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- 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.
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- 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.
- 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.
- December 17, 2015
17 Dec'15
RingCentral launches new Apple Watch application
In UC news, RingCentral launches its mobile app for the Apple Watch, while a report finds that employee video skills are increasingly important in the workplace.
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- December 11, 2015
11 Dec'15
Polycom phone portfolio supports Microsoft Cloud PBX
Polycom's line-of-business phones now offer support for Microsoft's telephony service, while the conferencing services market is seeing a shift toward video.
- December 10, 2015
10 Dec'15
Cisco, Microsoft UC battle to benefit tech buyers
Tech buyers can take advantage of the fight between Cisco and Microsoft for UC customers -- a battle that intensified this week with Cisco's overhaul of Spark.
- December 10, 2015
10 Dec'15
Mitel, Vidyo bolster partnership, video collaboration tools
Mitel has strengthened its partnership with Vidyo in order to boost video collaboration tools within its unified communications services.
- December 08, 2015
08 Dec'15
Cisco reinforces Spark as cloud-based PBX, UC service
About a week after a similar announcement from Microsoft, Cisco has reinvented Spark as a UCaaS offering, targeting small and medium-sized businesses and featuring cloud-based telephony.
- December 03, 2015
03 Dec'15
Microsoft's new Office 365 Enterprise E5 heats up SMB market
Microsoft's new Office 365 Enterprise E5 is expected to heat up the competition with Cisco and other telephony vendors in the SMB market.