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Alteva Cuts Jobs

The cuts come amid some other significant, recent changes for the UC provider. ...read more

Justifying Security Spending

This Business Value Toolbox video offers a number of tips to help businesses get a return on their security investment. ...read more

Targeting Vertical Markets w/ Cable

This Pulse Digital Issue highlights five industry sectors – financial services, health care, hospitality, restaurants and bars, and retail – that are ...read more

The Most Satisfying Cellphone Vendors

Are consumers finally turning against Apple? The maker of the iconic iPhone watched its customer-satisfaction score – according to the American ...read more

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News Desk: TNCI Agent Contracts Evaporate

This week's Channel Partners News Desk examines the rejection of TNCI agent contracts; the debut of Avaya One Source; and who took home honors in Datto's first Partner Rockstar Awards. ...More
May 9, 2013
Posted in Videos
8 Ways to Keep From Being No. 1

No one consciously strives to be second-best; here are eight behaviors that, unbeknownst to you, might be keeping your company out of first place. ...More
May 9, 2013
Posted in Articles
Comcast, 8x8 Top Hosted VoIP Provider Rankings for North America

The same report also ranks the top IP connectivity providers in North America. For the fifth straight year, Verizon was No. 1 followed by XO, AT&T and Windstream. ...More
May 9, 2013
Posted in News
T-Mobile Future Hinges on iPhone, 'Uncarrier' Strategy

T-Mobile said it lost almost 200,000 contract customers (net) last quarter. That was better than the half-million it lost in the previous quarter and a year ago. Churn fell to 1.9 percent – the carrier's best mark since Q2 2008. ...More
May 9, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Windstream Profit Shrinks on Consumer, Wholesale Declines

But business-service revenues were up for the recent quarter. ...More
May 9, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Business Broadband Helps Boost CenturyLink Profit by Nearly 50%

In the business segment, CenturyLink's strategic revenues were $615 million in Q1, a 6.4 percent increase over Q1 2012, driven by high-bandwidth offerings such as MPLS4 and Ethernet services. ...More
May 9, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News, Ethernet/ MPLS
Ring 'Em Up: Retail Represents Big Opportunity for Partners

The retail sector represents a large and quickly growing opportunity for channel partners offering network and IT services. ...More
May 9, 2013 By Kelly Teal
Posted in Articles, Software as a Service/ Cloud Services (SaaS), Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony
Level 3 Buying tw telecom Would Bring 'Massive Value'

Level 3's name comes up regularly when there is major M&A speculation, but many analysts have said it wouldn't be a good move for the company due to its debt and slow integration of Global Crossing, which it acquired in 2011. ...More
May 8, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Channel Partners 360° Award Winner Profile: Concierge Core Services

Concierge Core Services was one of 25 solutions providers that took home honors from the inaugural CP 360° Business Value Awards during a ceremony at the Spring 2013 Channel Partners Conference & Expo in Las Vegas. ...More
May 8, 2013
Posted in Videos
HP Eyes SMBs With New Notebooks, Printers

The products all are available through resellers. ...More
May 8, 2013
Posted in News