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The Year of the Seller: PE Fund managers scramble to build strong portfolios Middle market companies – those with $25M to $1B in annual revenue – are the entrepreneurial fuel powering the American economy. But many of these companies are running on fumes.... More Info

Service providers are turning to software-centric architectures with the principles of Software-defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) to unlock their constrained and disjointed network infrastructure. They are seeking to transition from a closed architecture with complex control and interoperability to a more open and efficient software-driven network and service architecture running on open, commodity platforms.... More Info

Some decisions are both absolutely necessary to make and critical to success. With some few, the outcome of the decision might even impact the continued existence of an ICT company.... More Info

The legend is that Almon Strowger invented automatic telephone switching in order to stop human operators deliberately or accidentally misdirecting phone calls. This was an early (patented 1891) example of using machinery to improve security and reliability in the telecommunications network.... More Info

“There’s a way to do it better: Find it!”- Thomas Edison (…maybe)If you’re a relentless quote verifier, you may rightly note that the above quote, usually attributed to Edison, may or may not have ever passed his lips. And if you’re a member of Team Tesla (the inventor, not the car), you might say that Edison was less interested in the best way of doing things and more interested in what he could sell.In any case, there’s no denying that the pursuit of a better way—a cheaper way, a cleaner way, a more efficient way—of doing things is at the heart of innovation…... More Info