Unified Communications Integrated in the Cloud
First is that cloud-based UC services are offered as "all or nothing. " It is usually difficult and expensive (if possible at all) to bring your current e-mail and/or phone service to a cloud provider and "mix and match" these technologies with new cloud services for a hybrid UC approach. More...
Running with the BIG DOGS
It invests in government and corporate bonds. It invests in stock markets, including the fast-growing economies of China and India. It also buys real estate and infrastructure and is a mover and shaker in private equity deals, buying up majority stakes in industry-leading firms such as Skype, one of the world's largest voice-over-Internet protocol software providers (VoIP). More...
Samsung Galaxy Tab Hands-On Preview: What You Might Expect
Essentially the forthcoming Tab will be a larger version of the Galaxy S phone launched in June, although you'll probably need to use VoIP over WiFi for phone calling in the US. More...
Google: Gmail Calling Doesn't Make Us a Carrier
Indeed, to to sign up for a Google Voice account, users must be subscribed to a traditional carrier's landline or mobile phone service. The phone number is the endpoint; not a user's Gmail account. More...
His voice at your service
Founder and CEO Yusuf Motiwala, 37, spent 14 years designing telecom, digital signal processing, multimedia and embedded software for various companies. More...
Avaya chases Cisco with videoconferencing tablet
While market buzz has focused on general-purpose consumer tablets like the iPad, many vendors believe their opportunity will lie in optimizing the form factor for specific applications - in the case of Cisco and Avaya, enterprise users wanting to communicate and collaborate on the move, with a device more portable than a PC and with a larger screen than a phone. More...
Aero hosts annual computing and tech gala
Business, government and school leaders took over the Freeport Country Club Friday, attending the fifth annual Aero Computing Technology Gala and the official launch of the new WorkKeys initiative. More...
Avaya Flare Experience Tablet PC Takes on Cisco Cius
There is a fairly significant difference in battery life between the two. The Cius claims eight hours. The Flare claims three hours. But frankly, the Flare is not the sort of device that somebody's going to want to take with them on the road and try to get hours and hours and hours of usage out of it, King said. More...
Apple's new iPods: what you need to know
The new iPod nano looks like something Dick Tracy would wear, the iPod shuffle was given its buttons back, and the iPod touch is even closer to being an iPhone 4 without the phone. More...
Businesses Can Become Greener, Save Money through Audio Conferencing
Small businesses that eliminate or reduce in-person meetings by using audio conferencing can reduce costs and cut energy emissions, according to a top technology writer. More...