Category: Media Vibes

Kelly McGuire and Marisa Torrieri have joined TMCnet as Web editors covering Wireless and IP Communications technologies, respectively. Prior to joining TMC, Kelly was an editor at IHS Herold, a global research company in the energy industry. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism, a minor in English and a certification in professional writing and […]

Telecommunications has brought in Beth Nicholson as the Sr. Content Manager to fill the editor-in-chief position vacated by Sean Buckley in July. Beth starts September 1, and her role and responsibilities will be slightly different than Sean’s, she will help the publication to shift it’s focus from advertising based media to live a digital events […]

Paula Bernier has joined Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) as executive editor of INTERNET TELEPHONY, NGN and Unified Communications magazines. As executive editor, Paula will oversee editorial content and operations of the three publications. An 18-year veteran of reporting in the communications industry, Paula has served as a freelance blogger and feature-writer for various communications industry […]

The former print publication, which shut down in 2008, has relaunched in a digital format. Network Computing will now publish quarterly editions online. Mike Fratto serves as the editor. He is also the managing editor of labs for InformationWeek and editor of Byte and Switch. Mike previously served as a senior technology editor for the […]

Amol Sharma, previously a telecommunications reporter for The Wall Street Journal, is now a correspondent in New Delhi, India. He has swapped positions with Niraj Sheth, the former New Delhi correspondent who is now a telecommunications reporter in New York. Niraj previously covered the technology industry, the economy, politics and culture in India.

Calysto was recognized as a leading medium-sized public relations agency in PRSourceCode’s fourth annual “Top Tech Communicators” study. Laura Borgstede, CEO and founder of Calysto Communications, was also personally voted a Top Tech PR Pro in the same study. PRSourceCode’s “Top Tech Communicators” study ranks the top large, mid-sized, and small PR agencies – as […]

Peter D. Lambert, 54, of Venice, Florida died Sunday, July 19, 2009. Peter was born in Cape Cod, Mass. He was highly respected and well known in the cable and telecommunications technology industry for more than 25 years. His most recent venture was as senior editor of Screenplays Magazine, a technical journal for the broadband […]

Penton Media announced the launch of Connected Planet, a publication that will replace Telephony magazine. The publication will launch in September and will target service providers and enterprise users of advanced telecommunications, IT, and mobile networking services and will bring focus to the technologies and real-world examples that demonstrate how the combination of IT and […]

Arden Media announced that RCR Wireless News will return on September 1, 2009 and named Tracy Ford and Dan Meyers as Editors. Tracy started with the former RCR Wireless News in 1990 and was most recently its associate publisher and editor, is responsible for overall editorial direction. Dan, previously managing editor of RCR Wireless News […]

McGraw-Hill announced that it is looking to sell BusinessWeek. The publication debuted in 1929; BusinessWeek reportedly lost nearly $75 million in 2008 and has already lost about $20 million in 2009. Steadily declining ad sales are said to be the reason for the sale.