A cry for help: 78% of operators are demanding more of vendors to support digital transformation, 98% expect them to play a bigger role in driving innovation State of flux: 77% of telcos have restructured at least once, and almost half at least twice in the last three years. 52% have changed leadership; and 72% have introduced new Board or senior management roles in the last three years Consensus buying confusion: 74% of telcos now see consensus buying as the new norm – purchasing decisions now involve more people (more…
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Corel VideoStudio Ultimate 2018 Delivers Unmatched Power, Creativity & Simplicity in Video Editing
OTTAWA, Feb. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Introducing VideoStudio® Ultimate 2018, the latest version of Corel’s video editing software that makes it easy to transform videos and photos into stunning movies. Offering an updated, simplified, and streamlined workflow and new, sophisticated creative features, VideoStudio Ultimate 2018 once again sets the standard for power and ease of use in consumer video. Now, it’s never been faster to jump in and create dynamic movies. Explore a new movie-making style by integrating multiple video streams, simultaneously; remove distortion from footage captured with wide-angle…
Read MoreLimeade Fosters Inclusive Workplaces with New Inclusion+ Solution
Bellevue, Wash., Feb. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Limeade, an employee engagement company, introduced Limeade Inclusion+, a new solution that helps large employers build more inclusive workplaces. This rich set of software tools and content measures workplace inclusion, provides tangible recommendations to employees, managers and leaders and drives meaningful action to improve the employee experience. “Inclusion is the sense of connection employees have at work, which involves feeling valued and respected,” said Dr. Laura Hamill, chief people officer and managing director of the Limeade Institute. “If you don’t feel safe, connected, welcomed and valued at work, you won’t have high well-being or be fully engaged.” The negative impacts of workplace loneliness are numerous, including decreased productivity and disengagement. Inclusion is one way employees feel supported by their employer and when…
Read MoreCAKE by Accelerize Enhances Offering with Domo, Giving Marketers the Data they Need to Understand the Customer Journey and Improve Return on Advertising Spend
NEWPORT BEACH, CA, Feb. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Accelerize (OTCQB: ACLZ) (OTCBB: ACLZ) and its digital marketing software division, CAKE, today announced that Journey by CAKE, the company’s cloud-based, enterprise solution for analyzing customer journey data through multi-touch attribution has embedded the capabilities of Domo’s cloud-based platform to give marketers more ways to leverage customer journey data, capturing the best insights possible about how their multi-channel marketing campaigns are running, and helping them make decisions that improve performance. Journey by CAKE delivers real-time analytics, multi-touch attribution and seamless integrations with popular media platforms, helping digital…
Read MoreFujikura Europe unveils Hybrid FAST + Maintenance Free Cleaver solution at FTTH Conference 2018
Chessington, UK. 13 February 2018: Fujikura Europe, leader in connectivity and splicing technology, unveiled its new Hybrid FAST + Maintenance Free Cleaver (MFC) solution at FTTH Conference 2018 in Valencia today. “The new hybrid FAST™ + MFC solution was created to negate the variance in the skill sets of FTTH subscriber installation teams, which vary from country to country globally. Not only is the new hybrid connectors’ performance great on correctly cleaved fibres, but it can also perform well on poorly cleaved fibres,” said Brian Leonard, Product Manager of Connectivity…
Read More“NGPON2 should be evolved through effective co-existent deployment,” proposes ProLabs at FTTH Conference 2018
Anthony Clarkson discusses the need for service providers to re-think their existing models Valencia, 13 February 2018: Anthony Clarkson, Technologist at optical transceiver specialist ProLabs, today addressed how a technology evolution path to NGPON2 would enable a faster deployment for new technologies in the future. At FTTH Conference in Valencia, he recommended that in order to successfully rollout NGPON2 – the latest telecommunications network standard for passive optical networks – service providers should implement an upgrade path of GPON – XGPON/XGS-PON – NGPON2. “As we become a world that will…
Read Moreitsu cooks up a replacement service desk with ServiceNow and TeamUltra
ServiceNow’s enterprise service management capabilities to drive greater self-service TeamUltra – a Computacenter Company – today announced that Asian-inspired restaurant chain itsu, has selected ServiceNow for a service management centralisation project. The implementation, which will be completed with the support of ServiceNow Gold Services partner TeamUltra, is scheduled to be completed in Q1 2018. It will enable the food retailer to improve operational efficiency, enhance service delivery levels and improve management and control of the IT infrastructure, Facilities Management and Supply Chain for their UK stores. Founded in 1997, itsu…
Read MoreInfiNet Wireless to Showcase Its Latest Technologies and Developments for Mobile and Nomadic Connectivity at MWC 2018
Valletta, Malta. 13 February 2018: InfiNet Wireless, the global leader in fixed broadband connectivity, today announced that it will be showcasing its latest solutions for uncompromised connectivity at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018. The InfiNet product portfolio showcased at MWC includes the InfiMAN 2×2, the unrivalled Point-to-Multipoint solution which performs equally well in near-LOS and non-LOS conditions, and is designed for applications where remote locations can be a challenge to connect using standard wireless solutions, such as in remote suburbs and the countryside, whilst guaranteeing high quality connectivity with guaranteed…
Read MoreCo-existence is key to a cost-effective next-gen PON migration, says Iskratel
Valencia, Spain, 13 February 2018 – Operators looking to unleash the full potential of next-generation PON technologies such as XGS-PON and NG-PON2 should wisely consider a period of co-existence between PON generations to ensure a gradual migration with minimum service disruption, Iskratel’s CTO said today. Speaking on the opening day of FTTH Conference, Damjan Slapar highlighted how operators could miss out on introducing revenue-generating applications if they don’t upgrade their networks and take advantage of next-generation PON capabilities, including increased symmetrical bandwidth and flexible wavelength plans. But, he warned, operators…
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