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2013 ATP Golf Outing Another Huge Success

May 29, 2013 - Atlanta - The Association of Telecommunications Professionals (ATP) would like to thank all of the volunteers, service providers, participants and sponsors for making the 2013 Golf Tournament another huge success! In addition to it being a great day of networking, funds were raised to help a lucky scholarship recipient from Southern Poly Tech. We would like to congratulate this year's winners: Congratulations to our tournament winners:

Ralph de la Vega Announced as this Year's ATP Awards Gala Key Note Speaker

Atlanta, GA - April 30, 2013 - The Association of Telecommunications Professionals proudly announces that Ralph de la Vega, President and CEO of AT&T Mobility will be the key note speaker for the 10th Annual ATP Awards Gala. The event will be held on Thursday, November 14, 2013, at the Cobb Galleria. Click here for more information about the event.

ATP congratulates 2012 ATP of the Year Award Winner, Airwatch CEO John Marshall, and the Airwatch team on their success and job growth impact for our Atlanta market.

AirWatch to hire up to 800 new employees at Atlanta headquarters Industry leader will leverage Georgia talent to expand mobility technology capabilities Gov. Nathan Deal announced today that AirWatch, an industry leader in mobility technology and security, will expand its present headquarters facility in metro Atlanta, creating 800 jobs over the next two years and investing more than $4 million in new equipment.

AirWatch CEO and Founder John Marshall Named 2012 ATP of the Year winner

AirWatch CEO and Founder John Marshall Named 2012 ATP of the Year winner - at Association of Telecommunications Professionals annual Gala ATP Awards Honor Georgia’s Brightest Communications and Technology Professionals

ATP Announces 2012 Awards Gala Nominee Finalists

ATP Awards Gala Recognizes Georgia’s Outstanding Innovators and Thought Leaders in Communications and Technology Industry

ATP announces 2012 Nominee Finalists

September 28, 2012 - Atlanta - The Atlanta Telecom Professionals announced the 2012 Nominee Finalists today. To meet the nominees, click here.

ATP COMMUNITY NEWS

Internap to Attend Two Upcoming Conferences

ATLANTA, GA – May 22, 2013 – Internap Network Services Corporation (NASDAQ: INAP), a provider of high-performance hosting services, will attend the following investor conferences: 10th Annual Craig-Hallum Institutional Investor Conference on May 29, 2013. The conference will be held at the Minneapolis Marriott City Center in Minneapolis, MN.

Savvis Expands Data Center Presence in Nine Global Markets

Increased Demand Fuels Plans for 85,000 Square Feet of Additional Space, New Data Centers in Hong Kong, London May 28, 2013 ST. LOUIS, May 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Savvis, a CenturyLink company (NYSE: CTL) and global leader in cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions, today announced 10 expansions to its worldwide data center footprint.

Abacus Teams Up with Brooks Running for COMMON 2013

Abacus Solutions, a comprehensive IT solution provider, will be showcasing their unique cloud offerings at this year’s COMMON meeting in Austin, TX. COMMON, The Power Systems User Group, provides its 20,000 members with educational and networking opportunities including its annual meeting and expo, which is the world’s largest gathering of power system users featuring over 80 exhibitors.

INDUSTRY NEWS

A Visit to Google Land: The Intransparent Methods of an Internet Giant

Google has long insisted that it is “not a conventional company

Telefonica Germany Eyes Network Sharing Deal With E-Plus

Telefonica SA’s German unit, planning to sell stock in an initial public offering in Frankfurt next week, is considering sharing its mobile-phone network with Royal KPN NV’s local E-Plus business to cut costs.

Internet Society Calls on Policymakers to Preserve the Internet’s Openness, Innovation and Interoperability in Proposed Changes to the International Telecommunications Regulations

[news release] During its recent meeting in Toronto, Canada, the Internet Society Board of Trustees called on policymakers, in advance of the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) in December, to preserve the openness, dynami