Siemens voice/UC for SMBs; Google no Skype ... yet

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	SEC announces voice and UC offering for SMBs Siemens Enterprise Communications has announced OpenScape Office MX, the successor to HiPath OpenOffice ME designed to meet the voice and unified communications applications of the small and medium business. The "all in one" solution provides pre-installed applications on a single server, and over 50 new features have been added since the HiPath OpenOffice ME version. Customers who want to upgrade from the predecessor to the OpenScape Office MX can do so with a software upgrade; no hardware changes are needed. Read More WHITE PAPER: MessageLabs Ensure 360-Degree Border Security Managing the security and availability of Web, email, and IM is complex. This paper will discuss the modern threat of blended attacks from web, email and IM. and highlight how a comprehensive hosted solution by Symantec Hosted Services can secure your networks from these threat vectors. Read Now In this Issue Google is no competitor for Skype - yet Verizon's tiered LTE plans fuel 'bill shock' debate Skype's new iPhone app makes calls over 3G The evolution of IT certification: broadened skill sets for converged infrastructures WHITE PAPER: Adobe Close the Web 2.0 Communications Gap Web 2.0 tools have yet to reach critical mass and broad user adoption. This Forrester report identifies the key Web 2.0 gaps and offers advice to: Build a framework that extends email, Upgrade document-based data collection, and Improve email and document exchange security. Read More Google is no competitor for Skype - yet Google's recent purchase of codec innovator Global IP Solutions (GIPS) has observers in a froth over a possible showdown between Google Voice service and Skype, the most popular and largely free VoIP service that includes video and conferencing. But Skype shouldn't worry in the short term. Read More WHITE PAPER: Polycom Hosted VoIP. What Does That Mean To My Business? This informative guide, featuring questions from business people, provides answers and insights on how Hosted VoIP can impact communications by providing critical features and flexibility, all for significantly lower costs. Read More Verizon's tiered LTE plans fuel 'bill shock' debate Verizon's apparent decision to offer tiered LTE services in the near future could spark more debate on carriers' overage fees and so-called "bill shock." Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Overcome Two Key Challenges with Virtualization How do you accelerate virtualization for your enterprise - and take IT flexibility and cost savings to the next level? Start by downloading this whitepaper from Riverbed. WAN optimization is a class of technology that has rapidly been adopted across enterprises in order to address the challenges of bandwidth limitations and latency over the WAN. Click here! Skype's new iPhone app makes calls over 3G Skype has launched a new version of its client for Apple's iPhone that can make calls to other Skype users over a 3G network, it said on Sunday. Read More The evolution of IT certification: broadened skill sets for converged infrastructures The traditional approach to IT certification -- focusing on a specific product or technology, such as networking -- is leaving a lot of people with a skills gap in the world of the converged data center. IT professionals need a broader set of skills that includes servers and storage as well as networking. HP is evolving its training and certification program to close the gap and help IT professionals develop the knowledge and skills needed in the new data center. Read on to see how you or your company can benefit from this quiet evolution. Read More
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