Hardware & Software

As technology advances we try to keep up to speed with today's world. Verizon has managed to find a way to stay current with the advancements of technology, and to provide its customers the benfits of voice, video, and data convergence. In the world of technology, one must consider the possibility the types of hardware, software, system software, application software, and computers being used.

As far as hardware categories is concerned, Verizon uses speed, price, allowable data, and quality of service. As advanced as computers are in today's world netbooks and notebooks are more commonly used. Of course there are several different brands such as Dell, Sony, HP, Lenero, and Panasonic.

In recent years Verizon itself has been changing the software it uses. To be more specific system software have been in change. According to a Verizon executive, George Hughes, "The company cut costs by replacing programmers' Unix and Windows workstations with Linux systems that run Openoffice instead of Microsoft office. By doing so the average cost for desktops had dropped from $20,000 to $3,000. The advantage of using Linux not only is it less expensive and I mean FREE, but it allows you to make multiple copies on any number of computers legally unlike Windows. According to Hughes, Linux which is a clone to Unix is similar to the software Verizon programmers are creating that they won't need the more expensive Unix workstations.

Verizon has used Microsoft office software and openoffice. The new Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) enables customers to efficiently monitor both application and network traffic. Microsoft Corp. and Verizon announced in 2005 that Verizon will use the Microsoft software to add advanced applications for future FIOS TV service placing Verizon on a different plateau.