MagicJack unveils femtocell at CES; Aspect buys Quilogy for contact center expertise

	Aspect buys Quilogy for contact center expertise | World's biggest cruise ship sails through wireless challenges
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	MagicJack unveils femtocell at CES At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week, magicJack demonstrated a working femtocell at that connects GSM mobile handsets to a broadband-connected PC. Commercial service is planned for Q2 2010, with service prices less than $20 a year to make and receive unlimited local and domestic long-distance voice calls over the YMAX VoIP network. The femtocell USB device is priced separately at $20. Read More SPONSOR: Compuware Perfecting Application Performance The enterprise application scene has become increasingly complicated over the years. Things have changed with the rise of Web services, SOA, Virtualization and cloud computing. This complexity makes app performance management all the more difficult. In this Executive Guide featuring articles from Network World, ComputerWorld and InfoWorld explore how to get the best performance out of today's application environments. Read Now. In this Issue Aspect buys Quilogy for contact center expertise World's biggest cruise ship sails through wireless challenges Skype and LifeSize may have HD video compatibility soon SPONSOR: Tripwire FISMA Prescriptive Guide Learn how Tripwire helps federal agencies, as well as the organizations and contractors that store, process or transmit federal information. The FISMA Prescriptive Guide contains case studies from three fictional federal agencies, each capturing the perspective of a key stakeholder in the FISMA compliance process. Click here. Aspect buys Quilogy for contact center expertise Aspect has bought Quilogy, creating a systems-integrating company with expertise in Microsoft unified communications as well as Microsoft collaboration software. Read More SPONSOR: HP IDC: Minimize Downtime, Mitigate Risk IDC research shows that SMBs can experience an average loss of revenue of $70,000 per downtime hour. Assess internal and external risks, understand revenue impact, and learn how well-targeted technology initiatives such as management tools, server upgrades, failover clustering and thin clients can help you to respond to disruptions effectively and affordably. Read Now. World's biggest cruise ship sails through wireless challenges Royal Caribbean overcame wireless challenges aboard its flagship Oasis of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship, using a Cisco MPLS network, Cisco wireless gear and even iPhones. Read More Skype and LifeSize may have HD video compatibility soon Skype is introducing high-definition video calling that it plans to make interoperable with corporate videoconferencing gear, so individuals could join conferences at high resolution for little cost. The news was unveiled last week during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Read More
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