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Reaping the business benefits of collaboration tools
Does your strategy for collaboration tools encompass cost, meeting requirements and make the best use of available hardware and software?
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8x8 adds team chat app to UCaaS suites
8x8 has added a team messaging app to its cloud-based unified communications and contact center suites, joining a growing list of vendors in a market kick-started by Slack.
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Twilio to acquire SendGrid in victory for email
Twilio will acquire SendGrid, a maker of cloud-based email APIs. The deal follows email-focused acquisitions by Slack and Workplace by Facebook.
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RingCentral buys Dimelo for customer engagement
RingCentral is the latest UCaaS startup to push more heavily into the cloud contact center market with its acquisition of customer engagement vendor Dimelo.
2017 Trends in Unified Communications & Collaboration
Irwin Lazar of Nemertes Research predicts the 6 collaboration trends we will see this year, and then we expand on some of those in this exclusive e-guide. Don’t miss out on key UCC opportunities – become a member now and get this complimentary download.
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Video Conferencing and Telepresence News
Zoom to offer cloud telephony to video subscribers
Zoom will expand beyond its roots as a video conferencing startup and enter a crowded UCaaS market, with the release of a cloud PBX service in early 2019.
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Mobile Unified Communications News
Facebook's WhatsApp adds business messaging tools
WhatsApp business messaging is the latest social channel to enter the contact center, coming on the heels of Apple's beta release of the consumer-to-business iOS messaging service Apple Business Chat.
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Unified Communications Security Evaluate
What security concerns does chatbot AI present?
New chatbot AI technology comes with potential security risks. UC expert Jon Arnold explains what to be aware of when deploying new AI-based voice technology.
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VoIP Migration and Implementation Get Started
How to prep your network for a VoIP implementation
Before deploying VoIP platforms, make sure you have the infrastructure to support your communications needs. Learn what factors influence the network technology you'll need to support VoIP.
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UC Architecture and Service Models Evaluate
What to look for in cloud-based UC certifications
The requirements for cloud-based unified communications certifications vary by industry and network environment. UC expert Carrie Higbie Goetz explains how to choose the right certifications for a UCaaS system.
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Developing a UC Strategy Get Started
Contact center AI can improve self-service with chatbots
Deploying AI in contact centers can address IVR pain points and improve customer self-service with chatbots that create a conversational and streamlined customer experience.
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Reaping the business benefits of collaboration tools
Does your strategy for collaboration tools encompass cost, meeting requirements and make the best use of available hardware and software?
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What security concerns does chatbot AI present?
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Contact center AI analytics a helpful tool for agents
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Would businesses embrace Google+ as a corporate social network?
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Problem Solve
Testing for packet loss to manage voice quality
Network managers learn more straightforward techniques to get a more accurate reading when testing for network packet loss in order to manage call quality.
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Opinion: New APIs work to connect apps to multiple messaging platforms
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UCaaS architecture requires bandwidth increase
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How to manage voice bandwidth demands
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How do you choose WAN circuits for UCaaS?
Preparing for a UCaaS deployment means having the right WAN circuit configuration, with enough bandwidth to support all of your data and prioritize voice and video traffic with real-time delivery needs.
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Unified communications as a service adds AI and more
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How to approach team collaboration management
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How do you train AI to support collaboration?
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E-Handbook | August 2018
UCaaS providers and market are headed in new directions
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Buyer's Handbook | January 2018
Should your unified communications strategy include UCaaS?
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Buyer's Handbook | July 2017
How to evaluate video conference systems to find the best
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E-Handbook | July 2017
How to reap the benefits of unified communications security
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Buyer's Handbook | June 2017
Finding the best communications platform as a service for your firm
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Unified Communications Basics
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Contact center AI can improve self-service with chatbots
Deploying AI in contact centers can address IVR pain points and improve customer self-service with chatbots that create a conversational and streamlined customer experience.
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Get Started
How to prep your network for a VoIP implementation
Before deploying VoIP platforms, make sure you have the infrastructure to support your communications needs. Learn what factors influence the network technology you'll need to support VoIP.
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When to develop in-house or use communication APIs
While some organizations prefer to develop communications capabilities in-house, deploying vendors' communications APIs offers benefits. Two factors can influence the best approach.
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- Unify Mobile and Desktop Management –Video
- Room Usage Data is a Costly Blind Spot for Enterprises –White Paper
- Nectar UCMP For Cisco –Webcast
Blog: Unified Communications Nation
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Would businesses embrace Google+ as a corporate social network?
Google plans to shut down its consumer-oriented Google+ social networking service and focus on a corporate social network for enterprise customers. The tech giant made the announcement last week ...Continue Reading
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Opinion: New APIs work to connect apps to multiple messaging platforms
Note: Vonage is a client of ZK Research. The digital transformation era has arrived, and market leadership will be largely based on excellence in customer service. In 2017, ZK Research data showed ...Continue Reading
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Collaborative Applications
InfinityBoard the newest NEC Display hardware product
In UC news, NEC Display introduces new meeting room hardware, MTD uses NewVoiceMedia to improve its contact center, and Fuze announces new mobile upgrades and analytics tools.
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Collaboration Applications for Unified Communications
8x8 adds team chat app to UCaaS suites
8x8 has added a team messaging app to its cloud-based unified communications and contact center suites, joining a growing list of vendors in a market kick-started by Slack.
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Implementing Unified Communications Systems
Twilio to acquire SendGrid in victory for email
Twilio will acquire SendGrid, a maker of cloud-based email APIs. The deal follows email-focused acquisitions by Slack and Workplace by Facebook.