Former VON Heavyweight Expands Relationships in Telecom Vertical

WASHINGTON, June 9, 2008 -- FierceMarkets (http://www.fiercemarkets.com) today announced a new strategic partnership with telecom industry luminary Carl Ford.

Ford, previously a community developer with VON, will serve as Strategic Advisor & Community Developer to the Fierce’s Telecom & Digital Media group. In addition to developing Webinars, he will contribute a bio-monthly column to FierceVoIP, and provide strategic guidance on sales and events development.

"I am delighted to be working with FierceMarkets on developing and delivering new products to the telecom community," said Ford. "Fierce has an impressive presence in the community of wireless, wireline and Internet technologists that will allow me to reach the market as we enter the next generation of communication."

Ford brings more than 20 years of telecom industry experience to the FierceMarkets team. Most recently he worked at Pulvermedia as a community developer and producer of event content. Ford's professional career also includes time at numerous telecommunications companies including Telcordia Technologies and Verizon.

"We are thrilled to welcome Carl to the FierceMarkets team," said Jeff Giesea, president of FierceMarkets. "He is extremely well-connected and insightful. We look forward to benefiting from his extensive relationships and depth of expertise."

Ford will be in Las Vegas this month for NXTcomm and is available for briefings. He will also chair two panels at Fierce's two-day Unified Communications Conference, which will be held during NXTcomm. Ford can be reached directly at carl@fiercemarkets.com.

About FierceMarkets

FierceMarkets, a leader in B2B e-media, provides information and marketing services in the Telecommunications, Life Sciences, Healthcare, IT, and Finance industries through its portfolio of e-mail newsletters, Web sites, webinars, and live events. Every business day, FierceMarkets' wide array of publications reaches more than 646,000 executives in over 100 countries. Current publications include: FierceBiotech; FierceBioResearcher; FierceBroadbandWireless; FierceCIO; FierceDeveloper; FierceFinance; FierceFinanceIT; FierceHealthcare; FierceHealthIT; FierceHealthFinance; FierceIPTV; FierceMobileContent; FierceMobileEnterprise; FierceMobileIT; FiercePharma; FierceSarbox; FierceTelecom; FierceOnlineVideo; FierceVaccines; FierceVoIP; FierceWireless; FierceWireless:Europe; IT-Wireless; and The Business VoIP Report.

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