Harry Newton

Harry Newton

Harry Newton is a writer, consultant, investor and public speaker. Newton writes a daily web blog called In Search of the Perfect Investment. The column focuses on investment trends and new technology.

In an earlier life, Newton and his partner, Gerry Friesen co-founded seven monthly magazines – Call Center, Computer Telephony, Imaging, LAN (later changed to Network Magazine), Teleconnect, Telecom Gear and Technology Investor. They also co-founded the immensely successful conventions/ trade shows Call Center Demo and Computer Telephony Conference and Exposition, which, in its last year under their control, attracted 26,000 people. They also published over 40 books on networking, imaging, telecom and computer telephony. In September, 1997, Friesen and Newton sold their publishing company to Miller Freeman (soon CMP and now part of United Business Media.)

Newton also writes the best-selling Newton’s Telecom Dictionary -- The Dictionary of Telecommunications, Networking and The Internet, now in its 25th edition -- 1,273 pages and published most recently in June, 2009. Each day Newton and his editors add the newest terms, and expand, update and improve the definitions of the existing terms. The dictionary now contains definitions for over 24,950 terms. It has sold over 770,000 copies. It has become the industry "bible" and been favorably reviewed by the telecom, computing and general press:

  "A must-read." -- Interactive Week
  "A page-turner that invites use." -- IEEE
  "A fixture on the desks of many who deal with the technical world." -- The New York Times
  "An essential resource." -- PC Magazine
  "We rate this essential resource publication with 5 stars. If you are involved in IT, communications, cabling, or facilities management, you don't want to leave home without it." -- Frank Bisbee
  "Your dictionary has kept me from NOT looking like an idiot several times, and I have years of experience in telecom. -- John Balazik

Amazon gave Newton's Telecom Dictionary its top five stars

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