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Verizon 100G Quality Trial Proves Reliable Signal Performance Achievable

editor — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:34:11 +0000

Verizon’s 100G signal performance trial, held in late 2008, is another example of the company’s leadership in 100G technology. The trial proved that 100G performance is capable of better tolerance for signal distortion than today’s standard 10G optical transmission, an achievement that is a significant next step toward the commercialization of 100G transmission.Glenn Wellbrock , director of optical transport, network architecture and design for Verizon, discusses the importance of this trial and how each advance Verizon makes with this technology moves the company’s network closer to commercial deployment of reliable higher bandwidth speeds.

Tags: 100G, signal performance trial, optical transmission, Glenn Wellbrock, Verizon

Verizon 100G Trial Sets New Distance Record

editor — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:00:28 +0000

In late 2008, Verizon completed another field trial of 100 Gigabits per second, or 100G, optical networking. This trial successfully transmitted 100G traffic over a distance of more than 1,040 kilometers, setting a new distance record. Glenn Wellbrock, director of optical transport, network architecture and design for Verizon, discusses the significance of this 100G trial and highlights the networking capacity and quality benefits large-business and government customers will realize upon deployment of 100G capabilities in the Verizon network.

Tags: Verizon, 100 Gigabits, optical networking, Glenn Wellbrock

Running a VMware View Pilot-First Step to a Successful View Implementation.

editor — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:00:41 +0000

Are you interested in leveraging virtualization to centralize and streamline your desktop and application management, but are not quite sure where to start? The VMware View Pilot program may be the answer.

Speakers:

John Dodge, Services Architect, VMware

Dale Lahue, Sr. Product Manager, VMware

Nicholas Gibson, Consulting Architect, VMware

Tags: virtualization, VMware View Pilot

What’s New with VMware View.

editor — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:00:17 +0000

The latest release of Vmware View, the next generation of the VMware VDI solution, enables you to streamline virtual desktop and application management, reduce costs and improve data security.

This session feature VMware product management and professional services discussing the technology advancements in the solution.
Download this podcast to learn more about what’s new in this release!

Speakers:
John Dodge Services Architect, VMware
Dale Lahue, Sr. Product Manager, VMware
Anjan Srinivas, Technical Marketing Manager, VMware

Tags: Vmware View, VMware VDI

A Technical Chat with Mike Laverick, Author of “Administering VMware Site Recovery.

editor — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:00:05 +0000

This podcast is a discussion between two technical experts in disaster recovery - Mike Laverick, author of “Administering VMware Site Recovery Manager,” and Mornay Van Der Walt, Director of Technical Marketing at VMware. Based on selected topics from his new book, Mike will chat with Mornay about his experiences with disaster recovery and VMware Site Recovery Manager.

Speakers:

Mike Laverick, Author of “Administering VMware Site Recovery Manager”
Mornay Van Der Walt, Director, Technical Marketing, VMware

Tags: Mike Laverick, Site Recovery, VMware

Verizon Completes Industry’s First Multisupplier Trial of Control Plane Technology.

editor — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:00:42 +0000

Control plane technology is the next critical step in the evolution of optical networks. By enabling electronic devices in the network to quickly and easily exchange information, control plane technology simplifies operations and enables near real-time provisioning of communications links. Vishnu Shukla, principal member of the technology staff at Verizon, explains how control plane capabilities reduce the complexity and increase the accuracy of provisioning new circuits to deliver next-generation services such as bandwidth-on-demand.

Tags: Control plane, Vishnu Shukla, Verizon

Measuring HCP Portal

editor — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:10:26 +0000

Join BearingPoint Senior Manager, Max Duprat, as he explores the second in a series of podcasts which addresses how leading life sciences organizations are adopting a customer centric approach to marketing. In the first podcast of this series, we talked about the integration strategies for HCP portals as they relate to customer centricity. Today, we’re talking about how to measure the success of your HCP Portal.
Reporting and analytics is an important part of the overall success of an HCP Portal launch because it allows you to measure your progress towards your portal’s goals and also to gain insights into your HCP users’ preferences. While measuring progress is important, the real reason why analytics is a critical component of making your HCP Portal a success is because of the learnings gained from these measurements.
Throughout this podcast you will learn how your analytics approach should provide you with new insights into your customers’ preferences and behaviors. You will also learn the importance of defining and incorporating your analytics requirements early in the development process of your HCP portal. Tune in to find out more

Tags: BearingPoint, Max Duprat, customer centric, HCP

Healthcare Provider Portals

editor — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:52:16 +0000

Join BearingPoint Senior Manager, Max Duprat, as he explores the first in a series of podcasts which will address how leading life sciences organizations are adopting a customer centric approach to marketing through HEALTHCARE PROVIDER PORTALS, or HCPs. What we’re seeing is that many life sciences companies’ sales and marketing practices relating to customer interactions are losing their effectiveness, while the health care providers and consumers are continuously turning to the internet for medical information. So many life sciences companies are creating health care provider portals to address these challenges. And once the decision’s been made to develop an HCP portal, it begs the question “Should we develop the portal as a channel extension or as a stand alone brand?”
Throughout this podcast you will learn the key considerations and lessons learned when deciding whether to make the HCP Portal a channel extension or stand alone channel. We also explore how your decision will impact future operations of the portal. Through working with many life sciences companies, those who’ve adopted a customer-centric approach to marketing are finding they can establish themselves as trusted partners, enhance the customer experience and enrich brand loyalty. Tune in to learn the secret to their success and ways to bring these strategies into your own environment.

Tags: BearingPoint, Max Duprat, customer centric, HCP

MERIT: Specialized Verizon Business Team Responds to Network Threats

editor — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:00:57 +0000

Created in 1992, the Verizon Business Major Emergency Response Incident Team, or MERIT, comprises full-time employees with specialized emergency response management training, as well as experience in the repair and maintenance of communications equipment and networks. Located around the United States, MERIT members have been deployed in response to past emergencies, such as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, and the 2001 Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the anthrax contamination of a postal distribution facility, and the Baltimore train derailment. Dick Price, director of business continuance and emergency management, Verizon Business, discusses the MERIT team and its role in protecting Verizon Business’ infrastructure to help ensure customer networks operate efficiently and reliably during good times and bad.

Tags: Verizon Business Major Emergency Response Incident Team, emergency response management, MERIT, Dick Price, Verizon Business

Sherman ISD Leverages E-Rate Program to Enhance Educational Experience

Michael Johnson — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:00:37 +0000

As one of the nation’s leading providers of communications services through the E-rate program, Verizon Business has worked with K-12 educators over the past decade to expand the availability of advanced services. E-rate, a program directed by the Federal Communications Commission, is designed to help school districts and libraries across the United States obtain affordable access to advanced telecommunications and information services, including Internet access and voice over IP. Mignon Plyler, director of technology with the Sherman Independent School District, in suburban Dallas, and Don Spaulding, an E-rate consultant with Verizon Business, discuss ways Sherman ISD is using E-rate to deliver the latest technology to the district’s students, parents and teachers.

Tags: Verizon Business, K-12, E-rate, Mignon Plyler, Don Spaulding, Sherman ISD

Symantec Security Trends 2008-2009

editor — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:00:19 +0000

In this podcast, Symantec Technical Director, Zulfikar Ramzan, provides an overview of the key security trends from 2008, and talks about what can be expected trends for 2009. For more information visit the PR Newsroom at www.symantec.com.

Tags: Symantec, security

BearingPoint Launches Technology Journal on Cost Management for IT Organizations

editor — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:00:58 +0000

Join BearingPoint Managing Director ,Julien Courbe, as he walks us through the latest edition of BearingPoint’s Financial Services Technology Journal on cost management for IT organizations. The fluctuations of financial services firms’ business volumes reflect the cyclical nature of the overall financial markets. These dynamics are often caused by specific crises or a slowdown in the economy. Professional IT managers know that controlling costs and aligning expenditures with overall business goals and spending are critical to organizational health. But it’s a classic case of “easier said than done.” With continuing overcast skies forecast for the global economy, every step you take to infuse your IT organization with fiscal agility now should be appreciated - at the bottom line and in every line of business.

The November 2008 issue of BearingPoint’s Financial Services Technology Journal offers effective, up-to-date thought leadership on IT cost planning. From the critical right-now technologies (e.g., service-oriented architecture, cloud computing) to practices that involve outsourcing and out-tasking (i.e., outsourcing simple tasks) to new paradigms in service models, executives and technology leaders should find this journal to be an invaluable resource in their efforts to improve their organizational operating leverage.

Tags: Julien Courbe, Financial Services, financial services, Financial Services

Verizon Business Offers Teleworking Insights

Michael Johnson — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:00:16 +0000

As companies look to equip an increasingly global and mobile workforce, operate more efficiently, and protect the environment,teleworking - keeping employees connected to corporate resources whether working from home or an alternative work location, such as a hotelling site - has become a hot and sometimes heated topic for consideration.Nancy Gofus, senior vice president of global business products for Verizon, discusses market drivers and benefits of adopting a teleworking program, describes types of organizations and employees that fit the teleworker profile, highlights potential challenges companies face when considering teleworking and offers tips for launching a successful teleworking program that can help companies make work an activity, not a location.

Tags: mobile workforce, teleworking, Nancy Gofus, Verizon, teleworker

Open Collaborative Architecture & Symantec Developer Program

editor — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:53:46 +0000

In this podcast, Rob Clyde, Vice President of Technology and Stephen Morton, Vice President of Product Management discuss the announcement of Symantec’s Open Collaborative Architecture and the new Symantec Developer Program which allow greater interoperability with Symantec solutions and provide customers, partners and ISVs with the ability to integrate applications with the Symantec Management Platform. Visit www.symantec.com to learn more.

Tags: Symantec’s, Open Collaborative Architecture, Symantec Developer Program, Symantec, Symantec

Perspectives From Guy Kawasaki: On Twitter, His Book: Reality Check And Life

Jennifer Jones — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:01:04 +0000

Guy Kawasaki is one of the most well known consultants in the San Francisco Bay Area. His new book Reality Check is making its way to the best seller list. Marketing Voices host Jennifer Jones caught up with him and discussed the new book and Guy’s favorite chapter on entrepreneur’s lies. Jones and Kawasaki also get into Guy’s unique use of Twitter and his ability to leverage the platform.

Tags: Guy Kawasaki, Reality Check, Marketing Voices, Jennifer Jones, Twitter

Creating a Disaster Recovery Plan with VMware Virtualization Software

editor — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:00:19 +0000

Learn how to use VMware virtualization software to create a disaster recovery plan for your organization that is rapid, reliable and affordable.

Speaker:
Jon Bock, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, VMware

Tags: VMware, Jon Bock, virtualization, disaster recovery

Recession Marketing: Virtual Events Leverage Smaller Budgets

Jennifer Jones — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:03:01 +0000

In these tough economic times, marketer’s budgets are getting slashed and the situation requires innovative thinking to leverage small dollars. Virtual events are now part of the marketing mix and a good means of creating marketing dollar leverage. Jennifer Jones spoke to Brent Arslaner of Unisfair, a virtual events company for marketing and recruiting purposes about they are seeing their business increase 100% year over year growth due to marketer’s demand. Forrester says 20% of US companies have used virtual events at some point in their marketing.

Tags: brent arslaner, Forrester, Jennifer Jones, Marketing Voices, unisfair, virtual events

PCI Express 3.0* Intel Chip Chat - Episode 36

editor — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:01:35 +0000

PCIe 3.0 will double the bandwidth of the previous generation of this I/O interconnect and will improve power management of platforms - from notebooks to new generation servers.

Tags: PCIe, PCIe 3.0, PCI Express, Intel, Intel Chip Chat

Billing Transformation Means Leaner, Cleaner Bills for Verizon Business Customers

Michael Johnson — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:00:18 +0000

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 all accounts, the company has raised the bar on billing performance. Dave Landry, executive director - sales support and billing systems, Verizon Business, discusses the positive impact this multi-year project is having on customer satisfaction.

Tags: billing transformation, Dave Landry, Verizon Business

Disaster Recovery in the Datacenter

editor — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:03:28 +0000

Managing your enterprise datacenter with VMware Virtualization Disaster Recovery Solutions.

Speaker:
Jon Bock, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, VMware

Tags: Disaster Recovery, enterprise datacenter, VMware, Virtualization, Disaster Recovery Solutions, Jon Bock

Where is Unified Communications Going?

Michael Johnson — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:55:05 +0000

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 and text communications systems. It’s one of the most exciting ways in which technology is reshaping the corporate environment, and the implications for the enterprise are significant, ranging from greener, more sustainable business practices to drastically reduced friction, latency and overload of existing communications systems.

In this podcast, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Systems Marketing, Siemens Enterprise Communications Mark Straton predicts that the UC feature set will become the new baseline standard. Straton says that unified communications, as we currently know it, will will merge with voice, video, and mobility solutions to create comprehensive but modular UC solutions, with the lines between business applications like email, CRM, ERP, communications platforms, and communications devices blurring or disappearing completely.

Tags: unified communications, global collaboration, conferencing, sustainable business, mobility, Siemens, Mark Straton, CRM, ERP