Verizon's Fran Shammo to speak at Bank of America investor conference; Ikanos introduces new chipsets

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> Fran Shammo, Verizon CFO and EVP, will speak at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Media, Communications & Entertainment conference in Los Angeles today. Release

> Ikanos Communications has introduced its new Fusiv chipsets to address femtocell gateways, smart energy gateways, mobile broadband routers, optical networking terminals, network attached storage (NAS) network appliance opportunities. Article

> Diveo, a service provider in Latin America, and Universo Online (UOL), a Brazilian Internet service provider known for its Web portal, are leveraging Tellabs' 7100 Nano Optical Transport System (OTS) to unite their networks and create one company called UOLDIVEO. Release

> Glowpoint partners with TalkPoint to demonstrate benefits of live video webcasting for the legal industry. Release

> Virtual PBX introduced its newest enhancement to Virtual PBX Complete, called VoIP Anywhere. Release

And finally ... A new Health Affairs study argues that combining telehealth and care management tools significantly reduces the costs of treating Medicare patients with chronic diseases. Article