Mitel unveils cloud-based architecture; Verizon targets SMBs

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	Mitel unveils cloud-based architecture; Verizon targets SMBs Two news events to cover today: Mitel has unveiled the "Mitel Freedom" as a cloud-based architecture, while Verizon Business has announced it is bringing a hosted Microsoft-centric Unified Communications and Collaboration solution to the small business market. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Accelerating the Cloud To stay competitive and keep costs down, today's enterprises need to consolidate resources, quickly provision services, and more effectively rationalize costs with new business models. If done correctly, cloud computing can help solve these problems, and further help IT managers maintain business-critical applications and data. Learn More Now. In this Issue Microsoft Lync: Take to the cloud or keep it in-house? Microsoft on Lync launch: The PBX era is over Microsoft's Lync fills gaps in VoIP WHITE PAPER: Brocade Multi-Site and Campus Area Wireless LANs Discover industry best practices that drive enterprise-class WLAN performance. Review this enlightening Aberdeen study that gives actionable recommendations on how to improve end-to-end network performance and cut multi-location WLAN budgets. Read now! Microsoft Lync: Take to the cloud or keep it in-house? Cloud-based Lync won't be immediately available, but could eventually be a viable alternative to in-house software. Read More WHITE PAPER: Sprint Achieving Unified Communications Network options are critical to ensuring a converged network. This podcast outlines the critical components to achieve unified communications and provide users with an advanced mobile experience. Read Now Microsoft on Lync launch: The PBX era is over Microsoft says its renamed unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) platform – Lync – is ready to replace corporate PBXs, generating savings by centralizing call control and other phone features to reduce the number of devices that need to be maintained. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Ask the Oracle 8 Ball Do you know how much more WebLogic Server Enterprise Edition now costs? Who is the real leader on performance benchmarks? How will the recent acquisition of Sun affect you? Is Oracle inhibiting your ability to cost effectively develop and manage your critical business workloads? Ask the "Oracle 8-Ball" for the answers. Read More Microsoft's Lync fills gaps in VoIP Despite the name change and hype around its dramatic release candidate and RTM version, the net significance of Microsoft's Lync 2010 release is that it brings the company's unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) platform up to par in some areas with competitors – though it doesn't slingshot past them, experts say. Read More
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