ShoreTel acquires M5 Networks

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	ShoreTel acquires M5 Networks ShoreTel had a blockbuster week, announcing it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire M5 Networks, giving its customers a choice between on-premise and hosted UC solutions. The acquisition allows ShoreTel to quickly offer cloud-based unified communications as a service (UCaaS) to customers that are looking to deploy IP communications through a hosted model. M5 is a service provider with customer base of more than 2,000 companies. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Making the Promise of Cloud a Reality Whether a business builds out its own cloud or buys cloud services from someone else, they need to be sure the end results are optimized for the speed users require. This paper identifies where the limitations of cloud computing exist and provides actionable strategies to unleash cloud performance. Read now! In this Issue The When, Where and How of Cisco versus Microsoft for Unified Communications In-flight W-Fi struggling to gain altitude HTC aims to improve on its past smartphones with better 4G products this year 25 techie Valentine's Day gift ideas WHITE PAPER: Raritan What to Look for in Smart Card Readers Deploy servers with PKI authentication without sacrificing convenience or security. Learn how modern KVM switches with smart card capabilities go beyond simply integrating card readers as an additional peripheral at the KVM workstation, but rather make necessary KVM feature adjustments to enable seamless use of the reader. Learn More The When, Where and How of Cisco versus Microsoft for Unified Communications Earlier this week I was at a CIO conference in Europe and one of the big topics of conversation was Unified Communications. Remote working, collaboration initiatives and cost cutting have all made UC a more important topic over the past twelve months. There was lots of discussion about deployment issues, the ROI of UC, training issues, etc. but the biggest point of discussion was Cisco versus Microsoft... Read More WHITE PAPER: Shoretel Investigating UC Vendors This must-read publication features independent research from Gartner, providing a wealth of information around best in breed Unified Communication systems. 12 Unified Communications vendor ratings, along with their strengths and cautions, are provided. Read now! In-flight W-Fi struggling to gain altitude At first blush, it's another one of those, "Sure, it will happen ... eventually," type of situations. I mean does anyone envision a commercial air fleet without Internet service 20 years down the runway? Read More WHITE PAPER: HP, Microsoft & Intel HP Business Data Warehouse Appliance The HP Business Data Warehouse Appliance optimized for SQL Server 2008 R2 is designed and tuned for data marts and small-scale data warehouses, providing a single view of data across your business. Learn more HTC aims to improve on its past smartphones with better 4G products this year After facing a disappointing financial fourth quarter, HTC has reviewed its under-performing products from last year, making changes in design and components for its future smartphones, according to its CFO Winston Yung. Read More 25 techie Valentine's Day gift ideas From subtle geekery to blatantly techie devices, Valentine's Day gifts suit a range of personalities Read More
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