Unified communications supplier Mitel buys competitor ShoreTel
Computer Weekly
JULY 27, 2017
The deal will create a market leading unified communications business and adds strength to Mitel’s cloud offering
Voice Is Transforming Unified Communications
IT Toolbox
AUGUST 15, 2016
After years of being taken for granted, the humble medium of voice is unlocking a higher level of productivity through unified communications.
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PBX vs. Cloud: Which Is Better for Businesses?
IT Toolbox
OCTOBER 23, 2017
Unified communications (UC) has become a mainstream solution, with compelling, ready-made business cases for collaboration and productivity that any business can appreciate. Although cloud-based UC adoption is growing while the number of on-premises deployments are declining, there are still reasons why a business may decide to pick
An SMB Cloud UC Migration Framework You Can Steal
IT Toolbox
JUNE 20, 2017
A Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) platform can serve as the backbone for a small to medium-sized business (SMB). As such, it’s important for your SMB to have a cloud UC migration strategy that taxes neither your IT department (if one exists) or just plain inconveniences your business.
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How UC's Shift to the Cloud Will Benefit Businesses
IT Toolbox
MAY 23, 2017
As the cloud becomes increasingly fundamental to how business services are delivered and deployed, it’s no surprise to see that unified communications (UC) are tilting toward a cloud future, as well. And, although some businesses
Unified communications underpins master agent deal for VoIP supplier
IT Toolbox
MARCH 6, 2017
VoIP Supply has entered into a master agent agreement with California-based PanTerra for the distribution of PanTerra’s unified cloud services. It has also been granted permission to authorize sub-agents for the re-sale of PanTerra unified cloud services. VoIP Supply
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3 Ways Cloud-Based VoIP/UC Changes the Reseller Business Model
IT Toolbox
JUNE 19, 2017
The voice over IP (VoIP)/unified communications (UC) market has dozens of types of resellers. Traditional interconnects and on-premises private branch exchange resellers have been around for years and continue to exist, but their profit model is changing.
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Your Digital Transformation is Floundering? Revealing Why
Social, Agile and Transformation
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
Sorry folks, your efforts to move to the cloud, create CI/CD pipelines, or centralize a data lake is not digital transformation. Nor are projects to get your organization on Microsoft 365, establish unified communications, or develop microservice architectures. .
What Does Cloud VoIP-UC Consolidation Mean to Your Phone System?
IT Toolbox
JUNE 20, 2016
Regardless of whether you’re an end user or a reseller, you may be affected by the continuous consolidation taking place in the voice over IP (VoIP) and unified communications (UC) market. To achieve these lofty projections, there will be a significant
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Thriving in a Cloud, Big Data, Mobility and Security World
Cloud Musings
OCTOBER 21, 2014
Cloud/Client Computing - The convergence of cloud and mobile computing will continue to promote the growth of centrally coordinated applications that can be delivered to any device. This foundation combines with advanced algorithms that allow systems to understand their environment, learn for themselves, and act autonomously.
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What Makes Some IP Phones Better Than Others?
IT Toolbox
JULY 20, 2017
As time passes and cloud-based voice over IP (VoIP)/unified communications (UC) services continue to grow, IP phones have become easier to use, more application friendly, and more cost-effective. All IP phones aren’t created equal. Readers who follow my blog posts know that I’m
Why State & Local Governments Should be Prepared for Cloud
Cloud Musings
FEBRUARY 17, 2014
You are invited to attend the Cloud Webinar Series: Why State & Local Governments Should be Prepared for Cloud. The webinar will present Moving to the Cloud: Expert Insights by Special Guest, GovCloud Network Founder (@GovCloud) Mr.Kevin Jackson. The best practices of cloud migrations will be explored.
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VoIP vs. UCaaS: Understanding the Differences
IT Toolbox
OCTOBER 23, 2017
Cloud technology has led to just about everything being offered up as a service , and unified communications (UC) hasn’t been left out. With some vendors offering hosted voice over IP (VoIP) communications, there has been some confusion over whether UC or UCaaS is the better solution.
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Does your team need a cloud-based unified communication and collaboration tool?
Computerworld Vertical IT
MAY 13, 2022
The debate is over — and the cloud won. Most businesses have left their quaint PBX phone systems behind and moved to a unified communications system (UC) that exists entirely in the cloud, because they don’t want to be tied to a particular location to communicate.
A Tale Of Two Behemoths
Forrester IT
APRIL 7, 2022
Some years, Enterprise Connect is the place where the world’s biggest vendors make significant announcements in the unified communications or contact center space. 2022 was one of those years, with both Amazon and Google making significant noise in the contact center space.
Facilitators Announced For NGA Agile Cloud Brainstorming Event
Cloud Musings
APRIL 14, 2014
The Information Technology Acquisition Advisory Council (ITAAC) and the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) are announcing a slate of innovative leaders to serve as facilitators for the upcoming " Agile Sourcing Environment for Commercial Cloud " brainstorming session being held in Alexandria, VA on April 23, 2014.
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VoIP hardware provider pursues certification
IT Toolbox
MARCH 14, 2017
Yealink, a leading global unified communication (UC) terminal solution provider, and Phonism a cloud solution for VoIP device provisioning and management, this week certified all Yealink desktop IP phones
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Cloudli Communications Delivers the Future of Work
Tech Republic Cloud
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
Cloudli helps businesses of all sizes communicate internally and with their customers – how, where and when they want – without compromising security, reliability, and efficiency. The post Cloudli Communications Delivers the Future of Work appeared first on TechRepublic. Who is Cloudli?
CRM connectivity to digital phone networks to improve
IT Toolbox
MARCH 9, 2017
The overlap between CRM systems and unified communications networks is about to get a major upgrade via a new partnership.
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NetSuite Embraces Cloud Communications
IT Toolbox
MAY 31, 2016
The unified communications market is forecast to reach $96 billion by 2023. Whatever the final numbers turn out to be, the transition to IP communications
Platform as a Service option to help communications firms steal a march
IT Toolbox
JUNE 1, 2017
BroadSoft is making its Broadcloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) commercially available to help service providers address the changing landscape for unified communications.
UC Adoption Rises, Compliance Concerns Emerge
IT Toolbox
AUGUST 23, 2017
As more businesses adopt unified communications (UC), they’re enjoying a host of productivity benefits as a result: better collaboration, improved mobile UC, and even better disaster preparedness—particularly in the case of a cloud implementation.
How to Structure UC Help Desk Support in a Hybrid Environment
IT Toolbox
JUNE 16, 2016
Hybrid cloud environments deliver the control of on-premise systems with the flexibility of the public cloud. Unified communications (UC) solutions with a hybrid setup bring many advantages to your company, but how do you support your end users appropriately?
9 Reasons Hybrid UC Deployments Are Ideal
IT Toolbox
JANUARY 20, 2017
Today’s unified communications (UC) solutions are different. Rather than clumsy software that bolts onto the voice system solution, they are coming from integrated, cloud-based, peer-to-peer solutions such as Slack (the market leader), Facebook Business, HipChat, Jabber, Bitrix24, eXo, Cisco Spark, and Circuit by Unify.
Cleaning Up Costs: Avaya and Stemmer Distribution
CIO Business Intelligence
APRIL 19, 2023
Using Avaya’s UCaaS solution, Avaya Cloud Office® by RingCentral , Stemmer could mass produce a communications solution that reached every facet of their business. Stemmer worked closely with Artelcom throughout the implementation of Avaya Cloud Office, which spanned a nine-month period.
Amazon launches Chime to replace 'clunky and hard to use' video conferencing tools
Tech Republic Cloud
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has officially launched Chime, a unified communications tool that offers video and audio conferencing tools across multiple platforms.
Flexential – Providing Enterprises with the Interconnected Data Center and Hybrid Cloud Solutions They Need
CIO Business Intelligence
JULY 12, 2022
They must also deliver the speed and low-latency great customer experiences require in an era marked by dramatic innovations in edge computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, the Internet of Things, unified communications, and other singular computing trends now synonymous with business success.
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CTOvision
JUNE 17, 2015
Together the LG and BC functionality provided by Syndeo allow Agencies, partners, and operational entities world wide to begin to leverage ITS without forcing an immediate overhaul of their existing communications capabilities. Google Cloud Messaging Adds Support For Topics And iOS Push Notifications (techcrunch.com). Related articles.
How to choose the right UCaaS platform for your company
Computerworld Vertical IT
MAY 8, 2023
Phone systems are traditionally based within the corporate headquarters, but you can instead opt for a modern, cloud-based, all-in-one communication platform that requires no hardware to be deployed anywhere within your offices. That’s where Unified Communications as a Service, or UCaaS, comes in. What is UCaaS?
Spearline announces the acquisition of Callstats
Spearline Testing
DECEMBER 8, 2022
We are continuing to focus our innovation on our highly differentiated 8×8 XCaaS cloud communications and contact center solution, and believed Callstats was a better fit for Spearline’s capabilities. Colm Kearns + 353 86 870 1711 / colm@heneghan.ie 8×8, Inc.
IDG Contributor Network: Implementing secure WANs in the cloud age
Network World
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
Over the past few years most organizations have significantly increased their reliance on the Internet, primarily due to the outsourcing of utility applications like email, unified communications, ERP, CRM, etc. to SaaS providers.
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5 hot IT budget investments — and 2 going cold
CIO Business Intelligence
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Upgrading cloud infrastructure is critical for deploying broad AI initiatives more quickly, so that’s a key area where investments are being made this year. These network, security, and cloud changes allow us to shift resources and spend less on-prem and more in the cloud.”
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Smart Manufacturing Is Cloud Computing
Cloud Musings
NOVEMBER 27, 2016
As cloud computing simultaneously transforms multiple industries many have wondered about how this trend will affect manufacturing. This view, however, fails to address the revolutionary nexus of cloud computing and the manufacturing industry.
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AWS bolsters Connect contact center service with case management features
CIO Business Intelligence
JUNE 21, 2022
In a bid to help enterprises offer better customer service and experience , Amazon Web Services (AWS) has added a new case management feature, dubbed Amazon Cases, to its Amazon Connect cloud-based contact center service. Collaboration Software, SaaS, Unified Communications
Give yourself a leading-edge in the IT industry by becoming Cisco-certified
Venture Beast
JANUARY 20, 2022
IT jobs including cloud architect, cloud engineer, unified communications engineer, and VoIP engineer are now among some of the most s… Read More. Head over to our Future of Work Summit on-demand library to stream. There are careers now that a couple of decades ago likely didn’t even exist.
How Integrated Communications Can Save Healthcare
CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 15, 2022
Engagent needed a unified communications platform that delivered, shifting the core of their business while maintaining their high degree of customer service and responsiveness. Cloud services unifies healthcare insurance communications. Streamlined efficiency . What’s next on the horizon for Engagent Health?
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LogMeIn revamps GoToConnect to support shift to flexible work
Computerworld Vertical IT
MARCH 11, 2021
LogMeIn has launched major updates to GoToConnect, its Unified Communications and Collaboration (UCC) software, including native integrations with Microsoft Teams; updates to its Cloud Contact Center-as-a-Service (CCaaS) systems; updates to its mobile offering; and bundling options that bring together other LogMeIn products like LastPass, GoToWebinar, (..)
Why Flexibility Is Driving the Future of Business Success
CIO Business Intelligence
JULY 27, 2022
A cloud-based, platform approach is fundamental to overcoming silos between roles and personas and achieving the flexibility necessary to deliver a total experience. . Cloud as a toolset, not a destination. Greater flexibility means leveraging the cloud as a set of tools to drive greater intimacy with customers and employees.
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Understanding The Challenges Telco's Have Faced During COVID-19
Spearline Testing
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
Today, more and more individuals leverage remote working tools such as Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Zoom, WebEx, GlobalMeet, and cloud-based PBXs, to enable business continuity. Spearline is cloud based , which means no physical infrastructure is required at your end, and provides worldwide coverage with a presence in over 70 countries.
Evaluating the relative cost of edge computing
CIO Business Intelligence
AUGUST 20, 2024
Edge computing is a distributed computing paradigm that includes infrastructure and applications outside of centralized, dedicated, and cloud datacenters located as close as necessary to where data is generated and consumed. Cloud services for edge. Companies pay a monthly fee. Karen holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from UCLA.
How do CSPs sell more to SMEs?
TM Forum
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
They can advise SMEs on how they can adapt their businesses to operate in a virtual way as they move from an on-premise environment, with all services and data running at the office, and shift to the cloud.” Cloud Voice is an example of SME product innovation. ” Songezo Masiso, Acting GM for SME at MTN Business. BT’s.
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The Power of One
CIO Business Intelligence
AUGUST 8, 2022
When we look ahead at the key trends shaping the next 12 months, decentralised, secure, cloud-based solutions are enabling businesses of all sizes to adopt technologies that have been deployed successfully by larger enterprises. Now that ‘the office’ can be anywhere, a business’s ICT set-up needs to be up for the challenge. business ICT.
Transforming CIOs into IT Supply Chain Managers
Fountainhead
OCTOBER 9, 2017
A version of this post was originally published to Citrix Blogs How Citrix Cloud services are adding to IT’s business value The role of the CIO – indeed for of all of IT – is changing. This is one of the basic assumptions we made when developing Citrix Cloud. Some may inherently be SaaS cloud services — others might be local.
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Journey Beyond transforms its contact center to deliver better customer journeys
CIO Business Intelligence
JANUARY 11, 2023
Besides, we couldn’t enable work-from-anywhere, on any device capability, for employees,” says Madhumita Mazumdar, GM of information and communications technology at Journey Beyond. These challenges forced the company to transition to a modern cloud-based communication platform. Unified Communications.
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