Endrick IT's 2Mb to 1Gb leased circuits are suitable for any UK business with a growing dependency on reliable internet connectivity requirements including; Direct Internet Access (DIA), Point to Point (P2P), MPLS VPNs –important components when sending internet data or VoIP Data across wire.

MD, Mr E Edward-Smith said; 'We must be in the position to provide customers with affordable connectivity solutions that remain reliable at all times. Leased Lines play a big part in reducing business costs; one example is eliminating the requirement of multiple ISDN channels for traditional PBX phone systems and allowing cloud hosted VoIP systems. Another example is larger up streaming speeds (wider bandwidth) giving more remote users a faster experience'

Mr E Edward-Smith went on to say; 'Customers purchasing Leased Lines including Ethernet First Mile (EFM) who also commit to a '3 Year Contract' are rewarded by not having to pay any installation costs or any associated equipment costs.  This makes our service more accessible for those businesses with constrained budgets'.

Endrick IT's main office is located in Glasgow, with engineers based in every major UK city, Endrick IT are able to provide and support up to 1Gb circuits in all regions throughout the country.

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Learning about internet security, privacy, VPN's, and Proxies can be daunting for the average internet user, but on VPNReviewz each concept is explained in surprising detail, in plain English that is easy to understand. Using this education the consumer will be able to make a more informed decision as to their needs, then have the option of selecting from the providers according to a rating system that also helps the reader to determine the absolute best choice for their money.

At VPNReviewz they don't just educate, they stay up to date on the latest technologies, developments, and new providers in the industry. By staying active in the community they are able to keep their regular readers informed of possible security alerts, Operating System holes, and updates to software and services. In this way they help their consumers to stay as safe and secure as is possible on the internet.

To find out more about VPN's, Proxies, or how internet security affects you and what you can do to protect yourself, check out their website, VPNReviewz.com. You'll be pleasantly surprised at how they can take the highly technical and make it simple to understand. 

Here are some key pages found on VPNReviewz's website

• A list of Best VPN Service Providers for 2012
• Top VPN Service provider - HideMyAss Reviewed
• VPN Service Provider - ExpressVPN Reviewed 
• A list of the best Free VPN Trial Offers

About VPNReviewz: VPNReviewz was created to help consumers make the most informed decisions possible about their internet security, technologies available, and their freedoms on the internet. They explain technical issues in plain easy to comprehend English so that beginner and expert alike can learn something they didn't know.

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This 28-page quick reference guide analyzes, explains, and summarizes:

• Basic channel partner program information such as websites, the various channel programs available from each vendor, and the expertise needed to partner with each vendor at various tiers or levels
• The benefits of each channel program such as performance-based rewards, training, certification opportunities, marketing resources, access to financing, directory listings, business support, and sales opportunities
• The documents, staffing requirements, certifications, sales volume, and membership fees that are required at the time of application for each channel program, tier, or revenue and staffing level

To download "13 IT Channel Partner Programs for Growing Small Business Computer Consulting Firms" and receive a free subscription to the SP Home Run Weekly Newsletter, visit http://www.sphomerun.com/13-it-channel-partner-programs/

About SP Home Run Inc.

SP Home Run Inc. helps small business IT service providers get more high-paying, steady B2B clients by providing a suite of proven tools and resources that are available exclusively to SP Home Run Inc. members.

The tools and resources focus on IT marketing and targeted lead generation, selling IT services and lead nurturing, IT service contracts, managed computer consulting, IT channel and small business technology, and starting a computer business.

The company currently serves clients all over the world. Its client base includes computer consulting businesses, VARs, network integrators, IT solution providers, MSPs, system builders, and computer repair businesses.

More information about SP Home Run Inc. can be found at http://www.sphomerun.com/About-SP-Home-Run-Inc/

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The complaint recites that instead of making these necessary software updates available to all customers that have purchased its operating system and application software licenses, as does Apple, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft and many others, Cisco makes these software updates only available to those customers that have purchased its SMARTnet service.

The complaint further alleges that Cisco also engages in a series of illegal exclusionary and anti-competitive acts such as (but not limited to);

• Cisco coercing its 52,000 reseller partners to refuse-to-deal with Multiven and not resell better quality and/or lower cost services from Multiven – an Independent Service Organization ('ISO') – that competes with Cisco SMARTnet,
• Cisco voiding the software licenses of customers that install their valid Cisco software on genuine Cisco equipment procured from Cisco-independent sources.

• Competition in the market for service and maintenance of Cisco networking equipment has been suppressed and virtually eliminated. Additionally, ISOs have been effectively precluded from competing for and earning profits on the servicing of Cisco networking equipment.
• Customers have been deprived choice and forced to purchase Cisco SMARTnet maintenance services over that of substantially better quality and/or lower priced maintenance services from ISOs like Multiven; and
• Consumers have been harmed because supracompetitive prices have been maintained and increased, and the quantity, quality and choice of service offerings in the marketplace has been reduced and constrained.

Multiven is represented by Schellenberg Wittmer - led by Dr. Jürg Borer and Dr. Juhani Kostka.



About Multiven

Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, Multiven is the leading provider of affordable maintenance services for all Internet networks. Through its advocacy group, Multiven is leading a global industry-wide effort to open up the multi-Billion dollar per annum Internet network maintenance services marketplace to free and fair competition which will lead to lower operational and capital expenditure for network operators and a reduced Internet voice, video, TV and data costs for consumers. For more information about Multiven, please visit www.multiven.com. 



Multiven is a registered trademark of Multiven, Inc. and Multiven GmbH. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

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A spokesperson for the DH said: 'The procurement was conducted against the ASCC framework using an in-house team and has delivered a flexible contract that will result in savings of around 40% on the current cost of service across the life of the contract.'

The contract draws together the desktop solution for the Department and some of its Arms Length Bodies, such as, the Care Quality Commission, into a common, high-quality, integrated, shared service. It supports the aims of the Government Strategy for ICT, both in reducing costs and ensuring the necessary ICT is in place to deliver DH reforms and modernisation in 2012 and beyond.

Wayne Gibson, Senior Vice President Government and Health at Atos said: 'Our new solution makes the Government's ICT Strategy, Sustainability and Open Source initiatives a reality. We will work with SMEs and use Open Source software to deliver a service that offers value for money.'

'ICT Shared Services is a core business for Atos and, as a company committed to service excellence, we will ensure that migration to the new solution is as seamless and easy as possible. We will deliver a scalable, robust and cost-effective service for people working in the Department and those Arms Length Bodies who will also use our service.'

The Atos solution is built using existing good practices together with modern desktop solutions to provide a people-centric service that enables flexible and collaborative working. To ensure a minimum impact on people and to help drive continuous service improvement, Atos will deliver a comprehensive internal communication programme and people training. It will also deliver a new data centre infrastructure, enabling maximised applications performance, reliability and availability on the desktop, with the flexibility to scale cost effectively.

About Atos
Atos is an international information technology services company with annual revenues of €8.6 billion and 74,000 employees in 42 countries. Serving a global client base, it delivers hi-tech transactional services, consulting and technology services, systems integration and managed services. Atos is focused on business technology that powers progress and helps organizations to create their firm of the future. It is the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic and Paralympic Games and is quoted on the Paris Eurolist Market. Atos operates under the brands Atos, Atos Consulting & Technology Services, Atos Worldline and Atos Worldgrid. For more information visit Atos UK.

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The guide provides detailed information on IT franchise opportunities, including:

• Basic computer franchise profiles with website URLs, contact information, and information as to how long each franchise operator has been in business
• Available geographic territories, as well as information on how regional territory rights are assigned and managed
• Franchise terms, required working capital, and estimated start-up expenses
• Formal education and certification requirements, training programs, and ongoing support
• Hiring requirements, start-up timelines, and location requirements
• Details of where revenue comes from for each computer franchise
• How much you will pay in franchise fees and royalty fees

 
To download 13 Computer Franchises that Start Up and Support Computer Repair, IT Consulting, and Managed Service Provider Businesses, and receive a free subscription to the SP Home Run Weekly Update Newsletter, visit http://www.sphomerun.com/13-computer-franchises

 
About SP Home Run Inc.

SP Home Run Inc. helps small business IT service providers get more high-paying, steady B2B clients by providing a suite of proven tools and resources that are available exclusively to SP Home Run Inc. members. 

The tools and resources focus on IT marketing and targeted lead generation, selling IT services and lead nurturing, IT service contracts, managed computer consulting, IT channel and small business technology, and starting a computer business. 

SP Home Run Inc. currently serves clients all over the world. Its client base includes computer consulting businesses, VARs, network integrators, IT solution providers, MSPs, system builders, and computer repair businesses.More information about SP Home Run Inc. can be found at http://www.sphomerun.com/About-SP-Home-Run-Inc/
 
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/sphomerun
 
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The device was purchased from a Magazine Luiza store in São Paulo by Mayara Rodrigues, a 21-year-old who loves staying in touch with friends and family through social networks.

The first Series 40 phone was the Nokia 7110 developed in 1999. Since then this family of phones has evolved to such an extent that they are considered 'Smartphone Lite' thanks to the innovations of the new Nokia Asha range.

Series 40 phones now blur the line between feature phones and smartphones. With recent innovations including Nokia Maps for Series 40, Nokia Browser and Web Apps, Nokia Money and Nokia Life Tools, millions of consumers have enjoyed easy and affordable access to the Internet and information for the first time, with locally relevant apps and content.

Mary McDowell, Executive Vice President for Mobile Phones at Nokia, said: "We are incredibly proud to reach this milestone. Having 1.5 billion Series 40 devices sold is a hard-to-reach mark, let alone one attainable in a single line of products. At a time when we are maintaining our commitment to connecting the next billion customers around the world - it is gratifying to consider how Series 40 devices have made mobile technology accessible and help continue to change people's lives for the better."

About Nokia
Nokia is a global leader in mobile communications whose products have become an integral part of the lives of people around the world. Every day, more than 1.3 billion people use their Nokia to capture and share experiences, access information, find their way or simply to speak to one another. Nokia's technological and design innovations have made its brand one of the most recognized in the world. For more information, visit http://www.nokia.com/about-nokia.

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Founded in 2009, Versartis initially occupied contract office space that included basic phone service. Additional services, like teleconferencing, were sourced by third-party vendors. When the company landed at their next location as tenants later that year, they needed communication equipment and service for the four full-time employees. A primary requirement was that the system had to accommodate the anticipated growth of the company.

'We needed a phone system that was stable, cost-effective and provided good phone and handset performance in terms of features as well as clarity,' said CEO and Founder Jeff Cleland. 'When we called in the phone company, it made us re-think spending such a significant amount for traditional phone service, so we sought alternatives.'

That's when a colleague suggested United Data Voice, a Northern California telecommunications provider that specializes in start-ups and small business.

'As a growing company, we needed the usual basic features: access to an intercom, the ability to easily dial out internationally, and presence management. Conference calls are really important for us, and the true value we've extracted is the ad hoc teleconference capability. If we need to set up a conference call on the fly, the Allworx system makes it very easy.'

United Data Voice owner Sean Finney recommended the Allworx 24x combined with PRI (Primary Rate Interface) service from TelePacific. PRI provides up to 23 simultaneous phone lines at an affordable price. Finney said this allows his customer to take advantage of the four conference bridges built in to the Allworx system to host their own teleconferences. 'People using teleconferencing and presence management often can't take full advantage of their systems because of the lack of available phone lines,' Finney said. 'With PRI and Allworx, Versartis doesn't have that problem.'

With any telecommunication system, end-user training is critical to getting the most from its features. Upon initial installation United Data Voice provided a thorough overview of the phone system to all the users, easily referenced desktop materials and specialized training, as needed, for individual users. United Data Voice continues to train new users as they are added.

The company has grown to 11 employees, plus on-site consultants, which necessitated a move to a third location. 'United Data Voice did an excellent job when we transitioned to this facility,' Cleland said. 'They were very diligent about minimizing service interruption in our move, and the phone system in particular has lived up to the promise of its features with exceptional call clarity.'

About United Data Voice
United Data Voice is Northern California's premier provider of powerful, reliable voice and data products for businesses large or small. Our certified professionals have in-depth knowledge and experience installing, servicing and maintaining stand-alone and multi-networked systems. Call United Data Voice for VoIP and traditional telephony, PBX and key systems, call center support, and integrated messaging and collaboration. Visit uniteddatavoice.com to learn more.

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Senior Vice President of Linxdatacenter, Arno Coster, CEO of CE Colo, Jan Daan Luycks, CEO of DEAC, Andris Gailitis, Commercial Director of Dataplex, Alan Hawkins and CEO of Plix, Sylwester Biernacki representing five countries, will join the leadership panel at the annual forum which is being held in Prague 22-23 February.

Research by BroadGroup, the event researcher and organizer, suggests that the Central and eastern European region is increasingly well positioned to exploit the next wave of data centre development as international Enterprises seek new markets, fibre deployment is sustained, outsourcing opportunities evolve, and investors monitor growth prospects across the key metropolitan areas.

Reflecting these opportunities, the conference will include a special focus on the CEE regional market for data centres, enterprises and their evolving outsourcing needs as emerging private clouds, new technologies and market growth impact across the sector.

The programme includes a regional leadership panel, a market perspective of CEE, with current trends in demand in datacentre markets across the region and growth forecasts, datacentre finance and investment, colocation business models, sustainability and efficiency in datacentres, modular datacentres, fibre connectivity and cloud evolution.

'The CEE markets are important for datacentre outsourcing,' commented Warwick Dunkley, vice president at BroadGroup. 'We are seeing a great deal of innovation in cooling methodologies as well as commercial propositions that make the region very attractive to enterprises. We have a stellar speaker academy, content of great value to all attendees and outstanding networking with peers across the region.'

Sponsors include Schneider Electric, Altron, Hewlett Packard, Dataplex, CE Colo, Corning, PLIX, Automation, Future Facilities and CNet. The event is supported by the EBRD. Colo-X and dcp are industry partners.

Media partners are eco, Datacenterjournal, Bvents, Datacenter Knowledge, DatacenterPost, ECM Plus, BoogarLists, TeleTechWire, Build, InfoCom, Balkans.com, AllConferences.com, PMR, Conferencelocate.com, and the Datachain.

Datacentres.com News is the official publication for the event.

About BroadGroup
BroadGroup is an international consulting firm providing professional advice, research, publishing and events that inspire information communities.
It has practices in data centres, carrier wholesale strategy, IT & Telecoms regulation, IT Infrastructure, and TMT finance and Investment. www.broad-group.com

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- Harris delivering AN/PRC-117G manpack and new AN/PRC-152A handheld radios
- Radios connect all echelons of the battlefield through wideband networking of voice and high-bandwidth data
- Leverages Harris' expanding wideband portfolio to provide wideband networking across the battlefield

MELBOURNE, FL/ROCHESTER, NY — Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, has received $4.8 million in orders from the U.S. Department of Defense for Falcon III® AN/PRC-152A handheld and AN/PRC-117G manpack tactical radios. These radios provide DoD forces all the way to the tactical edge with wideband networking for enhanced situational awareness and command and control.

This is the first time the DoD has acquired both the AN/PRC-117G and AN/PRC-152A in a single order. The two radios were recently deployed together at the Army's Network Integration Evaluation. In that exercise, the radios extended wideband communication capabilities across an area in excess of 3,200 square miles.

The radios together deliver battlefield networking capabilities that address the requirements of the entire combat team, from brigade to squad and on to the individual dismounted soldier. The AN/PRC-117G and AN/PRC-152A are next-generation software-defined radios that provide secure voice, video and data communications, enabling network-enabled missions through advanced applications such as streaming video and collaborative chat.

"This order provides the DOD with field-proven radios that will deliver mission-critical voice, video and data from the networked battlefield to its warfighters operating at the edge," said George Helm, president, Department of Defense business, Harris RF Communications. "Our Falcon III radios are enabling unprecedented communications among U.S. forces."

The AN/PRC-117G manpack is combat proven, with more than 16,000 radios shipped. The new AN/PRC-152A serves as a complement to the AN/PRC-117G, providing wideband networking and legacy voice in a lightweight, portable handheld form factor.

The AN/PRC-152A offers tactical users the broadest set of capabilities in any handheld radio. Wideband networking capabilities will initially be provided by the Harris Adaptive Networking Wideband Waveform (ANW2). The JTRS Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) to be added to the radio later this year. The AN/PRC-152A also hosts SINCGARS, VHF/UHF Line-of-Sight (VULOS), HaveQuick, IW for tactical satellite communications and other combat net radio waveforms. This makes the AN/PRC-152A the only Type-1 certified wideband networking handheld radio that is also fully interoperable with deployed DoD radios.

The AN/PRC-117G is a NSA Type-1 certified wideband manpack radio system, operating both ANW2 and SRW. With its fully integrated and NSA-certified High Assurance Internet Protocol Equipment (HAIPE) networking encryption, the AN/PRC-117G provides the highest level of information assurance connectivity to tactical units. More than 16,000 AN/PRC-117G radios are deployed by all branches of the U.S. Department of Defense, federal agencies, and key allies such as the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, other NATO countries and Australia.

Harris RF Communications is the leading global supplier of secure radio communications and embedded high-grade encryption solutions for military, government and commercial organizations. The company's Falcon® family of software-defined tactical radio systems encompasses manpack, handheld and vehicular applications. Falcon III is the next generation of radios supporting the U.S. military's Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) requirements, as well as network-centric operations worldwide. Harris RF Communications is also a leading supplier of assured communications® systems and equipment for public safety, utility and transportation markets — with products ranging from the most advanced IP voice and data networks to portable and mobile single- and multiband radios.

About Harris Corporation
Harris is an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets in more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has approximately $6 billion of annual revenue and about 17,000 employees — including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications® products, systems, and services. Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at www.harris.com.

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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that reflect management's current expectations, assumptions and estimates of future performance and economic conditions. Such statements are made in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The company cautions investors that any forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results and future trends to differ materially from those matters expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Statements about the expected value of the program to Harris are forward-looking and involve risks and uncertainties. Harris disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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René van der Bruggen, Imtech CEO: 'Imtech (Peek) has a large installed base of high-tech traffic solutions such as traffic controllers and traffic lights, which are being used as part of an extensive upgrade involving the deployment of the latest technology and innovative traffic management systems. From this installed base we have succeeded in becoming the technology upgrade partner to the city of Copenhagen. In formal terms, this means the first Imtech order in Denmark, which is a breakthrough. An Imtech office is being opened at the same time to help us build on this start. This will further strengthen our position in the European traffic market.'

New generation of technology for 365 road junctions
The order comprises the upgrade, improvement and maintenance of all 365 road junctions in the city, including a traffic management system based on ITS technology (Intelligent Transport Systems). ITS is a collective international term for the application of information and communications technology in traffic infrastructure and vehicles for making traffic safer, more efficient, more reliable and considerably more environmentally friendly. It involves the use of the latest information technology for simulation, real-time control and communications. The overall package of technological improvements will greatly contribute towards Copenhagen's ability to meet its CSR objectives. An order has been placed for an initial phase of 10 million euro, which will be considerably expanded in due course.

First CO2 neutral city in the world
Copenhagen is seeking to reduce its CO2 emissions by 20% by the year 2015, and to be completely CO2 neutral by 2025. More than 50 sustainability initiatives have been launched against this background, for public transport, the transport industry, and the complete logistic 'setting'. In 2011, 36% of the inhabitants of the Danish capital regularly travelled by bicycle; the target is for this figure to have risen to 50% by 2025. The Imtech technology is designed to give priority to cyclists and public transport, with the help of up-to-date travel information for example, and the creation of 'green waves'. At present, traffic is responsible for 21% of the city's overall CO2 emissions, but it is intended that this be reduced to 10% by 2015, thanks in part to Imtech solutions. To that end, new high-tech traffic controllers will be linked to a real-time remote monitoring system that will enable the flow of buses, bicycles, cars and freight vehicles to proceed in a sustainable and safe manner. The aim is to achieve optimal traffic flow with as few CO2 emissions as possible. This technology is partly the result of previous successful European pilot and research projects - CVIS, SAFESPOT and FREILOT - to which Imtech contributed significantly.

Active in the traffic market throughout Europe
Imtech is a strong player in the traffic market in the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, the Nordic region (Sweden, Norway, Finland), Central and Eastern Europe, and is involved with projects in other European countries. It also exports mobility solutions outside Europe. The company's objective is to further strengthen its position both in and outside the continent. Imtech is strongly placed in the urban and interurban markets, the traffic management and safety market, and in high-tech traffic centres. Besides this, Imtech is active worldwide in the market of parking technology.

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The name of the law firm is Cygnet IP Law and it should do very well given Steve's background.  Patenting software is a growing industry in and of itself because of the huge number of electronic devices which are being introduced to consumers almost every day and the increase in the number of software developers who are scrambling to fill the need to create applications for those devices.    

The people who can benefit the most from the Cygnet IP Law firm's services are inventors in the start-up phase of their business who often have a difficult time finding an attorney to help them at a reasonable price.  Steve's background as a software engineer enables him to easily understand and patent software inventions such as websites, desktop software and mobile applications. 

Patenting iPhone and Droid apps is one of the firm's specialties and one of the fastest growing industries.  The Cygnet IP Law firm can help software developers protect their iPhone and Droid apps from software pirates and people who steal software to sell as their own inventions.  Also, inventors can lose the rights to their work if they proceed with selling or advertising a product without having a patent application on file.

Steve brings to the table the experience of having worked at a big law firm and a top twenty law school education.  Steve is excited about the firm's new website which details the firm's areas of expertise and provides timely and informative articles on patent law.

About
Steve Aycock, founder of Cygnet IP Law, is a registered patent attorney and former software engineer. Steve advises U.S. and international clients in intellectual property matters including patents, trademarks and copyrights.

Contact
Stephen W. Aycock II, Esq.
Registered Patent Attorney
4060 Windchime Lane
Lakeland, FL 33811
Phone: (863)514-8077
Email: Steve@CygnetIPLaw.com
Website: www.CygnetIPLaw.com

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The white paper is offered free at http://www.sphomerun.com/top-8-it-channel-trade-publications

  
The "Top 8 IT Channel Trade Publications" is designed to help the IT business owner create an efficient process to capture and review relevant industry information, as well as stay on top of the rapidly changing IT channel. The quick reference guide shares important details about each of the top eight publications including:

• Subscription Information - how much a subscription costs and where to go to subscribe
• Format, Topics, and URLs - what the predominant content format is, what the main topics covered are, and which content is offered online
• Pros and Cons - what the main positive and negative aspects are of each publication
• Other Editorial Products - what kinds of newsletters, webinars, white papers, or additional content is available

  
To download the "Top 8 IT Channel Trade Publications" and receive a free subscription to the SP Home Run Weekly Update Newsletter, visit http://www.sphomerun.com/top-8-it-channel-trade-publications

  
About SP Home Run Inc.
  
SP Home Run Inc. helps small business IT service providers get more high-paying, steady B2B clients by providing a suite of proven tools and resources that are available exclusively to SP Home Run Inc. members.
  
The tools and resources focus on IT marketing and targeted lead generation, selling IT services and lead nurturing, IT service contracts, managed computer consulting, IT channel and small business technology, and starting a computer business.The company currently serves clients all over the world. Its client base includes computer consulting businesses, VARs, network integrators, IT solution providers, MSPs, system builders, and computer repair businesses.
  
  
More information about SP Home Run Inc. can be found at http://www.sphomerun.com/About-SP-Home-Run-Inc/

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As part of a campaign to celebrate the spirit of African football this winter, Lebara's next TV ad, due to kick-off on Eurosport on Saturday 21st January, will feature the Liberian football star in a series of short films.

The campaign, named "The Call of Africa", was created and produced by CST The Gate and will air in 59 countries across the Eurosport network. The films will show the players striking a rhythmic beat on a collection of drums,from all over the continent of Africa, assembled into a goal. As the world's original communication devices, the drums have been used to demonstrate Lebara as a global communication service. The campaign will run throughout the African football season and will promote Lebara offers to those wishing to stay in touch with family and friends back home or abroad, including £10 free call credit when a £20 top up is made.

The TV campaign will be supported by a number of promotional activities across Lebara's retail network, at outdoor venues and online. In particular, Lebara is offering 'MyLebara' registered customers an exclusive gift of 30 day access to Eurosport Player, where they will be able to watch some of the most exciting African football this season. This offer is available to 50,000 customers and needs to be activated by 30 June 2012. A dedicated Lebara football microsite, www.lebara.co.uk/football, will showcase the brand commercial as well as a film which explains how the ad was made. Fans can also create their own beat through an online app based on the commercial which can then be downloaded as a ringtone. Other promotions available include a 'Scratch & Win' promotion giving customers the chance to win merchandise including footballs, bandanas and whistles.

Yoganathan Ratheesan, CEO of Lebara Group stated: "We are proud to have partnered with George Weah and look forward to building our association with him. At Lebara, we are passionate about supporting activities, such as football, that are important to our customers. Our success is built on an in-depth understanding of our customers and our commitment to helping them stay closer to their loved ones through high quality, low cost products and services. We hope football fans will enjoy the latest TV ad which aims to entertain households as well as highlight some key Lebara Mobile offers this New Year."

George Weah spent 14 years playing professionally for England, France and Italy having started his football career in Liberia and was named FIFA World Player of the Year in 1995.

About Lebara:
Lebara is one of Europe's leading telecoms operators, enhancing the lives of migrant communities by providing high quality and low cost international calls, mobile products and services. Lebara provides Pay Monthly and Pay As You Go SIM cards as well as related services customised to serve the migrant communities in seven European countries and Australia. In March 2011, it expanded its services by launching Lebara Money in the UK, a simple and secure MasterCard prepaid card, offering highly competitive exchange rates and no transfer fees for customers wishing to send money abroad.

In March 2011 the company maintained its position as the UK's leading MVNO, when it received awards for best Mobile Virtual Network Operator and Best Customer Service at the 2011 Mobile News Awards and more recently, the company picked up two new Customer Service Awards: best UK Customer Experience in Telecom Sector and best UK Customer Experience Team at the UK Customer Experience Awards.

PR Contact:
Francesca Palmiero
Media Relations Executive
Lebara Press Office
25 Copthall Avenue
London
EC2R 7BP
UK
+44 20 7395 7110
www.lebara.co.uk

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The company is now offering this white paper for free at: http://www.sphomerun.com/7-it-sales-secrets/

The white paper shares seven field-tested sales secrets that are proven to jump-start service sales including:

• How to close a sale or contract with a potential customer, establish healthy client relationships, and shorten the sales cycle
• The best ways to bring in a steady cash flow - including actions you can take to focus on the right target audience, establish awareness, and build up your business's credibility
• What to charge in today's economy, how to reach prospective clients much earlier in the sales cycle, and how to consistently command top hourly billing rates
• Effective ways to collect accounts receivable without alienating clients - including the forms you must have before you do business with them
• How you can limit losing sales to people who are under-bidding you, get selective about lead qualification, and focus on selling IT solutions for well-defined business problems, not just products
• How to get customers to value your service enough so that you can make your target income
• How you can start selling recurring revenue-based services and what your IT sales presentation should focus on

The publication "Seven IT Sales Secrets for Attracting High-Lifetime-Value Clients" also answers important questions such as: "What is the biggest distraction you can have in your IT business?" "Why might government contracts not be a good fit for small IT businesses?" and "What is one of the biggest rookie IT service business mistakes?" (Hint: It involves how you charge your clients.)

"This white paper is crucial and timely because it not only gives IT business owners the 'what' but also goes on to share the 'how to,' so small IT businesses can use the tips effectively to generate more service revenue," said Joshua Feinberg, Business Development Director of SP Home Run Inc. "We published this resource to provide small IT service providers with easy-to-apply solutions. 'Seven IT Sales Secrets for Attracting High-Lifetime-Value Clients' is full of strategies proven to consistently close sales with small business decision makers."

To download "Seven IT Sales Secrets for Attracting High-Lifetime-Value Clients" and receive a free subscription to the SP Home Run weekly newsletter, visit this website: http://www.sphomerun.com/7-it-sales-secrets/

About SP Home Run Inc.

SP Home Run Inc. helps small business IT service providers get more high-paying, steady B2B clients by providing a suite of proven tools and resources that are available exclusively to SP Home Run Inc. members. The tools and resources focus on IT marketing and targeted lead generation, selling IT services and lead nurturing, IT service contracts, managed computer consulting, IT channel and small business technology, and starting a computer business.

The company currently serves clients all over the world. Its client base includes computer consulting businesses, VARs, network integrators, IT solution providers, MSPs, system builders, and computer repair businesses.

More information about SP Home Run Inc. can be found at http://www.sphomerun.com/About-SP-Home-Run-Inc/

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Bill Hunt will be talking about how Google Instant's and Bing's intent-based results are creating a need for a new generation of keyword research, expansion and modelling techniques. His session will guide the audience through ways to integrate data from search, social and traditional media to identify new opportunities and revenue streams.

Amongst other speakers already confirmed for RIMC 2012 include: Eli Pariser, The Filter Bubble; Ben Chapman, BBC; Barbara Coll, WebMama; Charles Dowd, Facebook; Brent D. Payne, Tribune/BaldSEO; Motoko Hunt, Adobe; Phil Greenwood, Microsoft; Ludvik Høegh-Krohn, OMG; Ralph 'Fantomeister' Tegtmeier, Pleromatrix; Peter van der Graaf, SearchSpecialist.nl; Mikkel DeMib, DeMib.com; and Matt Neal, BrightSparx.

Now in its 9th year, the 2012 Internet Marketing event will be focusing on two tracks, mixing various topics in Internet communication and marketing, best practice tips and Social Media over one day.

The Reykjavik Internet Marketing Conference (RIMC) is an essential networking tool for marketing and advertising people, web editors, sales and marketing managers, as well as directors of small and large businesses. The event is the result of an ambitious partnership between Nordic eMarketing, MBL.is and more.

Past RIMC events have all received overwhelmingly positive feedback, with an average of 250 attendees in attendance per event.

RIMC 2012 will be held at the Hilton Nordica Hotel in Reykjavik on March 9th.
 
To find out more about the 2012 Reykjavik Internet Marketing Conference, visit www.rimc.is/en.

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Haruno has 20 years of global sales experience in the communications industry, during which she repeatedly developed commercial successes with multinational enterprise customers, in Japan and around the world. She is also seen as a role model for the advancement of women in business in Japan.

Kevin Taylor, president, BT Asia Pacific, said: 'I warmly welcome Haruno to the BT family. Japan is a strategic market for us and we have worked hard at growing our business here. Haruno's accomplishments and global credentials make her one of the best leaders in our industry. She has a solid reputation for transformation and delivery. Her relationships and knowledge of the highly competitive Japanese market will serve us well as we continue to strive for excellence in customer service and seizing new business opportunities.'

Haruno started her career with Motorola in Japan and then moved to a telecommunications company in Canada. From 2000 to 2008, she held a variety of roles at NTT in Japan and in the United States. Prior to joining BT, Haruno was general manager at Verizon Business, heading the company's enterprise sales and executing the company's growth strategy in Japan.

In Japan, BT continues to strengthen its 20- year presence through, the joint venture of KDDI & BT Global Solutions (KBGS) and partnerships with IT holdings and Hitachi. It also delivers services for some of the world's largest multinational companies that are actively expanding their operations into Japan.

Commenting on her decision to join BT Japan, Haruno said, 'I am delighted to join a company that is respected in the industry for its rich and diverse heritage and global footprint. I know from experience BT's excellent reputation for innovation and customer service. I am also very proud to join a company that is recognised as a champion for corporate social responsibility and, in particular, for the cause of diversity at the work place, which I have supported throughout my career. I look forward to building on this foundation to making the most of this opportunity.'

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Through this partnership, France Telecom-Orange will provide a service for sharing its optical fiber networks in very densely populated areas* with Bouygues Telecom for the horizontal network segment leading to the foot of buildings. In doing so, France Telecom-Orange optimizes its deployment costs by sharing the available resources of its optical fiber networks.

As a result, France Telecom-Orange will enable its partner to benefit from its network coverage in very densely populated areas. Within the buildings, Bouygues Telecom will have to build its own networks or subscribe to available cable-sharing offers. In this zone, the partnership potentially covers 1.7 million homes.

In addition, outside very densely populated areas of France, Bouygues Telecom has subscribed to the wholesale cable-sharing offer for the terminal part of France Telecom-Orange's FTTH networks. With this offer, Bouygues Telecom will potentially have access to 8.9 million homes.

France Telecom-Orange is delighted with this partnership, which marks a new milestone in the deployment of its networks and of very high-speed broadband in France by complementing the agreements signed with Free and SFR in the second half of 2011.

The agreement reinforces France Telecom-Orange's FTTH deployment goals for France and is testimony to the constructive spirit in which it is cooperating with the other market players.

For local authorities, whom France Telecom-Orange plans to associate with these deployments, the partnership provides an additional guarantee for the coverage of their territory by networks that are open to everyone.

Announced in February 2010, France Telecom-Orange's deployment program calls for an investment of 2 billion euros through 2015 to bring FTTH optical fiber to 3,600 municipalities (communes). This will provide coverage for 10 million households by 2015 and 15 million by 2020 (corresponding to 17 million homes), i.e. nearly 60% of all French households.

* The 148 largest municipalities (communes), as defined by French regulator ARCEP.

About Orange
France Telecom-Orange is one of the world's leading telecommunications operators with 170,000 employees worldwide, including 102,000 employees in France, and sales of 33.8 billion euros in the first nine months of 2011. Present in 35 countries, the Group had a customer base of 221 million customers at 30 September 2011, including 145 million customers under the Orange brand, the Group's single brand for internet, television and mobile services in the majority of countries where the company operates. At 30 September 2011, the Group had 162 million mobile customers and 14 million broadband internet (ADSL, fibre) customers worldwide. Orange is one of the main European operators for mobile and broadband internet services and, under the brand Orange Business Services, is one of the world leaders in providing telecommunication services to multinational companies.

With its industrial project, "conquests 2015", Orange is simultaneously addressing its employees, customers and shareholders, as well as the society in which the company operates, through a concrete set of action plans. These commitments are expressed through a new vision of human resources for employees; through the deployment of a network infrastructure upon which the Group will build its future growth; through the Group's ambition to offer a superior customer experience thanks in particular to improved quality of service; and through the acceleration of international development

France Telecom (NYSE:FTE) is listed on Euronext Paris (compartment A) and on the New York Stock Exchange.
For more information (on the internet and on your mobile): www.orange.com, www.orange-business.com, www.orange-innovation.tv
Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this material are trade marks of Orange Brand Services Limited, Orange France or France Telecom.

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