Media Coverage

T.O. tackles telco bills
April 5, 2005 - Network World Canada
The City of Toronto needs to conduct proactive audits and more frequent reviews of its telecom expenditure to avoid the type the mismanagement uncovered by the auditor general’s report, some experts say. They were reacting to last week’s report by Toronto Auditor General Jeffrey Griffiths, which revealed the City had grossly overspent on telecom products and services...
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Toronto's telecom woes have familiar ring to experts
March 30, 2005 - itbusiness.ca
“It’s not unusual to see these types of things happening in any large organization,” said Yang. “They don’t tend to have to same kinds of controls. Just from Bell Canada alone, you can have hundreds or thousands of bills. To go through all that month after month takes a lot of time.”...
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They Said It
March 30, 2005 - itbusiness.ca
“Cell phone usage within the corporation has increased significantly over the last ten years, yet few companies have implemented wireless spend policies and are struggling with how to manage this growing workload... read more

IS fights cell cost battle
March 15, 2005 - Network World Canada
The Delta Dental Plan of New Jersey was spending about US$6,600 a month on its cell phone bills.Richard Young, telecom specialist for the Parsippany, N.J.-based company, saw this and knew he definitely needed to reduce costs. To help, Young ordered a booklet entitled “Seven Steps to Wireless Spend Policies” by Toronto-based Avema Corp...
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Strategies to help businesses combat wireless costs
February 25, 2005 - Silicon Valley North
Major telecom companies announcing soaring wireless profits, while corporate cellphones costs are spiralling out of control. Coincidence? Cellphone usage has increased significantly over the last 10 years, yet few companies have implemented wireless spend policies and are struggling with how to manage this growing workload...
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Tips to battle rising wireless costs
February 23, 2005 - IT World Canada
Negotiation is an art that can help companies significantly save on its cell phone bills. Roger Yang, CEO of Avema Corporation, a Toronto-based telecom expense management firm, said companies who negotiate cell phone rates with vendors and implement appropriate spend policies experience cost savings of up to 60 to 70 per cent...
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Sorry, Wrong Number
April/May 2003 - Canadian Treasurer