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InfoVista, a global leader of proactive service assurance solutions, today announced the availability of VistaFoundation® Kit 4.3, a significant upgrade to the company’s service performance assurance technology platform, the most scalable, flexible and cost-effective performance platform on the market. The new release supports communications service providers’ (CSPs) and large enterprise IT organizations’ need to cost-effectively deliver a greater number of differentiated services transported by all-IP networks, maintain optimal quality of service (QoS) and end customer quality of experience (QoE), while reducing OPEX/CAPEX and lowering total cost of ownership (TCO). Today’s CSPs are facing serious threats to the sustainability of their business models from three main directions. The established downward trend in traditional voice and data revenues is set to contin... (more)

Adapting Telecom and Web Technologies and Techniques for Smart Grid Prominent in May IEEE Smart Grid Newsletter

IEEE, the world's largest professional organization for the advancement of technology, published the May edition of the IEEE Smart Grid Newsletter. Articles in this issue examine a common occurrence, adapting telecommunications and Web technologies and techniques aligned with Smart Grid, among other topics. The current issue is available online at the IEEE Smart Grid Web Portal: http://smartgrid.ieee.org/may-2012. “The multi-disciplinary, system of systems that is Smart Grid presents great complexity and requires innovation and adaptation in the development of its many component... (more)

Verizon to Kill Unlimited Data Plans for Existing Subscribers

Verizon Wireless Verizon Wireless subscribers who have held onto their $30-a-month unlimited data plans will soon be forced to upgrade to a new tiered offering the company plans to launch this summer, according to the Web site Fierce Wireless.Speaking at the J.P Morgan Technology Media and Telecom conference today, Verizon Communications CFO Fran Shammo told investors that the company’s 3G unlimited data plans that customers were allowed to hang onto last year when Verizon switched to a tiered offering will soon go away entirely. Read the full story at CNET. ... (more)

CORRECTION FROM SOURCE/WiLAN Announces Release of Markman Order

OTTAWA, CANADA -- (Marketwire) -- 05/17/12 -- Correction to the release sent out at 6:30 AM EDT this morning. In the 1st paragraph, it should have read: Wi-LAN Inc. ("WiLAN" or the "Company") (TSX:WIN) (NASDAQ:WILN) today announced that Judge Leonard Davis of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a claims construction Opinion and Order, on May 16, 2012, in ongoing litigations between WiLAN and defendants Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Ericsson Inc., Exedea Inc., HTC America, Inc., HTC Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications (USA) Inc., Sony Mobile Communicatio... (more)

Erdene Provides Project Updates and First Quarter Financial Results

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA -- (Marketwire) -- 05/17/12 -- Erdene Resource Development Corp. ("Erdene" or "Company") (TSX:ERD), today provided an update on the Company's principal projects in conjunction with the release of its first quarter 2012 financial results. Highlights: -- Donkin Coal Project: The Donkin Joint Venture Partners announced that Xstrata is seeking an operating partner to assume its 75% interest; timelines remain unchanged with environmental assessment process, progression of engineering work and obtaining the necessary approvals for commencement of the underground ... (more)