Verizon Wireless Changes the Channel November 30, 2005 Mobile behemoth Verizon Wireless has launched a two-tier channel program to tap the nations 3.2 million small and medium businesses with voice and advanced 3G applications. The new Business Solutions Program will act as a conduit to SMBs for the VZOffice suite of voice and data services, along with turnkey, prepackaged vertical applications to be […]
US LEC Provides Agents Key To VoD October 31, 2005 US LEC Corp. this month is rolling out a new triple-play service that allows indirect sales partners, for the first time, to sell video-on-demand services along with voice and high-speed Internet to the hospitality industry. The new service, called PowerSUITE, enables agents to bring a new revenue stream to their hotel and time-share clientele. Property […]
reseller channel: FastLign Accelerates VoIP Entry October 31, 2005 Given high broadband penetration and relatively low cost of IP network infrastructure, its never been easier to become a telephone company. At the same time, launching VoIP services can be rather tricky considering time-to-market pressures, equipment and software integration required and the time it takes to get the right network services partners in place, says […]
Intelisys Gets Resource-ful with Merger October 31, 2005 Master agency Intelisys Communications Inc. and solutions provider Resource Communications LLC have agreed to merge, combining their respective focuses on SMB and enterprise markets to provide a full-service communications entity the companies executives say will accelerate sales for its suppliers and extend benefits to its sales partners. Nothing changes; the merger simply supercharges both organizations […]
Broadwing Honors Top Agents at Expo October 31, 2005 Broadwing Agent Channel Team Broadwings Zane Long (center) with Telarus Bill Samohod (left) and Lance Atkins (right) Broadwings Zane Long (left) and World Telecom Groups Stacey McCormick Broadwings Zane Long (center) with TBIs Ken Mercer (left) and Geoff Shepstone (right) Broadwing Communications LLC honored its top agents at The Fall 2005 Channel Partners Conference & […]
Alcatel Consolidates North American Partner Program August 31, 2005 Alcatel announced in late July a new North America Business Partner Program that consolidates the product lines and resources of three previously separate channel initiatives. The move, which was driven by technology convergence, enables Alcatel to offer its partners a greater breadth of products for delivering end-to-end solutions to customers, says Tom Eggemeier, vice president […]
Enabling the Bundle May 31, 2005 Reselling service is one thing, but in wireless, it can get messy considering handset configuration, value-added services and content, not to mention the development and support of sales channels. MVNOs and carriers looking to present a whole package for their customers can turn to fulfillment and distribution outsourcer Brightpoint Inc., which has launched Advanced Wireless […]
Avaya Gets “Smart” May 31, 2005 Posted: 06/2005 Avaya Gets “Smart” By Kelly M. Teal Avaya Inc. is expanding its leading market presence by getting into the software and Web services arenas, and partnering with more than 140 companies, including systems integrators, alliance partners, consultants, and independent hardware and software firms that are supporting the company’s interoperable, multivendor approach to socalled […]
Qwest Taps New VP for QBPP April 30, 2005 Jeff Clark has been named the new vice president for the Qwest Business Partner Program. Clark, who previously was vice president of small business sales, has traded jobs with former QBPP head Pat Lewis - a strategy employed by the ILEC’s Chairman and CEO Dick Notebaert to cross-train executives. Jeff Clark Lewis and Clark have worked […]
Global Crossing Expands Outside Sales Team April 30, 2005 Global Crossing Ltd. is seeking to broaden its outside sales channels around the world after finding its services sold by independent reps are a good match for midsized enterprises with at least 100 employees. Global Crossing had aligned with 50 U.S. sales agencies heading into the spring, and the company was seeking about 25 more […]
Telkonet Gives Power to Resellers April 30, 2005 Telkonet Inc. in mid-April plans to roll out voice functionality for its patented Telkonet PlugPlus commercial powerline LAN communications system. This enhancement will give its value-added resellers - namely ISPs, property management companies and some telcos - low-cost entrance into the telephone business serving multitenant offices and apartments. Ron Pickett, president and CEO of Telkonet, says PlugPlus […]
i2 Signs Distributors for VoiceStick March 31, 2005 i2Telecom International Inc. recently announced new distribution agreements, including a number of national retail chains, for its new VoiceStick device developments the company says, in part, are expected to result in a tenfold increase in revenue this year over 2004. i2Telecom says it expects to exceed $10 million in 2005; the company had less than […]
Wholesalers Lure Level 3 Hosted PBX Resellers February 28, 2005 New Global Telecom Inc. is among the wholesale carriers seeking to pick up resale agreements with about 100 phone companies, long-distance resellers and other customers of Level 3 Communications Inc., which announced it is phasing out (3)Tone, its wholesale hosted PBX service. Resellers, including traditional phone companies like SBC Communications Inc. and others, have until […]
MCI Revamps Channel Program, Targets Solutions Providers asPartners February 28, 2005 Posted: 03/2005 MCI Revamps Channel Program, Targets Solutions Providers as Partners By Tara Seals MCI Inc. has unveiled a retooled channel partner program, featuring a regionalized structure, deeper, more granular support for agents and valueadded resellers, and a focus on selling strategic services. The program, renamed The MCI Solution Provider Channel, now has three participation […]
WestCon TSG Pairs Partners, Solutions January 31, 2005 Industry experts and professionals have been stressing the value of partnerships with other specialists to bring total solutions to end users. Westcon Group Inc. and its subsidiaries - Comstor or Voda One - performs such matchmaking for VARs behind the scenes. Westcon Group runs a new, invisibleto- the-reseller division called the Technology Solutions Group, or TSG. “What […]
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