Cahners In-Stat Group Expands Voice and Data Communications Group; Veteran Communications Professional Laurie Gooding Adds Convergence Expertise.NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 1999--Cahners In-Stat Group Wednesday announced the addition of a senior networking WAN analyst to its Voice and Data Communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. Group. As telecommunications service providers continue to invest in a core infrastructure to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. emerging applications, Laurie Gooding will focus on voice over Internet protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (VoIP) and other significant technological trends in the wide-area networking industry. Gooding brings more than 10 years experience in voice and data communications to Cahners In-Stat Group. She has been involved in numerous marketing and business development roles, including research and competitive analysis, product planning Product Planning is the ongoing process of identifying and articulating market requirements that define a product’s feature set. See also
Prior to that, she managed the marketing activities for Vicorp Interactive Systems, a provider of integrated software Separate software components or applications that have been combined into one package. See integrated software package. solutions for network-based services. "Ms. Gooding's expertise in voice and data communications will compliment our highly regarded coverage of traditional data networking and voice technologies," said Paul Stockford, director of the Voice and Data Communications Group. "Her contributions to our Networking Services will enable us to provide customers with the tools they need to address this rapidly converging industry while it is still in its nascent stage." Cahners In-Stat Group's Networking Services provide market analysis for all major networking equipment, including expanded coverage in 1999 of VoIP, wireless local area networks (LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. ), home networking, virtual private networks (VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. ) and digital modems. Cahners In-Stat Group is a high-technology market research firm with comprehensive understanding of computer and convergence, networking, wireless, telecommunications, Internet and semiconductor markets. Headquartered in Newton, offices are also located in Scottsdale, Ariz. and San Jose, Calif. Cahners In-Stat Group is part of Cahners Business Information, the largest publisher of specialized business publications in the United States and a division of Reed Elsevier. Visit Cahners In-Stat Group online at http://www.cahnersinstat.com. |
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