Avaya to boost UC offerings with $230M Radvision acquisition

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	Avaya to boost UC offerings with $230M Radvision acquisition Avaya announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Radvision, videoconferencing and telepresence technology provider. The acquisition is targeted to provide Avaya's customers an interoperable suite of high-definition video collaboration products, along with the ability to integrate multiple mobile devices such as the Apple iPad and devices powered by Google Android. Plans call for Radvision's enterprise video infrastructure and endpoints to be integrated with the Avaya Aura unified communications (UC) platform. 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 pays $5 billion for video company buy Avaya giving UC line a video boost with $230M Radvision buyout Pictures of iPad mania … around the world Techie business cards RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Microsoft Try Microsoft Office 365, free Collaborate in the cloud with Office, Exchange, SharePoint, and Lync videoconferencing. Access, edit, and share documents. Starting at $8/user/month. Try it free. Cisco pays $5 billion for video company buy Cisco this week said it will acquire NDS Group Ltd., a provider of video software and content security systems for service providers and media companies, for $5 billion. Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire Responding to New Threats in More Complex IT Environments As organizations today face the challenge of protecting their valuable data, they must balance that protection with giving business users and customers access to the data. Learn More! Avaya giving UC line a video boost with $230M Radvision buyout In a move aimed at enhancing video capabilities in its unified communications offering, Avaya announced plans Thursday to purchase videoconferencing company Radvision for $230 million. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel Benefits of Private Cloud and Infrastructure as a Service This solution brief will help you understand the benefits of the HP CloudSystem Matrix which provides a unified solotion for physical and virtual environments that's perfectly suited as an IT consolidation platform. Learn more Pictures of iPad mania … around the world Devotees waiting in line in China, Germany, Australia and U.S. Read More Techie business cards Some examples of how to get creative with an overlooked medium Read More
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