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- February 11, 2016
11 Feb'16
InFocus unveils new video collaboration platform
This week in UC news, InFocus has announced a new platform that focuses on scalable video collaboration, while Kollective has launched its Konnector video broadcasting service.
- February 10, 2016
10 Feb'16
Small businesses get Microsoft FastTrack for Office 365
Businesses with at least 50 seats will now get access to Microsoft FastTrack for Office 365. The service was previously available to businesses with at least 150 seats.
- February 08, 2016
08 Feb'16
Logitech video conferencing hardware looks to fill a niche
Logitech has announced its newest line of conferencing hardware that aims to replace the laptop at the conference table and support video collaboration in meeting rooms.
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- February 04, 2016
04 Feb'16
Cloud-based telephony provider RingCentral expands services
RingCentral, a cloud-based telephony provider, targets multinational businesses by expanding services to include Global Office cloud PBX packages in foreign markets.
- January 29, 2016
29 Jan'16
IBM buys Ustream, launches cloud video service
This week in UC news, IBM has acquired Ustream and added cloud-based video to its cloud service portfolio, while a survey found the hosted PBX market is steadily growing.
- January 26, 2016
26 Jan'16
Polycom introduces bundle for audio and video conferencing
Polycom introduces a new pricing structure for audio and video conferencing services, in hopes of grabbing market share from increasingly popular cloud-based vendors.
- January 20, 2016
20 Jan'16
Microsoft buys Event Zero's analytics and reporting tools
Experts believe Microsoft's acquisition of UC Commander, a collection of Event Zero's analytics and reporting tools, will improve Skype for Business for administrators and end users.
- January 15, 2016
15 Jan'16
Sonus WebRTC technology updated
Sonus WebRTC technology gets updated to WebRTC Services Solution 1.1 to include better security and mobile features for enterprise users, as well as support public cloud deployment.
- January 14, 2016
14 Jan'16
UCaaS market soaring as cloud-based technology evolves
This week in UC news, the UCaaS market continues its strong growth, while a Web conferencing services report sheds light on some of the market's trends.
- January 07, 2016
07 Jan'16
ShoreTel beefs up cloud-based contact center with Corvisa
ShoreTel announced plans to acquire Corvisa, solidifying its cloud-based contact center offering in a market expected to top $10 billion in 2018.
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- January 07, 2016
07 Jan'16
The workplace trends shaping UC and collaboration in 2016
Evolving workplace trends are affecting how employees collaborate. Learn how UC and collaboration technology must adapt to support new ways of working.
- December 29, 2015
29 Dec'15
Taking a hybrid approach to the Microsoft E5 suite
Microsoft's new Office 365 E5 suite includes cloud telephony services, but the software faces some challenges with deployment and business adoption.
- December 28, 2015
28 Dec'15
Slack courts developers in team collaboration tools race
In an effort to be more competitive in the team collaboration tools space, Slack is offering $80 million to developers who build integrated applications.
- December 23, 2015
23 Dec'15
Talko acquisition caps year of UC services consolidation
This past year saw a surge of mergers and acquisitions among UC services, most recently with Microsoft buying startup Talko. Experts think this trend will continue in 2016.
- December 21, 2015
21 Dec'15
Keen UC insight the hallmark of 2015
In 2015, intriguing developments shaped the unified communications industry, highlighted in part by the emergence of Skype for Business, and the impact of WebRTC and VoIP technology.