Acme Packet, BroadSoft partner to offer IMS solution

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	Acme Packet, BroadSoft partner to offer IMS solution Acme Packet and BroadSoft have announced they are teaming to offer an integrated solution for IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) deployments with "IMS Xpress." The partnership was created to offer existing and potential customers with a lower cost and less complex IMS solution alternative because the integrated IMS components can reduce IMS architectural complexity, simplifying and accelerating deployments. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Avaya Avaya Mobile Collaboration Read a complimentary Frost & Sullivan white paper: Prepare Your Enterprise for the Mobile Revolution. The world is becoming increasingly mobile. Learn how to keep costs in check, boost user productivity, deliver a consistent experience, and maintain a single, manageable corporate identity for all end-users. In this Issue Cisco aims to blunt the power of Microsoft-Skype merger Two-thirds of Google+ users are men Top brands dominate Google+ growth numbers Cisco on Microsoft/Skype: Sour grapes? The Best Cities for Finding IT Jobs in 2012 EFF promises new fight against software patent abuse, but ... WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Three steps to agile change Comprehensive IT change configuration and release management (CCRM) continues to confound and frustrate both IT and the business units for which it provides services. But by first instituting the appropriate foundational processes and supporting tools, many enterprises are experiencing renewed CCRM success. Read Now Cisco aims to blunt the power of Microsoft-Skype merger Cisco's plea to make Skype video conferencing protocols public is at least in part a defensive move to protect Cisco's dominance in video as it faces the potentially formidable blending of Skype with Microsoft's unified communication platform, Lync, experts say. Read More Two-thirds of Google+ users are men Google+ really is a man's social network. Read More WEBCAST: Oracle and Intel Develop HA Databases in Hours Date: February 29, 2012 Time: 1:00 PM EST Attend this Webcast to discover how the Oracle Database Appliance can help you increase your ROI by: • Reducing deployment time from weeks to hours • Simplifying ongoing maintenance and support • Benefitting from the highest levels of availability Learn More Top brands dominate Google+ growth numbers The number of Google+ fans for the site's top 100 brands grew at a 1,400% pace last month, but almost all of the new followers were concentrated in the top 10 brands on the social media site, according to a new report. Read More Cisco on Microsoft/Skype: Sour grapes? Does Cisco have non-buyer's remorse over the Microsoft/Skype union? Read More WHITE PAPER: Comcast Why Business Ethernet Services? In this white paper, learn why business Ethernet services have emerged as the optimal choice for today's organizations, and get some tips on how to choose the right vendor and solutions for your organization. View Now The Best Cities for Finding IT Jobs in 2012 With the help of three national IT staffing firms, CIO.com pinpointed eight U.S. cities that offer enterprising, mobile IT professionals the best chances of finding jobs. We also identified the industries in each of those markets that have the most openings, and the IT skills that organizations in those cities are seeking. Read More EFF promises new fight against software patent abuse, but ... The Electronic Frontier Foundation, which has long been at the forefront of fighting software patent abuse with its Patent Busting Project, is promising to launch a new initiative called "Patent Fail: In Defense of Innovation." What will that entail? Read More
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