Verizon
Verizon exposes the wrong 1,200 e-mail addresses
Oct. 09, 2008
A Net Buzz reader on Verizon: "In a period of three hours I received 14 e-mails promoting Verizon's 'Secure the Information. Secure the Infrastructure' webinar series, and three e-mails promoting their '2008 Data Breach ...
Telecom planning in a time of turmoil
Oct. 09, 2008
It's gotten pretty hard to miss the financial news lately: September was the worst month for stocks in years, and October looks to surpass it. Despite the U.S. government's massive $800-billion bailout, the U.S. economy ...
Harvard takes a long, slow approach to IP call center integration
Oct. 09, 2008
Call it the Harvard University Tower of Babel. That might be the most descriptive way to look at the institution's network of networks that consists of 10 academic units with independent CIOs and staff who build and ...
Smartphone showdown: BlackBerry Storm vs. the iPhone
Oct. 09, 2008
Examining how the Storm stacks up against the iPhone in terms of call quality, data coverage, price and more.
BlackBerry storms Verizon Wireless and Vodafone networks
Oct. 08, 2008
Network operators Vodafone and Verizon Wireless will sell Research In Motion's BlackBerry Storm smartphone from next month, the companies said Wednesday.
Q&A: WiMAX's potential to deliver rural broadband
Oct. 07, 2008
Jonathan Jaeger, the director of business development at wireless broadband access company SOMA Networks, thinks that mobile WiMAX services provide the perfect solution for any business looking to give broadband access ...
Verizon expands managed WLAN services
Sep. 09, 2008
Verizon Business is offering its managed wireless LAN service internationally for the first time, a move that the carrier says will help companies broaden the reach of their LANs in a secure, managed environment.
Homeland Security exec details advanced emergency response system
Aug. 12, 2008
In this Q&A session, we talk with Jimmy Gianato, the director of the West Virginia Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, about why his division is choosing to deploy the Verizon system, and also about ...
Verizon lights up U.S.-China cable
Sep. 19, 2008
Verizon Business' submarine cable connecting the United States to China is now fully operational and ready to deliver IP, data and voice services.
Verizon robo-caller torments my household
Sep. 18, 2008
Nine robo-calls in 24 hours, all from Verizon: Nothing could make them stop; not my wife's increasingly urgent pleas (I was away); not the hapless customer service reps who promised relief; not the "in-charge supervisor ...
First Google Android phone to debut next week
Sep. 16, 2008
Just ten months after Google first announced the creation of its Android open source mobile phone platform, T-Mobile will publicly unveil the world's first Android-powered phone in New York City next week
How carriers batten down the hatches for hurricanes
Sep. 04, 2008
Picture what would happen if the multitude of hardhat-wearing network technicians you see in a typical Verizon commercial got swept up in a "Wizard of Oz"-style twister. In other words, think about how spread out ...
Katrina whipped Louisiana's top court into shape for Gustav
Sep. 02, 2008
Gustav had nowhere near the effect on the Louisiana Supreme Court that Katrina did three years ago -- in fact, the network never went down.
NAC expected take a firm hold in business networks
Aug. 28, 2008
NAC will take a firm hold in business networks within the next year, says Verizon Business.
An important element of NAC deployment
Aug. 26, 2008
In discussing its NAC service, Verizon Business raises an issue that is an important element of any NAC deployment - getting diverse teams within an organization to work together on the project.
Scammers using Verizon's name to bilk consumers
Aug. 22, 2008
Verizon today released a statement warning consumers to be on the lookout for shady letters telling them that they have won a special sweepstakes and that a firm named “Verizon Financial” has authorized a payment to ...
Verizon Business' NAC service
Aug. 21, 2008
Verizon Business has announced a NAC service in which it helps customers decide what NAC product best fits its needs and then installs it.
Republican National Convention venue gets network makeover
Aug. 13, 2008
What does it take to convert a hockey arena into a site that can handle the technology demands of the Republican National Convention? Roughly 25 miles of cabling, for starters.
HP buys Colubris; Verizon avoids a strike
Aug. 12, 2008
HP ProCurve division looks to shore up transportation, healthcare, and manufacturing applications with Colubris technology; Verizon Sunday averted a potential labor strike by completing a new labor pact with two unions ...
Verizon helps customers get a knack for NAC
Aug. 12, 2008
Verizon Business is offering to help its customers deploy and manage network access control (NAC) technologies that grant users access to networks based not on their IP addresses, but on a combination of their ...
Verizon strikes deal, avoids strike
Aug. 11, 2008
Verizon Sunday averted a potential labor strike by completing a new labor pact with two unions representing roughly 65,000 employees.
Verizon data breach investigations report, Part 1
Jul. 01, 2008
The Verizon Business RISK Team recently published a valuable analysis of four years of data on security breaches among their clients entitled "2008 Data Breach Investigations Report." Today I want to draw readers' ...
Verizon to rollout 100G; IT still wary of virtualization
Mar. 11, 2008
Verizon Business plans to start deploying a 100-gigabit-per-second network over its major U. S. routes at the start of 2009; IT managers still hesitate to put their most important and sensitive applications on virtual ...
Early Monday morning D-Day for Verizon labor talks
Aug. 08, 2008
The two unions currently negotiating a new labor contract with Verizon have set an early Monday morning bargaining deadline, thus paving the way for a potential strike to commence next week.
Verizon unveils integrated emergency response system
Aug. 05, 2008
Verizon Business is offering an IP-based platform designed to integrate emergency-response radio systems, along with voice and data services, into a common network.
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Verizon profile
Overview
2005 NW200 rank: 4
2004 NW200 rank: 3
Revenue
| Total '05 revenue (in $M) |
|
75112 |
| '04-'05 revenue change |
|
5% |
| '01-'05 CAGR revenue |
|
3% |
Profit
| Profit or loss (in $M) |
|
7397 |
| Change from '04 |
|
-6 |
| As percentage of revenue 10 |
|
10 |
| CAGR, '01-'05 |
|
109 |
Employees
| Number of employees |
|
216704 |
| '04 - '05 change |
|
4
|
| Revenue per employee |
|
346611 |
Misc.
| Mkt Cap as of 3/19/05 ($M) |
|
102350 |
| Cash/investments ($M) |
|
|
| Year inc. |
|
1983 |
| Fiscal year ends |
|
Dec |
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