News
News
- October 12, 2016
12 Oct'16
Features fall short in Facebook enterprise social network Workplace
Facebook's enterprise social network, Workplace, lacks integration with popular business applications and protections for corporate data.
- October 04, 2016
04 Oct'16
Yammer, Office 365 Groups integrate for online team collaboration
Yammer's integration with Office 365 Groups reveals Microsoft's collaboration roadmap, but raises questions for on-premises Office 365 users.
- October 03, 2016
03 Oct'16
Microsoft partners help drive Skype for Business meetings in enterprise
Crestron, Logitech and Polycom have introduced product support for Skype for Business meetings that make the UC service a better enterprise option.
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- September 28, 2016
28 Sep'16
Cisco and Salesforce plan joint UCC development
Cisco and Salesforce have agreed to develop and market Cisco Spark and WebEx for Salesforce's online software for sales and customer service.
- September 28, 2016
28 Sep'16
Prysm adds guest mode to visual workplace meeting service
In UC news, Prysm adds guest mode to allow outside users into its visual workplace software, while video analytics is seeing growing interest in several verticals.
- September 26, 2016
26 Sep'16
Twilio adds WebRTC media server with Kurento acquisition
UC analysts examine Twilio's plans for Kurento's WebRTC media server, the relationship between service providers and cloud channel partners, and the Panopto-Ramp partnership.
- September 21, 2016
21 Sep'16
Apple iOS update falls short for UC apps
The new Apple iOS update removes many, but not all, of the limitations that have hindered the use of mobile UC apps on the iPhone.
- September 15, 2016
15 Sep'16
Google expands UC reach with API platform buy, Box partnership
In UC news, Google is expanding its UC capabilities with a Box partnership and API acquisition, while a survey found mobile app design for wearables is a challenge.
- September 09, 2016
09 Sep'16
In summer of discontent, UC vendor consolidation ruffles customers
Following an uncertain summer, unified communications vendor consolidation has made some customers postpone purchases, while others expect price drops and market innovation.
- September 07, 2016
07 Sep'16
Contact center market consolidates with Genesys buy
Genesys is set to acquire Interactive Intelligence to expand its reach in the cloud contact center market. The deal raises questions around Genesys' reported bid for Avaya's call center business.
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- September 01, 2016
01 Sep'16
Can you hear me now? How the IP telephone makes the enterprise work
In the age of Snapchat and Slack, IP phones don't get much buzz … but that doesn't mean they've retired. In fact, many businesses rely on them now more than ever.
- August 31, 2016
31 Aug'16
Microsoft shakes up UCaaS Magic Quadrant with cloud-based Skype
In UC news, the UCaaS market has evolved past the early adopter phase as services mature, while video PaaS is expected to see growth as users look to embed real-time video in apps.
- August 31, 2016
31 Aug'16
Vidyo to provide video PaaS development at no charge
Vidyo plans to offer tools and APIs at no cost to developers building applications with the company's upcoming video PaaS.
- August 30, 2016
30 Aug'16
Organizations take wait-and-see approach to UCC industry consolidation
As some UC vendors look to sell off assets and others look for acquisitions, enterprise buyers shelve purchasing decisions, as they await the outcome of industry consolidation.
- August 25, 2016
25 Aug'16
Microsoft to tap Genee online intelligence for Office 365
Microsoft plans to use startup Genee's online intelligence to automate calendaring tasks in Office 365. Microsoft acquired Genee this week.