Read more about Dolan’s keynote address and his views on UC in the technology space via the full report.
That’s it for this week’s unified communications week in review. Be sure to visit TMCnet’s unified communications community for up to the minute news on all things unified communications.
In other industry news:
TMCnet contributor Mini Swamy detailed how Altair Semiconductor’s achieving Verizon Wireless 4G LTE (News - Alert) Chipset certification was good news for Ecrio, a provider of real-time communications client software solutions for the mobile industry. It paves the way for the successful integration of Ecrio's (News - Alert) Mobile Communications Client Suite (MCCS) client software into Altair's global FourGee chipset portfolio. Mobile payments also shined with the announcement that EMVCo and the NFC Forum have entered into a collaboration to optimize the development and testing processes of Near Field Communication (NFC)-enabled mobile devices.Industry trends were also in the news with the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) publication of its latest statistics on worldwide LTE deployments, and TMCnet Contributing Writer Frank Griffin’s roundup of some the latest on wireless service providers’ search for new revenue streams.
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The move to extend distance learning was also the subject of an interesting feature by TMCnet Contributing Editor Susan Campbell about enabling the Classroom in the Cloud.Enterprise
The move from rich communications to social communications will have profound impacts and as a recent piece by Alcatel-Lucent highlights.Industries
Campbell as took a look at how Emergency Notification Service is enabling first responders to be more efficient and effective.Weekend reading
Additional weekend reading to consider includes:
Alcatel-Lucent’s e-zine Enriching Communications, BYOD Accelerates Appetite for Personal Cloud The Alcatel-Lucent TechZine article, A Primer on Location Technologies in LTE Networks.Plus, check out the Resource Center for access to whitepapers, videos and case studies. In particular the featured eBook, Innovating Innovation, and the whitepaper Getting Smart about Smart Cities - Enterprise Market Analysis are worth a read.
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And, last but not least there was some non-wireless news with the announcement that Alcatel-Lucent and Concurrent joined forces to provide multi-screen video solutions to cable operations. The solution combines the Alcatel-Lucent Velocix solution with Concurrent's MediaHawk VX video delivery platforms and TV-VOD Edge Servers to bring expanded video offerings to TV set-top boxes, tablets, PCs and smartphones.
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TMCnet Contributor Susan Campbell’s look at the critical area of mobile backhaul. Research findings as to why and how service providers can play a central rather than peripheral role in helping Australia’s businesses become global leaders of the digital economy.Enterprise
Ms. Campbell also turned her attention to the benefits of virtual desktops and how they enable enterprises to accelerate business process optimization. We also detailed how Alcatel-Lucent’s OmniTouch can work with Microsoft (News“The Actuate Xenos Group has been an innovator in the content and document management space for more than 30 years,” said Steve Jones, Vice President and General Manager - Xenos Group at Actuate. “Xenos was processing Big Data before Big Data became the dominant industry focus. Our technology lies at the heart of hundreds of tier-one customer infrastructures, and has a reputation for unbeatable performance and reliability.”
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5 Considerations When Creating a Unified Communications Strategy
More businesses are turning to next-generation IT solutions in an effort to meet the demands of a stubbornly slow economy coupled with the challenges of operating in an increasingly connected world. Companies realize that in order to thrive in today's economic climate, they must be more agile and efficient than ever. One solution that has proven essential to helping businesses achieve these goals is unified communications.
Lastly, j2 Global announced the acquisition of the New Zealand-based business unit of Zintel Communications this week. This acquisition closely follows that of Zintel's Australian-based Communications business by j2 Global in March.
“Following the sale of our Australian business to j2 earlier this year, they are the natural home for the NZ business which also manages telecommunication services," said Zintel chairman Nick Gordon. "We have previously indicated the possibility of further divestment and this now leaves us with one trading subsidiary, Commit Services Ltd.”
That's all for this week in review. Be sure to check out the Unified Communications Channel for more news in this sector!
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AT&T services simplify deployment of M2M wireless solutions by providing expert assistance and tools to help define, build and support the M2M solution that's right for you.
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The HopeLine app is meant to provide crucial resources to victims of domestic violence, while spreading awareness of HopeLine's mission. As such, the app provides users with quick access to such resources as the National Domestic Violence Hotline for crisis intervention. The app also serves as a community for those looking to share their stories and provide support to other domestic violence victims.
In other news, the CME Group unveiled CME Direct Messenger, an instant messaging platform for the energy trading community, this week. Messenger is to be integrated into CME Direct, a product which offers side-by-side trading of exchange listed and over-the-counter markets.
CME Direct Messenger is based on instant messaging software developed by Pivot Inc., a company recently acquired by CME Group. The software offers improved workflow, transparency and the ability to easily exchange information, allowing for better trading decisions.
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In theory, you can go straight through from the SIP provider to the PBX without the SBC, but the SBC negotiates the interoperability of protocols. If a business has legacy systems, such as an IVR, that is not compatible with a SIP environment, instead of ripping out these legacy systems, the SBC can communicate between the SIP provider and the IVR. “The SBC is the traffic cop and connectivity
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“Demand for our best in class UC solutions was solid in Q2, which allowed us to exceed both revenue and earnings expectations," stated Andrew M. Miller, Polycom president and chief executive officer. "In the second half of this year, we will be launching a series of products that we believe will be game-changing and will allow us to expand our addressable market and extend our advantages versus the competition."
Lastly, Adobe Connect's enterprise solution can now be resold by Arkadin, a collaboration services provider, as stated in the terms of a new agreement. As such, Arkadin can sell the complete Adobe Connect enterprise solution.
Adobe Connect is an end-to-end Web conferencing solution meant for hosting Web meetings, eLearning seminars and other webinars. Connect is already used by organizations and corporations around the world, including the U.S. Department of Defense.
That wraps it up for this week's news in this sector. Be sure to check out the Unified Communications Software Channel for more!
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