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Virgo Publishing Names John Siefert as Chief Executive Officer
PHOENIX -- Virgo Publishing, LLC (“Virgo”), an integrated business-to-business information services company, is pleased to announce the appointment of John Siefert as Chief Executive Officer. Siefert, the former Senior Vice President and Publisher of InformationWeek Business Technology Network at United Business Media TechWeb, has been named Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and a member of its Board of Directors. ...(More)
8/12/2010 10:07:40 AM
B/OSS LinkedIn Group Adds 500 Members in 4 Months
The Billing & OSS World group on LinkedIn, a social networking group formed in January 2009 by the B/OSS Conference & Expo, has added an additional 500 members in just four months, hitting a record 2,500 members!An online extension of the B/OSS Conference & Expo, the Billing & OSS World LinkedIn group has members from more than 30 countries participating ...(More)
8/10/2010 2:22:45 PM
Virgo Publishing's B/OSS World Conference & Expo Locks in 2011 Dates
Phoenix, July 26, 2010 — Virgo Publishing, a leading provider of business-to-business media and trade shows, announced today that the Billing & OSS World (B/OSS) 2011 Conference & Expowill be held June 15-17, 2011,at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Washington, D.C.Business and operations support systems have become key components in the competitive strategies of communications service providers. ...(More)
7/26/2010 8:57:23 AM
B/OSS Blends Competitive Content
Taking advantage of this year’s location in Washington, D.C, the 2010 Billing & OSS World Conference & Expo presented content on the telecom industry’s competitive challenges from both technology and regulatory perspectives and from experts who toe the line on both. The result was an illuminating look at the intersection of policy and technology.B/OSS also is known for blending content ...(More)
6/16/2010 1:06:06 PM
Will Rural Operators Get to Participate in 4G?
By Tara SealsDo Verizon Communications Inc. and AT&T Inc. together form a de facto national duopoly for broadband? Verizon for one, says no, unsurprisingly, but critics say the impending 4G rollouts highlight a competitive crisis for rural carriers in particular.The last FCC spectrum auctions were geared to help create new national wireless carriers; carriers that were expected to use LTE ...(More)
6/13/2010 9:54:01 PM
Accanto Nabs Service Assurance Deal in Europe
Accanto Systems has announced that a partnership with distributor Phoenix Datacom resulted in the win of a contract with a global service provider for their European subsidiaries serving business customers. This particular agreement centers on the NeTracker/Pantera protocol analyzers, which are as well a part of Accanto’s CSA solution.The deal was initiated in the U.K. with Phoenix Datacom, and will ...(More)
6/13/2010 12:45:08 PM
Excellence Reigns at B/OSS Expo
By Tim McElligottWinners of the 2010 Billing & OSS World Conference & Expo Excellence Awards were honored this week in Washington, D.C. at the annual B/OSS conference. All new categories resulted in some first-time winners.The new categories for 2010 were, designed to reward the solving of real business problems through the application of software or services. They are:Best Cost Management ...(More)
6/10/2010 7:06:35 PM
The FCC Answers Critics on USF, Intercarrier Comp
By Tara SealsWhile the basic concept is universally agreed upon as being a good idea, the National Broadband Plan to bring broadband to every American has its share of critics when it comes to execution. One of the biggest bones to pick is the imminent demise of intercarrier compensation and the USF. Marcus Maher, associate chief of the wireline competition ...(More)
6/10/2010 6:28:36 PM
IBM’s Osswald on Cloud 9
By Tim McElligottDebra Osswald is IBM’s global communications industry strategy leader. She spends a majority of her strategy cycles on the Cloud. And based on the results IBM has seen from its own internal cloud initiative, she is convinced the opportunity for communications service providers is significant and imminent. Osswald will deliver a keynote address Friday at the Billing & OSS ...(More)
6/10/2010 8:00:52 AM
Operators Should Have Their Heads in the Clouds
It is understandable that with its catchy, new, very marketable name, cloud computing may seem far removed from the evolutionary steps it has taken. There is still confusion over what the technology actually is and does — and doesn’t do. Whatever the definition, Joe Weinman, AT&T’s strategy guru for business services, says the cloud is a clear winner for carriers.Weinman, ...(More)
6/10/2010 7:55:34 AM
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