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Verizon Business Receives Cisco Master Security Specialization
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Verizon Business has earned Cisco’s Master Security Specialization, recognizing that the company has fulfilled the rigorous training requirements and program prerequisites to sell, deploy and support Cisco Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) security solutions. No topics for this post. »
Verizon Business Earns Cisco’s Master Unified Communications Specialization
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Verizon has achieved the Master Unified Communications Specialization from Cisco, recognizing that the company has fulfilled the training requirements and program prerequisites to sell, deploy and support highly sophisticated applications-based Cisco Unified Communications solutions. No topics for this post. »
Verizon Business Achieves Advanced Data Center Network Infrastructure Specialization From Cisco for Germany, the Netherlands and the U.K.
READING, England – Verizon Business announced Thursday (March 11) that it has achieved the Advanced Data Center Networking Infrastructure (DCNI) Specialization from Cisco for Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. This specialization recognizes Verizon Business as having fulfilled the training requirements and program prerequisites to sell, deliver and support comprehensive Cisco(r) data center... »
Verizon Awards $300,000 Grant to Virginia’s Gloucester Institute
RICHMOND, Va. – A $300,000 Verizon Foundation grant to the Gloucester Institute for its Emerging Leaders Program will help Virginia’s future business, civic and political leaders acquire and refine the skills they’ll need to meet tomorrow’s challenges. No topics for this post. »
Verizon Supports FCC Chairman’s Call for National, Interoperable Public Safety Network
WASHINGTON – Tom Tauke, Verizon executive vice president for public affairs, policy and communications, issued the following statement on Wednesday (March 10) about a policy matter likely to be addressed in the Federal Communications Commission’s National Broadband Plan due to Congress on March 17. No topics for this post. »
Verizon Again Named to DiversityInc Magazine’s List of Top 50 Companies for Diversity
NEW YORK – Verizon’s continued efforts to create a diverse workforce and an inclusive work environment have again earned the company a ranking on DiversityInc magazine’s 2010 list of Top 50 Companies for Diversity. No topics for this post. »
Verizon Supports FCC Broadband Team’s Focus on Access to People With Disabilities
WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission’s Broadband Omnibus Initiative team on Wednesday (March 10) outlined its recommendations to ensure the accessibility of high-speed Internet to people with disabilities. Those recommendations will be included in the FCC’s National Broadband Plan due to Congress on March 17. No topics for this post. »
Verizon Business Networking Solution Helps iYogi Deliver Superior Global Technical Support
MUMBAI, India – Technical support services provider iYogi, which has more than 100,000 consumer and small-business customers around the world, has chosen an advanced technology platform from Verizon Business to help it deliver outstanding customer service while supporting rapid growth. Verizon Business delivered an integrated IP networking and applications management solution that met those... »
Verizon Sponsoring ‘2010 Global Marathon For, By and About Women in Engineering and Technology’
NEW YORK – For the fourth consecutive year, Verizon is sponsoring and participating in National Engineers Week Foundation’s Global Marathon For, By and About Women in Engineering and Technology, a 24-hour online event that strives to educate and inform middle school, high school and university women worldwide about opportunities in science, technology, engineering and... »
Verizon Responds to State Administrative Law Judge’s Recommendation on Frontier Transaction
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – An administrative law judge with the Illinois Commerce Commission on Tuesday (March 9) issued a proposed order opposing the transaction under which Frontier Communications Corporation would acquire the local landline operations of Verizon Communications in Illinois. The following statement should be attributed to Carl Erhart, president of Verizon’s Central region. No topics... »
TV Choice and Competition Near for Residents of Millis, Mass.
MILLIS, Mass. – Residents of Millis are a major step closer to having a real choice for their cable television services, thanks to a newly approved agreement authorizing Verizon to offer its FiOS TV service via the most advanced all-digital, fiber-optic network straight to customers’ homes. No topics for this post. »
Verizon Promotes Use of Its Inventive Self-Service Interactive Tool With – What Else? — an Inventive Interactive Tool
NEW YORK – Verizon is making it easier than ever for consumers to use the company’s new In-Home Agent self-help platform, thanks to a new interactive tool called an iKyp webkey. No topics for this post. »
Verizon Is Top Telecommunications Company in Fortune Magazine’s 2010 List of World’s Most Admired Companies
NEW YORK – Fortune magazine has ranked Verizon No. 1 in the telecommunications sector of the publication’s 2010 list of the World’s Most Admired Companies. No topics for this post. »
Verizon Business Positioned as a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for Communications Outsourcing and Professional Services, Worldwide
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Industry analyst firm Gartner Inc. has positioned Verizon Business in the Leaders Quadrant in a new report, “Magic Quadrant for Communications Outsourcing and Professional Services, Worldwide.”1 Separately, Gartner named Verizon a visionary in another new report, “Unified Communications as a Service, North America Magic Quadrant.” 2 No topics for this post. »
Verizon, Juniper, NEC and Finisar Raise the Bar With Next-Generation 100G Field Trial
NEW YORK – Verizon, Juniper Networks, NEC Corporation of America, and Finisar Corp. announced on Monday (March the successful completion of the first real traffic 100 gigabits per second (100G) optical fiber transmission field trial applying standards-based optics end-to-end and using the latest in 100G native router interfaces. No topics for this post. »
Verizon Supports FCC Broadband Team’s Recommendations to Reform Subsidy Programs
WASHINGTON –The Federal Communications Commission’s Broadband Omnibus Initiative team on Friday (March 5) outlined its proposed reforms of the universal service and intercarrier compensation programs that will be included in the FCC’s National Broadband Plan, due to Congress on March 17. The following is a statement by Kathleen Grillo, Verizon senior vice... »
Verizon Communications Recommends Rejection of Below-Market-Price Mini-Tender Offer by TRC Capital
NEW YORK — Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) has recently learned of an unsolicited “mini-tender offer” made by TRC Capital Corp. to Verizon shareholders to purchase up to 3 million shares of Verizon stock at $28 per share. No topics for this post. »
Verizon Business Receives Intel’s Highest Honors for Outstanding Supplier Performance
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Verizon Business has made Intel Corporation’s exclusive list of 2009 Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement award winners. Verizon Business is the only communications service provider among the 10 companies receiving Intel’s highest honor reserved for its global suppliers. No topics for this post. »
Verizon Communications Declares Quarterly Dividend
NEW YORK — The Board of Directors of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) today declared a quarterly dividend of 47.5 cents per outstanding share, unchanged from the previous quarter. The dividend is payable on May 3, 2010, to Verizon Communications shareowners of record at the close of business on April 9, 2010. No topics for... »
Verizon’s Wired and Wireless Network Investments in California Exceeded $1.16 Billion in 2009
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Millions of California consumers and businesses are reaping the benefits of Verizon’s $1.167 billion investment in the company’s wired network and wireless network expansion and enhancement programs throughout the state in 2009. Verizon invested $682 million in its wired network and $485 million in its wireless network. No topics for... »
Washington State Receives $75,000 Grant to Train Teachers to Use Verizon’s Thinkfinity.org Educational Web Site
SEATTLE – The Washington Ed Tech Development Center has received a $75,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation to continue to raise awareness about the free educational resources available on Verizon Thinkfinity and to train teachers to use those resources. The grant was announced Wednesday (March 3) at the Teacher Librarian Summit of the Northwest... »
Verizon Joins Open Identity Exchange
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Verizon Business will join the Open Identity Exchange consortium (www.openidentityexchange.org) as an executive member to support a common, secure framework for access to Internet sites. No topics for this post. »
Verizon Launches IT Platform to Help Accelerate Adoption of Electronic Health Care Records
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – In a significant step toward accelerating the adoption of electronic health records, Verizon Business has launched an information technology platform that enables the digital sharing of physician-dictated patient notes. No topics for this post. »
Verizon Named to List of Top 50 Companies for Executive Women by the National Association of Female Executives, for Third Consecutive Year
NEW YORK — The National Association for Female Executives has named Verizon to the 2010 list of NAFE Top 50 Companies for Executive Women. This is the third consecutive year that Verizon has been named to the list. No topics for this post. »
Verizon Executive Named to Governor’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Advisory Council
BOSTON – Stephanie Lee, regional director of public affairs for Verizon, has been appointed by Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray to serve on the Diversity Subcommittee of the Governor’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Advisory Council. No topics for this post. »
Verizon’s Diane McCarthy Named to Common Ground Alliance Board of Directors
SAN DIEGO – Diane McCarthy, senior vice president of Verizon network field operations, has been named to the Common Ground Alliance board of directors. No topics for this post. »
A New Way to Give: New York Nonprofits Can Benefit From the Popularity of Verizon’s Products
NEW YORK — Local parent-teacher associations, chambers of commerce, athletic boosters, libraries and other registered nonprofit organizations in New York now have an easy way to earn money for their organizations. No topics for this post. »
Verizon Waives Charges for all Residential Long-Distance and Verizon Wireless Calls From U.S. to Chile,
NEW YORK – Responding to the devastating earthquake in Chile, Verizon will waive all long-distance usage charges for calls from its residential landline and Verizon Wireless phones to Chile, from Feb. 26 through Mar. 6.* No topics for this post. »
Verizon Helps Industry Fight Cybercrime by Publicly Releasing Framework Used for Data Breach Investigations Reports
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – In an initiative to make it easier for companies to analyze and exchange data about security breaches and unite in the fight against cybercrime, Verizon Business is publicly releasing the research framework used for the company’s landmark Data Breach Investigations Reports. No topics for this post. »
A New Way to Give: Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware Nonprofits Can Benefit From the Popularity of Verizon’s Products
PHILADELPHIA – Local parent-teacher associations, chambers of commerce, athletic boosters, libraries and other nonprofit organizations in three Mid-Atlantic states now have an easy way to earn money for their organizations. Verizon’s Velocity Program offers nonprofits in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware the ability to earn donations when their members or supporters purchase certain Verizon... »