foundry Networks Inc. announced the successful completion of interoperability testing between their respective Gigabit Power over Ethernet (PoE) solutions. The expanded partnership between the two companies focuses on simplifying the deployment of converged...
2060 — Netcentrex and France Telecom reach a total of 1 million residential VoIP lines in 2005 across 5 European countries
France Telecom announced that its residential Voice over IP services, running on Netcentrex solutions, have exceeded 1 million lines in commercial service across 5 countries at the end of 2005: France, UK, Netherlands, Italy and Spain. On the release note, it...
2059 — BT makes VoIP easy for Carriers and Resellers in Germany
BT Germany has announced at CeBIT that it is launching a new reseller platform for Voice over IP:BT Wholesale VoIP. The BT solution permits the assignment of phone numbers to the VoIP subscribers either from the respective local network or from the 032 path...
2058 — 2006 Contact Centers Goals Contact Center Managers Must Prioritize Enterprise Objectives to Get Ahead, by Donna Fluss and Deborah Navarra from DMG Consulting LLC
World-class contact centers are not the result of luck or chance. World-class contact centers evolve, over time, under the direction of highly skilled and inspired leaders. Contact center managers today cannot be satisfied with merely doing more with less. They must...
2057 — Cisco introduces new Unified Communications System
Cisco Systems, Inc. released the Cisco Unified Communications system, a new suite of voice, data and video products and applications specifically designed to help organizations of all sizes to communicate more effectively. Based on the Cisco Service-Oriented...
2056 — ASC adds email response management to its quality monitoring solution
ASC announced the addition of email response management to INSPIRATIONpro, its premier quality monitoring solution. Guenther Mueller, Chairman and CEO of ASC, explained that Email response management and quality monitoring systems work together to create a superior...
2055 — Witness Systems heightens investment in Indian Market
Witness Systems announced additional investment in the Indian market. The company is increasing its number of local customers and strategic reseller partners, and expanding its Bangalore research and development operation and customer support center. 'India is a...
2054 — FC Barcelona installs Genesys Express Multimedia Solution
Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories completed an installation of its Genesys Express Multimedia solution in the customer service centre of FC Barcelona. The implementation at the club's Nou Camp stadium is part of an in-sourcing initiative that enables the Spanish...
