Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Avaya partners with DiVitas for Dual Mode Mobile Unified Communications

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Avaya partners with DiVitas for Dual Mode Mobile Unified Communications

Steve Taylor By Steve Taylor and Larry Hettick
Today, we highlight three product-related announcements made recently: Avaya has announced DiVitas is their preferred partner for Dual Mode Mobile Unified Communications; Polycom launched its VVX 1500, a business media phone that combines a personal video conferencing system with VoIP; and Zer01 Mobile is soon debuting as a new mobile service provider offering a $69.95 unlimited data and VoIP-based domestic calling bundle. Read full story

Steve Taylor is president of Distributed Networking Associates and publisher/editor-in-chief of Webtorials. Larry Hettick is a principal analyst at Current Analysis.

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