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“AT&T: AT&T Business Solutions Alliance Channel Program Honors Top ... - TMCnet” plus 3 more

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AT&T: AT&T Business Solutions Alliance Channel Program Honors Top ... - TMCnet

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 12:40 PM PST

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TMCNet: AT&T: AT&T Business Solutions Alliance Channel Program Honors Top Solution Providers

Dallas, Texas, Feb 08, 2010 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- AT&T Business Solutions recognizes the highest-performing solution providers that achieve specific revenue standards, maintain training competencies and demonstrate specific levels of expertise in providing customers with high-quality solutions and service. Solution Provider Champions combine their own value-added management and services with the power of the company's network, offer portfolios, network management, customer care and billing to provide customers with high-quality, dependable products and services.

'The AT&T Business Solution Provider Champions have proven to excel in a complex and fast paced competitive marketplace, bringing first class customer solutions and service to the table. They bring a unique flavor and experience to our extended sales force showing our customers how to leverage technology to drive more productivity and cost savings from their communications investment,' said Kevin Leonard, vice president of the company's Alternate Channel program.

AT&T Business Solutions offers the full range of award-winning services to businesses, including mobility, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), hosting, security, voice and data services.

The 2010 AT&T Business Solution Provider Champions are tiered into four categories of achievement starting with Bronze, Silver, Gold, and then Platinum reserved for a few exceptional achievers. These Solution Providers are as follows by category in alphabetical order: PLATINUM: Breakthrough Technology Group Cydcor Evergreen Telecom Services, LLC Linc Communications, LLC One Source Telecom, Inc. Partner Management Group, LLC GOLD: Authorized Communications Group, Inc. DP Sciences Corporation Interface Technologies, Inc.

Mensa Group, Inc. Northern Reader Services, Inc. Simplified Business Services, LLC Spohn Consulting, Inc Telco Concepts The Heller Group, Inc Universal Power Marketing, LLC Venture Group Marketing, Inc.

SILVER: Alliant Technologies, L.L.C. Ancero LLC Associated Telecommunications, Inc.

ADCom, Inc. Bridgepointe Technologies, Inc Brunton Technologies CDW Logistics, Inc. Configure Cooperative Networks, LLC Digital Management Solutions, Inc. DVVCom Technology Group, Inc. Gemini Communications Corp.

Integral Choice, Inc. LAM Technology, LLC Nexlink Communications, Inc.

NextGen Networks Niche Marketing Consultants Outsource, Inc.

Presidio Networked Solutions, Inc. Sidepath, Inc Spearhead Networks, Inc TCI Telecom Logistics, Inc Telesource, Inc.

The Portaro Group Inc TMG Marketing, Inc. Top Speed Data Communications, Inc.

Twin Lights Group, LLC BRONZE: Advanced Communications, Inc. Allied Communication, Inc Bayou City Communications, Inc BCDR Solutions LLC BEK Networks, LLC Benchmark Solutions, Inc Carrier Access, Inc. Carriersales.com CATCOM, LLC ClearSignal Network Solutions Communication Systems Int'l, Inc. Control Telecom D.K. Marketing, Inc Enterprise Network Group Enterprise Telephony Group Evolving Solutions, Inc. Gillett Technology Partners Globetrend Technologies LLC IBS South, LLC Integrated Network Solutions Intelisys Communications Linksource Lynx Telecommunications Corp. MegaComUSA, LLC NetComp Communications Group, Inc Network Access Products, Inc. NOVO 1 Perigee Telcom, LLC PRO TEL, LLC SARCO Simplified Communications Group Simplify, Inc. SWA Consulting Sytec-USA, Inc. Telecommunications Consultants Telegration, Inc.

TotalNet, LLC Universal ComOne, LLC US Network, Inc USA Broadband Wireless Corp. WideNet Outfitters Xilec LLC *AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

About AT&T AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates - AT&T operating companies - are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest 3G network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet and voice services. AT&T offers the best wireless coverage worldwide, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verseSM and AT&T | DIRECTVSM brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets, AT&T's Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations are known for their leadership in directory publishing and advertising sales. In 2009, AT&T again ranked No. 1 in the telecommunications industry on FORTUNE magazine's list of the World's Most Admired Companies.

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DSM and Orange Business Services Sign New 5-Year Contract for Global ... - Consumer Electronics Net

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 08:51 AM PST

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February 08, 2010 -- PARIS & AMSTERDAM, BUSINESS WIRE --

Royal DSM N.V. has signed a 5-year contract with Orange Business Services for global Wide Area Network (WAN) services, connecting DSM's 180 offices, data centers and production facilities in 50 countries all over the world. In addition, DSM granted Orange Business Services the status of A-supplier for the next six months, a status that is only applicable to high-performing ICT suppliers to DSM.


Orange Business Services has been providing DSM with global WAN services since 2005. The new agreement is the result of the good performance of Orange during the current relationship between DSM and Orange Business Services. In anticipation of the contract expiry date, DSM decided to renew the contract. Other reasons for this decision are the attractive price / quality ratio and guaranteed annual price improvements.

Aloys Kregting, CIO of DSM comments: 'We are acting in a quickly evolving business, with a continuous need to innovate, become more agile and reduce our time to market. One of the trends fueling DSM's strategy is continued growth in emerging markets, especially in China and India. DSM's ICT department needs to enable this growth in a flexible way, and Orange can support us to do so. DSM ICT supports the sustainability agenda of DSM in the most optimal way. The reliable network that Orange Business Services delivers helps us to contribute to this.'

Helmut Reisinger, senior vice president, Europe, Orange Business Services, said: 'This contract proves that we are a trusted, reliable and experienced partner that is capable of helping global companies such as DSM to innovate and find efficiencies in order to remain competitive. I am proud of the mature partnership we have built with DSM that creates value to DSM in both mature and emerging markets.'

About DSM ' the Life Sciences and Materials Sciences Company

Royal DSM N.V. creates innovative products and services in Life Sciences and Materials Sciences that contribute to the quality of life. DSM's products and services are used globally in a wide range of markets and applications, supporting a healthier, more sustainable and more enjoyable way of life. End markets include human and animal nutrition and health, personal care, pharmaceuticals, automotive, coatings and paint, electrical and electronics, life protection and housing. DSM has annual net sales of EUR 9.3 billion and employs some 23,500 people worldwide. The company is headquartered in the Netherlands, with locations on five continents. DSM is listed on Euronext Amsterdam.

About Orange

Orange is the key brand of France Telecom, one of the world's leading telecommunications operators. With 126 million customers, the Orange brand now covers Internet, television and mobile services in the majority of countries where the Group operates. At the end of 2008, France Telecom had consolidated sales of 53.5 billion euros (38.1 billion euros for the first nine months of 2009) and at Sept. 30, 2009, the Group had a customer base of 190 million customers in 32 countries. These include 128.8 million mobile customers and 13.4 million broadband Internet (ADSL) customers worldwide. Orange is the number three mobile operator and the number two provider of broadband Internet services in Europe and, under the brand Orange Business Services, is one of the world leaders in providing telecommunications services to multinational companies.

The Group's strategy, which is characterized by a strong focus on innovation, convergence and effective cost management, aims to establish Orange as an integrated operator and benchmark for new telecommunications services in Europe. Today the Group remains focused on its core activities as a network operator, while working to develop its position in new growth activities. To meet customer expectations, the Group strives to provide products and services that are simple and user-friendly, while maintaining a sustainable and responsible business model that can be adapted to the requirements of a fast-paced and changing eco-system.

France Telecom (NYSE:FTE) is listed on Euronext Paris (compartment A) and on the New York Stock Exchange.

For more information: www.orange.com, www.francetelecom.com, www.orange-business.com

Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this material are trade marks of Orange Personal Communications Services Limited, Orange France or France Telecom.

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Cowen Group To Streamline Alternative Investment Management Business - Banking Business Review

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 10:56 PM PST

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Cowen Group To Streamline Alternative Investment Management Business

Published: 09-Feb-2010

Cowen Group, a New York-based diversified financial services firm, plans to streamline its alternative investment management business through the integration of the senior management and certain aspects of the infrastructure of Ramius' hedge fund and fund of funds businesses.

Cowen Group noted that while some business infrastructure will be integrated, Ramius will continue to maintain a strict division between the respective investment and research teams in fund of funds and hedge fund areas and the core support functions that necessarily require a separation between the businesses. In addition, the real estate and Cowen healthcare royalty partners businesses within the asset management business will remain unaffected by these developments.

These organizational developments will facilitate efficiencies within the Ramius alternative investment management business to better serve the needs of clients and position the business for future growth.

Effective immediately, Thomas Strauss will be the president and CEO of this integrated unit and Morgan Stark will be the chairman and head of macro strategies. Mr Strauss will be responsible for the daily running of the business and he along with Mr Stark will report to Peter Cohen, the chairman and CEO of Cowen Group.

Mr Cohen said: "Unifying the senior management and certain aspects of the back office for these two businesses will allow us to streamline our operations, and integrate and enhance our marketing and client services efforts through improved product coordination. This business is about clients and opportunity and we will always look at ways to improve our service and ability to deliver a premier suite of products and solutions to both institutional and private investors."

Cowen Group is a diversified financial services firm providing alternative investment management, investment banking, research, and sales and trading services through its business units Ramius and Cowen.

Its alternative investment management products include hedge funds, fund of funds, real estate, healthcare royalty funds and cash management, offered primarily under the Ramius name.

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Kansas distributor of pot-like substance arrested - Kansas City Star

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 03:55 PM PST

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LAWRENCE, Kan. | Authorities have raided a Kansas business that distributes a legal synthetic marijuana and charged the owner with eight felony drug offenses.

The charges Jonathan Sloan, 29, faces in Jefferson County District Court include unlawful manufacturing and distribution of controlled substances, such as mescaline and lysergic acid amide, which is related to LSD.

His business, Bouncing Bears Botanicals, had supplied a Lawrence store called Sacred Journey with a synthetic marijuana known as K2, along with other herbal products.

Both businesses were raided Thursday, and the marijuana-like substance was pulled off the shelves of Sacred Journey. Federal, state and local authorities also seized more than $700,000 in cash from Sloan's business and bank accounts.

Jefferson County Attorney Caleb Stegall said Sloan's arrest followed an investigation of a warehouse facility he owns in Oskaloosa, north of Lawrence.

Sloan's attorney, Scott Gyllenborg, said his client was operating a legitimate botanical plant business.

"These are remedies. These are items used in religious ceremonies that are legal, that can be put to illegal purposes," Gyllenborg said.

Authorities at the scene of the raids said the Food and Drug Administration was in charge of the investigation. An FDA spokesman said the agency does not publicly comment on active investigations.

Melissa Hart, who resigned as Sacred Journey store manager on Friday, said the store was careful to make sure the products it sold complied with state and federal laws.

"We had no knowledge of anything that was illegal," she said.

A preliminary hearing for Sloan is scheduled for April 13.

Although altered herbs sometimes known as "K2" or "Spice" are legal in Kansas, the Legislature is expected to get a bill to Gov. Mark Parkinson this session that would ban the synthetic marijuana.

A bill that won House approval this past week targets two chemicals that are sprayed or sprinkled as a powder on herbs, so that they can be smoked and produce a pot-like high. The Senate's bill is slightly different, and the two chambers must agree on a single version.

In Missouri, legislation to ban synthetic marijuana was filed last week in the state Senate.

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