Ask the Expert: John Pearson of IP Networks, Inc.

John Pearson will share why ISP’s need network intelligence and how it can improve their service provider business during ANPI’s November Customer Webinar.

John is founder and CEO of IP Networks, Inc. headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. IP Networks works with service providers nationwide to optimize, secure and monitor their network infrastructures. One of his company’s missions is to make ISP’s more profitable by helping them reduce their operational expenses, protect their networks from malicious traffic and attacks, and give them full visibility into what their subscribers are doing with the Internet.

The November Customer Webinar is scheduled for 10:30 AM CDT on November 17. If you are an ANPI customer and would like to register for the Webinar, please call your dedicated account representative at 877-FON-ANPI for more information.

Ask the Expert: Bob O’Dell of SecurityCoverage

Bob O’Dell, president and CEO of SecurityCoverage, will join ANPI’s October Customer Webinar to discuss the importance of enhancing your Internet customers’ experience with services like:

• Community Portals
• Computer Protection
• Online Data Backup
• Remote Support and Communication Platform
• Technical Support
• Virtual Advanced Computer Repair

As an expert in responding to consumer needs and the development of value-added services that increase your connection to your ISP customers, Bob will answer questions regarding trends that are important to customers, speak to how ISPs can be more responsive to supporting customers and share ideas for bundling offerings in a way that adds a personal connection to your ISP services.

The October Customer Webinar is scheduled for 10:30 AM CDT on October 27. If you are an ANPI customer and would like to register for the Webinar, please call your dedicated account representative at 877-FON-ANPI for more information.

Ask the Experts: Google’s Network and Security Experts

Continuing our “Ask the Expert” series, ANPI customers will have the chance to ask Google’s network and security experts Jack Weixel and Blaise Pabon questions about spam and network security challenges during the September Customer Webinar.

Many companies feel they are fighting a large fire with a garden hose when it comes to spam. September’s Ask the Expert series presents experts on the topic of fighting back and gaining control of your network, without continuing to throw cash and resources to combat crushing volumes of spam and constant threats of virus outbreaks. Pressure is on network administrators to control threat while controlling cost. Customers demand and expect protection from vicious attacks. This segment will focus on many of the pain points felt by all service providers and administrators.

The following statistics emphasize the wide-spread growth of spam.

• Spam grew 280% from January to May of 2009.
• More than 90% of all email is spam.
• Google’s Postini blocks 2 billion messages and 2 terabytes of spam every day.
• Image and other attachment spam made up more than 30% of all junk messages in 2007 and is recently back in vogue with spammers.
• This drives an increase in bandwidth, processing and storage requirements.
• Spam cost $140 billion globally in 2008 due to lost productivity and cost of fighting spam, according to Ferris Research.

The September Customer Webinar is scheduled for 10:30 AM CDT on September 22. If you are an ANPI customer and would like to register for the Webinar, please call your dedicated account representative at 877-FON-ANPI for more information.

Ask the Expert: Gena Barry of Ben Lomand Communications

Switched vs. Dedicated LD
Weighing the pros and cons to find the right balance for your organization.

This discussion is occurring among management of many ANPI customers and, coupled with the ongoing carrier volatility, is a very timely topic. This webinar forum is an ideal opportunity to ask the questions you’ve always wanted to ask, with the benefit of being able to do so discreetly. We’ll compile all questions received from our customers and ensure they are addressed during the August Customer Webinar.

About Gena Barry
Since 2003 Gena Barry has served dual roles as the southeast regional account executive for ANPI and Ben Lomand Communications. Gena is extremely knowledgeable on the subject of LD and access comparisons. She has first hand experience, both as a telco and as a representative assisting multiple telcos when going through this analytical process. Displaying expertise and leadership, Gena is a frequent speaker at state and regional association meetings. She actively serves the KTIA board of directors and is chairman to the AMTA associate membership.

The August Customer Webinar is scheduled for 10:30 AM CDT on August 25. If you are an ANPI customer and would like to register for the Webinar, please call your dedicated account representative at 877-FON-ANPI for more information.

Ask the Expert: Mike Volpe, Expert of Inbound Marketing Strategies

As announced during the June Customer Webinar, ANPI is introducing a new series called “Ask the Expert”. To kick off the educational sequence, we’ve invited back Mike Volpe, vice president of inbound marketing at HubSpot. You may remember Mike on the agenda for ANPI’s Marketing Workshop this past May.

On July 28, Mike will be available to explain “inbound marketing” and answer any questions on:

• Optimizing for search engines like Google (SEO)
• Blogging
• Landing pages
• Analytics
• Content Development

About Mike Volpe
Mike is a cutting-edge inbound marketer who ranks in the top 0.1% of all users on Twitter (@mvolpe) with over 10,500 followers, and speaks at numerous conferences including Inbound Marketing Summit, SEM for SMB Conference and Worldcom PR Conference. Mike also hosts a weekly live marketing video podcast HubSpot TV and blogs frequently.

The July Customer Webinar is scheduled for 10:30 AM CDT on July 28. If you are an ANPI customer and would like to register for the Webinar, please call your dedicated account representative at 877-FON-ANPI for more information.