| Highlights from Recent Current Analysis Intelligence Reports |
| The Current Analysis Competitive Response Newsletter features highlights from longer, more detailed reports delivered to subscription clients earlier.
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| Broadview Takes Its OfficeSuite VoIP Service to a Nationwide Audience |
| Broadview takes its flexible, feature-rich OfficeSuite network-hosted VoIP product national with a channel partner strategy. The CLEC will have to fight hard for channels; a better opportunity lies in multi-site clients that are mostly in-region. | Business Network Services - U.S. |
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| COMPETITIVE RESPONSE HIGHLIGHT |
| ► VoIP service providers that rely on building partnerships with agents, VARs and other channels should be on the lookout for Broadview looking to expand on the national scene with OfficeSuite. |
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| ► Fixed operators should focus on aspects such as quality of service and uptime guarantees and should underscore the point they are providing the service over their own network and not having to rely on a third party for fix-times. |
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| ► High on the global enterprise mobility market as Verizon Business not only is launching managed services with more functionality than many competitors, but will offer both managed mobility and consulting services simultaneously by the end of the month in both North America and 19 European countries, which is no minor feat. |
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| ► Large incumbent telecom service providers – from AT&T and Verizon Business to aggregator Hughes Network Systems – can look at Covad Business Ethernet Enterprise as a potential ally, and can explore selling Ethernet as an access option to their customers. |
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| ► Microsoft’s Windows Mobile licensees should demand that Microsoft publicly promise that all of the Nokia-alliance functionality will arrive on Windows Mobile before it shows up on Symbian. If Microsoft is not willing to make that promise it would be a clear indication that Microsoft is not committed to its OS and licensees should shift their resources to alternatives accordingly. |
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