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Slack buys Missions in appeal to non-developers
Slack's acquisition of Missions will help users without coding knowledge take full advantage of its platform by making it easier to build custom Slack integrations and workflows.
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Should employee choices factor into a collaboration strategy?
A successful business collaboration strategy needs employee buy-in. UC expert Jon Arnold explains how to keep employees from deploying their own business collaboration tools.
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8x8 combines UC, contact center with X Series
The cloud delivery model has made it easier to combine unified communications and contact center technologies into a single platform, as evidenced by the release of the 8x8 X Series this week.
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How do UC devices factor in a cloud migration?
What an organization moves to the cloud will influence UC devices and endpoints. Networking expert Carrie Higbie Goetz explains the factors that influence endpoints in a cloud migration.
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
Microsoft Teams gets live events through Stream
Microsoft has added live broadcasting software to Microsoft Teams and Yammer through a new integration with Microsoft Stream.
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Mobile Unified Communications Get Started
How unified communications tools have evolved
Over the years, unified communications tools have evolved to incorporate different modes of collaboration. Enterprises need to be receptive to this ongoing innovation.
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Unified Communications Security News
DHS reports 'rapid progress' in TDoS defense
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and vendor SecureLogix are making 'rapid progress' in developing a TDoS attack defense. The technology is expected in the coming months.
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VoIP Migration and Implementation Manage
How cloud UC is changing IT roles
IT roles are shifting, as more companies adopt cloud services. IT staffs must now ensure they are leading the adoption of new capabilities that deliver business value.
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UC Architecture and Service Models News
Ribbon enters SD-WAN market with Edgewater Networks buy
Ribbon Communications' acquisition of Edgewater Networks is expected to add analytics, security and service-assurance capabilities to Ribbon's UC portfolio.
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Developing a UC Strategy Problem Solve
Should employee choices factor into a collaboration strategy?
A successful business collaboration strategy needs employee buy-in. UC expert Jon Arnold explains how to keep employees from deploying their own business collaboration tools.
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How do UC devices factor in a cloud migration?
What an organization moves to the cloud will influence UC devices and endpoints. Networking expert Carrie Higbie Goetz explains the factors that influence endpoints in a cloud migration.
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Virtual assistant devices highlight need for call quality
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CPaaS brings contextual communication to customer interactions
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What are the caveats of third-party contact center services?
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Should employee choices factor into a collaboration strategy?
A successful business collaboration strategy needs employee buy-in. UC expert Jon Arnold explains how to keep employees from deploying their own business collaboration tools.
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Businesses not using key feature in interactive whiteboards
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Follow these steps to ensure you're GDPR-compliant
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Workplace by Facebook adds integrations, app directory
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How to approach team collaboration management
Team collaboration management can be difficult when organizations are juggling multiple app deployments. But five steps can improve management of team collaboration across an organization.
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How do you train AI to support collaboration?
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IT groups, not facilities, need to manage meeting rooms
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How can you safely implement real-time communication?
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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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Do Skype for Business features and benefits outweigh its drawbacks?
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Unified Communications Basics
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VoIP
VoIP (voice over IP) is the transmission of voice and multimedia content over Internet Protocol (IP) networks. VoIP historically referred to using IP to connect private branch exchanges (PBXs), but the term is now used interchangeably with IP ...
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Five steps for a successful video conferencing strategy
When deploying video conferencing successfully, you simply can't install a video client and give users a webcam. Organizations with a robust video conferencing strategy see more deployment success ...
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QoS (quality of service)
Quality of service (QoS) refers to any technology that manages data traffic to reduce packet loss, latency and jitter on the network.
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Five steps for a successful video conferencing strategy
When deploying video conferencing successfully, you simply can't install a video client and give users a webcam. Organizations with a robust video conferencing strategy see more deployment success ...Continue Reading
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CPaaS brings contextual communication to customer interactions
Organizations that want to compete in an increasingly digital world and improve customer experience will find contextual communication benefits with communications platform as a service. Customers ...Continue Reading
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Microsoft Teams gets live events through Stream
Microsoft has added live broadcasting software to Microsoft Teams and Yammer through a new integration with Microsoft Stream.
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Collaboration Applications for Unified Communications
Slack buys Missions in appeal to non-developers
Slack's acquisition of Missions will help users without coding knowledge take full advantage of its platform by making it easier to build custom Slack integrations and workflows.
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IP Telephony
8x8 combines UC, contact center with X Series
The cloud delivery model has made it easier to combine unified communications and contact center technologies into a single platform, as evidenced by the release of the 8x8 X Series this week.