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Future Lab: SENS – Socially Enabled Services for Mobile Devices

September 27th, 2010 |
Future Lab: SENS – Socially Enabled Services for Mobile Devices

A coming major advance in computer technology is a form of context awareness known as Socially Enabled Services or SENS, which refers to mobile devices that can anticipate user needs, such as advising the best routes to take on [See the full post…]

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Billing Transformation Means Leaner, Cleaner Bills for Verizon Business Customers

November 18th, 2008 |
Billing Transformation Means Leaner, Cleaner Bills for Verizon Business Customers

Verizon Business has undertaken an extensive billing transformation project focused on providing a world-class customer experience for its large-business and government customers. By reducing the number of billing systems, enhancing self-service options and offering a single billing platform across virtually [See the full post…]

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Where is Unified Communications Going?

November 15th, 2008 |
Where is Unified Communications Going?

As a concept, “unified communications” has been around for awhile. It can mean anything from bringing all business communications into a single, seamless user experience to bringing global collaboration and conferencing technologies onto the same basic platform as traditional voice [See the full post…]

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With New Advanced Web Platform, Verizon Business Helps Welsh Assembly Government Keep Citizens Informed

November 11th, 2008 |
With New Advanced Web Platform, Verizon Business Helps Welsh Assembly Government Keep Citizens Informed

Learn how Verizon Business’ application content management service is helping customers, such as the Welsh Assembly Government, quickly, securely and easily update online content through a simple and intuitive Web interface. In this podcast, Arjan Van Proosdij, senior product marketing [See the full post…]

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Exploring Global Collaboration with Verizon Business

November 10th, 2008 |
Exploring Global Collaboration with Verizon Business

Collaborative technologies ranging from conferencing, voice-over-Internet protocol and mobility offer large-business and government customers around the globe the opportunity to reduce costs, enhance employee productivity, streamline business processes and decision making and strengthen eco-friendly initiatives. Featuring comments from Verizon’s Denny [See the full post…]

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Unified Communications: Helping SMBs Respond Quickly, Anywhere

November 7th, 2008 |
Unified Communications: Helping SMBs Respond Quickly, Anywhere

Unified communications options all compete to lower costs, increase productivity and improve customer service. When it comes to customers – improving response times and quality – businesses all have to earn customer loyalty. In this podcast, Siemens’ Martin Northend discusses [See the full post…]

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Democratization of HD Video Conferencing

October 31st, 2008 |
Democratization of HD Video Conferencing

As high definition video conferencing takes hold in the enterprise, it improves communication in clear ways, as well as in some subtle ones. The impact on the boardroom is one thing: groups and executives now come together for effective virtual [See the full post…]

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University of Pittsburgh Helps Keep Campus Safe with Verizon Notification Services

October 27th, 2008 |
University of Pittsburgh Helps Keep Campus Safe with Verizon Notification Services

Facing the daunting challenge of keeping 31,000 students and 12,000 faculty and staff informed during events that potentially threaten campus safety, the University of Pittsburgh turned to Verizon Business to deploy an automated notification service. Jinx Walton, director of computing [See the full post…]

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Unified Communications: Greater Productivity, Lower Costs (German language)

October 24th, 2008 |
Unified Communications: Greater Productivity, Lower Costs (German language)

MobileUC means bringing unified communications applications to mobile workers with the same quality and reliability as we have at the desks in our offices. In this German language podcast, Marcus Birkl, vice president with Siemens Enterprise Communications, discusses the impacts [See the full post…]

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Unified Communications: Greater Productivity, Lower Costs

October 24th, 2008 |
Unified Communications: Greater Productivity, Lower Costs

MobileUC means bringing unified communications applications to mobile workers with the same quality and reliability as we have at the desks in our offices. In this podcast, Luc Roy, vice president with Siemens Enterprise Communications, discusses the impacts and challenges [See the full post…]

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Verizon Business Helps Companies Speed Applications to Users Around the Globe

October 13th, 2008 |
Verizon Business Helps Companies Speed Applications to Users Around the Globe

Verizon Business is expanding its Managed WAN Optimization Services portfolio to help improve the performance of widely used business applications such as enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management and collaboration tools to users around the globe. Verizon Managed WAN Optimization [See the full post…]

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Verizon Business Helps Enterprises Work Smarter Via Unified Communications and Collaboration

October 7th, 2008 |
Verizon Business Helps Enterprises Work Smarter Via Unified Communications and Collaboration

Unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) – the integration of business telephony and information technology (IT) applications – enables corporate users to communicate more effectively and collaborate more easily. Yet, many global enterprises are challenged by the complexities of moving to [See the full post…]

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Verizon Business Empowers Network Convergence for K-12

September 29th, 2008 |
Verizon Business Empowers Network Convergence for K-12

School districts across the nation are upgrading legacy networks to converged Internet protocol (IP) networks, paving the way for the introduction of new advanced capabilities, such as voice-over-IP and distance learning. Designed to enhance the learning experience and access to [See the full post…]

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Verizon Business Transforms State Government Networks

September 29th, 2008 |
Verizon Business Transforms State Government Networks

The 2008 Digital States Survey, conducted by the Center for Digital Government and sponsored by Verizon Business, highlights how state governments across the United States use technology to serve constituents and streamline operations. Based on responses from state officials, the [See the full post…]

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Thing5 Leverages Verizon Business IP Networking to Power SaaS

September 23rd, 2008 |
Thing5 Leverages Verizon Business IP Networking to Power SaaS

Thing5, a leading provider of software-based messaging services to the hospitality industry, is leveraging Verizon Business’ IP networking to offer cost-effective and reliable services via software-as-a-service (SaaS) to hospitality chains such as Extended Stay Hotels, La Quinta and LXR Luxury [See the full post…]

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Living La Vida Wireless

September 16th, 2008 |
Living La Vida Wireless

So you’ve gone wireless. Now think about where you can go, and what you can do, now that you’re not tethered to the wall. We ventured out to hot spots in San Francisco, to check out mobility in action, and [See the full post…]

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TANDBERG Deploys Verizon Private IP to Power Global Collaboration

September 16th, 2008 |
TANDBERG Deploys Verizon Private IP to Power Global Collaboration

Few enterprises understand the benefits and challenges of global collaboration better than TANDBERG, a leading provider of telepresence, high-definition video conferencing and mobile video products. In this podcast, Rick Snyder, president of TANDBERG Americas, discusses his firm’s decision to deploy [See the full post…]

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What’s Your Biggest IT Challenge?

September 12th, 2008 |
What’s Your Biggest IT Challenge?

CIOs are faced with a wide range of opportunities and challenges. Verizon Business recently interviewed several information technology (IT) professionals about the most-pressing IT challenges facing their organizations and this podcast features highlights of their responses. Representing a broad mix [See the full post…]

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Study Links Carbon Management with Shareholder Value

September 9th, 2008 |
Study Links Carbon Management with Shareholder Value

A recent Verizon Business and IR Magazine study shows that 87 percent of investor relations professionals believe that companies can improve long-term shareholder value through better carbon management, and that communications technologies can help achieve overall corporate social responsibility goals. [See the full post…]

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Global Managed Wireless LAN Service Available Around the World

September 8th, 2008 |
Global Managed Wireless LAN Service Available Around the World

Effective collaboration is critical to the success of large businesses and a key challenge for information technology executives. A new managed service now available from Verizon Business – Verizon Managed Wireless LAN Service – enables business and government entities to [See the full post…]

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Intel IDF Brain Bowl Matched Media and Intel Execs at Opening Night Soiree

September 2nd, 2008 |
Intel IDF Brain Bowl Matched Media and Intel Execs at Opening Night Soiree

At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco’s Moscone Center, “Brain Bowl” was an opening night celebration where local and international media got to meet Intel execs and compete in the game of hi-tech trivia hosted by KPIX-TV San Francisco [See the full post…]

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Verizon Business Packages Internet Access And Vulnerability Management

August 7th, 2008 |
Verizon Business Packages Internet Access And Vulnerability Management

With sophisticated hackers at large worldwide, and volumes of mission-critical data riding on corporate networks, Internet security threats pose more of a risk than ever before for large business and government customers. This podcast discusses how enterprises can protect networks [See the full post…]

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Verizon Business Leverages IP to Link First Responders During Times of Crisis

August 4th, 2008 |
Verizon Business Leverages IP to Link First Responders During Times of Crisis

Emergency management personnel require seamless communications during times of crisis to rapidly coordinate assessment of and response to natural disasters and man-made events. Up until now, direct communications between federal, state and local first responders has been challenging due to [See the full post…]

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Verizon Business Adds Open Hosted Speech Services to Contact Center Portfolio

July 9th, 2008 |
Verizon Business Adds Open Hosted Speech Services to Contact Center Portfolio

Through the addition of Open Hosted Speech Services (OHSS) to its portfolio of contact center solutions, Verizon Business is offering enterprise and government customers a new level of control and flexibility over speech applications, while still enjoying the reliability and [See the full post…]

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Outsourcing IT Solutions to Meet Business Objectives

June 30th, 2008 |
Outsourcing IT Solutions to Meet Business Objectives

Learn how three diverse organizations – Plateau Systems, EquiLend, COOP Systems – outsource their IT needs to meet critical business objectives, including driving revenue, expanding globally, and better serving their customers. This video podcast features Shelly Heiden, executive vice [See the full post…]

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