January 30, 2009 - 4:41am
Verizon Business presented new communications, IT, information security and network capabilities during the quarter to further expand its ability to meet customer demands for integrated global solutions.
Verizon Business rolled out a new IT services offering in the U.S. and Europe that let customers of the company's Managed Hosting service to change online content via an easy-to-use, intuitive Web interface quickly, securely and easily. The company also announced an expansion of its Managed WAN Optimization Services, which enable companies to provide essential applications - such as e-mail, instant messaging and file transfers - to employees based in the U.S. and around the world more quickly and efficiently.
Increasing that was announced include:
• Installation of 26 new Private IP (PIP) edge switches, including new nodes in Morocco and Pakistan. The company now has edge switches deployed in 59 countries and supports PIP services in more than 120 countries.
• Installation eight Converged Packet Access nodes for a total of 113 nodes in 87 major markets across 27 countries.
• Further expansion of the company's network in Asia-Pacific and North America, including the deployment of nodes in Singapore, Toronto, Montreal and several U.S. cities.
• Deployment of multiplexers in an additional seven U.S. markets, for a total of 25 markets. That enables remote provisioning and trouble isolation while reducing latency.
Verizon Business is a global leader in communications and IT solutions, announced about a continued strong demand for IP-based solution in Q4 of 2008. Sales of strategic services - such as security and IT solutions and a full spectrum of professional and managed IP services that help customers make the most of IP communications, infrastructure, network and technology -- generated $1.5 billion in income in the Q4, up 8.4 percent from the Q4 0f 2007. That shows that multinational corporations and government agencies continue to look for ways to perfect communications and collaboration with customers, employees, suppliers and other key stakeholders.
Verizon Business presented new communications, IT, information security and network capabilities during the quarter to further expand its ability to meet customer demands for integrated global solutions.
Verizon Business rolled out a new IT services offering in the U.S. and Europe that let customers of the company's Managed Hosting service to change online content via an easy-to-use, intuitive Web interface quickly, securely and easily. The company also announced an expansion of its Managed WAN Optimization Services, which enable companies to provide essential applications - such as e-mail, instant messaging and file transfers - to employees based in the U.S. and around the world more quickly and efficiently.
Increasing that was announced include:
• Installation of 26 new Private IP (PIP) edge switches, including new nodes in Morocco and Pakistan. The company now has edge switches deployed in 59 countries and supports PIP services in more than 120 countries.
• Installation eight Converged Packet Access nodes for a total of 113 nodes in 87 major markets across 27 countries.
• Further expansion of the company's network in Asia-Pacific and North America, including the deployment of nodes in Singapore, Toronto, Montreal and several U.S. cities.
• Deployment of multiplexers in an additional seven U.S. markets, for a total of 25 markets. That enables remote provisioning and trouble isolation while reducing latency.