) June 17, 2009 -- Adesta, LLC, a systems integrator and project management company for communication networks and electronic security systems, was awarded a five-year contract for wireless site development services in the Northeast and Southeast parts of the country from leading wireless broadband service provider Open Range Communications (ORC), headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

WiChorus SmartCore Provides Foundation for Open Range Communications’ Operationally Efficient and Open WiMAX Network

) July 28, 2009 -- Yesterday, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples announced a partnership between the Texas Department of Agriculture and Connected Nation, a national nonprofit, to create a broadband initiative called Connected Texas and to develop a detailed broadband inventory map to better position Texas for competitive funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The map, which will feature the information of participating broadband providers large and small, is expected to serve as a key asset for the state as it prepares for federal stimulus funding to support broadband investment.

) July 16, 2009 -- Solectek Corporation, a leading provider of broadband wireless connectivity products, today announced that its WiMAX product line has received USDA acceptance and Buy American status from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utility Services (RUS).

"The USDA listing for SkyWay MAX is especially meaningful because Solectek is one of a few vendors that design and manufacture products in the US, directly supporting the US economy," says Dr. Eric Lee, CEO of Solectek. "Solectek is now well positioned to serve rural broadband operators with their wireless needs, from last-mile to backhaul."

) October 16, 2008 – Baycom Broadband, (www.baycombroadband.com) a leading provider of wireless communications solutions, announced today that the company has completed the acquisition of TheGlobalNet, a wireless internet service provider (WISP) in Northeast Wisconsin.

The acquisition expands the Baycom Broadband Network to reach into an additional three counties and over 400 square miles of coverage throughout rural Wisconsin.

) April 16, 2009 -- Open standards, open development processes and a community will be key to the future of cloud computing, according to Maximilian Ahrens, CTO of Zimory GmbH (www.zimory.com) - the world's only suppler of an Enterprise-class "marketplace" for buying and selling cloud computing.

Ahrens will speak at Cloud Slam '09 -- the largest virtual cloud computing conference - April 23 at 1:00 ET.

Ahrens is an expert and frequent speaker on service oriented architecture and virtualization. Before co-founding Zimory, he was a research scientist at the innovation development department of Deutsche Telekom Laboratories.

) February 17, 2009 -- Software company, The Development Cloud has announced that it is to distribute 50% of the revenues of its commercial software products to contributors of the associated open source software projects allowing contributors to earn uncapped financial rewards.

All proprietary code for products sold by The Development Cloud is to be transferred to open source projects for input from the global development community as well as internal development teams. Contributors to these projects whose input is included in the commercial versions of each product will receive a percentage of product revenues as decided by a regular committee with independent representation.

Tim Joslyn, co-founder of the Development Cloud explains:

) January 14, 2009 -- Proxim Wireless Corporation (NASDAQ: PRXM), a leading provider of end-to-end broadband wireless systems that deliver the quadruple play, today announced that Access Consulting has deployed Proxim's wireless solutions to provide the town of Elk River, Idaho with its first ever broadband access network. Elk River, which funded the broadband wireless network through a Federal grant, provides an example for similar rural towns throughout the country struggling to find a cost-effective means of bringing broadband access to previously un-reached areas.

) October 27, 2009 -- Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell recommended a project by Alphastar America (AA) for funding of $25M from the Broadband Tchnologies Opportunities Program (BTOP), administered by the National Telecommunication and Information Administration (NTIA). In a letter to Lawrence Strickling, Assistant Secretary of the Department of Commerce and the Administrator NTIA, Governor Rell expressed strong support for 10 projects and ranked Alphastar America's project among them as the second most important choice for the state of CT. It is the only proposal recommended that seeks to provide broadband solutions to the "unserved," as opposed to "underserved" areas.

) September 8, 2009 -- WBS Connect has recently signed an agreement to help Internet service provider (ISP) Sunset Digital Communications increase redundancy in their high-speed fiber-optic network. Sunset Digital, based in Southwest Virginia, added WBS Connect-provided network paths between Southwest Virginia and Atlanta, GA in order to attract new business and provide more reliable Internet access service and interoffice connectivity (layer 2 transport services) for their current customers.

) July 15, 2009 -- Aspen Wireless Networks, Inc., who is celebrating their 10th year as renowned broadband consultants and entrepreneurs announced today it was selected by a broadband cooperative in the Pacific Northwest known cleverly as PNWISE, who is actively working to create ubiquitous rural broadband service in four states; Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Western Montana. PNWISE is bringing together leadership in small communities, local service providers and state-level government to create the vital partnerships required to achieve rural broadband service.

) July 15, 2009 -- Aspen Wireless Networks, Inc., who is celebrating their 10th year as renowned broadband consultants and entrepreneurs announced today it was selected by a broadband cooperative in the Pacific Northwest known cleverly as PNWISE, who is actively working to create ubiquitous rural broadband service in four states; Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Western Montana. PNWISE is bringing together leadership in small communities, local service providers and state-level government to create the vital partnerships required to achieve rural broadband service.

) August 3, 2009 -- TDS Telecommunications Corp., a subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (NYSE:TDS, TDS.S), announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Union Telephone Co., a privately held telecommunications company in Farmington, NH. The transaction is subject to certain conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2009.

The transaction would include more than 8,500 access line equivalents, covering 150 square miles in rural eastern New Hampshire. TDS currently operates 7 phone companies in the state.

) November 28, 2008 -- Wi-Beam Communications, a Macon, GA based provider of high speed Internet and digital telephone services has engaged Hamburg Equity, a San Diego, California based private equity firm, as their capital advisors and private equity firm. The exclusive agreement will provide Wi-Beam Communications $10-Million Dollars in additional capital over the next 12 months to expand their broadband Internet and telephone services.

) April 2, 2009 -- The clear path for orderliness, transparency, measurability and results has been laid out by Congress and should be considered by the agencies now responsible for investing broadband stimulus dollars, according to testimony provided today by Connected Nation’s CEO Brian Mefford. Along with leaders from the Commerce Department and U.S. Department of Agriculture, Mefford testified to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet regarding the implementation of broadband expansion projects outlined in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

) August 13, 2009 -- Connected Nation, a national nonprofit, is joining with technology stalwarts Intel, Fujitsu, Velocity Micro, and ZT Systems to establish Every Citizen OnlineSM, a public-private partnership program to enable computer ownership and broadband use in low-income and unconnected homes. The program will help vulnerable populations overcome top barriers to adoption: broadband awareness and training, computer ownership, and broadband affordability.

) January 29, 2009 -- SkyPilot Networks, a leading provider of carrier-class broadband wireless networks, today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with WDC Networks, a value added distributor based in Brazil. WDC will market, sell, and support SkyPilot's line of broadband wireless products throughout Brazil.

SkyGateway

) September 18, 2008 -- Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) announced today that the Company will offer new and current customers a chance to win one of 30 laptop computers by ordering services online.

Charter Communications

) October 5, 2009 -- Quantum Networks, LLC, (www.quantum-co.com) a global WiMAX service and product provider for the wireless industry, and Proxim Wireless Corporation, a leading manufacturer of end-to-end broadband wireless systems, announced today a partnership to offer a suite of services and products designed to help organizations prepare grant applications for the next round (Round Two) of federal stimulus funding. The partnership will allow rural operators and WISPs to purchase, design and deploy rural broadband networks efficiently and economically.

) May 19, 2009 -- The term Cloud Telephony is being tossed around as a catchphrase these days, much like "Voice 2.0" or "Telephony Application Provider." Picking the right partner is essential to providing a great telephone experience to your customers.

) April 30, 2009 -- Amperion Inc. and muNet Inc., two Massachusetts Smart Grid vendors announced today that they have teamed up to provide a unified Smart Grid solution for electric municipalities and cooperatives. The two companies will sell muNet's smart metering and demand response over Amperion's Smart Grid communications infrastructure. Both companies' products use open standard IP protocols that also support devices from other vendors.

) January 13, 2009 -- GridGain Systems is proud to announce the release of GridGain 2.1 - the next version of its innovative Java-based Open Cloud Platform. GridGain 2.1 provides the industry only cloud development and runtime environment that enables development of native cloud applications combined with powerful and elegant simplicity, focus on enterprise Java and industry leading features.

Since its first release in August of 2007 GridGain became the fastest growing Java-based cloud development and runtime platform with tens of thousands of downloads, more than 700 unique projects utilizing it and deployed in dozens of production systems.

) July 29, 2009 -- Yesterday, Connected Nation met with broadband stakeholders from across Nevada to discuss its role in creating a comprehensive broadband availability map for the state. This meeting marks the beginning of Connected Nation's newly-formed relationship with the state since Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons notified the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) that Connected Nation will serve as the state's designated eligible entity under the State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program pursuant to P.L. 110-385. Connected Nation's designation coincides with Gov.

) July 15, 2009 -- Brian Webster Consulting and WirelessMapping.Com announce a suite of demographic mapping and coverage services specifically designed for Internet providers, state and local governments, non-profit foundations, businesses and others who are preparing NTIA BTOP and RUS BIP grant and loan applications.

) March 28, 2009 -- Long website load times and slow buffering has long been a thorn in the side of WiFi users everywhere. What benefits does WiFi provide if your capacity for work is stymied by bandwidth and connectivity issues? Tack on high costs from providers and complex installation procedures and you many find yourself asking, "Why bother?" In today's market, these problems are as outdated as the software most WiFi providers are using. Time is money and in the current financial situation, you cannot afford to waste either. Clearwire, based in Kirkland WA, the nations leading wireless broadband provider, is committed to providing an inexpensive, reliable solution. WiMAX is the future of wireless Internet connections and the future is fast!

) October 25, 2008 -- Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF), AT&T, and One Economy today named South Los Angeles, Cutler-Orosi, East Oakland, and San Francisco's Mission District the first four "21st Century Communities" to be honored by the Bring IT Home California partnership. In collaboration with local organizations, One Economy will build digital inclusion programs that include broadband access, community training programs, self-help and educational online content, and, where needed, programs that help residents purchase low-cost computers.

) October 14, 2008 -- The Portland metro area may be in the heart of the Silicon Forest, but too many low-income families remain unable to take advantage of the opportunities technology creates. Cricket will change that reality for 100 Portland families by providing free high-speed wireless Internet directly to those families' homes. One Economy, a global nonprofit, assisted in the identification of the 100 Portland Families and is partnered with Cricket for this pilot program that Cricket hopes to expand across its other markets.

) October 28, 2009 -- SCTE Cable-Tec Expo - uControl, a leading provider of next-generation home security and automation solutions, and SMC Networks, a specialist in providing high-quality, reliable Customer Premise Equipment to Service Providers, announced an industry-changing partnership today that will result in accelerated innovation and manufacturing efficiencies within the security, energy management and automation space. Through the partnership, SMC will manufacture, support and market the SMA TouchScreen to Broadband Service Providers worldwide.

) March 29, 2009 -- Aastra, a leading company at the forefront of the enterprise communication market, announced today that Covad Communications, a leading national provider of voice and data communications, has tested and certified the AastraLink Pro™ 160 IP-PBX compatible with Covad Integrated Access service.

) February 27, 2009 -- Solectek Corporation, a leading manufacturer of wireless broadband equipment based in San Diego, announced that it received orders from Atlas Communications for 3.5 GHz WiMAX systems to be deployed in Sierra Leone. Atlas Communications will begin its wireless broadband data service based on Solectek's 802.16d WiMAX platform from the capital city of Freetown and will expand to the rest of the country. Atlas will utilize the 3.5 GHz spectrum license recently awarded by the National Communications Commission.

) February 4, 2009 -- enStratus Networks LLC announced today that it is formally launching with its first public demo on Friday, February 6 at MinneDemo, a premier technology demo and networking event. Already serving a dozen companies across a variety of industries, enStratus provides tools for managing the secure and reliable deployment of enterprise applications in the Amazon Cloud and other cloud infrastructures. enStratus will bring confidence in the cloud to companies who have been looking for a secure, high-availability approach to cloud computing.

) July 9, 2009 -- Today, Rep. Bill Faison and other legislative and executive branch leaders joined high-speed Internet service providers, North Carolina Farm Bureau, and Connect North Carolina to announce the release of the state's first accurate broadband inventory map that illustrates the extent of broadband services available across North Carolina. The Connect North Carolina map, which represents broadband availability data from more than 30 broadband providers across the state, is expected to serve as a key asset for the state's application process for federal stimulus funding to support broadband investment.

) June 15, 2009 -- Quantum Networks, LLC today announced its plan to roll out WiMAX solutions to rural Internet operators and service providers across the United States, utilizing the 3.65 GHz spectrum. The company is a leading WiMAX service supplier that focuses specifically on underserved regions. Quantum offers complete turnkey WiMAX solutions to rural areas in order to encourage the growth of WiMAX networks in the United States.

) August 12, 2009 -- The Iowa Utilities Board recently named Connected Nation, a national nonprofit, as the designated entity to create a statewide broadband inventory map. The map is expected to serve as a key asset for the state as it seeks to maximize Iowa’s share of the federal broadband stimulus funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

) October 14, 2009 -- WaveMaker, the leading open source cloud development platform, today announced the cloud quickstart program, a collaboration between IBM, Amazon Web Services, RightScale and WaveMaker to provide a complete cloud computing solution.

IBM Cloud QuickStart Roadmap

) June 1, 2009 -- Space Data® the dominant nationwide wireless spectrum holder in the NPCS band, is offering its 930 MHz licensed spectrum for smart grid communications in combination with Full Spectrum's FullMAX™ Broadband Wireless System. FullMAX is the first Sub 1 GHz, end- to-end, wireless system based on the Mobile WiMAX standard. Together, the solution offers utilities their own private wide-area mission critical communications network for real time remote command and control of electric utility smart grid devices.

"The combination of our interference free, high powered frequencies with state of the art WiMAX technology provide utilities with a dedicated private broadband wireless system," stated Jerry Knoblach, CEO of Space Data.

) September 16, 2008 -- Aperto® Networks, builder of the world’s most scalable carrier-grade and cost-effective WiMAX base stations and subscriber units, announced today that Brian Deutsch has been named as the company’s new President and CEO.

Unified MBX Combines Cellular FMC Software with Open Source Telephony for
Low-Cost, Hardware-Free Mobile Unified Communications

) September 29, 2008 -- Aperto(R) Networks, builder of the world's most versatile carrier-grade and cost-effective WiMAX Forum(R) certified base stations and subscriber units, announced today that Wireless Connections, a large WiMAX integrator based in Norwalk, OH, now distributes Aperto's award-winning line of PacketMAX(R) base stations and subscriber units in the U.S.

Expanding on its current Cloud service offerings, CSC (NYSE:CSC) today announced it will launch a Cloud Adoption Assessment Service to help companies across the world identify the right business process and IT services when moving to the Cloud.