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The unified communications puzzle has come together via video conferencing and various messaging technologies.
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Katz, Sapper and Miller, a NetApp Flexpod customer profile
Darrell Williams, Director Information Systems for Katz, Sapper & Miller, spoke with Virtually Speaking about how his organization worked with Logicalis to implement a solution based upon Cisco's UCS servers, VMware's vSphere and NetApp's Flexpod
S. Korean telcos launch mobile communications platform
SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus release joint integrated platform, which touts the ability to allow users to message, call and send files to other subscribers regardless of network or device.
Nostalgia Tech 2: 20 Retro PC Ads
Take a trip down memory lane with these old PC ads. We sure have come a long way since then -- on style and pricing.
Deutsche Telekom CEO stepping down as CFO steps up
Deutsche Telekom CEO's has asked for permission from the board to terminate his contract by the end of next year.
Cisco buying BroadHop for its policy management technology
While there are reports of plans to sell off the Linksys units, Cisco is busy making more acquisitions.
Microsoft no longer bothering to deny Office on iPad
More references (and non-denials) of the existence of Microsoft's Office Mobile for iPad have surfaced in the past few days.
For 8x8, a battle over unified communications at the fringe
VoIP provider 8x8 finds itself engaged in a regulatory rat's nest as it tries to bring unified communications to rural areas. We talk to CEO Bryan Martin about what a flareup in Utah means for his industry.
Skype prepping video messaging
All Skype users will be able to use the new video-messaging feature, but Premium subscribers will get to send unlimited numbers of messages and see those messages stored indefinitely.
Avaya teaming with VMWare on virtualized collaboration
Avaya is bringing its core unified communications products to VMware-based environments for the first time.
Microsoft provides more details on Office 2013 pricing and licensing changes
Microsoft is claiming some users could see price decreases with the new Office 2013 servers due to consolidation in SKUs. But your mileage may vary.
Microsoft to raise Office server prices with new 2013 releases
Microsoft's SharePoint 2013, Lync 2013, Visio 2013 are all likely to cost more than their 2010 counterparts, and in some cases, substantially more.
Indian SMBs still reliant on e-mail for productivity
These small businesses may have adopted collaboration tools such as Google Apps, WebEx, Dropbox and Yammer, but a large chunk still rely on e-mail and mobile phones to communicate.
ME Bank to pilot video-conferencing kiosks
Members Equity Bank continues to shun branches in favour of kiosks that can connect customers straight to its call centre through Cisco telepresence technology.
Microsoft hit by second Office 365 email outage in five days
For the second time this month, some Office 365 users in North America are experiencing email problems.
Microsoft delivers preview of Skype for Windows Phone 8
Microsoft's Skype client for Windows Phone 8 is available in preview form. Along with some readers, I've got qualms over the way contact integration is handled.