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.
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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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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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“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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On Wednesday, Warwick Valley Telephone Company, more commonly known as WVT Communications Group, appointed William Birnie as its chief marketing officer.
Previously, Birnie had been VP and General Manager of New Business Growth and Cloud Services for Panasonic (News - Alert) and was responsible for the company’s business communications product portfolio. The new WVT Communications Group CMO boasts more than 20 years of marketing experience.
Wednesday also brought the news that Comcast (News
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The new agreement will take AGT’s ENCORE UC Video Platform and integrate it with Cartel’s FATHOM HD to create a brand new level of interoperability between devices.
“Following recent partnership agreements that strengthen our presence in Europe and Asia, our agreement with Cartel extends our global presence further with the ability to deliver mobile video technologies in Canada,” said Bob Wood, executive vice president of global sales and marketing at AGT.
Read the details of the full agreement here.
Lastly, Mandira Srivastava, TMCnet contributor, reported that Blue Door Networks is an official Authorized Level Polycom (News
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