Kaine Names Tran Communications Director
Gov. Timothy Kaine has appointed a new communications director.

GLOBO acquires 35 per cent of ReachFurther Communications to strengthen its position in the mobile market
London, UK â?? 07 January, 2009 â?? GLOBO , a leader in e-business solutions and a SaaS solutions provider, has announced that it has acquired a 35 per cent equity interest in ReachFurther Communications, an innovative content and turnkey VAS aggregator.

Gigaset Communications Announces the Launch of its Popular Gigaset DECT 6.0 Line of Phones in the U.S.
LAS VEGAS , Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- CES LAS VEGAS -- Gigaset Communications is pleased to announce the introduction of its DECT 6.0 Gigaset A580, S675 IP and SL785 phones in the United States .

Entropic Communications and Actiontec Debut Wired Home Networking Alternative for Home Theater Installers
(AP:LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2009) (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) _ International CES Booth 25829 -- Entropic Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENTR), a leading provider of silicon solutions to enable connected home entertainment, in conjunction with Actiontec Electronics, a leading developer of broadband connectivity and broadband-powered solutions, announced today that the Actiontec MoCA Network Adapter will be on ...

Elizabeth Austin Will Assume the Role of ANSI Director of Communications and Public Relations
Elizabeth Austin will assume the role of ANSI director of communications and public relations effective January 1, 2009. She has served as communications manager for the Institute since March of 2007. In her new role, Liz is responsible for the development and management of a fully integrated program encompassing the Institute's publicity, outreach, and communications activities. Included in ...

Stacy Leistner Appointed Vice President of Strategic Communications
Stacy Leistner has been appointed vice president of strategic communications for the Toy Industry Association (TIA), effective January 1, 2009. As the head of communications at TIA, Stacy will work closely with TIA members and staff to support the toy industry's outreach to federal and state agencies. He will be based in TIA's New York office. Stacy is a nineteen year veteran of the American ...

Unified Communications: What You Need To Know
Unified communications (UC) represent an appealing alternative to traditional communication processes due to potential savings. Developing a basic knowledge of the technology and understanding what needs to occur before deployment is important, as well as what to do once it has been implemented. Typically, when implementing a new communications technology, such as voice over IP (VoIP), many ...

Slusser named CMO at Agile Communications
James Slusser has been named chief marketing officer at Agile Communications Group in Tampa. The company specializes in marketing and communications capabilities through wireless technology.

CIAA, APCO awarded for healthy communications
The European Excellence Awards, established in 2007, are intended to honour European communications and public relations efforts. They are hosted by Communication Director magazine.

11 workers laid off at L-3 Communications
KIRKWOOD - L-3 Communications Corp. eliminated 11 full-time positions Tuesday at its Link Simulation & Training facility as it prepares for the company's future needs, spokesman Rick Oyler said.

Brightview Senior Living picks Crosby Marketing Communications for ?vibrant? ad campaign
Brightview Senior Living, a retirement housing company, has hired Crosby Marketing Communications to create a new branding campaign.

Kaine names new communications director
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine today announced the hiring of Lynda Tran as his new communications director. Tran, who has a master?s degree from Georgetown University in international policy and development, has worked for the Service Employees International Union for eight years, most recently as assistant director of communications. Tran replaces Delacey Skinner, who left last month to work for a ...

Kaine Picks New Communications Director (1:50pm)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Gov. Timothy Kaine has appointed a new communications director. Lynda Tran leads Kaine's seven-person communications staff, effective immediately. She replaces Delacey Skinner, who resigned to work for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe.

DHL owner signs ?350m communications deal
Ian Williams, Computing , Wednesday 7 January 2009 at 17:36:00 Telefónica lands European agreement with Deutsche Post World Net Deutsche Post World Net (DPWN) has signed a contract with Telefonica worth nearly ?350m which will see the telecoms firm managing the full breadth of DPWN's communications services across 28 European countries over the next five years. The deal aims ...

Kaine appoints Lynda Tran communications director
Associated Press - January 7, 2009 11:45 AM ET RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Gov. Timothy Kaine has appointed a new communications director. Lynda Tran leads Kaine's seven-person communications...

DHL owner signs ?350m communications deal
Ian Williams, Computing , Wednesday 7 January 2009 at 17:36:00 Telefónica lands European agreement with Deutsche Post World Net Deutsche Post World Net (DPWN) has signed a contract with Telefonica worth nearly ?350m which will see the telecoms firm managing the full breadth of DPWN's communications services across 28...

Eyeball Networks Launches AnyFirewall Developers Community for NAT Traversal of IP Communications
Vancouver, BC, January 7, 2009--(T-Net)--Eyeball Networks, a leading developer of VoIP, instant messaging and NAT-traversal software, today announced the release of AnyFirewall Developers Community that enables integration of standards-based NAT traversal features into IP communications applications using industry leading AnyFirewall Engine software.

Governor Kaine names new communications director
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine today announced the hiring of Lynda Tran as his new communications director.

Four Communications expands Gulf management team
Four Communications, the UAE- and UK-based marketing and communications agency, has expanded its Gulf senior management team with the appointment of three new directors.

Catapult Communications Delivers New Testbench User Interface
Mountain View, CA - (Jan. 6, 2009) ? Catapult Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: CATT) today announced the new Catapult (R) Testbench graphical user interface (GUI) on the DCT2000 (R) test system, providing customers a more intuitive and user-friendly GUI. Testbench is built on Eclipse, an industry-recognized software platform that allows companies to include their own tools using standard ...