By Amanda Ciccatelli, TMCnet Web Editor
As the world's largest communications and technology event, ITEXPO offers a variety of exhibitions, keynote sessions and resources for the communications and technology community each year. Specifically for companies looking to get their start, StartupCamp is a forum hosted in conjunction with ITEXPO that targets early-stage entrepreneurs in communication technology. At StartupCamp, industry leaders, investors, developers and media can all come together to network and validate entrepreneur pitches for startup companies and ideas.
By Susan J. Campbell, TMCnet Contributing Editor
A quick glance at the telecommunications industry and you can't help but see extensive attention paid to mobility and the cloud. These two trends have certainly dominated the landscape and are expected to continue to drive business decisions, create new revenue opportunities and lead to the creation of new markets.
By Amanda Ciccatelli, TMCnet Web Editor
Today, brand advocacy is increasingly becoming a go-to marketing strategy. Brand advocates are highly satisfied customers who recommend companies, products and services without being paid or incented.
By Susan J. Campbell, TMCnet Contributing Editor
REVE Systems is right at the forefront in mobile VoIP technology, offering three innovative solutions, the iTel Mobile Dialer, the Call through Dialer and the iTel Switch Plus solution. Let's dive a little deeper into each one, examining what they are and what they have to offer to determine whether or not they make sense for your mobile users.
By Allison Boccamazzo, TMCnet Web Editor
One persistent question keeps getting poked around in the industry: why should small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) be looking toward cloud services, and more specifically, cloud-based synchronization?
By Robbie Pleasant, TMCnet Contributor
Vaultive offers cloud data encryption services, keeping your data safe in the cloud while accessible from your devices. Elad Yoran, CEO of Vaultive, will be making an appearance at ITEXPO West 2012, and took the time to speak with us about cloud security and the future of the cloud.
By Susan J. Campbell, TMCnet Contributing Editor
The U.S. patent system exists to provide companies with the opportunity to protect their intellectual property and build a healthy revenue model based on that property. When a competing company launches a product in the market that too closely resembles a patented product, the next logical step is to try and get an injunction against the offending company on the grounds that they are violating a patent.
By Amanda Ciccatelli, TMCnet Web Editor
In 2008, the Consumer Electronics Association reported that while more than 50 million Americans could work from home, only 2.5 million actually did. Recently, that divide has continued to decrease as businesses have began to cut office space costs while offering employees the ability to skip out of fighting commuter traffic.
By Charles Weaver, CEO and Co-founder, MSPAlliance
But, what is Cisco looking to do in managed services in the future? First, Cisco already has a wealth of technology that can be used by MSPs, both on the voice and the data sides of the channel. It is well equipped to arm service providers in the future and if it needs something it doesn't have, the company has demonstrated a strong ability to grow via acquisition.
