New Hires Augment Consonus Virtualization and Disaster Recovery Expertise

Cary, NC (PRWEB) March 19, 2010

Consonus today announced three new hires that extend the companys already deep knowledge of and experience with virtualization and disaster recovery. Patrick R. Dunn joins the Consonus IT Consulting team as principal consultant responsible for building and implementing Consonus Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity consulting program on a national scale. Stan Yarbrough joins the Consonus IT Consulting team as a senior consultant responsible for the companys Virtualization solutions. Brian Costello joins the Consonus IT Consulting team as delivery consultant for infrastructure computing and virtualization. All three new hires have considerable cloud computing and cloud services expertise.

Patrick Dunn brings to Consonus over 20 years of experience in providing IT consulting and IT infrastructure services focused on Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning, crisis and incident management, information security, data center operations, and IT and project management for multi-national Fortune 500 and Big Five accounting firms. As a Business Continuity Professional, he has provided business continuity consulting services in the United States and Europe. His industry expertise includes financial, entertainment, manufacturing, telecommunications, retail, healthcare, and government.

A member of the Association for Contingency Planners (ACP), the Southeast Continuity Planners Association (SCPA), the Contingency Planning Association of the Carolinas (CPAC), Patrick holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Maine and his credentials include Certified Information Security Professional (CISSP), and Certified Business Continuity Planner (CBCP). Patrick has presented at Contingency Planning Management and other national conferences on a variety of Disaster Recovery, Security and Pandemic topics.

Stan Yarbrough also brings to Consonus over 20 years experience as an operations manager, technologist, engineer, and architect in the support of business development, solutions development, and the implementation and support of enterprise network, telecommunications and security solutions. Stans expertise encompasses designing, implementing, and managing enterprise routing and switching architectures, remote access solutions, data center planning, enterprise applications, security and business continuity solutions, data center migrations, data center relocations, service policy, and virtualization. His experience includes engagements with Lowes Corporation, S1, CARE, Consolidated Container Company, BellSouth/AT&T, HBOC/McKesson, Georgia Pacific, Delta Airlines, and most recently was Operations Manager for the Katalyst Network Group and Senior Manager, Technology Consulting Services for North Highland.

Stans many credentials include Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), Master Certified Novell Engineer (MCNE), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP), Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), and he is a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) candidate.

Brian Costello joins the Consonus IT Consulting team as delivery consultant for infrastructure computing and virtualization. Brian was most recently the infrastructure support Analyst for Burts Bees, Inc. in Durham, NC where he supported more than 500 customers around the world. Brian has extensive experience performing NetBackup implementations and also Physical-to-Virtual (PV2) implementations, specifically around migrating Windows 2003 servers to the VMware ESX 3.5 environment.

Led by company veteran Michael Overton, Consonus Director of IT Consulting, and supported by Steve Bulmer, Consonus Chief Technology Officer, Patrick and Stan enhance the Consonus IT Consulting teams ability to address the rapidly increasing demand for world-class consulting services around business continuity, disaster recovery, virtualization, and data protection. An essential aspect of their mission is to reach out to prospective and existing clients by transferring knowledge and delivering thought leadership such as vis-

New Hires Augment Consonus Virtualization and Disaster Recovery Expertise

New Hire Complements Consonus High Availability and Data Protection Expertise

Cary, North Carolina (PRWEB) May 26, 2011

Consonus today announced that IT industry veteran Mark Dustman has joined Consonus as the newest member of the Professional Services Delivery Team. Formerly a principal consultant with Symantec, Dustman has extensive experience with Veritas Storage Foundation, Symantec Enterprise Vault, Symantec NetBackup and more.

Consonus and I share the same philosophy business needs should drive technology decisions, not the other way around, said Dustman. Finding the most advantageous solution requires examining the business from a strategic, holistic perspective to see what processes and products will benefit the business as a whole. I look forward to getting in front of customers and advancing their technology strategies.

With two decades of UNIX experience and twelve years of Windows server, storage, and performance tuning skills, Dustman has implemented multiple IT solutions focused on backup and recovery, deduplication, disaster recovery, archiving strategies, and high availability. Technical certifications include: VMware VCP, Sun Cluster 3.0, Enterprise Vault Certified Professional, and Certified Professional High Availability and Data Protection, among others.

We are very pleased that Mark has chosen Consonus as a career path, said Vice President of Consulting and Technology Solutions Michael Overton. His broad, deep industry knowledge will be a great asset not only to us, but to our customers. Marks extensive experience with Symantec, VMware and NetApp will prove to be very instrumental in helping our customers overcome the IT challenges of data protection, information growth, and high availability.

As a professional services consultant with Consonus, Dustman is responsible for providing and deploying technical architectures that deliver the highest value to Consonus customers. Responsibilities include:

Executing a wide range of engagements that focus on NetBackup, Enterprise Vault, Storage Foundation, Solaris, VMware, Oracle, HDS, and NetApp.
Deploying advanced product features, product upgrades, health checks, and performance assessments.
Overseeing knowledge transfer, customer mentoring, and advanced troubleshooting.

The addition of Dustman follows Consonus recent achievement of Symantec Master Specializations in four solution areas: High Availability, Archiving and eDiscovery, Data Protection, and Storage Management. Consonus has the most Symantec Master Specializations and is the first partner to attain Specialization in High Availability. This advanced knowledge coupled with industry-leading talent enables Consonus to deliver differentiated services to meet customers technology needs.

About Consonus

Consonus is a leading national provider of Data Center Services, IT Consulting, IT Infrastructure, and Managed Services. A subsidiary of Midas Medici Group Holdings, Inc., Consonus offers a comprehensive suite of technology services and support while providing customers with solutions that address data center efficiency, disaster recovery, data protection, and virtualization. Visit Consonus on the Web at http://www.consonus.com.

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GL Conveys its Expertise in Climate Controlled Outdoor Cabinets for Communications Systems

Gaithersburg, Maryland (PRWEB) July 26, 2012

GL Communications Inc. a leader in providing PC-based test, analysis and simulation products and consulting services to the worldwide telecommunications industry, conveyed today its expertise in designing Climate Controlled Outdoor Cabinets for communications Systems.

Speaking to the press, Mr. Vijay Kulkarni, CEO of the company said, Climate controlled outdoor equipment cabinets play an important role in insuring reliable and quality communications links. Outdoor cabinets that house today’s modern communications systems are very different from their earlier versions. Present-day cabinets are home to a number of state-of-the-art electronic systems and components used for public communications, intelligent transportation systems, CCTV surveillance, and other equipment related to homeland security for transit and public safety requirements.

He added, The electronic systems include computers and servers consisting of microprocessors, fiber optic devices, Ethernet routers and switches, uninterrupted power supply units, and other semiconductor components. They are very susceptible to high temperatures and high humidity. Overheating and condensation would shorten their life expectancies and cause major failures. Hence, they require an environment controlled for heat and humidity for proper functioning.

Mr. Kulkarni further added, Two basic technologies are available for cooling an outdoor cabinet, a passive ‘heat exchanger’, or active (Freon-compressor type) air conditioning. This is apart from the traditional fan or blowers used in some cases. A passive heat exchanger consists of a fluid-filled ‘heat pipe’ assembly. Typically, passive heat exchanger units are only good for very minor cooling tasks (around 600 BTU or less) with very little heat producing equipment inside the cabinet, and in very moderate climates. Even with minimal equipment installed in a cabinet, a 600 BTU ‘heat exchanger’ would not come close to cooling adequately when outside temperatures reach 80

GL Conveys its Expertise in Climate Controlled Outdoor Cabinets for Communications Systems

Evanhoe & Associates Chooses Fluensee to Expand Market Reach and RFID Expertise

Denver, CO (PRWEB) July 30, 2012

Fluensee, a leading provider of RFID asset tracking and supply chain management solutions, today announced the company has entered into a partnership with Evanhoe & Associates, a full-service IT systems integrator with automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) solution experience in a variety of industries including government, healthcare, and manufacturing. Through this agreement, Evanhoe will be offering Fluensees web-based RFID solution to all customers, whether they need to leverage the full set of system functions, utilize a more limited set of features, or use it as a means of integrating advanced tracking technologies into existing systems.

Evanhoe selected Fluensee because of their flexible, highly-configurable solution, Fluensee AssetTrack, which provides comprehensive asset visibility and control, and their years of success in delivering solutions to business problems that are familiar to a wide range of industries. The new offering will allow organizations to better utilize their high-value, mission-critical assets, such as IT/electronic items, precision equipment and tools, returnable transport items, and manufacturing WIPs. By tracking these assets with RFID or other auto-ID technologies, organizations will be able to quickly and easily realize benefits such as:

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GL Conveys its Expertise in Designing Video Surveillance and Passenger Information Systems for Mass Transit Agencies

Gaithersburg, MD (PRWEB) August 02, 2012

GL Communications Inc. a leader in providing PC-based test, analysis and simulation products and consulting services to the worldwide telecommunications industry, conveyed today its expertise in designing Video Surveillance and Passenger Information Systems for Mass Transit Agencies.

Speaking to the press, Mr. Vijay Kulkarni, CEO of the company said, The goal of Video Surveillance and Passenger Information Systems (PIS) that many Mass Transit agencies use is of transit network operation and passenger safety. In general, such surveillance and information systems help: Provide patrons with a 24 x 7 contact point in case of emergency, allow for important announcements to patrons, allow for displays using LED signs for special events and train or bus schedules, assist police to prevent and discourage crimes, and monitor transit network operations.

He added, Mass transit agencies in many countries are increasingly using Video or Close Circuit Television (CCTV) surveillance to enhance public security within the transit network. Experience shows that video surveillance has been successful in reducing and preventing crimes and helpful in prosecuting individuals caught in the act of committing a crime by having access to recorded evidence of crime scenes. Overall, operational cost savings are realized. Video surveillance systems can passively record and play back video as needed or be actively monitored by security personnel.

Mr. Kulkarni further added, CCTV Surveillance and PIS have evolved from standalone displays and audio to multimodal integrated systems to keep passengers informed and safe within public transit systems, such as trains, station platforms, buses and bus shelters. Left Objects Detection (LOD) feature of CCTV systems have become very popular and useful to prevent serious crimes such as early detection of timed-release explosive materials. Modern systems incorporate multiple communications technologies, including IP networks, wireless networks, video streaming, advanced visual displays, public address, emergency intercom etc. They are controlled and managed from a centralized operations center and deliver real time information for remote monitoring and control.

Mr. Kulkarni added, Transit agencies need to consider many factors while planning and implementing passenger information and security systems. They include: Customer satisfaction and ADA (Americans with Disability Act) compliance, use of modern State-of-Art technology solutions, system scalability for future expansion and upgrades, passenger growth and convenience, advertising potential, capital expenditure and long term sustained cost savings and reduced recurring expenditure (manpower, infrastructure maintenance, transmission bandwidth etc.).

GLs expertise span in designing CCTV Surveillance Systems, station emergency telephone systems, public address (PA) and LED sign systems and more.

About GL Communications Inc.,

Founded in 1986, GL Communications Inc. Provides technical consulting, engineering and testing services in wireless, telecom, and IT disciplines. Our customers include telecom wireless and landline carriers, mass transit and public safety systems nationwide. We have designed hundreds of wired and wireless telecom network systems over the past 23 years.

GL is a DBE/MBE firm certified by Maryland’s Department of Transportation (MDOT), Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), and South Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA).

GLs TDM Analysis & Emulation line of products includes T1, E1, T3, E3, OC-3, OC-12, STM-1, STM-4, analog four-wire, and analog two-wire interface cards, external portable pods, and complete system solutions. Capabilities include voiceband traffic analysis and emulation across all traffic types (voice, digits, tones, fax, modem), all protocols (ISDN, SS7, GR-303, Frame Relay, HDLC, V5.X, ATM, GSM, GPRS, LTE, etc.), and with capacities up to thousands of channels. Our newest products provide astonishing capacity and capture capability up to and including gigabit speeds.

GLs VoIP and IP products generate / analyze thousands of calls and traffic simultaneously with traffic types such as frames, packets, voice files, digits, video, tones, noise, and fax. Almost all codecs are supported including G.711, G.729, AMR, EVRC-A, B, C, GSM, iSAC, and many more. Additional features include visual analysis, real-time listening, and recording. The product line also includes Ethernet / IP Testing capability that simulates and checks frame transport and throughput parameters of Ethernet and IP networks, including delay, errors and other impairments.

GL’s Voice Quality Testing (VQT) product line complements all of GL’s products. Using ITU-standard algorithms (PAMS, PSQM, and PESQ), GL’s VQT provides a widely accepted solution for assessing voice quality in the telecom industry. Voice Quality Testing across multiple networks (T1, E1, T3, E3, OC-3, OC-12, VoIP, Wireless, and Landline) is available.

GLs Wireless Products perform protocol analysis and voice quality assessment on GSM, CDMA, UMTS, and LTE networks. Connections can be made to any wireless phone with automated call control, GPS mapping and real-time signal measurements.

GLs Echo Canceller testing solutions provide the broadest range of simulation and analysis, including line and acoustic echo. GLs compliance testing per G.168. G.167 and P.340 across TDM, IP, VoIP and Wireless networks is widely accepted in the industry.

GLs wireless VQT solutions help assessing impairments to voice quality such as poor mobile phone quality, voice compression and decompression algorithms, delay, loss and gain in speech levels, noise, acoustic and landline echo, and other distortions are easily assessed and accurately measured.

GLs Handheld data testers can test a wide variety of communications facilities and equipment including T1, fractional T1, E1, fractional E1, T3 and E3 modems, multiplexers, CSU, DSUs, T1 CSUs, DTUs, NTUs and TIUs and more. The testers provide convenience, economy, and portability for almost any interface, including RS232, RS-422, RS-530, X.21, T1, E1, T3, E3, and many others.

GLs Network Surveillance and Monitoring products include Probes for TDM, IP, VoIP, ATM, and Wireless networks. An open standards based approach provides a scalable, feature rich, real-time access to network characteristics. Centralized or distributed access, efficient transport and database loading allow compatibility with 3rd party and standards based monitoring systems.

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GL Conveys its Expertise in Simulcast Radio Systems

Gaithersburg, Maryland (PRWEB) August 07, 2012

GL Communications Inc. a leader in providing PC-based test, analysis and simulation products and consulting services to the worldwide telecommunications industry, conveyed today its expertise in Simulcast Radio Systems a unique communications technique used in public safety communications systems.

Speaking to the press, Mr. Vijay Kulkarni, CEO of the company said, Public safety personnel (police, fire, bus, rail, and emergency) rely on seamless wide area radio communications coverage to effectively perform their daily tasks. Typically a city/country will need to serve several hundred square miles or more with a handful of radio channels. A dispatcher may need to reach anyone in the serving area. But engineering wide area radio coverage with limited radio spectrum and limited number of radio channels is not easy. Generally many transmitter / receiver sites are required to get the widest possible coverage for mobiles and portables, for improved voice and data quality, and for better building penetration.

“Cellular systems use many small cells, small towers, and reuse frequencies in non-adjacent cells to achieve wide area coverage. This requires that individual radios be able to switch frequencies and the radio system be able to “handoff” from one base station to a neighboring base station as the radio user roams from one cell to the next.

He added, This level of complexity is not always affordable or readily available to the public safety band. To achieve wide area radio coverage, public safety agencies divide the problem into two – “talk out coverage” and “talk in coverage”. “Talk out coverage” is communications from a dispatcher to field personnel, or also called downlink coverage. Many solutions exist to achieve the widest possible “talk out” coverage, including: Employing multiple transmitter sites, Increasing transmitter power if FCC allows, Raising the transmitting antenna height, or tower height, if FAA allows and Directing the antenna patterns optimally and so on.

“”Talk in” coverage – is communications from field personnel to dispatchers, or also called uplink coverage. Possibilities for improving coverage here include: Multiple receiver sites with central “voting receivers”, Pre-amplifiers at the top of a tower to boost the signal from low power portables, Vehicular repeaters for portable talk-around coverage.

“”Talk-out” coverage can be greatly improved by simulcast transmission. Simulcast is the concatenation of two words “simultaneous” and “broadcast”. It is the simultaneous transmission of audio on the same frequency from two or more sites. Wide area coverage is possible with multiple transmitters. Normally if two or more transmitters were to transmit the same signal, a receiver in the field would “lock” or “capture” the stronger of the signals. If the signals are within

GL Conveys its Expertise in Simulcast Radio Systems

GL Conveys its Expertise in Advanced Tunnel Radio Communications Systems

Gaithersburg, Maryland (PRWEB) August 09, 2012

GL Communications Inc. a leader in providing PC-based test, analysis and simulation products and consulting services to the worldwide telecommunications industry, conveyed today its expertise in Advanced Tunnel Radio Communications Systems for Mass Transit Systems.

Speaking to the press, Mr. Vijay Kulkarni, CEO of the company said, It is essential for Mass Transit Systems to maintain vital radio communications links within subway tunnels, stations and pubic access areas. Modern technologies enable extending the aboveground mobile radio coverage to the underground seamlessly and cost-effectively. Regardless of whether the communications system is above ground or below ground, many of the requirements remain the same: Tunnel radio communications for first responders as well as system maintenance and operation personnel, Inter-agency communication and interoperability in tunnels via centralized intelligent command and control center, growing homeland security concerns and need to access voice and data quickly in tunnels, emergency alerts and public safety concerns in tunnels during emergencies, automatic vehicle location and advanced mobile data terminals within tunnels and next train arrivals information over the radio links.

To meet the above requirements tunnel radio systems can encompass many system technologies – selecting the right one is sometimes not an easy task. And some of the requirements of tunnel radio systems are: Continuous coverage over the entire length of the tunnel i.e. no dead spots, clear audio throughout with little or no interference, reliable system operation under harsh tunnel environmental conditions, trunked radio channels across many bands, ease of system operation and maintenance.

He added, GL Communications provides system design and technical specifications for Metro Subways to extend system-wide UHF radio communications inside the tunnel and underground stations. We also provide construction management that include inspection and quality assurance services of the newly installed redundant off-air radio system interfaces, fiber-fed bi-directional amplifiers and RF distribution infrastructure inside the tunnels and underground station platforms.

GL’s engineers using RF measurement systems analyze the signal strength within tunnels and identify locations of poor RF coverage. Our analysis and engineering support helped many customers implement remedial actions to improve the RF coverage within the metro tunnels.

Mr. Kulkarni further added, GL provides system design and technical specifications for radio communications of aboveground, garage repeaters and underground systems inside tunnels for transit networks. Our services include surveys, studies, description, definition and documentation of existing and proposed systems.

About GL Communications Inc.,

Founded in 1986, GL Communications Inc. Provides technical consulting, engineering and testing services in wireless, telecom, and IT disciplines. Our customers include telecom wireless and landline carriers, mass transit and public safety systems nationwide. We have designed hundreds of wired and wireless telecom network systems over the past 23 years.

GL is a DBE/MBE firm certified by Maryland’s Department of Transportation (MDOT), Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), and South Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA).

GLs TDM Analysis & Emulation line of products includes T1, E1, T3, E3, OC-3, OC-12, STM-1, STM-4, analog four-wire, and analog two-wire interface cards, external portable pods, and complete system solutions. Capabilities include voiceband traffic analysis and emulation across all traffic types (voice, digits, tones, fax, modem), all protocols (ISDN, SS7, GR-303, Frame Relay, HDLC, V5.X, ATM, GSM, GPRS, LTE, etc.), and with capacities up to thousands of channels. Our newest products provide astonishing capacity and capture capability up to and including gigabit speeds.

GLs VoIP and IP products generate / analyze thousands of calls and traffic simultaneously with traffic types such as frames, packets, voice files, digits, video, tones, noise, and fax. Almost all codecs are supported including G.711, G.729, AMR, EVRC-A, B, C, GSM, iSAC, and many more. Additional features include visual analysis, real-time listening, and recording. The product line also includes Ethernet / IP Testing capability that simulates and checks frame transport and throughput parameters of Ethernet and IP networks, including delay, errors and other impairments.

GL’s Voice Quality Testing (VQT) product line complements all of GL’s products. Using ITU-standard algorithms (PAMS, PSQM, and PESQ), GL’s VQT provides a widely accepted solution for assessing voice quality in the telecom industry. Voice Quality Testing across multiple networks (T1, E1, T3, E3, OC-3, OC-12, VoIP, Wireless, and Landline) is available.

GLs Wireless Products perform protocol analysis and voice quality assessment on GSM, CDMA, UMTS, and LTE networks. Connections can be made to any wireless phone with automated call control, GPS mapping and real-time signal measurements.

GLs Echo Canceller testing solutions provide the broadest range of simulation and analysis, including line and acoustic echo. GLs compliance testing per G.168. G.167 and P.340 across TDM, IP, VoIP and Wireless networks is widely accepted in the industry.

GLs wireless VQT solutions help assessing impairments to voice quality such as poor mobile phone quality, voice compression and decompression algorithms, delay, loss and gain in speech levels, noise, acoustic and landline echo, and other distortions are easily assessed and accurately measured.

GLs Handheld data testers can test a wide variety of communications facilities and equipment including T1, fractional T1, E1, fractional E1, T3 and E3 modems, multiplexers, CSU, DSUs, T1 CSUs, DTUs, NTUs and TIUs and more. The testers provide convenience, economy, and portability for almost any interface, including RS232, RS-422, RS-530, X.21, T1, E1, T3, E3, and many others.

GLs Network Surveillance and Monitoring products include Probes for TDM, IP, VoIP, ATM, and Wireless networks. An open standards based approach provides a scalable, feature rich, real-time access to network characteristics. Centralized or distributed access, efficient transport and database loading allow compatibility with 3rd party and standards based monitoring systems.

GL Conveys its Expertise in Advanced Tunnel Radio Communications Systems

GL Conveys Its Expertise in Testing High Speed Telecom Lines Prior to Turn Up

Gaithersburg, MD (PRWEB) August 11, 2012

GL Communications Inc. a leader in providing PC-based test, analysis and simulation products and consulting services to the worldwide telecommunications industry, conveyed today its expertise in Testing and Verification of High Speed Telecom Lines before they start carrying commercial live traffic.

Speaking to the press, Mr. Vijay Kulkarni, CEO of the company said, These days telecom networks support a number of applications, including voice, data, and video. The underlying technology may be different – such as TDM, ATM, IP, even Wireless. The physical network can be copper, radio/microwave, optical fiber, or satellite. Service providers must thoroughly evaluate their networks to ensure that their availability meets customer expectations. Such an evaluation would often include testing the networks under normal operating conditions as well as testing beyond normal operational environment, often to a breaking point or close to it, called stress testing. Most operators would prefer to stress test their networks and observe their performance to have a level of confidence before putting through commercial traffic.

He added, GL has expertise to test a domestic long distance carrier lines prior to turn up. We develop a test plan covering throughput testing, continuity testing, and stress testing. Our engineers programme test equipment to generate traffic with varying packet sizes and inter-packet gaps. Sending smaller packets with minimal gaps stresses network elements that switch packets and also tests any latency issues. Longer packets, scrambling, and octet stuffing and de-stuffing were also tested. An ideal way to generate the maximum stress on circuits under test is to transmit an IP packet, which has both a random packet size and gap. Internet traffic may, typically, transmit any of the definable packet sizes and gaps. However, in practice, it is more common to see fewer variations in the packet size as more packets are transmitted. GL’s test plans provide a packet stream that closely approximate real life traffic distribution as well as extreme ranges.

Mr. Kulkarni further added, Designing and conducting stress tests are specialty areas that are best handled by experts. Our engineers have extensive experience to perform the entire gamut of testing including – design test plans, write test procedures, conduct tests, and document test results. With extensive experience in telecom testing, GL offers a comprehensive suite of testing services to evaluate complex telecom networks. These services are intended to insure that the performance and reliability of networks are completely understood prior to decisions to start carrying live traffic.

About GL Communications Inc.,

Founded in 1986, GL Communications Inc. Provides technical consulting, engineering and testing services in wireless, telecom, and IT disciplines. Our customers include telecom wireless and landline carriers, mass transit and public safety systems nationwide. We have designed hundreds of wired and wireless telecom network systems over the past 23 years.

GL is a DBE/MBE firm certified by Maryland’s Department of Transportation (MDOT), Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), and South Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA).

GLs TDM Analysis & Emulation line of products includes T1, E1, T3, E3, OC-3, OC-12, STM-1, STM-4, analog four-wire, and analog two-wire interface cards, external portable pods, and complete system solutions. Capabilities include voiceband traffic analysis and emulation across all traffic types (voice, digits, tones, fax, modem), all protocols (ISDN, SS7, GR-303, Frame Relay, HDLC, V5.X, ATM, GSM, GPRS, LTE, etc.), and with capacities up to thousands of channels. Our newest products provide astonishing capacity and capture capability up to and including gigabit speeds.

GLs VoIP and IP products generate / analyze thousands of calls and traffic simultaneously with traffic types such as frames, packets, voice files, digits, video, tones, noise, and fax. Almost all codecs are supported including G.711, G.729, AMR, EVRC-A, B, C, GSM, iSAC, and many more. Additional features include visual analysis, real-time listening, and recording. The product line also includes Ethernet / IP Testing capability that simulates and checks frame transport and throughput parameters of Ethernet and IP networks, including delay, errors and other impairments.

GL’s Voice Quality Testing (VQT) product line complements all of GL’s products. Using ITU-standard algorithms (PAMS, PSQM, and PESQ), GL’s VQT provides a widely accepted solution for assessing voice quality in the telecom industry. Voice Quality Testing across multiple networks (T1, E1, T3, E3, OC-3, OC-12, VoIP, Wireless, and Landline) is available.

GLs Wireless Products perform protocol analysis and voice quality assessment on GSM, CDMA, UMTS, and LTE networks. Connections can be made to any wireless phone with automated call control, GPS mapping and real-time signal measurements.

GLs Echo Canceller testing solutions provide the broadest range of simulation and analysis, including line and acoustic echo. GLs compliance testing per G.168. G.167 and P.340 across TDM, IP, VoIP and Wireless networks is widely accepted in the industry.

GLs wireless VQT solutions help assessing impairments to voice quality such as poor mobile phone quality, voice compression and decompression algorithms, delay, loss and gain in speech levels, noise, acoustic and landline echo, and other distortions are easily assessed and accurately measured.

GLs Handheld data testers can test a wide variety of communications facilities and equipment including T1, fractional T1, E1, fractional E1, T3 and E3 modems, multiplexers, CSU, DSUs, T1 CSUs, DTUs, NTUs and TIUs and more. The testers provide convenience, economy, and portability for almost any interface, including RS232, RS-422, RS-530, X.21, T1, E1, T3, E3, and many others.

GLs Network Surveillance and Monitoring products include Probes for TDM, IP, VoIP, ATM, and Wireless networks. An open standards based approach provides a scalable, feature rich, real-time access to network characteristics. Centralized or distributed access, efficient transport and database loading allow compatibility with 3rd party and standards based monitoring systems.

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Morgan Consultants Selects ProviDyn for Managed Services and Compliance Expertise

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) May 31, 2012

ProviDyn, a provider of IT support, strategy and services for small and medium-sized businesses, announced today it has been selected by Morgan Consultants to provide managed services and ensure data security and compliance. Morgan Consultants is a leader in specialized engineering, management and consulting services for a wide variety of food and beverage companies.

ProviDyn will provide managed services for Morgan Consultants servers and desktops, in addition to managing the firms network and day-to-day technical support needs. Along with providing ongoing IT services and support, ProviDyn will help Morgan Consultants continue to uphold the highest level of security and data protection, as well as compliance with security standards required by its Fortune 500 customers.

We are excited about the opportunity to work with Morgan Consultants, said Hamish Davidson, co-founder and President of ProviDyn. This partnership is another example of how we tailor ProviDyns services to meet the specific needs of our clients. We are able to provide Morgan Consultants with managed services but also bring to the table strategic insight based on a clear understanding of the compliance standards they must meet.

About ProviDyn

ProviDyn provides technology expertise, services and support to Atlanta-area small and medium-sized businesses. Backed by certified technology professionals, ProviDyns services include managed services, cloud computing solutions, virtualization, help desk and computer support, IT strategy, network security, backup and disaster recovery and IP telephony. ProviDyn delivers the right mix of technology and expertise allowing its clients to focus on growing their business. To learn more about how ProviDyn is Driving Business Through Technology and helping companies reduce costs, improve efficiency and maximize productivity, visit http://www.providyn.com or follow us on Twitter.

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Stage2Data Becomes a CAMESE Member and Brings Attix5"s South African Data Backup and Recovery Expertise to the North American Mining and Mining Supply Market

Oakville, Ontario (PRWEB) September 05, 2012

Stage2Data, the data backup and recovery experts have aggressively entered the Mining industry by announcing their membership in CAMESE(Canadian Association of Mining Equipment and Services for Export).

Jeff Collier, president of Stage2Data is excited about their new membership status with CAMESE. Collier states, “In South Africa, one of the most trusted Data Backup and Recovery companies is Attix5. We are the Master Distributor for Attix5 in North America and we’re bringing all of that proven expertise and experience to the mining industry here. We’re looking forward to partnering with the mining industry so they can enjoy the same 100% solid data protection that their counterparts in South Africa do.”

Stage2Data offers the most leading edge, time and money saving Cloud, Private Cloud, Software and Appliances on the market in addition to 100:1 Deduplication. Stage2Data is the Master Distributor for Attix5 in North America. Attix5 is a company with a proven track record in South Africa with deep roots in the Mining industry – a message Stage2Data is certain to capitalize on in the coming marketing efforts.

Jacques Swanepoel, the CTO at Stage2Data is anticipating great interest in Attix5 from the North American Mining and Supplier’s industry. Swanepoel suggests, “Attix5 is a strong and proven name in Mining in South Africa and with its unbeatable advantages it can quickly become the ‘go to’ Data Backup solution in North America as well. Swanepoel adds, “Traditionally mining companies experience unique challenges including limited remote accessibility and bandwidth constraints in addition to needing to protect millions of dollars of research and highly sensitive data. Attix5 is proven to meet these challenges and in fact, increase security substantially.”

CAMESE is a trade association made up of Canadian member companies offering products and services to the mining industry. It was established in 1981 for the purpose of assisting members in exporting their goods and services.

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Stage2Data is a privately held company founded by Jeff Collier and Jacques Swanepoel in 2008. The company is dedicated to working with Enterprise and SMB’s to safeguard their data against disaster or loss using the Cloud, Private Cloud, Software, Appliances and Archiving. Stage2Data is the Master Distributor for Attix5 in North America and is a recognized leader in backup and recovery. Stage2Data is headquartered in Oakville, Ontario with offices in the USA. For additional information about the company, please visit http://www.stage2data.com.

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Geary LSF Group Acquires Paid Media Leader Meltwater Reach. Partnership Expands Paid Media Digital Engagement Expertise

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) October 23, 2012

San Francisco, CA (October 23, 2012) Geary LSF Group, http://www.gearylsf.com, a global full service digital marketing agency, announced today it has acquired Meltwater Reach, a leader in search engine marketing. Meltwater Reach will add 150 brands to Geary LSFs client roster and further strengthen the agencys digital marketing network.

Search engine marketing is a critical tactic that allows companies of all sizes to target and engage their customer base and track where sales originate. Our acquisition of Meltwater Reach, a leader in innovative PPC analysis and optimization, allows us to deliver greater control, transparency and accountability to our global brands needing to leverage todays digital consumer engagement path, said Daniel Laury, president and CEO of Geary LSF Group.

Meltwater Reach is a privately held division of Meltwater Group, one of the worlds leading social media and news monitoring Software as a Service (SaaS) companies. Meltwater Reach has been a highly successful division with over 150 clients and $ 60 million in Paid Media annual spend. The acquisition puts Geary LSF over the $ 120 million mark in Paid Media worldwide, making it one of the largest independent search firms in the U.S. Leading the Meltwater Reach team is Jonas Oppedal, Executive Director, who will report to Gregg Stewart, President, North America, Geary LSF.

SEMPO (Search Engine Marketing Professionals Organization) estimates that the North American search marketing industry will reach a value of nearly $ 23 billion by the end of 2012, up from $ 19.3 billion in 2011, a nearly 19 percent increase. Geary LSF leads the industry in search engine marketing solutions by helping global brands and retailers achieve success on the new engagement path as consumers explore multiple channels simultaneously. The agencys core disciplines of brand strategy, web design and development, paid media, social media, local search, SEO and performance optimization are seamlessly integrated to deliver proven campaign performance while maximizing ROI, conversion volumes, and results. The Meltwater Reach acquisition enables Geary LSF to enhance its paid media digital advertising services and extend those capabilities into one of the largest online marketing segments.

About Geary LSF Group

Geary LSF is an integrated full service online marketing group that delivers more results per campaign by uniquely optimizing the digital customer engagement path. It provides advertisers with comprehensive services all under one roof: from Strategy to Development, Media Planning to Placement, SEO, SEM, Analytics, Social, Local and Mobile media services. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, the 240-people strong Geary LSF Group has offices on three continents and manages campaigns for more than 250 brands worldwide including Club Med, Target, WD-40, Bumble Bee Foods, MobiTV, Covad Communications (now Megapath), Aramark and several others. For more information, please visit http://www.gearylsf.com. For New Business Inquiries: sales(at)gearylsf(dot)com

About Meltwater Reach

Meltwater Reach, a privately held division of Meltwater Group, is a Search Engine Marketing (SEM) solution that helps brands, businesses and marketers maximize the value of their search-based advertising campaigns and get a clear picture of how effective the campaigns are. The Meltwater Reach platform automates, optimizes and provides more visibility into cross-channel search-based advertising campaigns. For more about Meltwater Reach: http://www.meltwater.com/products/meltwater-reach/

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