Cisco VoIP network ousted for ShoreTel in Wisconsin school district
April 11, 2011, 4:47 PM — A combination of costs savings and features plus a need to refresh the network infrastructure in general drove a Wisconsin school district to abandon its Cisco VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and data network for one driven by ShoreTel and HP. More...
Microsoft hosts Windows Phone 7 developers in Vegas
Welcome to Microsoft Pri0: That's Microspeak for top priority, and that's the news and observations you'll find here from Seattle Times innovation reporter Sharon Chan. More...
IBM takes cue from cloud for new pricing model
"What they've said to us on many occasions is, 'then, IBM, can't you charge me for the middleware in line with how I get paid for my solution?'" said Dave Mitchell, director of strategy for IBM's software business partners. More...
4 Business Benefits of Cloud Management Technology
Those who create or leverage clouds, whether private or public, need to manage those clouds during they support core business processes. Cloud management is a set of approaches and technologies that are evolving as the world of cloud computing becomes more complex, and as the applications, data, and processing that reside on clouds become increasingly critical to the success of the business. More...
Pentagon open to commercial cloud suppliers
Teresa Takai, the Defense Department's chief information officer, says the "paramount" goal of effective security in a cloud computing infrastructure is best achieved using an internal "private" system, although she wouldn't rule out use of commercial providers. More...
Level 3 to acquire Global Crossing for $2 billion
WASHINGTON — Level 3 Communications Inc. said Monday that it is buying Global Crossing Ltd. for $2 billion, joining two major long-distance telecommunications networks that carry massive amounts of Internet and other data traffic in the U. More...
A Skirmish in the Battle to Dominate Cloud-Based Computing
Cloud-based computing is shaping up to be a major battleground in the U. S. high-tech sector for the rest of this year, as companies compete to deliver such services as music streaming to consumer-based mobile devices. More...
Microsoft putting ERP in the Azure cloud
Industry observers have been wondering for years whether Microsoft would make such a move, and Kirill Tatarinov, corporate vice president of Microsoft Business Solutions, alluded to the speculation while a keynote speech Monday morning. More...
Marchex Boosts Its Leadership Position in Call Advertising Market Through Acquisition of Mobile Voice Search Leader
Marchex, Inc. today announced the acquisition of Jingle Networks, adding an important and growing source of mobile distribution to its call advertising network. More...
NIKSUN Wins Product Quality Award for Network Monitoring Technology
According to Frost & Sullivan, network traffic is becoming more disintegrated in nature. The increase in data and multimedia traffic volume demands high bandwidth. More...