Corporate IT Update articles from June 2009

Corporate IT Update archives from June 2009

SleepEx ZMR software chosen by Center Pointe Sleep Associates.
June 5, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Center Pointe Sleep Associates LLC (CPSA), a company that specialises in the diagnosis of sleep disorders in adults and children, has selected the ZMR software from SleepEx, a provider of...

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems signs agreement to acquire Axsys.
June 5, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD), has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Axsys Technologies Inc (Nasdaq:AXYS), a...

ERF Wireless acquires Frontier Internet and iTexas.net.
June 5, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS ERF Wireless Inc (OTCBB:ERFW), a provider of enterprise class wireless and broadband products and services, announced on Thursday (4 June) it has completed the acquisition of the assets and...

City of Bethlehem awards video surveillance contract to Intelligent Decisions.
June 5, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Intelligent Decisions Inc (ID), a systems integrator providing IT hardware and software, manufacturing and professional service solutions, has announced that it was awarded a video...

Midwestern Higher Education Compact selects Juniper Networks for inclusion in purchase order program.
June 5, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Networking company Juniper Networks Inc (Nasdaq:JNPR) announced on Thursday (4 June) that the Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC), one of four US interstate compacts created to...

Juniper and Nokia Siemens to create joint venture to enter Carrier Ethernet Transport market.
June 5, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Juniper Networks Inc (Nasdaq:JNPR), a specialist in high performance networking, and Nokia Siemens Networks, a provider of telecoms networking equipment and services, announced on Friday (5...

Massachusetts town grants FiOS cable franchise to Verizon.
June 5, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS The Board of Selectmen of the town of Wrentham, Massachusetts voted on 2 June to grant Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) a cable franchise, allowing the company to commence deployment of...

Verizon Communications announced dividend.
June 5, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS US telecoms operator Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) today (5 June) declared a quarterly dividend of USD0.46 per outstanding share. The company's board announced that the dividend...

InterContinental Hotels deploy 'Hotel-in-a-Box' solution developed with IBM.
June 8, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Information technology company IBM (NYSE:IBM) and hotel group InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) (NYSE:IHG) announced on Friday (5 June) the first deployment of its 'Hotel-in-a-Box'...

Sun technology-based supercomputer starts operation at Forschungszentrum Julich.
June 8, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Sun Microsystems Inc (Nasdaq:JAVA), a network solutions provider, announced on Friday (5 June) that the supercomputer JuRoPA2 went on-line the previous week at Forschungszentrum Julich, a...

MTS and Nokia sign memorandum of understanding.
June 8, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (MTS) (NYSE:MBT), a mobile network operator in Russia and the CIS, and mobile communication company Nokia Inc (NYSE:NOK) have signed the memorandum of understanding...

Swiss National Supercomputing Centre upgrades Cray XT3 to Cray XT5.
June 8, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Cray Inc (Nasdaq:CRAY), a supercomputer company, announced on Friday (5 June) that the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS), a research facility in Switzerland, has upgraded its...

Exigen Services acquires Taihoo Technologies.(Brief article)
June 8, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Exigen Services, a next generation application outsourcing provider, has announced it has acquired China-based software outsourcing services provider Taihoo Technologies. According to...

IBM provides technical infrastructure to KSA.
June 8, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Information technology company IBM (NYSE:IBM) announced today (8 June) that the company has completed the deployment of an infrastructure for Saudi Arabia. The multi-year eGovernment...

IBM provides 'Hotel-in-Box' solution in conjunction with IHG.
June 8, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Information technology company IBM (NYSE:IBM) and InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) (LON:IHG), a large hotel group, on Friday (5 June) announced the first deployment of IBM's...

Ceragon to supply Tata with backhaul equipment.
June 8, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Ceragon Networks Ltd (Nasdaq:CRNT), a provider of high capacity wireless backhaul solutions, announced on 8 June that it has received orders from Tata Teleservices Ltd, an Indian telecom...

IBM completes deployment of civil infrastructure project in Saudi Arabia.
June 8, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS IBM (NYSE:IBM) announced today (8 June) that it has completed the deployment of infrastructure for the delivery of government services for Saudi Arabia. The company said that the...

Ant plc's Galio Platform selected by Humax.
June 8, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Ant plc, a provider of software solutions for the digital media industry, announced on 8 June that its Galio Platform has been selected by Humax Co Ltd, a set top manufacturer, for...

PureChoice makes new merger offer to MathStar.
June 8, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS PureChoice Inc, a provider of building performance software, made on Thursday (4 June) a revised merger offer to MathStar Inc, a provider of programmable logic solutions for image and...

Intel invests in Japanese WiMAX service provider.
June 8, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Intel Capital, the investment arm of Intel Corporation (Nasdaq:INTC), announced on 8 June an investment of USD43m (JPY:4.15bn) in Japan's UQ Communications, a provider of WiMAX mobile...

Etihad launches Saudi Arabian WiMAX network.
June 8, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Motorola (NYSE:MOT), a communications technology company, announced on 8 June that Etihad Atheeb Telecom Co, a wireless network telecoms company, has launched a nationwide WiMAX network in...

Cranes' subsidiary Proland Software enters partnership with VirusBuster.
June 9, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Cranes Software International subsidiary Proland Software, an IT security company, has entered into a strategic partnership with VirusBuster Ltd, a Hungary-based security solutions...

Mindspeed's M21156 crosspoint switch chosen by Huawei.
June 9, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Mindspeed Technologies Inc (Nasdaq:MSPD), a supplier of semiconductor solutions for network infrastructure applications, announced on Monday (8 June) that Huawei Technologies Co Ltd...

Global IP Solutions provides HD voice capabilites for KT Networks' smartphone.
June 9, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Global IP Solutions (GIPS) (Oslo Bors:GIPS) a provider of IP multimedia processing solutions, has announced that KT Networks, part of KT (formerly Korea Telecom), an integrated wired and...

IBM signs outsourcing agreement with Eureka Forbes.
June 9, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Information technology company IBM (NYSE:IBM) announced on Monday (8 June) it has signed a five-year, end-to-end business transformation and information technology (IT) outsourcing...

SAP chosen by EnWin Utilities.
June 9, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS SAP America Inc, a subsidiary of business software provider SAP AG (NYSE:SAP), announced on Monday (8 June) that EnWin Utilities Ltd, the municipal electricity distributor for the city of...

EDS awarded applications services contract by Telstra.
June 9, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS EDS, a global technology services provider and a division of HP (NYSE:HPQ), announced on Monday (8 June) that the company has signed one of two expanded applications services contracts with...

IBM and Eureka Forbes sign strategic outsourcing agreement.
June 9, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Information technology company IBM (NYSE: IBM) on Monday (8 June) announced that the company has signed a five-year, end-to-end business transformation and information technology (IT)...

PixArt takes ARC licence.
June 9, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS ARC International (LSE:ARK), a provider of consumer intellectual property (IP), announced on 9 June that PixArt Technologies has licensed a member of the ARC 600 core family as its platform...

DNS supplies Aruba wireless network solution to US university campus.
June 9, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Aruba Networks Inc (Nasdaq:ARUN), a provider of wireless LANs and secure mobility solutions, announced on 9 June that its authorised integration partner DNS has started deploying an Aruba...

Azlan signs with Devon IT thin client developer.
June 9, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Azlan, a distributor of enterprise networking, server, storage and enterprise software solutions throughout Europe, announced on 9 June that it has signed a distribution contract with Devon...

Vodafone Egypt implements ATG Commerce Suite.
June 10, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Art Technology Group Inc (ATG) (Nasdaq:ARTG), a provider of e-commerce solutions, announced on Tuesday (9 June) that mobile operator Vodafone Egypt has deployed the ATG Commerce Suite to...

Tensilica's Xtensa DPUs integrated in TranSwitch's Atlanta 2000 processor family.
June 10, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Tensilica Inc, a provider of customisable dataplane processors, announced on Tuesday (9 June) that TranSwitch Corporation (Nasdaq:TXCC), a provider of semiconductor solutions for the...

LWP becomes European distributor of Stratus Avance software.
June 10, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Stratus Technologies, a provider of software, hardware platforms and telecoms solutions, announced on Tuesday (9 June) that LWP GmbH, a specialist in virtualisation and German distributor...

Beceem, GCT, Sequans and UQ Communications join Open Patent Alliance.
June 10, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Beceem Communications, a provider of mobile WiMAX semiconductors, GCT Semiconductor Inc, a fabless semiconductor company, Sequans Communications, a supplier of WiMAX silicon and software,...

Microsoft IP Ventures collaborates with Enterprise Ireland to launch InishTech.(Company overview)
June 10, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS InishTech, a new startup company based in Dublin, Ireland, entered the market on Tuesday (9 June) to relaunch Microsoft Software Licensing and Protection (SLP) Services. The new...

BigBand Networks signs strategic collaboration agreement with Jiangsu Cable.
June 10, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS BigBand Networks Inc (Nasdaq:BBND), a provider of digital video networking, announced on Tuesday (9 June) that it has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Jiangsu Broadcasting...

ACS and PeopleNet partner to provide new mobile in-cab scanning solutions.
June 10, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Affiliated Computer Services Inc (NYSE:ACS), a provider of business process and information technology solutions, and PeopleNet, a provider of Internet-based and integrated onboard...

Cray in negotiations for multi-year supercomputer contract in Korea.
June 10, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Supercomputer company Cray Inc (NasdaqGM:CRAY) announced on Tuesday (9 June) that the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) has selected Cray as the preferred bidder for a multi-year...

7ticks to use Interxion's London City data centre.
June 10, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Interxion, an operator of carrier-neutral data centres, announced an agreement with 7ticks, a provider of trading network solutions, to provide equipment housing and connectivity at its...

Icomera to supply in-train connectivity to British rail service.
June 10, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Icomera, a specialist in the provision of cellular broadband gateways, announced that it has been chosen to supply its MoovBox mobile broadband gateways to Wrexham and Shropshire railways...

Quantivo and Webtrends announce partnership.(Brief article)
June 11, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Quantivo, a provider of on-demand behavioural analytics, and Webtrends, a provider of data collection and analysis, announced on Wednesday (10 June) a new partnership that will enable...

Qualys to use TriCipher SSO solution.(Brief article)
June 11, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Qualys, a company offering security audit and vulnerability management solutions, has selected the myOneLogin solution from TriCipher, according to an announcement today by Los Gatos,...

BlueCat Networks introduces Proteus v3.0 IP address management solution.
June 12, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS IPAM intelligence specialist BlueCat Networks announced on Thursday the launch of Proteus v3.0, the newest release of its IP Address Management solution. The company said that the new...

Nortel chosen by Ziggo to launch advanced business voice services.
June 12, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Dutch cable operator Ziggo has selected an IP-Powered Business solution from communications technology company Nortel (TSX:NT) (OTCBB:NRTLQ) to help it launch advanced business voice...

Level 3 in agreement to provide network connectivity to First Commercial Bank of Florida.
June 12, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Level 3 Communications Inc (Nasdaq:LVLT), a provider of fibre-based communications services, on Thursday announced that the company is extending and expanding its relationship with First...

Avaya and IBM expand alliance.
June 12, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Avaya and IBM (NYSE:IBM) announced on Friday an extension of their existing alliance aimed at delivering unified communications, backed by Avaya certified security products, for enterprise...

Aia Software's ITP Document Platform deployed by Amstel Lease for invoice management.
June 12, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Documents and forms software supplier Aia Software reported on Thursday a contract win from equipment leasing company Amstel Lease for Aia's ITP Document Platform. Financial terms were...

Salford to provide Northampton University with IDM.
June 12, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Salford Software, a specialist in identity management, announced today that it has signed a contract with the University of Northampton for a new identity management solution. The...

Prysmian announces gains in Far East market.
June 12, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Prysmian Cables & Systems announced today (Friday) two new contract wins in the Far East for the Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) technology specialist. The company is to install a pilot...

RealVNC introduces VNC Enterprise Edition 4.5 for remote desktop control.
June 15, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS RealVNC has launched VNC Enterprise Edition 4.5, the latest version of its enterprise class VNC solution for remote desktop control, the UK-based VNC (Virtual Network Computing) software...

BMC replaces datacentre management software for KBC Group.
June 15, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS BMC Software (NYSE:BMC), a provider of business management software, announced on Monday that European financial group KBC Group (Euronext:KBC) has contracted BMC to replace its existing...

D-Link releases mydlink compatible surveillance camera - wireless version due by end of month.
June 15, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Networking solutions provider d-Link announced on Monday the release of a network camera, the DCS-1100, which will allow users to remotely monitor live streaming video via D-Link's mydlink...

Vizual releases free HR software for small businesses.
June 15, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Human resources software company Vizual announced on Monday that it is to release its HR.net Lite Human Resources software for free to small businesses in the UK. The UK-based company...

Jascorp software arm sold by Arcadia Resources.
June 15, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Arcadia Resources Inc (NYSE Amex:KAD), a provider of healthcare services under the Arcadia HealthCare brand, announced on Monday the sale of its Jascorp retail pharmacy management software...

ClearOne/Sony HD VC Solution launched by ClearOne.
June 16, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Audio conferencing products provider ClearOne (Nasdaq:CLRO) announced on Monday the ClearOne/Sony HD VC Solution, a merging of its HDConference technology with Sony's HD video conferencing...

MIPS architectures licensed by Chinese Institute of Computing Technology.
June 16, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS The Institute of Computing Technology (ICT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has licensed the MIPS32 and MIPS64 architectures to further develop and commercialise its Loongson family of...

NetEx adds support for VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager.
June 16, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS NetEx has extended its support for the VMware (NYSE:VMW) virtual environments by qualifying VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager on its HyperIP for VMware WAN optimisation software, the...

Spiceworks launches Spiceworks IT Desktop v4.0.
June 16, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Spiceworks Inc announced on Monday the release of the Spiceworks IT Desktop version 4.0. The company, which provides a free social IT management application for small and medium...

Novell tenders to repurchase 0.50% Senior Debentures.
June 16, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Novell Inc (Nasdaq:NOVL) announced on Monday that a cash tender offer to purchase its 0.50% Convertible Senior Debentures due in 2024. The company said that it has filed the required...

Cube Optics and Ekinops selected by NWIX.(Brief article)
June 16, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Passive WDM solutions Cube Optics AG, together with optical transport equipment manufacturer Ekinops, have been selected by UK operator NWIX as key suppliers for its planned network...

Juniper Networks chosen by Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Culture and Information.
June 16, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Juniper Networks Inc (Nasdaq:JNPR) said on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Culture and Information has built a new high-performance network for voice, video and data using an...

Avanti Communications awarded extension to Broadband Reach rollout programme.
June 17, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Broadband satellite operator Avanti Communications Group plc (AIM:AVN) said on Tuesday it has been awarded an extension to the Broadband Reach rollout programme by the Scottish Government...

Clearwire launches CLEAR 4G WiMAX network in Atlanta.
June 17, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS High-speed Internet services provider Clearwire Communications LLC has introduced its CLEAR service, a 4G WiMAX wireless broadband network, in Atlanta, the company said on Tuesday. ...

CSC to develop SAP-based supply chain management system for Diageo; also extends outsourcing contract.
June 17, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS CSC (NYSE:CSC) announced on Wednesday that it has signed a four and a half year agreement with Diageo, an alcoholic drinks group, to develop and implement a worldwide supply chain...

ECI supplies fixed broadband hardware to Tata Teleservices for Indian deployment.
June 17, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS ECI Telecom (NASDAQ-NMS:ECIL), a provider of networking infrastructure solutions, said on Wednesday that is has partnered with Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL) to deliver a fixed broadband...

Telecom Express and IMImobile launch joint venture for implementing mobile services.
June 17, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Telecom Express, a UK provider of interactive services to media companies, announced on Wednesday that it has established a joint venture with IMImobile, a company that specialises in...

Mezeo chosen by iomart to deliver cloud storage solutions.
June 17, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Mezeo Software Corp announced on Wednesday that UK-based Internet services company iomart Group plc has selected the Mezeo Cloud Storage Platform for its implementation of a cloud based...

Qwest and IBM announce agreement to provide managed services for mid-size companies.
June 17, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Qwest Communications International Inc (NYSE:Q) and IBM (NYSE:IBM) announced on Wednesday a 5-year agreement to deliver proactive managed services to mid-size businesses. Financial...

IBM announces investment into advanced mobile services.
June 17, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS IBM (NYSE:IBM) announced on Wednesday it plans to a USD100m investment over the next five years into a research effort which aims to advance mobile services and capabilities for businesses...

Longtop chosen to upgrade CRM system for National Commercial Bank in China.
June 18, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Longtop Financial Technologies Limited (NYSE:LFT), has signed a contract to upgrade the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system for the headquarters of a National Commercial Bank in...

CalAmp Sentry 4G Wireless IP Router chosen by EADS Defence & Security.
June 18, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Wireless communications solutions provider CalAmp Corp (Nasdaq:CAMP) announced on Wednesday it has entered into an exclusive agreement with EADS Defence & Security to supply a customised...

Akorri BalancePoint software chosen by Consolidated Communications.
June 18, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS US communications services provider Consolidated Communications (Nasdaq:CNSL) has selected Akorri's BalancePoint software to optimise IT infrastructure performance while migrating from a...

Westcon to distribute Microsoft unified communications solutions.
June 18, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS US specialist distributor Westcon Group Inc announced on Wednesday that it has signed an agreement with Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) to distribute a range of service oriented offerings covering...

BT to monitor CryptoLogic's infrastructure.
June 18, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS CryptoLogic Limited (TSX:CRY) Nasdaq:CRYP) (LSE:CRP) a supplier of gaming software, announced on Thursday that it has signed an agreement with BT for the proactive monitoring of...

HP and Alcatel-Lucent form alliance to market converged services.
June 18, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS HP (NYSE:HPQ) and Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris:ALU) (NYSE:ALU) announced Thursday their intention to form a 'global alliance' to market converged telecoms and IT technologies. The...

Vodafone launches managed telecoms service.
June 18, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Vodafone Global Enterprise, a division of Vodafone (NYSE:VOD) (LSE:VOD), announced on Thursday the launch of a new service, Vodafone Telecoms Management, which offers to simplify the...

US Voice & Data announces exclusive agent agreement with SinglePoint Solutions.(Brief article)
June 18, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Communications technology company US Voice & Data recently announced the signing of an exclusive agent agreement with voice and data solutions provider SinglePoint Solutions to market...

BigFix establishes subsidiary in India.
June 18, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS BigFix Inc has established an Indian subsidiary, BigFix Software (India) Private Limited, the provider of high-performance enterprise systems and security management solutions said on...

Expand Networks announces partnership with Level 421.
June 18, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Expand Networks has announced a new partnership with satellite broadband communication teleport operator Level 421. Expand Networks, a provider of application acceleration solutions...

IBM signs agreement with ACE.
June 18, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS IBM (NYSE:IBM) announced Thursday that it has signed an information technology services agreement with the ACE Group (NYSE:ACE) to support ACE's infrastructure and application management...

SpinVox solutions deployed by Telefonica across Latin America.
June 18, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS SpinVox announced on Thursday that its speech-to-text conversion service is being deployed as a network service through an additional 12 countries in telecoms company Telefonica's mobile...

Mitel announces new relationship with VMware.
June 18, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Unified communications solutions provider Mitel announced on Thursday a new relationship with VMware to collaborate on solutions that improve efficiencies of real time voice applications....

University of Toronto and IBM announce completion of new supercomputer facility.
June 18, 2009... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS The University of Toronto's SciNet Consortium, Compute Canada and IBM (NYSE:IBM) announced on Thursday the completion of a new supercomputer facility at SciNet. The new facility has a...