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	vCom Unveils v4.2 of vManager TEM Software
	vCom Solutions announced that it has launched a new version of vManager 4.2, its Telecom Expense Management (TEM) software. vCom's Telecom Management as a Service (TMaaS) solution is a suite of cloud-based telecom management software tools, including a full portfolio of professional services.
	5/22/2012
	Emptoris Integrates Empower Europe Event into IBM Smarter Commerce Global Summit 2012
	Since IBM's recent acquisition of Emptoris, the Emptoris Empower Europe 2012 event is being integrated into the IBM Smarter Commerce Global Summit this week in Madrid. The Smarter Commerce Global Summit provides businesses and practitioners with the insight and resources necessary to understand today's customers and effectively connect with them in an ever-changing landscape.
	5/21/2012
	Three Areas Telecom Expense Management Directly Affects Savings
	You've heard all the hype about Telecom Expense Management (TEM), but you're still confused about the savings it actually produces. It comes down to three areas; reductions in spending on telecom services, labor efficiencies and indirect savings. Most organizations have telecom networks that reflect an accumulation of legacy technology with services that are no longer used, unnecessary expenses and items that contain billing errors.
	5/21/2012
	Amdocs Survey Focuses on BYOD Trend
	Amdocs recently announced the outcome of a worldwide survey that focuses on the growing demand for "bring your own device" (BYOD) support from business customers and the system implications it has for service providers. The survey was conducted by analyst firm, Heavy Reading.
	5/18/2012
	Dirty Little Secrets of Corporate Mobility Spending Revealed by Visage MobilityCentral Data Analysis
	Visage recently announced that it has conducted a study into corporate mobility spending. The company released a report entitled "Dirty Little Secrets", which examines and highlights the both serious as well as humorous instances of how corporate employees misuse company funds. Visage is one of the leaders in enterprise mobility management (EMM) that enables businesses to take control of their mobile budget and inventory.
	5/10/2012
	Gartner Includes Veramark in 2012 Magic Quadrant for Global Telecom Expense Management
	Veramark Technologies, Inc. recently announced that Gartner, Inc. has positioned it in the 2012 Magic Quadrant for Telecom Expense Management (TEM). Veramark Technologies is an independent global Telecommunications Management Company and a major provider of Telecom Expense Management solutions.
	5/1/2012
	Gartner Lists Symphony Teleca as 'Visionary' in Telecom Expense Management
	The Gartner Group has listed Symphony Teleca as a "visionary" in the Telecom Expense Management (TEM) quadrant, according to company statements. The selection of companies for the "Magic Quadrant" is consistent with their vision and their ability to execute, according to a Symphony Teleca press release.
	4/24/2012
	Sunrise Telecom Adds IPv6 Test Capabilities to RxT Smart Productivity Test Platform
	RxT is a test platform that caters to the problems of communication service providers to increase efficiency and productivity while lowering operational and capital expenditures. Mobile service providers using the latest technology to cater to an increasing amount of complex products have high expectations for the backhaul connections. Developing backhaul links for these services is still a problem as network operators transition from legacy backhaul circuits to advanced ethernet-supported capabilities.
	4/18/2012
	Asentinel Signs Patent License Agreement, Settles Patent Infringement Litigation
	Asentinel, a technology-driven Communications Lifecycle Management company, specializing in managing wireless and wireline telecom expenses, announced yet another patent license agreement. The agreement helps end a two-year long court battle involving four competing telecom companies.
	4/18/2012
	Breakaway Services Acquired by Avema Corporation
	Breakaway Services, a major service provider and one of the top 10 expense management providers as ranked by AOTMP, has been purchased by Avema Corporation. Breakaway, now a unit of Avema Corporation, will continue to offer its services in managing telecommunications services, assets and expenses for corporations from its Denver office.
	4/11/2012
	Movero Finds a Place in Gartner's Niche Players Quadrant
	Gartner Magic Quadrants are a culmination of research in a specific market, giving one a wide-angle view of the relative positions of the market's competitors and a company is placed in Niche Players Quadrant when it focuses successfully on a small segment, or are unfocused and does not out-innovate or outperform others. Technology services provider Movero announced that it has found a place among the Niche Players in the just released Gartner Magic Quadrant for Telecom Expense Management Services report.
	4/10/2012
	Valicom Introduces Expanded Service Offering to Partners
	Wisconsin-based telecom expense management firm Valicom has introduced a brand new service offering to partners via its new Consultant Liaison Program.
	4/4/2012
	KPMG Survey Reveals Major Telcos Weary of Revenue Leakage from Emerging Technologies
	A new global survey from KPMG International has revealed that major telecommunications companies believe the transition to mobile commerce (m-commerce) services and adoption of emerging transformative technologies will have a substantial impact on revenue leakage.
	3/29/2012
	vCom Performs Telecom Expense Management for WIB
	vCom Solutions has been chosen to manage telecom expenses for Western Independent Bankers (WIB) and its wholly-owned products and services subsidiary WIB Service Corporation (WIBSCO).
	3/21/2012
	Contact Solutions Increases Self-Service Levels to 95 Percent
	Contact Solutions can effectively improve customer experience while reducing prepaid card customer service expenses. The company is showcasing this capability this week at Prepaid Expo and claims that it now provides customer self-service for over 17 million prepaid cardholders.
	3/15/2012
	Tangoe Unveils Real-Time Telecom Expense Management Solution
	Tangoe, Inc., a global provider of communications lifecycle management software and related services, recently launched Tangoe Real-Time Telecom Expense Management solutions that help the companies prevent bill shock.
	3/8/2012
	Will Indian Telecom Companies Get Fees Refunded from Cancelled Licenses?
	It seems the current furor in Indian telecom is whether or not there should be a large refund for companies who saw their mobile permits cancelled the first week in February.
	2/27/2012
	Dimension Data to Offer Full-Fledged Telecom Expense Management Solution with Xigo
	IT services provider Dimension Data announced it has acquired Xigo, a provider of telecom expense management (TEM) solutions, as part of its strategy to become a full-fledged Managed Communications Service Provider.
	2/27/2012
	Ericsson Introduces Integrated Billing and CRM Product
	Ericsson has launched a new product called Ericsson Telecom CRM, which integrates customer relationship management (CRM) and billing.
	2/23/2012
	OneBill Releases Integrated Subscription-Based Commerce Platform
	OneBill is an integrated subscription platform enabling concept-to-cash including innovative pricing models, automated Quote-Contract-Order solutions, integrated workflows, and approval systems. Today, OneBill announced a new release of the OneBill Subscription Commerce Platform, v. 2.1.
	2/16/2012
	Dimension Data Acquires Xigo, a Telecom Expense Management Provider
	Dimension Data recently announced that it has acquired Xigo, a company that offers telecommunications expense management (TEM) solutions in the U.S. With this addition, Dimension Data will now be able to offer greater value across the enterprise by providing customers with an integrated cost optimization solution for spend analysis, sourcing, provisioning and invoice processing.
	2/8/2012
	Avema, Breakaway Services Partnership Delivers Powerful Telecom Expense Management
	Avema, a provider of telecom and wireless expense management and optimization solutions, announced a partnership with Breakaway Services, which helps organizations manage telecommunications services, assets and expenses, to use Avema's software for delivering telecom expense management (TEM) to its clients.
	1/31/2012
	MDSL Launches New Version of its Telecom Expense Management Solution
	MDSL has launched the latest version of its Telecom Expense Management (TEM) solution, MDSL Smart TEM.
	1/26/2012
	Tangoe Acquires Anomalous Networks
	Tangoe, a provider of on-demand Communications Lifecycle Management (CLM) software, has acquired Anomalous Networks in a recent deal. Anomalous Networks has a heavy hand in the Telecom Expense Management software industry, and allows small to large businesses to better manage the cost and security risks of deploying carrier-based mobile technologies that eliminate "bill shock."
	1/17/2012
	New Online Party of Canada Seeks Majority-Decided Online Voting
	Seems like you can't get away from politics anywhere these days. And no, this article has nothing to do with New Hampshire.
	1/12/2012
	Organizations Need to Recognize Importance of PCI DSS-compliance, says Gartner Survey
	A recent survey released by Gartner, the world's premier information technology research and advisory company, has revealed that close to one-fifth of companies that should be compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard are not.
	1/11/2012
	Telecom Expense Management Market Set for Big 2012: TEMIA Head
	Telecom expense management (TEM) and wireless expense management (WEM) solutions will see increased adoption rates in 2012 as enterprises continue to recognize the value of visibility and control over their telecom expenses, according to Joe Basili, Managing Director of the Telecom Expense Management Industry Association.
	1/3/2012
	Etelesolv Provides Telecom Intelligence to Canadian Energy Company
	Etelesolv is providing telecom intelligence to a major Canadian company in the energy sector. Etelesolv has signed a Telecom Expense Management (TEM) deal to this end.
	12/27/2011
	Telecom Expense Management Year in Review: Emptoris
	In what continues to be an uncertain economy, companies of all sizes are on a quest for ways to cuts costs and control larger line item expenses such as their telecom bills. Many organizations are now reaping the benefits of working with a telecom expense management provider to help them face the challenges of accurate budgeting and forecasting.
	12/23/2011
	Telecom Expense Management a Bigger Challenge as Independent Providers Disappear
	IBM has announced plans to acquire Emptoris, narrowing the options for those sourcing professional services and striving to control telecom expense management. This news arrived a little more than a week after SAP announced its intentions to buy Success Factors.
	12/21/2011
	Valicom Record High Client Satisfaction Scores
	Telecom expense management firm Valicom has reported continued high client satisfaction survey scores with its third quarter 2011 results.
	12/14/2011
	Variation Identified in Telecom Expense Management Awareness
	Business stakeholders have different perceptions on the financial value of telecom expense management (TEM) and wireless mobility management (WMM) programs. This fact has recently been identified by the members of the Center for Telecom Environment Management Standards (CTEMS). This announcement was made by information services company AOTMP, a known authority on driving efficiency and performance into enterprise fixed and mobile telecom environments. The company collaborates with both enterprises and industry suppliers to help organizations reach peak performance.
	12/5/2011
	Electronic Payment Solutions Company Selects Callidus Sales Performance Management SaaS Solution
	Callidus Software, a provider of Sales Performance Management (SPM), announced that an electronic payment solutions major has selected Callidus' Monaco On Demand SPM suite to improve the performance of its internal sales force and North American channel operations.
	12/1/2011
	SugarCRM Announces Third Quarter Result
	SugarCRM , a customer relationship management (CRM) company, has announced that it has achieved growth in the third quarter with billings growth continuing a strong upward trend to 69 percent over the same period in 2010, and by 13 percent over the second quarter in 2011.
	11/21/2011
	Wireless Analytics Joins Telecom Expense Management Industry Association
	Wireless Analytics has said that it has become an official member of the Telecom Expense Management Industry Association (TEMIA), the nation's largest industry association for the telecom expense management space.
	11/17/2011
	Wireless Analytics Joins Telecom Expense Management Industry Association
	Wireless Analytics has said that it has become an official member of the Telecom Expense Management Industry Association (TEMIA), the nation's largest industry association for the telecom expense management space.
	11/17/2011
	ServiceSource Names Former Salesforce Member Martin Moran EMEA General Manager
	ServiceSource, a major player in service revenue management, has appointed Martin Moran as general manager of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
	11/8/2011
	Emptoris Launches New Functionality for Mobile Telecom Expense Management Service
	The growing mobility of the enterprise world is undeniable. Every day, those of us who watch small, medium, and large businesses move into the cloud, and subsequently the mobile sector, witness how mobility is becoming less of a suggestion and more of a requirement for competitive organizations. As a provider of telecom expense management services, Emptoris recognizes the importance of mobile access, and has recently issued a new functionality for its mobile Services Procurement solution.
	11/1/2011
	Etelesolv Announces Telecom Expense Management Contract
	Etelesolv, Canada's premier provider of telecom expense management for large Canadian multinational corporations announced that it has signed a Telecom Expense Management contract with world-renowned performing arts and entertainment company.
	10/28/2011
	New Suite from Emptoris Drives Huge Savings for Improved Telecom Expense Management
	Having launched, what the company is calling "The Strategic Supply Management Platform for the Future," Emptoris is adding significant new capabilities to its supply and contract management solution suite for Global 2000 organizations.
	10/25/2011
	Telecom Brokerage Launches Customer Management Tool
	Telecom Brokerage, Inc. (TBI), one of the nation's largest Telecommunication Master Agents, representing more than fifty industry providers, has launched partneriQ, an intelligent new way to manage customer's total communication needs.
	10/19/2011
	Splice Brings Big Carrier Network Solutions with a Personal Touch
	TMC CEO Rich Tehrani recently interviewed Andy Coan, president and CEO of Splice Communications, which specializes in designing custom data networks. The firm in a nutshell is a single source for customized data solutions.
	10/13/2011
	SutiSoft Enhances its Web-Based CRM Solution
	SutiSoft has introduced SutiCRM 5, an online CRM solution for managing marketing, sales, inventory, forecast and customer service activities from a single interface.
	10/13/2011
	MDSL Opens a New Office in Gothenburg
	MDSL has announced that the company has opened a new office in Gothenburg with Ivo Georgiev being appointed as Projects & Implementations Leader (TEM EMEA).
	10/5/2011
	TEMIA Announces Boston Meeting to Tackle New Priorities
	The Telecom Expense Management Industry Association (TEMIA) has announced that the association will host a meeting on November 2 in Boston for its members and guests focusing on various important topics.
	9/29/2011
	They Only Had One Pig
	Thinking about your customers - not just your direct customer, but customers at every stage of the customer chains in which your firm participates - provides the inputs for an approach to innovation and product development that can yield a higher payoff. As the executive quoted earlier went on to say, "We know exactly what your client should do in terms of evolving their product. And we'd be excited if they listened and took our advice. All they've ever needed to do was ask." For almost every firm, this executive's advice is correct and relevant. Customers know what innovations would be of value to them, and are almost always willing to share their ideas.
	9/27/2011
	Telecom Expense Management 20-Year Veteran Offers Advice
	Industry journal Spend Matters has done you a favor. They've sat down with Kevin Dunetz, a 20-year telecom veteran and co-founder of Rivermine, recently acquired by Emptoris, to talk about how you go about implementing a TEM program.
	9/22/2011
	Avotus, Anomalous Networks Join to launch Real-Time TEM Solution Avotus Telicost
	Avotus Corporation a provider of telecom expense management (TEM) services, eProcurement, and Call Accounting (Usage Management) solutions, announced that it has inked a partnership agreement with Anomalous Networks.
	9/20/2011
	Telecom Expense Management Space Enhanced with Nine Telecom's Dataflow Acquisition
	Communications within the enterprise is an important business initiative, regardless of the channel enabling collaboration. With the growing number of channels and devices supporting communications for companies of all sizes, there is an increased need for telecom expense management.
	9/12/2011
	2degrees Implements eServGlobal Subscriber Stimulation Service
	eServGlobal announced that 2degrees has implemented its Subscriber Stimulation Service successfully. eServGlobal offers Mobile Money solutions and Value-Added Services (VAS) that can be leveraged by Mobile Service Providers to increase their revenue and maintain customer ownership. Mobile, fixed, Internet and telecom providers use eServGlobal solutions to optimize their offerings through their core assets and subscriber relationships.
	9/6/2011
	SugarCRM's Bucholtz to Discuss the Future of CRM at ITEXPO West 2011
	"The CRM space has remained resilient in the face of the recession," according to Chris Bucholtz, editor in chief of CRM Outsiders for SugarCRM. As the overseer and writer for that particular blog, Bucholtz focuses on the progression of customer relationship management software, how it impacts business revenue, and the changes in the social CRM space. Bucholtz will be speaking at ITEXPO West 2011 in a session titled "Creating Community, Creating Customers for Life," and will explore how to utilize social media to engage customers in long-term relationships. .
	8/25/2011
	Telesoft Emphasizes the Need for Telecom Expense Management in Organizations
	Telesoft, a provider of Telecom Expense Management (TEM) software and services for fixed and mobile telephony, says TEM continues to provide a way for organizations to reduce expenses without reducing overall budget.
	8/18/2011
	Mapping Telecom Expense Savings: What Percent Savings are Achievable?
	A couple years ago, pundits in the Telecom Expense Management (TEM) industry advertised that corporations using a TEM solution could save around 7-12 percent on their Telecom expenses. Today, many of these same people are talking about savings as high as 40%. That is a pretty large swing in savings opportunity, from 7-40 percent. The reason for this variability likely has to do with the fact that there are so many different factors in the savings equation.
	8/12/2011
	Veramark Simplifies Telecom Expense Management
	Veramark Technologies has released a cost saving tool for managing wireless expenses and usage. The new VeraSMART Wireless Call Accounting software was developed following extensive customer research conducted by Telecom Expense Management (TEM) solutions specialist Veramark Technologies.
	8/9/2011
	Why Telecom Expense Management is Not a Commodity Purchase
	The past 10 years have witnessed the emergence of software tools known as Telecom Expense Management (TEM) solutions. A good TEM system can indeed tell you whether your telecoms vendor's bill is accurate. It does this by comparing the detail in the bill you receive against its own independent database of the services to which you've subscribed, and the rates at which you agreed to pay for them. In other words, you compare their invoice with the known information in your TEM inventory to get a true figure.
	8/5/2011
	Valicom is Taking Telecom Expense Management to IT at CompTIA Breakaway
	Valicom, Telecom expense management (TEM) firm, is participating in CompTIA's Annual Breakaway in Washington DC August 1-4.
	8/3/2011
	A Telecom Expense Management Tool Reduces Costs and Provides Efficiency
	Telecom expense management is a viable tool for dealing with the service provider costs associated with doing business. Being the largest and most complex expense for any company, telecom should be handled with the utmost confidence. This can only be found with an efficient telecom expense management solution.
	7/29/2011
	Unauthorized Phone Charges Costing Americans More than $2 Billion a Year
	Americans lose as much as $2 billion annually in unauthorized telephone bills, reports the billing solution vendor Xigo. Such unauthorized billing is called "cramming," in which a phone company or unaffiliated third party tacks unauthorized fees onto landline phone bills.
	7/27/2011
	Telesoft Selected by DS Waters of America
	DS Waters, the owner and distributor for popular bottled water brands such as Alhambra, Crystal Springs and Sparkletts, has selected Telesoft to provide a TEM Solution focusing on mobility management services.
	7/20/2011
	Telecom Expense Management: InfoStreet Provides Keys2Day with Secure Intranet System
	InfoStreet Inc., Cloud pioneer and provider of Cloud-based applications, has been selected as a provider of choice by Keys2Day Real Estate Team.
	7/14/2011
	Telecom Expense Management: Business VoIP Helps Protect Data Security
	Business VoIP can help maintain data security at a time when identity theft of all kinds is on the rise.
	7/8/2011
	TelcoExpenses Unveils New Wireless Expense Management Solution as SaaS
	TelcoExpenses, a provider of telecom expense management (TEM) solutions, announced it is releasing the new Wireless Expense Management application on a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform.
	7/5/2011
	TGI to be Corporate Hospitality Supporter of the 2011 U.S. Senior Open Championship
	ERP manufacturing and distribution software company, Technology Group International (TGI) will be a corporate hospitality supporter of the 2011 U.S. Senior Open Championship.
	6/28/2011
	What is Telecom Expense Management?
	There is much talk throughout the telecom industry regarding the concept of Telecom Expense Management. The focus has increased as companies are searching for ways to support new and innovative communications without spending beyond realistic budget goals. Telecom Expense Management helps in the process of identifying all telecom associated spending and streamlining it to eliminate errors, waste and other costly issues.
	6/22/2011
	Telarus Signs Exclusive Agreement with Advantix for Mobile Telecom Expense Management Services
	Telarus has signed an exclusive agreement with Advantix Solutions Group for mobile telecom management services.
	6/22/2011
	8x8 and Walsh Vision Team on Delivering Mobile VoIP
	8x8, a provider of innovative business communications and cloud computing solutions has partnered with Walsh Vision, a wireless business solutions provider and an exclusive Sprint partner.
	6/17/2011
	Tempest Telecom Expands its Telecom Expense Management Team
	Ray Trujillo has joined Tempest Telecom's management team as senior director Strategic Sales - Field Services.
	6/16/2011
	Valicom to Host Telecom Expense Management Discussion
	Valicom, a Madison, WI-based provider of telecom expense management (TEM) solutions, announced it is offering a free webinar to show how best practices paired with cutting edge Web-based software tools help control telecom expenses.
	6/10/2011
	MTS Releases Version 2.0 of its Award -Winning Telecom Expense Management Suite Platform
	Mer Telemanagement Solutions Ltd., a worldwide provider of enterprise Telecom Expense Management and Customer Care and Billing solutions for telecom providers, has introduced the latest version of its award-winning TEM Suite platform.
	6/8/2011
	Telecom Expense Management: Emptoris Provides ECM 8.2
	As a leading supplier of enterprise contract management solutions, Emptoris recently released a solution titled Emptoris Enterprise Contract Management 8.2. Designed to bring obligation management and reporting enhancement to the existing Microsoft Word integration, the solution will include MS World 2010 integration as well.
	5/23/2011
	Telecom Expense Management: Carriers Seek Asentinel's Expertise in Electronic Billing
	Asentinel, a technology-centric Telecom Expense Management (TEM) company, has said that it has recently been sought out by telephone and wireless carriers for its expertise in electronic billing standards and joint customer needs.
	5/18/2011
	Xigo, Inc. Announces Corey McPherson Nash as Rebranding Partner
	Invoice Insight has chosen Corey McPherson Nash, experts in national branding, to help them rebrand the company as Xigo. Under the new brand name, the company will provide businesses with a cloud-based platform which will enable better management of fixed, mobile and global telecommunications costs.
	5/13/2011
	Telecom Expense Management: Emptoris Integrates with Salesforce
	As a provider of enterprise contract management solutions and strategic supply, Emptoris recently revealed that its application for ECM has connected with Salesforce's CRM technologies. Offering an integrated adapter for Salesforce's on-demand CRM solution, Emptoris will leverage Force.com to work inside customers' current Salesforce CRM environment.
	5/10/2011
	Telecom Expense Management: Emptoris Completes Acquisition of Xcitec
	Emptoris, a provider of strategic supply, category spend and enterprise contract management solutions, has acquired Xcitec.
	5/5/2011
	Emptoris and NXP Extend Partnership for Increased Telecom Expense Management
	Emptoris, a world leader in strategic supply, category spend and enterprise contract management solutions, has revealed that it will continue its relationship with NXP Semiconductors to continue providing leading telecom expense management, as NXP will continue streamlining and standardizing its global sourcing program.
	5/3/2011
	Telecom Expense Management: Tangoe Profiled as Mobile Device Management Option
	Tangoe is a telecom expense management company that entered the MDM space in January 2009, Reinholz writes, after completing the acquisition of Internoded: "Tangoe offers something fairly unique with these two offerings, letting a company integrate the benefits of TEM with MDM."
	4/29/2011
	Procurement Organizations in Spotlight at Emptoris Empower Europe
	Emptoris, a world leader in strategic supply, category spend and enterprise contract management solutions, recently held the Emptoris Empower Europe conference in Barcelona, Spain, which sported a gathering of some of the world's biggest players in the procurement industry.
	4/21/2011
	Carousel Provides Xigo's Telecom Expense Management Tools to its Customer Base
	Carousel is providing this first-of-its-kind service absolutely free of cost in order to attract new business and offer its existing clients another level of cost reduction support.
	4/19/2011
	CEO of Emptoris Named to 'Pros to Know' List
	Supply & Demand Chain Executive recently revealed that it named Patrick Quirk, CEO and president of Emptoris to its "Pros to Know" list for 2011. The list is a compilation of industry leaders who demonstrate leadership track records and have proven to drive supply chain excellence.
	4/13/2011
	Telecom Expense Management: AOTMP Launches Telecom Benchmark Professionals Group
	AOTMP announced the launch of a new Telecom Benchmark Professionals group, which is an exclusive group of fixed and mobile telecom professionals from across the globe.
	4/12/2011
	Telecom Expense Management: iSYS Wins Multi-Year Contract to Provide Wireless TEMS to USACE
	WidePoint Corp. has announced that its subsidiary, iSYS LLC, has been awarded a multi-year contract through the General Service Administrations (GSA) Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI) Contract with the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
	4/12/2011
	MINDBill Online Store Module Unveiled for Mobile Operators
	MIND C.T.I. LTD. announced the debut of MINDBill Online Store module for mobile operators. MIND is a provider of convergent end-to-end billing and customer care product based solutions and telecom expense management (call accounting) solutions for service providers.
	4/12/2011
	Sumer Shankardass Joins Avotus as Chief Executive Officer
	Avotus Corporation announced the appointment of Sumer Shankardass as chief executive officer. The company specializes in providing telecom expense management (TEM) services, e-Procurement, and Call Accounting (Usage Management) solutions to help clients manage their voice, data and converged communications spend.
	4/12/2011
	Telecom Expense Management: ISI's Telecom Reporting Application Compliant with Avaya's IP Telephony Solutions
	ISI Telemanagement Solutions, Inc. announced that its Infortel Select 8.1 Telecom Reporting application is compliant with Avaya's key Internet Protocol (IP) Telephony solutions. Avaya Inc. specializes in business collaboration systems, software and services.
	4/12/2011
	Telecom Expense Management and Tablets
	Basically, as Gohring found, people like using more apps on their tablet than their phone -- Angry Birds addicts, we're looking at you -- and "the kinds of applications people are likely to use are more data intensive," Kitty Weldon, an analyst with Current Analysis told Gohring, tacking on the personal confession that while the temptation to watch a video on a mobile phone is "really low," with a tablet it becomes that much more appealing.
	4/7/2011
	Telecom Expense Management: Webinar from Emptoris to Discuss Risk Minimizing
	In a webinar on Tuesday, March 29 at 1 pm ET, Emptoris, a leading provider of telecom expense management, will explore various aspects of risk management for telecoms and the different factors involved in a company's risk profile.
	3/28/2011
	Tangoe Announces Acquisition of Telwares' Telecom Expense Management Business
	Tangoe has announced that it is acquiring Telwares' telecom expense management (TEM) business.
	3/23/2011
	AOTMP Launches Global Telecom Training Initiative at IBM
	AOTMP officials said that as part of the global initiative, IBM staff and management team members will work towards achieving certification as AOTMP Silver, Gold, Platinum or Master Telecom Professionals. With more in-house certified professionals, IBM will be able to drive improved results to its clients worldwide and better differentiate itself in the marketplace.
	3/16/2011
	Telecom Expense Management Provider Emptoris Appoints New COO and CMO
	Provider of telecom expense management, enterprise contract management, and supply management, Emptoris, has appointed Mark Logan as chief operating officer, and Lori Webber, chief marketing officer of its legions.
	3/11/2011
	Webinar Explores the Impact of Mobility in Telecom Expense Management
	Mobility has shaped much of what we do today - how we operate, how we interact and how we live. The trends in mobility can be exciting to watch as the technologies that emerge to support these trends introduce new capabilities that can either make our lives easier, or more complicated. We always hope for the former, but the latter can occur when technology innovation is not driven for the greater good.
	3/10/2011
	Study Shows Consumers Manage Wireless Bills Just Fine without New Regulations
	A recent study from the Wireless Communications Association International (WCAI) has revealed that regular consumers save more money just by paying the extra charges on their current cell phone plans as opposed to switching to more expensive plans to eliminate overages.
	3/9/2011
	Recent Industry-Wide TEM Study Finds Centralization for Companies, More Adoption
	According to a recent Magic Quadrant report from Gartner, the worldwide Telecom Expense Management market is "shifting its focus from the acquisition of applications and tools to the outsourcing of key processes in light of inadequate internal resources."
	3/3/2011
	Sunrise Telecom Announces General Availability of RxT Smart Productivity Test Platform
	Sunrise Telecom, a developer and manufacturer of telecom test equipment, unveiled the new RxT smart productivity test platform. This new test and measurement solution is capable of modernizing the field workforce to offer many advantages to communication service providers (CSPs).
	3/1/2011
	Telecom Expense Management Provider AOTMP Gives Top Fortune 500 Customer Satisfaction Award
	Wireless Analytics, a supplier of wireless mobility management solutions for mid-to large sized enterprise organizations, has been awarded top Fortune 500 customer satisfaction award by TEM analyst firm AOTMP.
	2/25/2011
	Webinar on Telecom Expense Management to Come from Emptoris
	In an upcoming webinar on February 22 titled "Uncovering the Telecommunications Spend Treasure Trove," Emptoris, Safway Services, and Forrester Research will discuss how to gain visibility into and control over telecom expense management.
	2/18/2011
	Ezwim Joins Telecom Expense Management Industry Association
	Ezwim, a Netherlands-based provider of on-demand telecom management services, announced it became a member of the Telecom Expense Management Industry Association (TEMIA).
	2/10/2011
	Telecom Expense Management: NPI Appoints Director of Telecommunication Services
	NPI, a spend management consulting firm that delivers savings in IT, telecom, transportation and utilities for its clients, has appointed Matt West as director of Telecommunication Services.
	2/1/2011
	Rivermine TEM Receives 2010 TEM Excellence Award
	Emptoris, a leading contract management services provider, has recently announced that its Rivermine Telecom Expense Management (TEM) solution has been honored for the second consecutive year with the INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine's 2010 TEM Excellence Award. The Award reflects on Rivermine delivering superior TEM solutions.
	1/26/2011
	Rivermine Wins Award for Telecom Expense Management
	Rivermine's telecom expense management solution has recently won INTERNET TELEPHONY Magazine's 2010 TEM Excellence Award for the second consecutive year, as announced by Emptoris, a provider of contract management solutions for the enterprise.
	1/25/2011
	TEMIA's Expert Panel at ITEXPO East 2011 to Discuss Telecom Expense Management
	ITEXPO East 2011 brings the technology world's most innovative thought leaders together to learn, discuss, and demonstrate all of the ground-breaking solutions that have developed over the past few months, and muse over we are to see in the future. In a coming session on February 2 at the ITEXPO East in Miami, the Telecom Expense Management Industry Association (TEMIA) will moderate a panel expert discussion featuring thought leaders in the TEM industry who will discuss different ways to proactively avoid bill shocks. The session "If Charges for Wireless Service Plans Keep Going Down, Why Does My Spending Keep Rising?"
	1/18/2011
	Budgeting Software: Coupa Software Announces 'Record Results' for 2010
	Coupa Software, developer of cloud spend management products designed to help companies "control their indirect spending," according to company officials, has announced "?record results" for 2010.
	1/18/2011
	MIND C.T.I. Receives Court Approval for Expected Dividend
	MIND C.T.I. LTD., has received court approval for the expected dividend. MIND C.T.I. provides convergent end-to-end billing and customer care product based solutions for service providers as well as telecom expense management (call accounting) solutions.
	1/11/2011
	BroadSource Merges with Integrated Mobile to Strengthen TEM Offering
	BroadSource, an Atlanta-based provider of telecom expense management (TEM) technology and services, announced it is merging with Columbus, Ohio-based Integrated Mobile, Inc. (IMI), a provider of managed mobility services, to combine the technology, services and operations of the two companies to build exceptional offering for the TEM industry.
	1/11/2011
	Emptoris Completes Acquisition of TEM Solution Provider Rivermine
	Emptoris, a provider of strategic supply management and enterprise contract management solutions, has acquired Telecom Expense Management (TEM) solution provider Rivermine.
	1/7/2011
	Paetec Announces Availability of Pinnacle Online Software Suite for Telecom Expense Management
	Paetec has unveiled Pinnacle Online software suite. Officials with Paetec said that the software suite offers mid-market network customers the primary management functions of the enterprise solution but delivered as an SaaS monthly subscription with no installation.
	1/4/2011
	Telecom Expense Management: Anomalous Supported by BlackBerry Fund, Anges Quebec
	Real-time telecom expense management (R-TEM) solutions provider Anomalous Networks has secured a new round of funding from BlackBerry Partners Fund and members of Anges Quebec.
	12/29/2010
	Telecoms Under Investigation for Expense Management Practices
	Unauthorized charges on a phone bill are enough to get anyone's attention and now this practice has garnered notice from a U.S. Senate Committee. According to a Total Tele report, an investigation has been launched by the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.The committee is reportedly looking into the practice of "cramming," which involves adding unauthorized charges to consumers' phone bills.
	12/22/2010
	TEMIA Offers Webcast About TME Best Practices
	To promote the value of telecom expense management through education and marketing, the Telecom Expense Management Industry Association is offering webcasts for enterprises, government, and other organizations interested in learning about TEM best practices.
	12/14/2010
	Moving from Excel Spreadsheets to Better Telecom Cost Assurance Tools
	Software vendors "have been offering automated products for telecom cost assurance for several years now, yet many telecoms are still working from Excel spreadsheets and paperbound processes."
	12/10/2010
	PBX-Change Decides to Use LogiSense's EngageIP Software for Billing
	PBX-Change has decided to use LogiSense's EngageIP software for billing its retail and wholesale customers, the companies announced in a statement. EngageIP is a hosted software product that manages customers, their invoices and related operations.
	12/1/2010
	Telemanagement Selects Teleopti Solution for Telecom Expense Management
	Telemanagement, a consultancy firm, has selected the Teleopti Pro solution for its Telecom Expense Management services (TEM).
	11/30/2010
	Canadian Insurance Company Deploys Etelesolv TeleManager for Telecom Expense Management
	Etelesolv has announced that a contract has been awarded to it by a large Canadian insurance company to deploy TeleManager, a telecom expense management solution.
	11/15/2010
	Sixnet and Anomalous Networks Enter into Telecom Cost Management Partnership
	Sixnet, a global player in machine-to-machine (M2M) networking solutions for industrial and commercial markets, has entered into a partnership with Anomalous Networks, a supplier of Real-Time Telecom Expense Management (R-TEM) solutions.
	11/12/2010
	Texas Mutual and Jopari Solutions Sign eBill Extension
	Texas Mutual Insurance Company, a leading Texas-based workers' compensation insurer, has signed a multi-year eBill extension processing agreement with its partner, Jopari Solutions.
	11/10/2010
	Subex Revenue Operation Center Platform Deployed by du
	Subex has completed implementation of its Revenue Operation Center (ROC) platform at Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Co., PJSC (du) for Fraud Management and ROC Revenue Assurance.
	11/9/2010
	FCC Investigates Special Access Fees as Companies Implement Telecom Expense Management
	There are a number of different costs a company has when trying to conduct everyday business. Some of the biggest costs where communications are concerned are those associated with telecom expense. Now, according to a PC World report, telecom expense management has become a focus for the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
	11/3/2010
	Building a Business Case for TEM Is Essential to Successful Implementation
	Telecommunication spending within the enterprise can often be the most costly division of doing business. The challenge is that this spend is also necessary. So, companies are constantly trying to figure out how to streamline this spending, but many do not know how to get started.
	10/25/2010
	Aberdeen Suggests Ways to Reduce Enterprise Mobility Costs
	Enterprise mobility offers multiple benefits including increased productivity, cost savings and simplified work process. Today, enterprise mobility involves the integration of unified communications or "UC" with mobile and back-office applications to provide a holistic communications platform that boosts productivity and blatantly spells out a clear return on investment, according to Richard Grigonis.
	10/25/2010
	AOTMP's Latest Report Provides Fixed and Wireless Savings Models
	The areas, in which enterprises are achieving the greatest financial savings benefit within their Telecom Expense Management and Mobility Management programs, have been revealed by AOTMP's latest report "Quantifying Savings Opportunities for Fixed and Wireless TEM Programs."
	10/22/2010
	No More 'Bill Shock' with Truphone's Local Anywhere Service
	Executives from U.S. businesses are regularly working in or traveling throughout Europe and the U.K. Truphone, the world's first global mobile network is offering them relief from the high cost of international roaming rates.
	10/22/2010
	FCC to Stem Wireless Bill Shock
	In an effort to qualm the masses of wireless phone customers, the FCC will take a vote on Thursday, October 14 to receive public comment on rules which have been in place allowing wireless providers to rake in extraneous payments from consumers.
	10/13/2010
	Vodafone Acquires Two Telecom Expense Management Companies
	Vodafone Global Enterprise - the business within which Vodafone manages the communications needs of its largest multinational customers - has acquired two telecom expense management (TEM) companies: Quickcomm and TnT Expense Management.
	10/8/2010
	AOTMP State of Industry Report Reveals Top 25 Telecom Expense Management Suppliers for 2010
	AOTMP, a major player in fixed and wireless telecom management services for business, has unveiled its 2010 State of the Industry Report, the essential guide for enterprise customers, suppliers, and venture capital firms in the Telecom Expense Management and Wireless Mobility Management fields.
	10/1/2010
	MDSL Shows Off its Market Data and Telecom Expense Management Services at Gartner Summit
	Telecom expense management solutions provider MDSL recently demonstrated its TEM Managed Services and Market Data Expert (MDX) outsourced services at the Gartner Outsourcing & Vendor Management Summit.
	9/19/2010
	The Capabilities and Cost Benefits of VoIP: ITEXPO West Speaker
	Social media has certainly taken the lead in the marketing focus, yet not all companies are experiencing the same results. According to Steve Safley, President of VoIPConsultants.biz, LLC, an online strategy has been deployed within his company, yet real sales results have yet to emerge. Safley recently took part in a TMCnet interview in anticipation of the upcoming ITEXPO West 2010 event. When asked about widespread HD voice deployments in 2011, Safley noted we first need to see support for that codec among the VoIP carrier community.
	9/9/2010
	U.S. Wireless Prices Have Dropped 50 Percent Since 1999
	That does not mean growing concentration in the industry could not become a problem. Indeed, the GAO thinks the Federal Communications Commission should spend more time and effort monitoring ongoing concentration in the wireless industry.
	8/27/2010
	Verizon Trying to Leverage iPad and Testing New Pricing Strategies
	On Wednesday, I reported on Verizon's unveiling of an application that will allow the delivery of live TV on the iPad. Verizon demonstrated the power of the app, announcing plans to make it generally available by next year. If this happens, the carrier's FiOS TV service will be available on the iPad, making the TV experience as mobile as the tablet device from Apple.
	8/19/2010
	Rivermine Records 133 Percent Sales Growth in the First Half of 2010
	The company's revenue increased 44 percent over the first half of 2009. Rivermine achieved 399 percent total revenue growth over the last four years.
	8/10/2010
	Three Ways to Avoid Failure by Simplifying Telecom Expense Management: White Paper
	A new white paper suggests three main ways to avoid failure by simplifying telecom expense management.
	7/21/2010
	Amtel's TIMS Platform Separates Mobile App Download Charges in Corporate Telecom Billing
	With increasing popularity of smartphones among enterprise customers, telecom costs of the enterprises are on the rise - thanks to the paid apps and value added services offered by carriers to smartphone customers.
	7/13/2010
	AOTMP Invites Nominations for Telecom Expense Management Industry Excellence Awards
	Nominations will be accepted July 1 through Nov. 6, 2010. There will be three categories of winners: Telecom Professional of the Year, Environment of the Year and Supplier Advocate of the Year.
	7/13/2010
	Veramark Technologies Acquires TEM Business of Source Loop
	Veramark Technologies, a provider of telecom expense management solutions, announced that it has acquired the enterprise TEM and consulting businesses of Alpharetta, Ga.-based Source Loop.
	7/9/2010
	MDSL Announces Trader Telecom Expense Management Solution
	Telecom expense management or "TEM" continues to be a key focus for organizations in lieu of self-management tools or simple managed services. As TEM business process outsourcing services providers deliver measurable value to the enterprise, growth in TEM is surpassing predicted levels.
	7/1/2010
	Telecom Expense Management: The Value is in the Plan
	In order to build an effective telecom expense management program, the company first should develop a needs assessment.
	6/23/2010
	Summit on Telecom Expense Management to be Held in Washington, D.C.
	The 6th Annual National Summit on Telecom Expense Management, which will take center stage at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in the nation's capital on June 21 to June 22, will help enterprise communications technology professionals to turbo-charge their telecom expense management initiatives.
	6/18/2010
	ETM: A New Generation of Telecom Expense Management
	Enterprise telecommunications management (ETM) solutions can help manage communications environment.
	6/11/2010
	Rivermine Sponsors National Summit on Telecom Expense Management
	Rivermine is one of several telecom expense management companies that will sponsor the upcoming National Summit on Telecom Expense Management.
	6/4/2010
	Flint Telecom Announces Strategic Direction and Growth Strategy
	Under telecom software, services and equipment segment, the company expects to offer focused wireless IP and telecom expense management applications to large multinational enterprises and telecom operators worldwide.
	5/28/2010
	TEM Market Looks Strong; Opportunities Abound for North American Providers
	Even as the global economy shows signs of a recovery and spending is starting to come back in a number of areas, organizations throughout the world still pay close attention to spending.
	5/17/2010
	Avalon, Teleopti Partner to Offer Global TEM Solution
	Avalon Global Solutions, or "AGS," a provider of mobile lifecycle management or "MLM" solutions in North America, announced a strategic partnership with Teleopti, a Swedish company offering telecommunications expense management applications in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
	5/4/2010
	Real-Time Telecom Expense Management for BlackBerry Smartphones
	Anomalous Networks, Inc., a supplier of Real-Time Telecom Expense Management (R-TEM) solutions, has introduced version 3.1 of the Anomaly R-TEM system for BlackBerry smartphones.
	4/27/2010
	Telecom Expense Management Feature: Look to Controlling Indirect Costs
	Telecommunications are important in the overall operation of any business, but associated platforms and systems can also be a significant cost, placing tremendous pressure on the bottom line.
	4/23/2010
	iTEMize's Upgraded Telecom Management Software Automates Costs Distribution
	iTEMize announced improved telecom expense management through the automation of cost allocations.
	4/14/2010
	Clear Planning Essential for the Success of Any TEM Project
	To demonstrate the importance of proper planning in any TEM program, AOTMP assessed enterprise expectations of performance and the expected time to reach a steady state of operations for their TEM programs.
	4/7/2010
	Rivermine Aids Enterprises Apply BI to Control Telecom Expense
	Controlling costs is not easy and IT managers find it very difficult to curb expenditures for wired and wireless voice and data networks.
	3/15/2010
	Rivermine Achieves Revenue Growth Rate Exceeding 400 Percent
	Rivermine, a provider of automated telecom expense management solutions, has recorded a three-year revenue growth rate of over 400 percent and posted nearly 40 percent organic year-to-year revenue growth in 2009.
	2/25/2010
	Going the Distance: Finding a TEM Solution Requires Disciplined Approach
	Choosing a telecom expense management solution can be a daunting process. One TEM expert compares the process to training for a marathon.
	2/19/2010
	Mixed Forecast: IT Spending to Increase in 2010, But By How Much?
	U.S. IT spending will have a slower recovery than its market counterparts in China and India according to an industry report released this week, but is expected to rebound by as much as 6.6 percent in 2010.
	2/3/2010
	ITEXPO East: Reducing IT Costs with VoIP Strategies
	As companies look to reduce IT and telecom expenses, there has been an increasing focus on IT total ownership costs.
	1/19/2010
	Mobile Device Management Has 'Incredible' Potential
	Devices such as cell phones, PDAs, calling cards and pagers are creating a complicated telecom expense management situation in most companies where there is waste due to a lack of visibility and control.
	1/15/2010
	Telecom Expense Management Provider Rivermine Acquires MBG Expense Management
	The combined company manages nearly $6 billion in annual telecom spend, which encompasses $850 million in international expenses.
	12/15/2009
	Telecom Expense Management Remains Priority, But CIOs Still Challenged: Report
	According to the report, 69 percent of respondents compare expenses to budget by business unit as a key performance indicator for monitoring the performance of their TEM solution.
	12/10/2009
	Real-Time Wireless Solutions Help Mobile Customers Harness Benefits of Telecom Expense Management
	Rivermine provides a wireless expense management solution that can stand alone or as a part of a complete telecom lifecycle management solution.
	11/19/2009
	Telecom Expense Management Practices Will Continue to Evolve: Rivermine
	Although expense reduction is one of the primary drivers for a TEM solution for either size organization, there are a wide range of benefits that come along with it, according to Mark Logan, president and CEO of Rivermine.
	10/29/2009
	Rivermine Automates TEM Solutions for Fortune 1000 and Beyond
	For organizations, telecom spending will continue to be an imposing cost. Management of cellular, wired and wireless voice, data and video networks will challenge even the most efficient organization, according to a recent Rivermine whitepaper.
	10/23/2009
	Rivermine Expands Global Support with New Telecom Expense Management Software
	Rivermine's latest software release, Rivermine 6.1, is allegedly the industry's "first" unified wireline and wireless expense management platform available worldwide, company officials said.
	10/1/2009
	Leveraging Telecom Expense Management With Effective Reporting Policies
	Telecommunications costs are typically a "top five" corporate expense, but according to IT research firm Gartner, on average 8 to 12 percent of those expenses are billed in error.
	9/24/2009
	Rivermine Launches Real-Time Wireless Usage Management Solution
	The addition of "real-time wireless usage management" capabilities can be used with Rivermine's wireless expense management solution to detect and respond to mobile device expense problems as they occur.
	9/16/2009
	Move Towards Wireless with Rivermine Telecom Expense Management
	For companies who are thinking about integrating wireless with their wired networks as a way to reduce their costs and achieve business objectives, also need to think about the costs for doing so. Companies who move towards going wireless could not only reap the benefits of reducing costs but also in creating more space within the workplace.
	8/13/2009
	Rivermine's Telecom Expense Management Audit Services
	Telecom Audit Services from Fairfax, Virginia-based Rivermine - eXPERTSolutions Audit - is a complete, turnkey solution encompassing historic audit, ongoing audit, and carrier dispute/collection services. Powered by Rivermine's TEM software, eXPERTSolutions is backed by a team of experts with an average of 22 years of experience in audit and dispute management/resolution.
	7/24/2009
	Rivermine Grows in the First Half of 2009
	Following the rollercoaster ride of the stock market issuing the beginning of this nation's economic woes, financial reports started becoming dismal with reports of losses rather then gains. However, time has past and now this country is beginning to see the statistics arrow point up on the charts.
	7/6/2009
	Maravedis Research Reveals 4G Applications Are Set To Evolve In A Multiplatform Environment
	The latest research report from Maravedis reveals that key growth drivers in the 4G applications market include an open network environment and snackable data plans applicable across various device types. The report is titled, "Broadband Services and Applications in the 4G Era: Beyond Existing 3G Applications."
	6/30/2009
	Rivermine Given Strong Positive Rating in Firm's MarketScope on TEM
	Rivermine, a leading provider of automated telecom expense management (TEM) solutions announced it received a strong positive rating in Gartner's MarketScope for Telecom Expense Management Worldwide report.
	6/25/2009
	Is Wireless the Only Feasible Rural Broadband Solution?
	For isolated locations, satellite or fixed wireless might be the only feasible method. For many other locations, such as homes located more than 2.5 miles away from a remote terminal, but less than 10 miles distant, terrestrial wireless is likely to make financial sense, though wired facilities are possible if a provider has the stomach for investing $4,000 a home.
	6/16/2009
	Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award Goes to Rivermine's Telecom Expense Management Platform
	For the second year in a row, Rivermine, a provider of automated telecom expense management (TEM) solutions, announced recently that the company received Technology Marketing Corporation's (TMC) Communications Solutions 2008 Product of the Year Award for its Rivermine 6.0 platform.
	6/8/2009
	Wireless Expense Management for a Corporate Liable Program
	As companies expand the use of wireless technologies to achieve business goals, the expenditures for these services comprise a larger portion of their overall telecom budget. Thus, it has become imperative to include the management of this expense under the umbrella of Telecom Expense Management systems (TEMS). TEMS allow organizations to optimize their telecommunications budget, effectively leverage vendor relationships, and support corporate policies in order to successfully manage costs.
	6/3/2009
	Egypt Becoming An Additional Offshoring Location
	When people thing of offshoring, the first place they think of is India, sometimes referred as the offshoring capital of the world. Recently, Egypt is becoming a favorite among businesses for offshoring as well.
	5/26/2009
	Report: CE & Handsets Push Wi-Fi Chipset Sales
	In-Stat has announced the main Wi-Fi chipset findings of its latest market research paper titled, 'Global Wi-Fi Chipset Forecast and Analysis: 2007-2013' that Consumer Electronics (CE) products dominated the sales in 2008, and a host of CE products, including mobile handsets, are the prime motivators for current and future sales.
	5/19/2009
	Drive Profitable Relationships with Predictive Analytics
	A new white paper written for senior executives, by SPSS and Peppers and Rogers Group, argues that using predictive analytics can drive organic growth. The white paper describes five ways to achieve organic growth and explains two different methods for measuring financial return.
	5/14/2009
	Improve Your Business with Telecom Expense Management
	The authoritative voice for the Telecom Expense Management industry, Telecom Expense Management Industry Association (TEMIA) has announced new findings based on a survey of its members on "The Health of TEM Market."
	5/11/2009
	Telecom Expense Management — Old Term, New Technology
	Today's floundering world economy has been a boon for the Telecom Expense Management (TEM) industry. The term TEM is hated by just about everybody in the industry, since TEM's capabilities have in recent years expanded far beyond just checking phone bills for the 15 percent or so of errors that are inevitably found there. Everyone has their own, upgraded version of the term, such as Total Telecom Cost Management (TTCM).
	5/7/2009
	Report: Communications Semiconductor Market Still Growing in 2009
	In a recent survey report by The Linley Group entitled "Communications Semiconductor Market Share 2008" indicated that communications-semiconductor sales saw a surge despite economic slowdown.
	4/29/2009
	Report: Worldwide Femtocell Equipment Unit Sales to Reach 15M by 2013
	In a recent research report by In-Stat entitled "A Cell of Your Own: Worldwide Micro, Pico, and Femtocell Market Analysis" indicated that femtocells will soon dominate mobile markets for indoor cell coverage.
	4/23/2009
	Interview with Chip Drapeau of Rivermine's Board of Directors
	Recently, TMCnet had the opportunity to chat with Chip Drapeau about his newly appointed position, our exchange is as follows:
	4/13/2009
	New Member to Rivermine Board of Directors
	Rivermine has recently announced the company has appointed former MRO Software president and CEO, Chip Drapeau, to its Board of Directors. Drapeau brings more than 25 years of technology leadership experience to Rivermine, the company said in a statement. Rivermine is a provider of automated telecom expense management (TEM) solutions.
	4/7/2009
	FREE WEBINAR: CRM and Life Sciences/Pharma: Proving Strategic Value with CRM Analytics
	TMC is bringing you yet another free Webinar on Thursday, April 30, 2009 2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT. Register Now!
	4/1/2009
	Almost Nobody Seems Happy About Ireland Voice
	It doesn't appear that anybody is really happy about the state of telecom competition in Ireland. The European Union says consumer phone rates in Ireland are the highest in the EU region and Competitors are calling for nationalization of Eircom, press reports widely report. Consumers are complaining about poor quality.
	3/26/2009
	Bay Bridge Decision Technologies' Partners with TMC to Help Contact Centers
	Keep ahead of all the other contact centers by attending Bay Bridge Decision Technologies' three part Webinar hosted by TMC. The three part Webinar series will talk about strategic planning for contact centers presented by Ric Kosiba, co-founder and president of Bay Bridge Decision Technologies'.
	3/16/2009
	Broadband Stimulus: Unanticipated Complications for Rural Grantees
	Nobody who thinks they might want to apply for funds is going to say this, but the recent National Telecommunications and Information Administration meeting on the broadband stimulus plan essentially amounted to an hour of platitudes and half an hour of officials saying "that's a good question," and "you tell us what you think we should do." It hardly was a confidence inspiring performance.
	3/11/2009
	Fiber to the Farm: More Jobs?
	About 57 percent of U.S. farms have Internet access, up about seven percentage points since 2002, and 58 percent of U.S. farms using the Internet now buy high-speed Internet access, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In 2002, the Census found that half the farms in the country were connected to the Internet in some way, using either broadband or dial-up services.
	3/4/2009
	Report: VoIP-Ready, WiFi-Enabled IP Media Phones Could Generate $8 Billion by 2013
	Officials at In-Stat also say that business media phones will generate about $3.3 billion in annual revenue by that time, and that the U.S. market will open up this year, with Europe coming online in 2010.
	2/24/2009
	$5 Landline?
	Verizon Communications is considering a $5 monthly voice plan that would let customers receive calls but dial only 911 and Verizon customer service, says Wall Street Journal staff writer Amol Sharma. Verizon hasn't firmly decided to offer the service, yet.
	2/17/2009
	Report: Japan's Telecom Market to Grow at 1.1 Percent through 2013
	The research also notes revenue growth for various services – including VoIP, IPTV and mobile data solutions – that will help to cover growth declines in legacy service offerings.
	2/10/2009
	Rivermine Receives $5 Million in Funding
	Rivermine, a provider of automated telecom and wireless expense management solutions, has announced that the company has received $5 million in funding.
	1/27/2009
	Small Business IT Budgets in 2009: 1/3 Up, 1/3 Down, 1/3 No Change
	Though it is possible decision-makers have changed their minds since late November, as of that period, nearly a third of 2,000 U.S. IT decision-makers in businesses of all sizes said they expected their 2009 budgets would increase over 2008 levels, according to research from Compass Intelligence. Most respondents expect their 2009 budgets to be the same as what they had in 2008, while another third expect a decrease.
	1/19/2009
	Global Revenue Forecast: Flat
	The global telecom services market will generate $1.4 trillion in 2009, posting one percent year-on-year growth overall, compared with the ten percent to 11 percent annual growth rates that have characterized previous years, because of the recession, say researchers at Pyramid Research.
	1/13/2009
	Top Telecom Predictions 2009: Fewer Operators, Bandwidth Caps and a New Rival to iPhone
	inCode, an independent advisor to telecommunications companies and leading enterprises in North America, announced its sixth annual Top 10 Telecom Predictions for 2009. The predictions identify emerging economic, technology, and marketing trends that affect consumers and business.
	1/12/2009
	100 Gigabit Ethernet to Outsell OC-768 by 2012
	As the release of the 100 Gigabit Ethernet standard approaches, research labs, derivative traders and universities are gearing up for the 2010 IEEE standardization deadline.
	1/5/2009
	Recessions Aren't the End of the World, But They Sure Feel Like It
	Technically, according to www.recession.org, it takes two quarters of consecutive decline in Gross Domestic Products to actually have a recession. And, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis only reports that the US economy suffered a 0.5% decline in Gross Domestic Product in the third quarter 2008, while the second quarter grew a respectable 2.6%.
	12/23/2008
	Wireless Substitution Increases, Study Says
	In the first half of 2008, 17.5 percent of households were wireless only, up from 13.6 percent a full year earlier, the agency says.
	12/19/2008
	TIA Urges Congress to Consider Economic Stimulus for Broadband Deployment and Adoption
	The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), providing support, standards and business development, and intelligence for the information and communications technology (ICT) industry, today advised congressional leaders to put in place specific broadband deployment and adoption incentives in the economic stimulus bill.
	12/15/2008
	Survey: Despite Recession, Consumers to Spend on Media Services
	As we continue to sink into a recession, one area that is experiencing the opposite is that of media spending. According to Marisa Guthrie's report in Broadcasting & Cable, U.S. consumers have no plans to cut spending on Internet, wireless, cable and satellite services.
	12/9/2008
	Recession Impact: ARPU
	One possible scenario for the telecom industry during the current economic slowdown is that fixed-to-mobile substitution accelerates, as consumers reduce their communications bills by cutting their fixed line in favor of mobile services. With mobile broadband deals now more readily available and affordable, there is potential substitution on the broadband front as well. But Ovum recently polled about 8,000 consumers and found something more nearly in line with historical types of consumer behavior in recessions.
	12/8/2008
	Telecoms: Riders on the Economic Storm?
	Amirah says enterprises "will be looking to minimize risk and improve operational efficiency," which no doubt they do during flush times as well. The difference being that these days, Amirah says, "the focus on core competencies and reducing operational costs will open doors for IT and telecommunication service providers."
	12/2/2008
	U.S. Wireless Data Prospects in 2009: Up, Down or Flat?
	The U.S. wireless data market grew 7.3 percent sequentially in the third quarter 2008 and 37.5 percent year over year to reach $8.8 billion in data services revenues. For first nine months, mobile data revenues of $24.5 billion were equal to the revenues generated for all of 2007.
	12/1/2008
	Top 10 Tactics To Do More With Data Centers For Less
	Contact centers and many enterprises and organizations rely heavily on data centers to process information from and on customers, clients, and employees. Yet current economic conditions are putting cost pressures on data center and IT managers. In response, Emerson Network Power has come up with ten ways to get more out of data centers with fewer resources.
	11/19/2008
	Gartner: Strategic Companies Will Use Business Intelligence to Weather Tough Economic Times
	One example of BI is a telecom expense management (TEM) system. TEM involves taking a business approach to managing telecommunication expenses (such as landline phone service, cell phone plans, and Internet connections).
	10/22/2008
	Five Steps to Successful Telecom Expense Management Implementation
	Third-party telecom expense management (TEM) has become a very viable option for companies with call centers and wireless services that don't have very strong organizational support and supervision.
	10/8/2008
	Rivermine Achieves Continued Success in Telecom Expense Management Market
	Successful companies that understand the market they serve and are able to stay nimble and innovative in response to changing customer needs typically are able to continue being successful even during times when the economic climate it less than ideal.
	9/25/2008
	Rivermine Unveils Enhanced Global eXPERTSolutions Managed Service Packages
	Rivermine, a provider of automated telecom expense management (TEM) solutions has launched a suite of enhanced eXPERTSolutions managed service packages.
	7/16/2008
	Rivermine Enhances Telecom Expense Management with Version 6.0
	In a bid to help organizations preparing for the looming recession, Rivermine has released Rivermine 6.0, a new version of their telecom expense management software that helps to reduce IT expenditures, automates time-consuming activities and increases visibility in telecom costs.
	7/16/2008
	Rivermine Lands Telecom Expense Management Contract from USPS
	The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has awarded telecom expense management (TEM) provider Rivermine a contract to deploy comprehensive TEM solutions for its entire data network nationwide.
	6/4/2008
	Rivermine Co-hosts Another Successful Summit on Telecom Expense Management
	The results are in from Rivermine's sixth annual Summit on Telecom Expense Management, held last month, and the company is declaring that the event, co-hosted by IBM, was a roaring success.
	4/15/2008
	Rivermine Wins 2007 Unified Communications Product of the Year Award for its Telecom Expense Management Solution
	Telecom expense management software company Rivermine has won a 2007 Product of the Year award from Unified Communications magazine for its Rivermine 5.0 solution.
	3/17/2008
	TMC's Unified Communications Magazine Announces 2007 Product of the Year Award Winners
	Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) announced today that its Unified Communications magazine has selected winners of its First Annual Product of the Year Awards.
	3/11/2008
	Rivermine Software Picked by IBM to Run Telecom Expense Management Solution
	IBM recently unveiled a telecom expense management (TEM) solution designed to help enterprises manage the costs associated with the communications services needed to stay competitive. In doing so, the company picked Rivermine to supply TEM software.
	2/27/2008
	Rivermine Earns Strong Positive Rating in Gartner's MarketScope Report on Telecom Expense Management
	Rivermine -- a provider of automated telecom expense management (TEM) solutions for both wireline and wireless usage -- has received a "Strong Positive" rating in Gartner's MarketScope for Telecom Expense Management Worldwide, 2H07 report.
	2/25/2008
	Enterprises Look to Technology, BPO to Boost Business Strategies
	Telecom expense management and other BPO services are helping enterprises become more competitive.
	1/29/2008
	Rivermine Opens Early Bird Registration for Summit on Enterprise Telecom Expense Management
	Rivermine, a telecom expense management (TEM) provider, is gearing up for its sixth annual Summit on Enterprise Telecom Expense Management on March 13, 2008.
	1/21/2008
	How Telecom Expense Management Eliminates Wasted Spending
	A telecom expense management (TEM) service trims the fat from a telecom budget by ensuring that all assets are efficiently managed and paid for.
	1/17/2008
	Insight Research: Need for Telecom Expense Management Services Driving OSS Market
	Operations support systems (OSSes), which include the types of services offered by many telecom expense management (TEM) firms, are becoming increasingly popular among enterprises.
	1/9/2008
	Telecom Expense Management: The Year in Review, the Year Ahead
	TMCnet asked John Shea, Chief Marketing Officer at Rivermine, to share his perspective on the telecom expense management (TEM) market.
	12/26/2007
	TEM Firm Rivermine Appoints New Vice President of Engineering
	Telecom expense management (TEM) software firm Rivermine announced Monday the appointment of a new Vice President of Engineering.
	10/29/2007
	Brasil Telecom to Expand Its Use of Oracle Service Fulfillment Suite Applications
	Brasil Telecom has extended its use of Oracle Communications Order and Service Management, Oracle Communications Inventory Management and Oracle Communications Service Activation, according to an Oracle announcement today.
	10/16/2007
	BBR Wireless Management Merges with Telecom Expense Management Firm Rivermine
	Telecom expense management (TEM) firm Rivermine announced Thursday its plans to merge with BBR Wireless Management, a TEM provider that focuses on wireless communications.
	10/4/2007
	Telecom Expense Management Provider Rivermine to Offer Verizon Business eBonding to Customers
	In a bid to offer their many Fortune 1000 companies and large organizations improved ordering and management of their telecom services, Telecom Expense Management provider, Rivermine has announced it adopted Verizon Business eBonding services.
	9/27/2007
	Rivermine to Host Webinar on Wireless Expense Management
	To help enterprises get a handle on wireless communications expenses, telecom expense management firm Rivermine announced an upoming Aberdeen Group Webinar.
	9/25/2007
	TEM Provider Rivermine Celebrates First-half 2007 Milestones
	Telecom expense management company Rivermine this week highlighted its achievements during the first half of 2007.
	9/11/2007
	Telecom Expense Management Provider Rivermine Raises $8.7 Million in Third Funding Round
	Telecom expense management (TEM) solutions provider Rivermine announced the close of its third funding round. The company brought in capital investments of $8.7 million.
	6/26/2007
	Telecom Expense Management Provider Rivermine Expands Sales Team
	Telecom expense management solutions provider Rivermine announced Tuesday the addition of a new industry veteran to its team: Ken Lienemann, who will now serve as vice president of sales and managed services for the company.
	6/12/2007
	AOTMP Announces Telecom Expense Management Agenda for TEM 2007 Show
	AOTMP, an organization that focuses on resources, tools and benchmarking standards for the telecom expense management industry, announced Monday the agenda for its upcoming TEM 2007 conference.
	3/12/2007
	Rivermine Expands Telecom Expense Management Portfolio with BBR Wireless Partnership
	Rivermine's latest move to expand its wireless telecom expense management (TEM) portfolio was a partnership with BBR Wireless Management.
	3/7/2007
	Top-ranking Gartner MarketScope Companies Form Telecom Expense Management Association
	This month, 23 companies teamed up to form the Telecom Expense Management Industry Association (TEMIA), with the goal of promoting TEM.
	2/28/2007
	Rivermine Launches Version 5.0 of its Telecom Expense Management Solution
	Rivermine, a company that specializes in telecom expense management (TEM) software and services, this week unveiled the latest version of its flagship offering. Rivermine 5.0 includes a new set of reporting and analytics tools, as well as other enhancements.
	2/27/2007
	Telecom Expense Management Provider Rivermine Highlights 2006 Achievements
	Telecom expense management (TEM) solutions company Rivermine this week highlighted its 2006 achievements, which include several noteworthy growth records.
	2/15/2007
	Telecom Expense Management Solutions Provider Rivermine to Host Breakfast Summit in Manhattan
	Telecom expense management (TEM) solutions provider Rivermine will be hosting a breakfast summit next month, designed specifically for senior executives at large enterprises, government agencies, and telecom carriers.
	1/31/2007
	Gartner Report Praises Rivermine's Telecom Expense Management Solutions
	Among the providers Gartner gave the thumbs up to this year in its annual MarketScope for Telecom Expense Management Report is Fairfax, Virginia-based Rivermine.
	12/18/2006
	Aberdeen Group: Telecom Expense Management Key for Enterprise Success
	Telecom expense management is a vital part of any enteprise's success, Aberdeen Group reports.
	12/7/2006
	Rivermine Partners with SAI to Provide Enhanced TEM Solution
	Telecom expense management (TEM) solutions provider Rivermine today announced that it is incorporating SAI’s Sierra Gold Virtual Telemanagement System into a new TEM product.
	11/2/2006
	How to SCIM Beneath the Surface
	With the evolution of the IP Multimedia Subsystem, the service capabilities interaction manager (SCIM) has received an increasing amount of attention.
	10/25/2006
	What is TEM (Telecom Expense Management)?
	In this first of a two-part series, Rivermine CTO Kevin Dunetz attempts to define Telecom Expense Management.
	10/18/2006
	Rivermine Plans Half-Day Telecom Expense Management Summit
	Rivermine announced this week a half-day telecom expense management summit scheduled for November 2, 2006.
	10/16/2006
	TEM Provider Rivermine Ranks in Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 List for Virginia
	For the second year in a row, telecom expense management (TEM) services provider Rivermine has been ranked one of the 50 fastest growing companies in Virginia by research and consulting firm Deloitte & Touche USA LLP.
	10/2/2006
	Telecom Equipment Sags along with Overall IT Spending, Study Shows
	Telecom spending likely weakened in September in line with the sentiments for overall IT spending, according to projections from the latest quarterly survey of Chief Information Officers (CIOs) by Deutsche Bank and CIO Magazine.
	10/2/2006
	TEM Services Provider Rivermine Summarizes Achievements During First Half of 2006
	Telecom expense management (TEM) solutions provider Rivermine today issued a report summarizing its most notable achievements during the first half of 2006.
	9/8/2006
	North American Telcos Trim Revenue Losses But Still Fighting Fraud
	Subex Azure has revealed that average revenue leakage across global telecoms operators has increased to 12.1 percent of revenue ($176 billion), compared to 11.6 percent in 2005. The world’s largest vendor of revenue maximization solutions for telecom operators issued the ‘Operator Attitudes to Revenue Assurance 2006’ report.
	9/7/2006
	Complexity in Carrier Service Offerings to Boost Telecom Billing Outsourcing Market
	A recent study by Dittberner Associates finds that as the phone and cable companies roll out new service offerings - such as triple and quadruple play packages and advanced features such as video-on-demand and mobile video - their billing operations are rapidly becoming more complex. As a result, operators are now finding that outsourcing their billing services is actually more efficient and cost effective than trying to handle them in-house.
	9/6/2006
	Developers Need to Focus on the Fact that People Cause Latency
	Developers need to think about driving business transformation, rather than merely build VoIP applications that are capable of replacing the legacy communications infrastructure, Lawrence Byrd, Director of IP Telephony and Mobility, Avaya, said on Wednesday.
	8/9/2006
	Dittberner: Telecom Billing Market Growing Again
	It turns out that the telecom billing market may not be as “mature” as it appears. (That’s a good thing if you like market growth.)
	8/2/2006
	Amdocs Explores OSS with Cramer Acquisition amid BSS Slowdown
	Telecom billing specialist Amdocs hopes to extend into the operations support systems (OSS) market though the acquisition of Cramer Systems Group, based in the U.K., announced Tuesday for approximately $375 million in cash.
	7/19/2006
	The Telecom Contract--the Final Piece of the TEM Triangle
	Inventory, Invoices, and Contract/Tariff Information make up the the TEM triangle. One piece of the triangle to discuss is the value of managing your Telecom Contracts more effectively.
	6/28/2006
	Solving Business Process Problems with Telecom Expense Management
	TMCnet recently spoke with three Telecom Expense Managemenet industry experts--from Quickcomm (a developer of TEM software), AT&T, and Gartner--to find out the latest news from the industry.
	6/22/2006
	Rivermine Launches Software-Powered TEM Services Suite
	Automated telecom expense management (TEM) solutions provider Rivermine today launched a new set of software-powered services, eXPERTSolutions, designed specifically for Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies.
	6/8/2006
	Rivermine to Host 3rd Annual Summit on Enterprise Telecom Expense Management
	Telecom expense management solutions provider Rivermine is hosting its third annual Summit on Enterprise Telecom Expense Management June 8, 2006 in Washington, D.C.
	6/5/2006
	The Telecom Invoice: Another Piece of the TEM Pie
	This column discusses one element of gaining control over telecom expenses: the value obtained by wringing out errors from the Telecom Invoice.
	5/5/2006
	Rivermine Sponsors Report on Managing Wireless Technology Costs
	Rivermine, provider of solutions for telecom expense management, recently sponsored a survey designed to alert companies to the necessity of managing wireless technology they use.
	4/20/2006
	Telecom Expense Management: A Primer
	TMCnet recently asked Kevin Dunetz, CTO at Rivermine Software, to explain the basics of telecom expense management and how it can benefit companies, especially large enterprises.
	3/27/2006
	Dittberner: Network Inventory Software to Hit $521 Million by 2010
	Network inventory software is gaining telecom industry respect as a proven ROI generator, according to a recent report from telecom analyst firm Dittberner.
	3/3/2006
	Telecom Revenue to Grow an Average 9 Percent Annually Until 2009
	The U.S. telecommunications industry saw an 8.9 percent increase in overall growth last year and will continue to grow an average of 9 percent annually through 2009...
	2/23/2006
	Telecom Expense Management is All About the Inventory
	Expert article on the importance of Inventory in Telecom Expense Management.
	2/21/2006
	Rivermine Uses MicroStrategy Technology to Upgrade Telecom Expense Management Software
	Business software maker MicroStrategy announced today that its technology has been chosen by Rivermine to improve their telecom expense management Clarity module.
	1/31/2006
	Rivermine Releases New Telecom Expense Management Solution
	Rivermine today announced the general availability of Rivermine 4.0, newest release of the company’s automated telecom expense management solution.
	1/30/2006
	Paying Too Much For Your Network Is Partially Your Problem

	1/24/2006
	Telecom Bills: An Untapped Gold Mine

	1/24/2006
	IPDR.org Hopes to Standardize IPTV Billing Practices
	IPDR.org's collaborative efforts with ATIS could yield an industry-wide standard for both IPTV and VoIP by the end of the current calendar year.
	1/23/2006
	Rivermine Appoints Telecom Powerhouse Cindy Andreotti to Board of Directors
	Former MCI President Brings Depth of Expertise to Market-Leading Company
	12/22/2005

	Vendor Eyes Telecom Asset Mess
	In many ways, Tim Jasinski has a job to envy. As vice president of data services at Marriott International, he enjoys the responsibility of overseeing a network that touches 3,000 hotels and sales offices in dozens of countries and works with cutting-edge technologies, such as IP VPNs.
	9/29/04

	Rivermine Puts Telecom Twist on Asset Management
	One of the old standbys that may not sound very exciting - but is beginning to look fresh, and new, and innovative - is asset management. But one area that’s often overlooked in this new excitement is telecommunications. 1/31/05

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