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LifeSize Transforms Training with Engaging Social Learning Solution
Share Schools and curriculum writers are spending time and money trying to make learning for schoolchildren more visual, interesting and fun. But shouldn’t the same principals apply to adults? LifeSize thinks so. That’s why the company has introduced an online social learning platform called LifeSize Enablement Network (LEN). Designed for everyone who uses LifeSize – [...]
Full StoryGetting started with UC is often the hardest part
Share ShoreTel (NASDAQ:SHOR) and Ruckus Wireless have recently announced they are working together to provide a “Mobile Unified Communications Starter Kit.” This new product will be aimed at pilot deployments in large organizations and turnkey deployments for small and mid-sized companies. Why is this significant? Well, with the blast of marketing info, complex jargon, and [...]
Full StoryGovernment goes to video … shouldn’t you?
Share The federal government is embracing video conferencing in lieu of travel by government employees. Wouldn’t the same strategy work in your business? Check out this recent LifeSize blog post on the latest efforts by President Obama to encourage video conferencing by government workers. I applaud his direction and would certainly hope that he immediately [...]
Full StoryGrowth in mobility market making a Ruckus
Share They are making a Ruckus in the mobility marketplace. I am attending the Ruckus Wireless Big Dogs Conference at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. The company talked about its tremendous growth, which includes 100 percent year-over-year sales in its ZoneFlex product line, as well as a 54 percent compound annual growth rate [...]
Full StorySave big on your telecom expenses
Share What if you could save nearly a quarter of your telecom spend – without changing carriers. Thanks to telecom expense management firms, you can. The rapidly growing area of wireless expense management is a key focus, especially for companies with 500 or more devices. This is increasingly important as more companies are allowing employees to bring [...]
Full StoryWestron signs lease for new headquarters
Share Today, Westron announced the signing of a new long-term lease for 7,650 square feet with lobby access for its corporate headquarters at 2611 Internet Boulevard, in the award-winning Hall Office Park development. The Hall Office Park leasing team including Kim Butler, director of leasing; Tammy Lomonaco, leasing associate; and Brad Gibson, marketing associate; handled [...]
Full StoryGartner shows Magic changes in UC market
Share What was once a portfolio has become a suite. That’s one of the major findings highlighted in Gartner’s 2011 Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications. The report points out that the unified communications market has “matured significantly during the past 12 months.” The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for [...]
Full StoryVideo conference market offers more interoperability, innovation
Share Video conferencing isn’t just growing. It’s exploding, with the worldwide market for video conferencing infrastructure systems reaching $577.7 million in 2010, according to a recent report by Companies & Markets. The research firm said this week that spending on video conferencing infrastructure grew by 28 percent last year, the result of growth in video [...]
Full StoryShoreTel embraces iPad, other tablets – unlike UC competitors’ proprietary hardware
Share Following the overwhelming success of the Apple iPad, it seems that everyone is jumping on the tablet bandwagon. The latest figures from Apple show unit sales topping $25 million in just over 15 months. That may be more iPads than McDonald’s burgers purchased in a similar amount of time. It’s certainly more tablets than [...]
Full StoryWestron expands sales efforts with new vice president
Share In an effort to help more Dallas-area companies leverage the latest money-saving communications technologies, Westron Communications has added Jimmy Curtin as our new vice president of sales. Westron is ramping up our efforts to reach more enterprise and mid-sized organizations that need to create efficiency, improve security and devise communications strategies that enhance customer [...]
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