Yankee Group Welcomes Vince Vittore as a Senior Analyst; Industry Veteran Editor Brings Wealth...

BOSTON -- Yankee Group today announced that Vince Vittore, former Executive Editor of Telephony magazine, has joined Yankee Group as a senior analyst, effective April 19, 2006. As a senior analyst within Yankee Group's Broadband Access Technologies Team, Vittore will specialize in IPTV and

"We are pleased and excited to welcome Vince as part of the team," said Boyd Peterson, Yankee Group senior vice president, Consumers, Media & Entertainment. "His extensive experience as a respected editor in the field combined with his expertise in communications technologies makes Vince a strong addition to our research organization. Vince will play an integral role in further deepening our depth of research knowledge."

"Joining Yankee Group is a great new opportunity," said Vittore. "I am excited to join Yankee Group during their high growth period, and I look forward to helping accelerate that leadership success in the market."

Vittore has more than 16 years of experience in the communications technology field. At Telephony, Vittore was responsible for coverage of all access technologies in both the print magazine as well as for telephonyonline.com. He focused on topics and issues related to Network Access, CPE and the IPTV market. He was also a regular contributor to Wireless Review and headed up Telephony's Access Edge e-newsletter. Additionally, he served as editor of The Independent, a regular supplement to Telephony focused on the rural telco market. Prior to Telephony, Vittore was an editor with Cable World magazine.

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