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- Unlikely coalition targets prison phone call ratesDecrying the "exorbitant rates" for telephone calls placed from most state prisons and correctional institutions, a broad coalition of civil-rights groups and conservative leaders called Friday on the Federal C […]
- Avaya and IDG Debut the CIO Collaboration NetworkCommunity Provides Information and Encourages Interaction on the Web and Social Networks FRAMINGHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–To provide an online destination for content and discussion … […]
- What’s in a Word, Small? – SIP and Serve Blog: David ByrdDefining a small business is very difficult, but necessary. It is particularly important when discussing the needs of a small business versus those of a … […]
- What’s wrong with the video conferencing industryby Scott Wharton, CEO of Vidtel One of the things that’s been bugging me for a long time is the lack of aggressiveness among the … […]
- CTI Group Announces Release of Proteus 7.1INDIANAPOLIS, IN – May 18, 2012 – CTI Group (Holdings) Inc., a leading developer of telecommunications solutions for fixed, mobile and converged communications, today … […]
- Cisco Contact Center and the Story of the Three BearsBy Sheila McGee-SmithHas Cisco come up with a solution that's just right? […]
- Getting to the Core of Unified Communications (Part 3)In the Post-PC Era, advocated by many Unified Communication vendors, it seems that most services will be provided from some distant cloud, using features on devices employees bring to work managed by a service provider w […]
- Reports: Hewlett-Packard to cut 30,000 jobsMore reports are surfacing that Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ), which is in the midst of its latest restructuring, could cut as many as 30,000 jobs as it struggles to find equilibrium. Whitman The Wall Street Journal an […]
- IT Priorities Affect UCBy Gary AudinWe surveyed enterprises on what's most important, plotted against what's most difficult. […]
- Acme Packet rolls out a trio of new platform choices for session delivery network solutionsAcme Packet (Nasdaq: APKT) has rolled out a series of new solutions for its session delivery network portfolio aimed at providing a broad range of platforms to its customers. During its annual Interconnect customer confe […]
- Cisco Customer Collaboration - Lather, Rinse, RepeatAs contact center customers look for solutions that are easy to deploy, manage, administer, and purchase – whether an on-premise or hosted solution – Cisco is refining some of its core products to meet these needs. At th […]
- PARC’s Van Jacobson Inducted to “Internet Hall of Fame”PARC Hosts First Emerging Networks Consortium PALO ALTO, CA–(Marketwire – May 17, 2012) – PARC, a Xerox company today announced PARC Research Fellow Van Jacobson… […]
- TIA Invites Comments on New Mobile Phone Roaming StandardsArlington, VA – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), a standards developing organization that represents the manufacturers and suppliers of global communications networks, today invited the … […]
- Mike Sheldon, President and CEO of Network Hardware Resale, Named Finalist in Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 ProgramSanta Barbara, Calif. – May 17, 2012 – Mike Sheldon, President and CEO of Network Hardware Resale – the leading provider of pre-owned and … […]
