China In, China Out and Deja Vu - Next-Gen Service Provider

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Featured Articles » Google Holds Top Spot in Cloud Service Provider Industry » Unlocking Network Potential: Leveraging Open APIs as Path to Service Provider Profits » Technology Changes Drive MSP Growth » IVR Service Provider: TextPower Gives Piedmont Text Alerts for 'Beat the Peak' Program » Delivering Quality Management in Cloud Workforces   Sponsored By: Panasonic SIP Corded and Cordless Phone Systems Thanks to Panasonic, there are now a variety of SIP phone options designed specifically to meet the needs of small and mid-sized businesses. Customers can choose from cordless and and corded lineups, the latter of which just added its newest model, the KX-UT670, Panasonic's Smart Desk Phone. Panasonic is making a big splash in the SIP market. Last year, Panasonic's SIP UT Series was named Best-of-Show in the Open Source Category at ITEXPO West 2011. Introducing Panasonic's SIP phones - the perfect communications tool for businesses or home offices.http://sip-phones.tmcnet.com/   Top Stories » Everything You Need to Know about SMS Text Marketing Gateways » Kutenda Intros Direct Mail and Lead Gen Programs for MSPs » Birch Communications Teams with Bank of America on Debit and Credit Card Transaction Processing » Video-as-a-Service Provider Video Guidance Expands Conferencing Tools » SUNY Geneseo Receives Cisco NetFlow Help from Plixer International   From The Expert Corner March 06, 2012 China In, China Out and Deja Vu By TMCnet Special Guest Todd Bundy, ADVA Optical Networking January’s PTC’12 conference in Honolulu elicited a feeling of déjà vu. Themed “Harnessing Disruption,” PTC’12 gave attendees a chance to take a breath and marvel over how, in only a few years, the proliferation of ubiquitous hand-held devices has unleashed a flurry of new applications that are sure to disrupt existing revenue streams of both the service providers and the “arms dealers” that supply them. A common theme resonating throughout PTC’12 was that these new services create huge new opportunities both financial and social in their nature, as witnessed by the protests worldwide against injustice and corruption by governments and corporations. No one can argue the effects that Twitter, Facebook (News - Alert) and the Web have had worldwide. One of the potentially most disruptive developments discussed at PTC’12 involved   China’s plans to create “cloud cities.” If executed as planned, it stands to completely alter where data is transported and change data flows worldwide. Sound a little farfetched? Actually, maybe it should sound a little familiar. First, the details: China plans to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in these cloud cities, as part of its “China In/China Out” strategy. IBM’s (News - Alert) latest software developments for automation of the cloud for different consumption-based delivery systems are integral to this strategy, and, as the largest systems... Read More   Featured Video Interview with Xmartek   TMCnet Free Premium Content » Autonomy's Managed Service Provider Program » Business Continuity Solutions for MSPs: How to remain profitable and avoid the Commodity Trap    Latest Blogs » What Else Are You Going to Sell? » Getting More Apps and Services to More People Faster --Creating the Competitive Edge   Featured Channels » Deployment and Management Solutions » PBX » Quality Monitoring   Webinars Download One of Our Webinars Today to learn about new opportunities to enhance your business. http://www.tmcnet.com/webinar/   Contact Us   Company Directory    |    All Editors' Info   Become a TMCnet Columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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