Executive Decision - March/April 2008 - (Page 64)

Verizon SmartParks A Partnership That Supports Businesses’ Needs By David S. Chartock erizon has a program with commercial real estate developers V Eric Cevis Vice President to provide state-of-the-art communications technology to meet businesses’ needs. The program is called “Verizon SmartParks” and primarily consists of an infrastructure provisioning service initiative that creates service agreements with commercial real estate developers to provide state-of-the-art communications technology and full-service support to their tenants, explains Eric Cevis, vice president of Verizon enhanced communities in Basking Ridge, N.J. “Under these agreements, Verizon builds out the underground infrastructure and provides 24/7 monitoring and maintenance,” Cevis adds, noting “the technology Verizon offers tenants at its SmartParks is the same offered to businesses elsewhere, except that at SmartParks, Verizon bears the cost of the infrastructure.” Businesses in a Verizon SmartPark, according to Richard Martin, SmartPark national program manger based in Reston, Va., range from large international to national corporations to small- and medium-sized businesses. To date the Verizon SmartPark program supports 156 locations in 13 states, including California (for SmartPark locations visit: www.verizon.com/smartpark). Continuing, Martin points out that Verizon SmartParks are typically multi-tenant locations of 250,000 square feet or larger; are located in single buildings, multi-building campuses and in mixed-use developments. In addition, he adds, they are also in vertical high-rise, campus cluster, or residential/retail/office park on contiguous grounds. Currently, there are 29 Verizon SmartParks throughout California. SmartParks is important to companies relocating to or expanding in California, Cevis says, because they are already set up with advanced telecommunications services so a company moving into a property will have full access to Verizon’s network. They can be assured that all the communications services they need will be available at the highest level of reliability. It’s important to companies relocating to or expanding in California because Verizon’s network is already pre-positioned to support their needs. XD Verizon 64 EXECUTIVE DECISION I execdecision.com http://www.verizon.com/smartpark http://execdecision.com

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Executive Decision - March/April 2008 Contents Index of Advertisers Contributing Editors From the Editor's Desk Publisher's Note You Be the Judge - Unionization Thought Leader - Pitney Bowes Management - Flying High for Long-Term Results Strategies - Sovereign Wealth Funds Cover Story - In Whom Do We Trust? The Movement for Greater Accountability & Disclosure Finance/Legal - The New Boycott Model Green At Work - Transforming for Sustainability Technology - Embracing Risk Leadership - Executive Reputation Management The Global Village - China Moves to Curb Prices Economic Profile - California Gold Rush Transformations - I Can See Clearly Now, The Brain Is Gone Marketing - Effectively Using Market Research The Bottom Line - Brands: A Shrinking Advantage or Shifting Advantage? Pulse - Pandemic: Not If But When SPECIAL SECTION - Living On the Green: Luxury Golf Destinations

Executive Decision - March/April 2008

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