Cyan announces that Zayo has selected the Cyan Z-Series platform for an upgrade to its Manhattan network. With the Manhattan network upgrade, Zayo is able to offer more advanced Ethernet and wavelength services to some of the largest financial institutions in the world as well as wholesale packet services to large carriers and wireless operators.

The Cyan Z-Series packet-optical transport platform (P-OTP) has been deployed in multiple Zayo markets over the past two years, demonstrating carrier class reliability, scalable Ethernet services, along with valuable service management and SLA reporting capability in the Cyan360 Software portfolio. Cyan’s hardware and software solutions allow for Zayo to cost-effectively meet the growing demand for capacity and more advanced network infrastructure technologies in Manhattan.

For more information, visit www.zayo.com.

2011 has already been a watershed year for Global Capacity. In May, 2011, the company was acquired by Pivotal Group, a private equity firm committed to taking the company to global recognition. Since then, the company has had a number of major announcements, including a strategic reorganization, adding new and experienced executive talent and major customer acquisitions in MegaPath and Fiberlight – I’m told new and even bigger announcements are on the horizon. While it’s hard to believe that a company that has had this much success over what amounts to the first half of 2011 has more in the tank, it’s not all that surprising either.

To refresh, Global Capacity provides one-of-a-kind network delivery services that combine turnkey access network procurement solutions with the mostcomprehensive professional services and experienced staff available. Global Capacity’s One Marketplace Access Exchange provides an automated pricing and quotation platform for global access network solutions.  It enables quoting, ordering, provisioning, management and fulfillment of ubiquitous network solutions across geographies and suppliers – Global Capacity is Automated Access Solutions!

More to come!

To learn more about Global Capacity’s solutions, go here: http://www.globalcapacity.com

Here at JS&A, we take great pride in serving the best of the best in the telecom industry. We are very proud to announce today that we have been appointed by Contact Telecom LLC, a cloud-based SaaS solution provider offering fully automated inventory and invoice validation, auditing and reconciliation services to the telecommunications industry, to direct and implement its public relations and marketing communications strategy and efforts.

“It is with great pleasure that we welcome our newest client, Contact Telecom,” states Jaymie Scotto Cutaia, CEO and Founder of Jaymie Scotto & Associates.  “Contact Telecom is a well-established, integrated solutions provider, offering a unique product that allows carriers the ability to cost effectively and comprehensively manage their invoice and usage data, and facilitate their cost management, revenue assurance and customer initiatives. Contact Telecom offers their clients in the telecom marketplace a competitive edge, particularly when streamlining their billing processes, improving efficiencies and achieving cost savings.”

“We are most pleased to work with JS&A, a dynamic, highly focused public relations firm with considerable background and expertise in delivering strategic branding, design and effective communications to the marketplace,” comments James Buttafuoco, Managing Partner for Contact Telecom. “Our services and solutions are proven to save our clients time and money. And with JSA’s guidance, we can showcase these solutions throughout the industry and help service providers automate their data processing – and drive profitability.”

What’s really cool about Contact Telecom is its flagship service, Billing Data Analyzer (BDA). BDA is an innovative, secure and highly scalable web-based software service platform that allows communication service providers the ability to ‘put their data to work,’ improving the business bottom line in various environments. BDA ensures the AP process is quicker, and 100% accurate, saving companies time and money while increasing control, flexibility and efficiency.

Contact Telecom also has a brand new website, unveiled to the public yesterday, August 17. Check it out here: www.contacttelecom.com.

To read the full media alert announcing Contact Telecom’s hiring of Jaymie Scotto & Associates, visit: http://www.contacttelecom.com/?page_id=663.

From all of us here at JS&A, we’d like to give a big ‘THANK YOU’ to Contact Telecom! We are so excited to work with you.

Sought-after industry Attorney, M. Gavin McCarty has joined Global Capacity as General Counsel. Mr. McCarty joins Global Capacity from Shefsky & Froelich where he is senior counsel in the general corporate law group, and focused on technology, Internet, regulatory, telecommunications and energy law.

Mr. McCarty has over fifteen years of telecommunications experience, having worked on a variety of initiatives including corporate work, mergers & acquisitions, commercial transactions, interconnection agreements, litigation, employment matters, software licensing, cloud computing and compliance issues.  He previously held senior executive positions at Globalcom Inc. and is on the board of directors of RootAxcess, LLC, a hosted computing and storage company that serves enterprise businesses.

To learn more about Gavin McCarty, visit http://globalcapacity.com/news/7. Since its acquisition by Pivotal Group in May 2011, Global Capacity has experienced steady growth. To learn more about its innovative solutions to streamlining the procurement of global access networks, visit http://globalcapacity.com or call 312-673-2400.

In response to customer demand for a UK Presence, Golden Frog, a global security software developer and applications provider, announces today the  launch of  a new  Point of Presence (PoP) in the United Kingdom for VyprVPN users. With this expansion, Golden Frog offers VyprVPN users another server location to ensure a free and open Internet experience.

 What is VyprVPN?

 VyprVPN is a fast, reliable Virtual Private Network (VPN) service that utilizes PPTP, L2TP/IPsec, and OpenVPN protocols and NAT Firewall to deliver a secure, private Internet experience without sacrificing speed. The design and infrastructure of Golden Frog’s current global network in North America, Asia Pacific, and Europe assures a secure and fast network experience.   

 “In response to feedback from our customers, we felt the United Kingdom was an ideal location for expansion,” says Sunday Yokubaitis, President of Golden Frog. “We value their feedback and will continue expanding our Points of Presence to address their needs. This is perfect for British travelers who need to access the Internet in their native language while traveling abroad. VyprVPN users can appear native to any one of our global server locations – not just the UK.”

To learn more about Golden Frog’s new UK PoP and provide feedback, please visit www.goldenfrog.com/blog.

XKL is excited to launch DXMOS version 2.2 with an upgraded Operating System to its DarkStar® optical transport product line. The advancement in the product allow users accessibility, more enhanced support features, and improved reporting mechanisms.

DarkStar® products are Optical Transport Systems that are easy to manage and cost effective – designed with the user in mind. They decrease latency and interconnect to  achieve end-to-end optical transport delivery. Along with the DarkStar® product upgrades, XKL recently conducted extensive and successful tunable laser field tests that provided information to amplify flexibility and save costs for the customer. In return reducing the number of required spare-parts components related with laser optics.

Read the full announcement below. For more information please visit www.xkl.com, or email pr@jaymiescotto.com.

XKL, LLC Upgrades its DXMOS Software Releasing V2.2 Increasing Customer Usability

Kirkland, WA November 18, 2010 – XKL, LLC, a leading-edge provider of enterprise fiber optic networking equipment, announces the launch of DXMOS version 2.2, an upgraded Operating System for its DarkStarÒ optical transport and in-line amplifier product lines. DXMOS v2.2 provides improvements for users including a variety of enhanced support features, including ease-of-use and upgrades.

XKL has also been conducting extensive field tests to ensure its compatibility with tunable lasers.   XKL’s successful field tests have provided the company with valuable information on the ways in which tunable laser compatibility can provide customers increased flexibility and enhanced cost-savings by reducing the type and number of spare-part components required, and easing overall operational management associated with laser optics.  

“Not only does the DXMOS software upgrade increase usability for customers, but we have upgraded to an error-forwarding scheme that enhances the reporting and amplifier support functions of our DarkStar products,” states Len Bosack, CEO of XKL.

XKL’s DarkStarÒ products are Optical Transport Systems that can be deployed in metro, regional and long distance networks.  These systems, often requiring the ability to interconnect, can achieve end-to-end optical transport delivery.  DarkStar products are designed for ease-of-use while decreasing latency across a network.

XKL is committed to constant improvement of its products to provide customers with the highest quality and most efficient network solutions available.  The DXMOS version 2.2 software upgrade also includes an advancement to the file system utilities and ‘show’ commands along with the addition of a customizable login banner enabling users to configure these functions to meet their specific needs.  For more information on DMXOS v2.2 and XKL’s DarkStar products visit www.xkl.com.

About XKL:
Led by CEO and Cisco Systems co-founder Len Bosack, XKL LLC develops products that epitomize the company’s mission: Bringing fundamental change to worldwide telecommunications. XKL optical transport terminal technologies enable enterprises with enormous and complex data transmission needs to tap into the power of the wholesale Internet. This allows XKL customers to achieve network independence, greater reliability, enhanced transmission speed and better value. The company is headquartered in Kirkland, Washington. For more information, visit www.xkl.com.

For XKL, LLC media inquiries please contact: 

Jaymie Scotto & Associates  

+1.866.695.3629  

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Vello Systems develops advanced cloud infrastructure technologies for service providers, enterprise and government institutions worldwide. Vello understands the growing capacity challenges and to stay ahead of the game introduced a new Cloud Switching Technology that delivers terabits of economical, low-latency, virtualized capacity in the wide-area. For service providers, enterprise and government institutions who are looking for more cost-effective capacity and the most advance infrastructures, this technology offers the most modern optical technology in the market.

The Cloud Switching API program is yet another development for Vello Systems. ATI is designed to enable an open, extensible framework for applications and systems to define, manage and enforce infrastructure-level polices. The program allows partners and 3^rd party developers access to the Cloud Switching bandwidth assignment and virtualization capabilities, moreover, providing IT managers more access to the network for a more controlled environment to coordinate virtualization and automation tasks.

The full announcement can be found below and for more information please visit www.vellosystems.com.

Vello Systems Virtualizes Wide-Area Networking Resources with Low-
Latency, Multi-Terabit Cloud Switching Technology 

 Fusion of gridless optics and programmable software enables highly-elastic networking fabric ideal for cost-effective cloud computing and storage

TELEHOUSE America’s premium partner, TAMP Systems has released their latest upgrade to Disaster Recovery Software (DRS), the DRS-I Module. This upgrade offers strong management capabilities to offer speed and assistance while recovering from a crisis.

The DRS-I Module is offered either as Software as a Servicer (SaaS) or can be installed within a corporate intranet Web server. Key features include:

• 24/7 Worldwide Access
• Audit Ready Best Practice Templates
• Business Impact Analysis and Workflow Tools
• Multiple Reporting Options
• Online Collaboration Tools and Automated E-mail Notification System
• User-friendly Interface for instant implementation

By partnering with TAMP Systems, TELEHOUSE provides clients with the latest innovations in disaster recovery software as well as a broader portfolio of trusted and reliable services.

For more information on TELEHOUSE America’s disaster recovery services, visit http://telehouse.com/recovery.php or email sales@TELEHOUSE.com.

Neutral Tandem is enhancing the overall experience for their Exchange customers with the launch of a new modern online portal. The launch of the web service allows customers to manage their business over the Exchange and focus on efficiently driving sales, generating faster metrics, and easily locating other connectivity solutions.  

Neutral Tandem is excited about the new state-of-the-art security features of the portal, including those allowing its customers to have more control over who is able view, edit and update content on the portal. Additionally, customers can monitor service levels, place orders and continue to interconnect in a more efficient and secure manner.  

Read the full announcement below.

For more information on Neutral Tandem’s Ethernet Exchange, please go to http://www.neutraltandem.com/prodServices/ethernet-exchange.htm.

Neutral Tandem Launches New Web Portal for Ethernet Exchange Customers

Chicago, IL, October 28, 2010 — Neutral Tandem, Inc. (Nasdaq: TNDM), a leading provider of global interconnection services, announced today the launch of its new, custom-developed online web portal –   a tool designed to streamline and automate business conducted over its Ethernet Exchange in a secure manner.

 “Neutral Tandem’s online web portal was designed to enhance the overall customer experience and simplify the manner in which customers conduct business over the Exchange,” said Surendra Saboo, President and Chief Operating Officer of Neutral Tandem.  “The portal serves to empower our Ethernet Exchange customers, allowing them to find Ethernet connectivity solutions for their global off-net needs, place orders, view order status, as well as monitor service levels and trouble tickets on an end-to-end basis.”

The new portal offers custom security layers allowing customers to control which user groups are permitted to view, edit, and update content.  The reporting module of the portal offers the ability to view order status, reporting metrics on circuits, and more.  Additionally, the state-of-the-art tool will help drive sales activity for Exchange members by providing their building locations and service capabilities in a secure and streamlined fashion to Service Providers, as well as accept orders for tail circuits on their behalf.

“We believe that the new online web portal will be a staple tool for all of our Ethernet Exchange customers going forward,” continued Saboo. “It will enrich our customer experience, further illustrating Neutral Tandem’s objective to help its customers interconnect in a simplified and efficient manner.”

To learn more about Neutral Tandem’s Ethernet Exchange, visit http://www.neutraltandem.com/prodServices/ethernet-exchange.htm.

Cautions Concerning Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this press release regarding Neutral Tandem’s strategy, future operations, future financial position, future revenues, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “estimates,” “projects,” “plans,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” “would,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Neutral Tandem may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in its forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements Neutral Tandem makes. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to: risks associated with our ability to successfully develop and market Ethernet Exchange or ethernet services, including but not limited to identifying, obtaining, operating and maintaining attractive network switch sites, equipment,  software and business support systems, such as our Ethernet Exchange web portal, the risk that our business and the Tinet business will not be integrated successfully, cost estimation errors or overruns, interconnection delays, material delays or shortages, our inability to obtain and maintain necessary third party rights or permits on a timely basis, if at all, and other factors, including the impact of regulation, many of which are beyond our control and all of which could delay or negatively affect our ability to offer or market this new service; and other important factors included in Neutral Tandem’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly in the “Risk Factors” section of Neutral Tandem’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2009 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2010 and June 30, 2010, as such Risk Factors may be updated from time to time in subsequent reports. Neutral Tandem does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

About Neutral Tandem

Headquartered in Chicago, Neutral Tandem, Inc. provides voice, data and video interconnection services worldwide.  Neutral Tandem recently acquired Tinet, a global carrier exclusively committed to the IP

Transit and Ethernet wholesale market.  The acquisition combines Neutral Tandem’s interconnection services for wireless, wireline, cable and broadband companies with Tinet’s global IP backbone.  Together with Tinet, Neutral Tandem provides voice, IP Transit and Ethernet solutions to carriers, service providers, and content management firms worldwide.  Operating 14 Ethernet Exchanges, the company is now the largest Ethernet Exchange provider in the U.S., a top 10 global IPv4 backbone provider and the number one IPv6 network worldwide.    Please visit Neutral Tandem’s website at: www.neutraltandem.com and follow us on Twitter @NeutralTandem.  Please also visit Tinet’s website at: www.tinet.net.

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There is a war waiting to happen, reputations to be trumped, brands to be tarnished and consumers to be rewarded….with some choice! 

After a six month monopoly, there looks like there’s going to be some proper competition for the supposedly all conquering iPad; the tablet PC which has completely monopolised the hand held tablet market. Like most people, we love Apple, we love the iPad; the way it looks; the way it feels. However, we haven’t had the chance to fall in love with anything else… until now.  The majority of the red-blooded public like change, and with competition growing there’s no harm in a bit of window shopping. 

So after the heralded release of Apple’s iPad in April, Acer and several other manufacturers are circling the tablet PC landscape like rapid predators, ready to unleash their own bespoke interpretations. 

Even before iPad’s launch, head of Acer’s IT products division Jim Wong confirmed that the company would be expanding its portfolio to include a tablet PC, in line with similar launches from HP, Toshiba and Sony. The iPad may stand alone on the market now, but it needs to be wary; it has a bullseye on its 10 inch touchscreen (speaking figuratively of course, although don’t count out a bullseye app).  

Acer may seem combative, but that attitude comes with the territory. Acer is among the top three biggest PC manufacturers in the world, and stepping up is an important move to maintain a dominant market position. 

Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci has been vocal in promoting the new Acer tablet, unveiling various models throughout Q2 and Q3, including a five inch, seven inch and nine inch prototype. Originally Acer announced a seven inch model, which would be a direct competitor to the iPad (although slightly smaller), running Google Android OS. “We are not convinced that 10 inches is the right size for this type of device: it becomes too close to a netbook in size, and why should it not be a netbook with full PC capability?” Lanci told APC in relation to the size of the iPad screen.

For functionality and aesthetics the new Acer tablet will sport a QWERTY keypad and embedded 3G, which will likely get it mentioned under the same breath as the Kindle. Either way, Lanci believes the release of the Acer tablet will take a huge bite out of Apple’s market share, from their current 100 percent position to something closer to 25 percent. Like the iPad, the as yet unnamed Acer device will make primary use of “books, music and videos, browsing the Internet, email and chatting.”

“I think people [are] start[ing] to recognize Acer as one of the first companies to come up with new innovation or new implementation in terms of technology,” Lanci told MeetTheBoss.TV last week. “The tablet [is] a big opportunity [for Acer].”

So ring the bell, let the slugfest commence, let the noses be bloodied and may the best tablet win.

To watch the full interview click here at MeetTheBoss.tv or see below.