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News

Cisco to expand mobile collaboration features

Cisco will tackle the mobile world over the next year with a series of new features to bring smartphones into business communications, the head of...

Star Trek-like universal translator a step closer

The first iterations of something akin to the universal translators used on Star Trek may soon be arriving via your smartphone.

Google to offer free Google Voice

Google disclosed through a blog posting that it will soon be offering Google Voice free to subscribers on its waiting list, extending the advanced...

Determining the ROI of Web Application Acceleration Managed Services WHITE PAPER

Web-based applications are virtually critical to business operations today. An understanding of the costs and benefits of managed services for web...

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Nortel enterprise data chief wants to bring back Bay Networks

Businesses might not want to buy enterprise network gear from bankrupt Nortel, but how about from Bay Networks?

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Agito to support VoIP over Wi-Fi

Agito has announced support for VoIP over Wi-Fi and Unified Communications on Research In Motion (RIM) BlackBerry handsets. Agito Networks' newest...

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Nortel lays off execs connected to Microsoft ICA partnership

Nortel has laid off senior staff in the UK who were responsible for the company’s unified communications partnership with Microsoft, according to...

Secure, Integrated, Scalable Solutions Deliver Rich Content in Large-Scale Deployments WHITE PAPER

Businesses expect IT to move fast and to be highly responsive. The "boundary-less" enterprise and a large population of mobile users put greater...

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Nortel's liquidation could cripple UC relationship with Microsoft

Nortel's liquidation of its assets could possibly gut the 3-year-old unified communications partnership the company has with Microsoft.

IBM to manage Qwest services

Qwest and IBM announced last week that the two companies had signed a five-year agreement for IBM to manage Qwest services targeted to Qwest's...

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First FMC support for BlackBerry arrives

An aggressive start-up's equipment that extends PBX calls and unified communications traffic to Wi-Fi LANs and cellular networks has become the first...

Brocade IP Network Assessment WHITE PAPER

Organizations that plan to build next-generation networks can benefit from best practices and expertise to address critical requirements. Learn more...

Alcatel-Lucent will team with HP to sell telecom products

Telecommunications equipment manufacturer Alcatel-Lucent and IT vendor Hewlett-Packard plan to jointly market their products to businesses looking...

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Google grabs 1 million phone numbers for Google Voice

Google last month reserved 1 million phone numbers with Level 3, signaling that it may finally be ready to roll out its long-anticipated Google Voice...

HD video hits desktops with hardware, software

LifeSize Communications and Radvision are taking two different routes toward high-definition desktop videoconferencing, both aiming to bring more...

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