Tandberg and BroadSoft partner to offer video solutions 'in the cloud'

Tandberg and BroadSoft offer new video communications solutions for telecommunications service providers Convergence & VoIP Alert NetworkWorld.com | VoIP & Convergence Research Center | Update Your Profile Sponsored by BT Diamond Applying ITIL(R) Best Practice Principles to IPAM Network management systems provide structure and discipline to the network. Learn how the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) has come to the fore in this critical area> Read this whitepaper today. Spotlight Story Tandberg and BroadSoft partner to offer video solutions 'in the cloud' By Steve Taylor and Larry Hettick Tandberg and BroadSoft last week announced that they have partnered to offer new video communications solutions for telecommunications service providers serving business customers. 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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