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Oculeus cloud service monitors for toll fraud
Oculeus-Protect, a toll fraud prevention service, automatically ends phone calls determined to be the result of PBX hacking -- a threat that costs businesses billions of dollars annually.
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Microsoft completes calling roadmap for Teams
Microsoft will complete its Microsoft Teams calling roadmap in the coming weeks, with the release of four advanced call controls targeted at enterprise users.
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UC vendors focus on converged UC offerings
With more enterprises looking for a single vendor to meet all of their communications needs, vendors are adding to their portfolios to create more complete communications offerings.
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Avaya revenue begins to stabilize in fiscal 2018
Avaya earnings began to level off in fiscal 2018, as the vendor began to grow its contact center business again. However, Avaya's UC products continued to struggle.
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
Videxio service connects room systems to online meetings
Weeks before its planned merger with Pexip, Videxio has unveiled a new cloud service, Videxio MeetingConnect, which seeks to simplify the process of joining online meetings from a conference room.
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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 Problem Solve
How do you protect API data?
Understanding how APIs work and how they are used is essential when formulating security policies. Our expert outlines four steps to set up a first line of defense.
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VoIP Migration and Implementation Evaluate
Understanding the place of hybrid VoIP
A hybrid VoIP system can be the bridge from PBX to VoIP telephony strategies. Our expert helps to highlight the advantages of a hybrid approach.
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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 Evaluate
UC vendors focus on converged UC offerings
With more enterprises looking for a single vendor to meet all of their communications needs, vendors are adding to their portfolios to create more complete communications offerings.
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What you need to know about maintaining VoIP quality
Do you know how to maintain call quality when deploying VoIP? Get the answers to your VoIP quality concerns, from predeployment assessments to troubleshooting tools.
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UC vendors focus on converged UC offerings
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4 UCaaS market trends driving vendor offerings
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Keep SBC protection top of mind for VoIP
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How do you protect API data?
Understanding how APIs work and how they are used is essential when formulating security policies. Our expert outlines four steps to set up a first line of defense.
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What methods are involved in SIP troubleshooting?
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Testing for packet loss to manage voice quality
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Opinion: New APIs work to connect apps to multiple messaging platforms
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What control does IT have over team collaboration tools?
Team collaboration can be deployed as part of an integrated offering or as a separate app. Our expert explains why IT may not have much control over collaborative environment decisions.
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Changing IT's role in video conferencing tools management
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How do you choose WAN circuits for UCaaS?
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Unified communications as a service adds AI and more
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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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Building a unified communications and collaboration strategy
Unified communications and collaboration, or UCC, can be a boon for enterprises. Learn how to unlock the benefits of UCC and why you should consider the cloud and mobility in your UCC strategy.
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How to evaluate SD-WAN products for VoIP
Ready to deploy SD-WAN for VoIP? Networking expert Terry Slattery offers seven tips for selecting the right product to support real-time voice needs.
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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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Vendor Resources
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- Avaya Equinox Experience: Simplify Communications and Optimize Productivity –White Paper
Blog: Unified Communications Nation
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4 UCaaS market trends driving vendor offerings
The features users are looking for in UCaaS platforms are ever-evolving. Vendors are focusing on adding and improving features based on market demand and trying to keep up with alternative UC ...Continue Reading
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The time for the omnichannel contact center is now
Editor's note: In this opinion piece, industry analyst Zeus Kerravala shares his thoughts on the omnichannel contact center and Talkdesk's latest approach. After years of discussion but low ...Continue Reading
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IP Telephony Systems
Oculeus cloud service monitors for toll fraud
Oculeus-Protect, a toll fraud prevention service, automatically ends phone calls determined to be the result of PBX hacking -- a threat that costs businesses billions of dollars annually.
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IP Telephony
Microsoft completes calling roadmap for Teams
Microsoft will complete its Microsoft Teams calling roadmap in the coming weeks, with the release of four advanced call controls targeted at enterprise users.
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Understanding Unified Communications
Avaya revenue begins to stabilize in fiscal 2018
Avaya earnings began to level off in fiscal 2018, as the vendor began to grow its contact center business again. However, Avaya's UC products continued to struggle.