Nielsen Reports Rise in TV, Internet and Mobile Video Usage

The average American is watching more traditional TV than ever before (127 hrs, 15 min per month), while also spending 9% more time using the Internet (26 hrs, 26 min per month) compared to last year, according to a new report from The Nielsen Company. At the same time, a small but growing number of Internet and mobile phone users are watching video online (2 hrs, 19 min per month), as well as using their cell phones to watch video (3 hrs, 15 min...

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Microsoft Unveils Pricing and Partner Model for Web-Based Collaboration Services

Microsoft announced new pricing, packaging and partner compensation details for Microsoft Online Services. Specifically, the is introducing two new suites of subscription services as part of the Microsoft Online Services family: Exchange Online Deskless Worker and SharePoint Online Deskless Worker. A Deskless Worker Suite, including Exchange Online Deskless Worker and SharePoint Online Deskless Worker, will be available for $3 (U.S.) per user, per month. Customers can also subscribe to each service independently. Exchange Online Deskless Worker...

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Juniper Appoints VP of Corporate Development

Juniper Networks has appointed Luis Avila-Marco to the position of senior vice president of corporate development, with responsibility for corporate strategic planning, as well as the development of key strategic relationships for the company. Mr. Avila-Marco joins Juniper Networks from Scientific-Atlanta, a Cisco Systems, company, where he served as vice president of corporate strategic planning. Mr. Avila-Marco succeeds Spencer Greene who has taken on a new assignment, serving as the company's senior vice president of customer advocacy. htt...

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NTT Plala Selects A10 Server Load Balancers for 'Hikari-TV' Service

A10 Networks will supply its AX Series server load balancers for "Hikari-TV," a video-to-television distribution service provided by NTT Plala Inc. The company said its AX Series was selected because it meets the IPv6 and high performance requirements for accommodating anticipated growth in the number of users. The load balancers feature an Advanced Core Operating System (ACOS) tuned for multi-core CPUs and offer Layer 4-7 capabilities, RAM caches, and SSL.Consolidating "OCN Theater," "OnDemand TV" and "4th MEDIA," which were previously operated...

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Panasonic Avionics Licenses iDirect's Satellite IP Router

Panasonic Avionics, the leading supplier of in-flight entertainment (IFE) and communication systems, will license iDirect's satellite IP router technology as a core component of the Panasonic eXConnect in-flight satellite transmission platform. Panasonic eXConnect provides two-way broadband connectivity for a broad range of passenger and crew applications, including Internet access as well as live video programming, telemedicine and the ability to monitor and report critical flight information in real time. Panasonic eXConnect features significantly...

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Aircell Announces Completion of Third Phase of $265 Million Financing

Aircell closed on the third tranche of a package of equity and debt financing now totaling $265 million. The latest step is the closing of a $35 million senior secured term loan facility arranged by Scotia Capital, Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse, which rounds out the prior two-stage equity investment led by Ripplewood Holdings, a major private equity group, Blumenstein/Thorne Information Partners and other investment entities associated with investor/entrepreneur Oakleigh Thorne.In early 2008, Aircell completed its nationwide wireless Air-To-Ground...

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DataPipe Secures $75 Million for Managed IT Services

DataPipe, a global provider of managed IT services,secured $75 million dollars in combined credit and equity financing led by Goldman Sachs.DataPipe provides application management, hosting, professional services, and security services for mid to large-sized organizations in a range of vertical industries. The company has over 1500 customers in six data centers and eight office locations in the United States, the United Kingdom, and China. DataPipe was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey.http://www.datapipe....

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AT&T to Provide Network Services for Muzak

AT&T was awarded a three-year, $6.4 million contract to provide network services to Muzak, a provider of music and professional sound systems for retailers. The contract will provide services to 40 Muzak locations across the U.S. and support Muzak's nationwide service network of more than 1,300 employees.AT&T is installing AT&T IP Flexible Reach, which combines network-based data services with local and long distance voice capabilities. The solution from AT&T also includes an Avaya IP Telephony (IPT) system, which will streamline...

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Tellme Opens Voice Services Platform for Microsoft Contact Center Partners

Tellme, a Microsoft subsidiary, is opening its voice services platform for contact center and customer care partners. The program, now available to the extensive Microsoft partner community, allows partner companies to bring flexible and cost efficient speech-based solutions to enterprise customers. The partner program provides access to Tellme's speech engineers, UI designers, developers and network operations professionals. More specifically,...

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Verizon Wireless Awarded ENERGY STAR Rating for Retail Stores

Two of Verizon Wireless Communications' retail stores have earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) ENERGY STAR for superior energy efficiency and environmental protection. The Verizon Wireless stores are two of only six retail locations nationwide to be awarded the 2008 ENERGY STAR.The stores, which are located in Omaha, Nebraska, and Toledo, Ohio, installed temperature sensors and energy management systems to monitor heating, ventilating...

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ARRIS Sees Q2 Revenues Below Guidance

ARRIS provided an update to its financial guidance, saying it now anticipates that revenues for the second quarter to be below previous guidance. GAAP and non-GAAP earnings per share are expected to be at or near the lower end of previous guidance and that bookings and backlog will be much improved as compared to the first quarter. Specifically, revenues in the second quarter 2008 are expected to be in the range of $278 to $280 million. The company also anticipates a sequential increase in order backlog and estimates book-to-bill ratio for the...

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