Evaluate

Evaluate

Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.

• WebRTC market expected to see more gradual changes

  In the new year, track these WebRTC market trends -- the proliferation of API platforms, the adoption of live broadcast streaming, and whatever Microsoft and Apple decide to do. Continue Reading

• Zoom meetings jettison complex video infrastructure

  With cloud-based video meetings from Zoom Video Conferencing, businesses can host collaborative online meetings in the office and on mobile devices without a complex video conferencing infrastructure. Continue Reading

• Is team chat the evolution of business social software?

  As a younger generation of workers favors messaging-based communication, team chat apps have emerged to fit the changing needs for business social software. Continue Reading

• Team messaging apps go mainstream, could have ripple effect

  As team messaging applications such as Slack and Cisco Spark grow in popularity, they could decrease reliance on email, 1-800 customer service numbers and even LinkedIn. Continue Reading

• Team chat apps: Please talk amongst yourselves

  Small talk can yield a big return on investment. In an age when most workplace communication happens digitally, team messaging apps -- and their GIFs -- boost morale. Continue Reading

• Does your unified communications platform need an upgrade?

  When a unified communications platform lacks up-to-date functionalities or reaches its end of life, enterprises need to research other vendors and products to upgrade UC systems.Continue Reading

• Predicting enterprise communications innovation in 2017

  In the new year, expect the use and security of phone numbers to expand to accommodate customer-facing operations. Also, cloud-based telephony is cleared for takeoff.Continue Reading

• Understanding real-time collaboration tools for business

  Real-time collaboration tools are the latest applications to aid IT leaders seeking to improve employee productivity and collaboration.Continue Reading

• Track these six UC and collaboration trends in 2017

  The 2017 forecast for unified communications trends includes a flurry of APIs, a steady stream of video, a team-messaging tempest and, of course, a high chance of clouds.Continue Reading

• WebEx video conferencing software evolves with the times

  Cisco's WebEx video conferencing software provides large and small companies with features such as screen sharing, meeting recordings and multiple presenters for events.Continue Reading

• Acquisition, rebrand and financing spark the Fuze UCaaS platform

  With the help of a video conferencing acquisition, a subsequent rebranding and sizable investor support, the Fuze UCaaS portfolio has had an eventful year.Continue Reading

• CPaaS and API trends: Forecasting the future of embedded communications

  The CPaaS and API market has been bustling this past year, with acquisitions and new vendors emerging. Let's take a look at some of the API trends to track in 2017.Continue Reading

• Polycom video conferencing system offers widespread capabilities

  Polycom's video conferencing system provides companies of all sizes with flexible deployments for mobile devices, desktop computers and meeting rooms.Continue Reading

• Skype for Business video conferencing meshes with Office 365 plans

  Businesses can deploy Skype for Business video conferencing either as a stand-alone tool or as part of Office 365. Third-party vendors provide endpoint and infrastructure support.Continue Reading

• UCaaS-to-SaaS integrations lend competitive advantage in enterprise

  SaaS integrations that connect UCaaS platforms with business-critical systems such as Salesforce can dramatically improve the efficiency of existing workflows in the enterprise.Continue Reading