The case for using hosted/cloud VoIP and UC

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	The case for using hosted/cloud VoIP and UC In this newsletter, we're wrapping up (for the moment) our discussion of why moving VoIP and UC services into the cloud could be a great choice for you. In particular, our excerpts from the complimentary "2011 Sourcebook for VoIP and UC Services" by Delphi and Webtorials continue, and we encourage you to download the full version (45 pages) to get all of the details. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CIO 100 2011 CIO 100 Awards Ceremony Join us at the 24th annual CIO 100 Awards as we celebrate 100 organizations (and the people within them) that are using information technology in innovative ways to deliver business value, whether by creating competitive advantage, optimizing business processes, enabling growth or improving relationships with customers. Register today! In this Issue Infoblox, BlueCat patent battle heats up Google goes after Facebook with Google+ Cisco's Cius tablet to go on sale July 31 for $750 Five New Android Apps You Don't Want to Miss What Microsoft paid The Stones to help launch Windows 95 WHITE PAPER: Aerohive A Practical approach to Wireless 2.0 Creating "Wi-Fi that works" is a tall order given the breadth of client and application types, the speed and complexity of 802.11n, high-density environments, etc., controller-based vendors cannot live up to their promises of Ethernet-like determinism. Read now! Infoblox, BlueCat patent battle heats up The legal battle between leading DNS appliance vendors Infoblox and BlueCat Networks heated up yesterday, as BlueCat announced that it has teamed with patent portfolio holder Intellectual Ventures and would file its own patent-infringement claims against Infoblox in response to a similar lawsuit filed by Infoblox in December. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Network Consulting Services Lead Enterprise Transformation The IP network has become business critical for organizations that increasingly rely on it for all forms of communication and business processes. As a result of these demands, services organizations will play an increasingly important role in helping enterprises develop network strategies to optimize and successfully deploy networking investments. Learn more Google goes after Facebook with Google+ After months of speculation, Google has launched Google+, a social network to rival Facebook. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aerohive Economics of Cooperative Control: Protocols are Free Inter-AP protocols are free, but controllers are not. Aerohive's Cooperative Control controller-less WLAN architecture delivers an immediate and extremely significant CAPEX decrease. This paper explores the expansive economic benefits of Aerohive's unique approach. Read now! Cisco's Cius tablet to go on sale July 31 for $750 Cisco announced its Android-based Cius tablet, with appeal for enterprise customers, will finally go on sale for $750 on July 31. Read More Five New Android Apps You Don't Want to Miss This latest batch of apps for your Google Android smartphone lets you stream your favorite TV shows and films, pay for your morning caffeine fix or just kill some time...and maybe a few zombies too Read More What Microsoft paid The Stones to help launch Windows 95 So what did Microsoft really pay The Rolling Stones to use "Start Me Up" as the soundtrack for the advertising campaign that launched Windows 95? Read More
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