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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 Announces Call for Nominations for 2012 Atlanta Telecom Professional of the Year

ATP provides Atlanta professionals with the opportunity to network, exchange information, and be recognized for excellence within the Atlanta telecommunications community.

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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. 

At Enterprise Connect 2013, Carousel Industries Will Demonstrate Virtualization, Video and Cloud Technologies for Improved Unified Communications

Exeter, Rhode Island, March 12, 2013 -- Carousel Industries, a leader in managed services, mobility, unified communications and visual communications, announced it will be demonstrating the full range of its unified communications solutions at the upcoming Enterprise Connect between March 18 and 21 at the Gaylord Palms in Orlando, Florida. Carousel will feature ongoing presentations covering a variety of topics related to unified communications, including virtualization, video and cloud access and managed services.

Internap Named a TAG Top 40 Innovative Technology Company

Technology Association of Georgia Honors 40 Companies for Innovation and Contributions to the State’s Technology Community

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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