Current Analysis Inc.Founded in 1997, Current Analysis broke the mold of traditional research firms by embracing Internet technology to deliver vital competitive intelligence to help companies respond quickly and effectively to competitive threats and opportunities. They didn't invent competitive intelligence, but they are redefining it by offering their clients a daily dose of highly tactical analysis on their competitors, delivered direct to their desktop. |
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List of reports from Current Analysis Inc.
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BEAWorld 2007: Barcelona - BEA Bolsters Its Collaboration, Mainframe, and ESB Offerings (Show Update)
10/3/2007 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
... the past and the future with the addition of a professional services program for its Web 2.0 initiative, a Web services-savvy update to its Tuxedo product family, and the introduction of a financially oriented ESB.
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Spring 207 VON: XConnect Announces Plans for VoIP Peering Federation in Brazil (Show Update)
3/21/2007 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
... to establish a VoIP peering federation in Brazil with five national VoIP providers. This is the second peering network that XConnect has developed; the company can leverage these wins to establish itself in new markets.
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CeBIT 2007: BT to Launch Corporate Fusion in Germany Next Quarter (Show Update)
3/21/2007 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
... at CeBIT 2007 and announced plans to offer the service in Germany in Q2 2007. Competition will intensify with T-Systems, while other carriers might have to enter the FMC game quicker than they had hoped.
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Spring 2007 VON: Acme Packet Encircles 911/112 Requirements, Supports DIAMETER (Show Update)
3/21/2007 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
... Packet added DIAMETER for IMS policy control, along with key policy server partners. DIAMETER allows operators to choose best-in-class policy servers to work with SBCs, but there may be surprises with the first large deployment.
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Spring VON 2007: Polycom Expands Its Phone Portfolio and Marketing Options (Show Update)
3/22/2007 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
Polycom unveils new IP phones and introduces new partners supporting them. The partners get to advance their portfolios through Polycom's developments, but other suppliers have already delivered similar functionality.
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CeBIT 2007: T-Systems Demos Cisco TelePresence Solution (Show Update)
3/22/2007 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
T-Systems has successfully unveiled the Cisco TelePresence solution. Despite marketing claims, it is not the only company to present this technology at CeBIT and it actually trails behind BT Germany somewhat in this race.
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GENBAND Continues Spree in a Big Way: Rolls Up on Tekelec SSG (Competitive Intelligence Report)
3/22/2007 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
GENBAND continues its buying spree by acquiring Tekelec's SSG. The company aims to provide best-in-class gateways and continue to partner with top-tier equipment providers. The acquisition increases GENBAND's punch, but assimilation work remains.
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Integra to Acquire Eschelon Telecom, Creating Fourth-largest U.S. CLEC (Competitive Intelligence Report)
3/22/2007 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
... Telecom will purchase Eschelon Telecom to become the fourth largest CLEC in the U.S. with an estimated $700 million in combined annual revenues. Post merger, Integra will operate in 11 states from Minnesota to Arizona.
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AT&T Expands Its MobiTV Online Video Partnership to U-verse Customers with OnTheGo (Competitive Update)
3/23/2007 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
... offering a new application for its U-verse customers called OnTheGo for pushing TV content to the PC, which leverages its MobiTV relationship. But it falls flat with a mediocre content selection and no wireless application.
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Open IPTV Forum Created, But Behind Closed Doors, and with Limited Membership (Advisory Report)
3/23/2007 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
... Forum proposes the development of open standards and interoperability to accelerate IPTV service delivery, but with a limited group of founding members - and some major players notably absent - will the Forum be successful?
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CTIA Wireless 2007: Motorola Finally RIZRs to the Challenge (Show Update)
3/23/2007 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
... get the RIZR Z3 out the door and onto T-Mobile's shelves, competitors have launched two or three generations of super-slim sliders. Still, despite all the delays, the RIZR is attractive and quite competitive at $99.
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Sprint Bundles Navigation into Select Power Vision Data Packs (Competitive Intelligence Report)
3/23/2007 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
... that it is now bundling navigation service in select data packs at no additional charge. This will increase the value proposition of its data packs while putting pressure on competitors like Verizon Wireless and Cingular.
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CTIA Wireless 2007: A New MVNO Launches; kajeet Targets Tweens (Show Update)
3/23/2007 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
kajeet, a tween-focused prepaid MVNO launches with four mainstream looking handsets and a large distribution partner in Best Buy. Its parent-friendly approach provides an alternative to standard postpaid and prepaid offerings.
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SAS DataFlux Accelerates Data Quality for Master Data Management (Competitive Intelligence Report)
3/26/2007 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
SAS DataFlux announced the forthcoming DataFlux Accelerator for Customer Data Analysis, the first of a family of quick-deployment best-practices templates for data quality governance on the vendor's platform.
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AT&T Offers Broadband and Wireless Customers Free Napster (Not Yahoo!) Online Music Service (Competitive Intelligence Report)
3/27/2007 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
AT&T develops a new music alliance with Napster to give qualified broadband and wireless bundle customers free music for a year, but AT&T only makes this tempting offer available to comprehensive high-end bundle plans.
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CTIA Wireless 2007: Motorola Launches New Enterprise Digital Assistant, Defining New Device and User Segment (Show Update)
3/29/2007 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
... appealing to a new class of business user, which lies in between the typical smartphone mobile office white collar segment and the legacy Symbol factory/retail or field worker; an innovative move but not without risk.
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CTIA Wireless 2007: AT&T and Cisco Launch 3G WWAN Module for ISR Routers (Show Update)
3/29/2007 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
... ISR router as an option to AT&T's Wireless WAN Connectivity Service, using its HWIC module for 3G transport. AT&T may be the first, but it will not be the last to provide this configuration option.
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CTIA Wireless 2007: Motorola MC35 Aims to Create New Smartphone Category (Show Update)
3/29/2007 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
With the MC35, Motorola is offering a smartphone for a previously underserved enterprise market: blue collar managers and field service knowledge workers. The Windows Mobile QWERTY device is relatively small and can withstand modest abuse.
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CTIA 2007: Kyocera's New Designs Are Pretty (But Are They Pretty Enough?) (Show Update)
3/29/2007 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
... at CTIA, it delivered- sort of. The designs are Kyocera's most attractive devices ever and should keep current clients happy, but they are not enough to get the company back on Tier 1 carrier shelves.
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CTIA Wireless 2007: Unlimited by Boost Takes on MetroPCS and Cricket in California and Texas (Competitive Intelligence Report)
3/30/2007 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
... proxy to take on MetroPCS and Cricket, Sprint addresses a problem that has been taken away at postpaid share. Using different price points for different markets, Boost's unlimited plans have the potential to gain traction.
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Mergers and Acquisitions Reshape the Competitive Landscape in Southern Europe (Advisory Report (Europe))
3/30/2007 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
... undergo change as the bigger fish eat up the smaller ones. On top of the usual expansions in the traditional fixed-line space are two new M&A drivers: namely boosting IT skills and moving into FMC.
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ProCurve Networking By Hewlett-Packard Announces the 1400 and 1700 Series Switches (Competitive Update)
3/30/2007 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
ProCurve Networking By HP adds affordable switches to its lineup, designed to be seen and not heard in conference rooms.
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Verizon Begins Deploying Gigabit PON Technology to Boost FiOS Speeds by Four to Eight Times (Competitive Intelligence Report)
3/30/2007 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
... systems that will increase FiOS speeds four to eight times. A set of products for small- to medium-sized business that would leverage GPON is in the works, but specific plans have not yet been disclosed.
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Nokia Siemens Networks Day One: The Carrier Infrastructure Agenda (Competitive Update)
4/2/2007 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
... finally managed to get NSN off the ground. Normally, kickoffs signal the start of tough work like portfolio and staff consolidation: to its credit, NSN has been busy on this front for much of 2007.
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Carrier Consolidation's Impact on the Enterprise Market (Advisory Report)
4/2/2007 | published by: Current Analysis Inc.
Mega-mergers and large-scale joint ventures among carrier systems suppliers are having a direct and negative impact on the enterprise market. Unfortunately, this has derailed most vendors' plans to better integrate carrier and enterprise systems.
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