Qwest Communications - News Items and Articles

Qwest, IBM Team to Secure SMBs

Wed, 31 Mar 2010

Light Reading Chief Editor, Events, Carol Wilson weighs in on Qwest's efforts to "bring sophisticated security solutions to a new group of customers: small to mid-sized businesses."

Qwest opens a new data center focused on delivering cloud-based services

Wed, 14 Apr 2010

Increased demand for cloud-based services is driving the need for increased data center capacity, including a new Washington D.C.-area facility opened today by Qwest Communications.

Eric Bozich Praises QMOE for its Impact on Health Information Technology

Mon, 22 Mar 2010

Read vice president of product management, Eric Bozich's take on the benefits of Qwest Metro Optical Ethernet (QMOE) to health information technology (HIT) in this special USA Today insert. Find out how Qwest is "Creating Medical Records That Talk" on page six.

Qwest Cloud Courts Middle Market

Fri, 19 Mar 2010

Qwest is seeing its greatest demand from business customers who aren't big enough to gain the necessary economies of scale from operating their own data centers but still want security, reliability, and scalability. Eric Bozich, vice president of national services for Qwest, talks to Light Reading about this trend.

Business Week: Managing the Wireless Data Deluge

Fri, 22 Jan 2010

Qwest CTO, Pieter Poll, shares how Qwest is on top of the wireless data deluge—the sending of text messages, e-mails, and photos sent from smartphones—by helping to widen the data highway with wireless backhaul equipment and services.

New York Times Interviews Qwest COO, Teresa Taylor

Fri, 22 Jan 2010

Teresa Taylor shares her thoughts on listening, leadership, hiring, and keeping it simple with Adam Bryant of the New York Times in an article titled, "Everything on One Calendar, Please."

Eric Bozich Talks About the Qwest 100Gbps Backbone and Developments in Ethernet Services

Thu, 12 Nov 2009

Eric Bozich, vice president National Services at Qwest, talks about how the Qwest backbone will scale quickly and cost-effectively for enterprise, consumer, and wholesale customers. Bozich also describes the range of shared and dedicated Ethernet services Qwest offers, and shares how Qwest is participating in developing industry-standard processes for network-to-network interfaces for Ethernet services.

A Qwest VP Tells How to Handle H1N1 at the Office

Sat, 7 Nov 2009

Eric Bozich, Qwest vice president National Services, answers a series of questions about the potential impact of H1N1 at the workplace and how to keep a business operating in the event of a pandemic.

Trends and Advances in Communications Technologies: Pieter Poll's View

Mon, 2 Nov 2009

Recently, Qwest CTO Pieter Poll sat down with key news outlets resulting in several online interviews. In three separate interviews linked here, Poll brings into focus his thoughts on current trends and advances in communications technologies, including cloud computing, social networking , and the super-fast broadband speeds planned for Qwest's long-haul network.

EVP = Exploring Valuable Principles With Qwest's Bob Tregemba

Tue, 1 Sep 2009

Wanna grow your career and become an executive of a major service provider? Follow Bob Tregemba's advice: Be sure your peers know you are pulling for them. THEY are the ones that will make you promotable.

An All Digital Hospital Webcast

Fri, 31 Jul 2009

Western Regional Medical Center in the CTCA network relies on a high-speed networking solution designed by Qwest Communications to help deliver a fully integrated, patient-centered treatment experience that combines traditional, state-of-the-art medical treatments with scientifically supported complementary therapies.

Top 3 Imperatives for Investing in IT During the Downturn

Mon, 20 Jul 2009

Eric Bozich, vice president, project management, Qwest, underscores the three operational imperatives that businesses must focus on in 2009 to make their networks as secure and efficient as possible.

Q&A with Qwest's Trent Clausen, Director of OSP Engineering

Mon, 20 Jul 2009

Trent Clausen, Director of OSP Engineering, Qwest Communications, is profiled in a thought-leadership Q&A on the topic of broadband: how best to deploy it, what it means for consumers to have a converged voice, video, data and wireless service, and how we'll need to train technicians as the technology matures.

Q&A with Qwest CTO Pieter Poll

Mon, 20 Jul 2009

Pieter Poll touches upon all aspects of the network and customer experiences, including fiber, residential, video, business and even cloud computing. True to form, Poll is a true visionary and demonstrates a deep understanding of what the customer wants to experience and how technology can deliver that experience.

Qwest Honored by Cisco

Wed, 24 Jun 2009

Qwest Communications was recently named recipient of three Cisco Partner Summit awards: US & Canada Service Provider Partner of the Year, Service Provider Advanced Technology Partner of the Year, and Service Provider Services Partner of the Year.

IBM, Qwest Delivering IT Services To Mid-Sized Businesses

Thu, 18 Jun 2009

IBM and Qwest Communications International have teamed up to deliver packaged IT infrastructure services to mid-size businesses across the United States. The telecom and IT software partnership is largely based on the concept that many mid-size businesses want sophisticated computing services, but can't afford the capital investment.

IBM, Qwest team on managed services for medium-sized firms

Wed, 17 Jun 2009

Qwest Communications and IBM today announced a national partnership aimed at bringing a bundle of managed IT and communications services to medium-sized businesses.

IBM to Manage Qwest Services

Wed, 17 Jun 2009

Qwest and IBM have signed a five-year agreement that will give Qwest customers access to several IBM-managed services targeted at medium-sized businesses.

Qwest: Ethernet enhances the education experience

Wed, 17 Jun 2009

Qwest signed a deal with the Utah Education Network to connect 21 of the state's 40 school districts to its statewide fiber-optic network.

Disaster recovery fits hosted model well

Mon, 15 Jun 2009

Business continuity services getting less expensive, more technologically rich.

The Grill: Qwest's Pieter Poll says why being a CTO is a dream job

Fri, 12 Jun 2009

Qwest's chief technology officer, Pieter Poll, talks of joking about being paid for his job 'because it's fun', and outlines where Qwest is headed.

Utah Education Network Connects Rural and Urban Schools

Wed, 10 Jun 2009

The Utah Education Network, a non-profit school consortium, has teamed up with Qwest Communications to deliver high-speed network services to Utah schools. The "multi-year, multimillion-dollar agreement" will connect 21 of Utah's 40 school districts to Qwest's GeoMax fiber-optic network.