8x8 upgrades mobility solution

	Microsoft unified communications Lync system moves closer to proverbial PBX replacement option | ShoreTel goes big in hosted VoIP: A Q&A with CEO Blackmore
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	8x8 upgrades mobility solution In today's news, 8x8 has a new version of its Virtual Office mobile PBX solution -- now offering compatibility with smartphones and tablets. The company made the announcement during ITEXPO Austin 2012, where its latest features were showcased. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Consolidation Without Compromise Pay more to get less consolidation? The Iron Age is over. Shift to Citrix NetScaler. 2x consolidation. For less. Get Consolidation Without Compromise now. Learn More In this Issue Microsoft unified communications Lync system moves closer to proverbial PBX replacement option ShoreTel goes big in hosted VoIP: A Q&A with CEO Blackmore Polycom aims browser-based cloud videoconferencing at enterprises, carriers Microsoft unified communications Lync system moves closer to proverbial PBX replacement option Top mobile apps at DEMO Fall 2012 Who holds IT security power? Watch a 500-pound server rack tossed off an 18-story building WHITE PAPER: Dell and VMware Gratifon Reduces OpEx with Public Cloud As an alternative to building and maintaining its own data center, Gratifón runs its solution on the Dell Cloud with VMware® vCloud Data Center Service. Dell OptiPlex™ XE-embedded desktops run the kiosks. Learn More Microsoft unified communications Lync system moves closer to proverbial PBX replacement option Microsoft is talking about its upgraded Lync unified communications platform, revealing client support for more devices, server features for better meetings and collaboration as well as integration with the peer-to-peer voice and video service Skype. Read More ShoreTel goes big in hosted VoIP: A Q&A with CEO Blackmore ShoreTel, which made its mark in IP telephony by simplifying unified communications and reducing total cost of ownership, recently broke into the hosted VoIP business with the acquisition of M5. Network World Editor in Chief John Dix caught up with ShoreTel CEO Peter Blackmore to find out how integration of that company is going and where he is taking the company. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn LogMeIn Rescue: Remote Support for PCs and mobile devices. Rescue lets you remotely connect, troubleshoot and repair PCs and todays' most popular smartphones. With Rescue, IT can instantly connect, diagnose and solve. This enables IT to do more, and spend time on the tough IT cases. Do more and improve customer satisfaction and outcomes. Find out what IT knows. Do More. Try Rescue today Polycom aims browser-based cloud videoconferencing at enterprises, carriers Polycom plans to break down one more set of barriers to videoconferencing early next year with a cloud-based software platform that can set up sessions with anyone who uses Facebook, Skype, or certain other online services. Read More Microsoft unified communications Lync system moves closer to proverbial PBX replacement option Microsoft is talking about its upgraded Lync unified communications platform, revealing client support for more devices, server features for better meetings and collaboration as well as integration with the peer-to-peer voice and video service Skype. While it is clearly a good UC choice for customers with needs that align with Lync's strengths, it's not yet a platform that can jump in readily to replace traditional PBXs in environments heavily reliant on traditional desktop phones, experts say. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetApp Storage and Virtualization Efforts Yield 194% ROI Learn how Baldwin-Wallace College chose a combination of NetApp storage and VMware virtualization technology to form the backbone of a lean, virtualized infrastructure to realize an amazing 194% ROI and payback in less than one year. View Now Top mobile apps at DEMO Fall 2012 Read More Who holds IT security power? From Apple, to Symantec and Anonymous, lots of people, companies and groups influence the IT security world Read More Watch a 500-pound server rack tossed off an 18-story building I'm OK with marketing stunts as long as they're entertaining. And tossing a 500-pound server rack off the roof of an 18-story building is nothing if not entertaining. If that's all you want to see, you can stop watching after the first 15 seconds of the video. If you want to know how they pulled it off without risking the rack turning into a wrecking ball, a guy from 32TEN Studios explains beginning... Read More
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