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» Top Three 3/17/17
1. On March 16, the Trump administration released its first budget entitled, "America First: A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again.” View NECA's Look Ahead » 2. In his most...

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» Verizon to offer iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus (PRODUCT)RED Special Edition and new 9.7-inch iPad on March 24

NEW YORK, March 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon today announced it will offer iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus (PRODUCT)RED Special Edition in a vibrant red aluminum finish. The introduction of this special edition iPhone celebrates Apple's 10 year partnership with (RED) and gives customers a...

» Contractor Connection Contact Center Certified by J.D. Power

COSTA MESA, Calif., March 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Contractor Connection® (a division of Crawford & Company) has been recognized for contact center operation customer satisfaction excellence in the live phone channel under the J.D. Power Certified Contact Center Program.SM The...

» ShoreTel Launches Partner Program for Summit Platform

SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- ShoreTel® (NASDAQ: SHOR), a leading provider of communication solutions that make interactions simple, today announced a new partner program for businesses and developers that build voice and SMS applications on the ShoreTel SummitTM p...

» Energy Star Requirements Expand to Include EV Charging Stations
Published: March 2017 ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR By Timothy Johnson Though the fate of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is uncertain under the current administration, one of...

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» Microsemi Delivers Scalable Fronthaul Solution for 4G and 5G Mobile Networks

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., March 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced a new mobile fronthaul solution, built on its DIGI-G4 family of Optical...

» Oclaro to Showcase Full Suite of 100G, 200G and 400G Products at OFC 2017

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Oclaro, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCLR), a leading provider and innovator of optical communications solutions, today announced its OFC 2017 product line-up of components and modules designed to drive the rapid industry transition to 100G, 200G and 400G...

» XMedius Announces 2016 Partner of the Year Award Winners

XMedius recognizes this year's top global partners MONTREAL, March 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ - XMedius, a leading global provider of secure file exchange solutions, announced the winners of its 2016 Partner of the Year awards. The awards celebrate XMedius' top partners in North America...

» ANEXIO Introduces End-to-End Solutions Portfolio

RALEIGH, N.C., March 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- ANEXIO, the leading "Desktop to Data Center" infrastructure-as-a-service company, today announced the end-to-end products and services that help put the customer back in control of their data center, network and IT spending. Available now from...

» Se añade al programa Cisco SolutionsPlus un Cisco Finesse Power Pack de 2Ring
SACRAMENTO, California, 23 de marzo de 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- 2Ring se enorgullece al anunciar que se ha convertido en miembro oficial incluido del programa Cisco SolutionsPlus. Esto significa que todos los negocios que ponen en marcha el servicio al cliente sobre una de las plataformas...

» Agora.io Launches SDK for Adding Virtual Lenses to Real-Time Video Apps

SAN FRANCISCO, March 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Agora.io (www.agora.io), the global leader in real-time communications, today announced the launch of Agora Virtual Lenses, a new software development kit (SDK) that allows developers to easily add face tracking and special effects to...

» Advocacy: Top Three 3/17/17
NECA's top legislative priorities for the week of March 13, 2017 include the administration's budget, the executive order to review government agencies for efficiency and effectiveness, and the...

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» Upcoming NECA Webinar Will Discuss Conducting Proper Job Briefings
The National Electrical Contractors Association will host a webinar on Thursday, March 23, at 1pm EST to discuss a new guide it has developed to assist members’ employees in the field to understand...

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» CenturyLink and Level 3 shareholders approve merger

MONROE, La. and BROOMFIELD, Colo., March 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) and Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) today announce that shareholders of both companies overwhelmingly approved all proposals related to the companies' merger. At a special...

» Huawei firma un MoU con MetaSystem para desarrollar la industria del coche conectado

HANNOVER, Alemania, 23 de marzo de 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Huawei firmó un Memorando de Entendimiento (MoU) pivotal el 20 de marzo con MetaSystem, un líder mundial en el mercado UBI (seguros basados en el uso) en CeBIT 2017. La firma tuvo lugar en CeBIT 2017 y verá cómo el trabajo de...

» D-Link Announces New E-Rate Program for Schools

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., March 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- D-Link today announced a new Schools and Libraries E-Rate program that will allow schools to build a better infrastructure for their budget. As part of the new program, D-Link will help schools and libraries simplify the E-Rate...

» Procera Networks appoints SVP of Global Sales and Services

FREMONT, Calif., March 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Procera Networks, Inc., today announced Tom Carter, a former F5 Networks executive, has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Services. Carter brings 25 years of sales and leadership experience selling strategic...

» A Cisco Finesse Power Pack from 2Ring added to Cisco SolutionsPlus Program

SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- 2Ring is proud to announce that is has become an official member of the Cisco SolutionsPlus Program. This means that all businesses that run customer service on one of the Cisco Contact Center platforms are able to approach Cisco or...

» First Orion Remains Leading Source for Providing Call Complaint Data to the FTC

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- First Orion today announced its users filed 31% of all call complaints last year, according to the recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Consumer Sentinel Network Report. Visit here for the full FTC report. PrivacyStar is the...

» Huawei und Software AG planen Komplettlösungen für Internet der Dinge

HANNOVER, Deutschland, 23. März 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Huawei, ein führender Anbieter von Lösungen im Bereich Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie (IKT), hat einen neue Partnerschaft mit Software AG angekündigt, die zum Ziel hat, der steigenden Nachfrage von Unternehmen nach...