GENBAND partners with Samsung

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	GENBAND partners with Samsung Following its recently announced "Making Networks Smarter" vision and its NUViA cloud services launch, GENBAND is in the headlines again with a new unified communications alliance formed between GENBAND and Samsung Mobile. The two companies are partnering to offer an "Office on the Go" solution on Samsung Mobile's SAFE devices. Read More WHITE PAPER: Symantec Securing The Promise of Virtualization Read this whitepaper to learn how data center virtualization is the first step in the journey to private clouds that leverage and enhance existing technology assets. Read Now! In this Issue Microsoft promises stronger ties between Lync, Skype Cisco declares war on Microsoft unified communications system Microsoft shows off iPhone, iPad and Android clients, voice calls between Lync server and Skype Cisco unveils software, hardware for hybrid wireless networks Essential Mac management tools Oxford overreacts to phishing, temporarily blocks Google Docs WHITE PAPER: IBM Corporation Using Services to Support a New Generation of ERP Top organizations are looking for a new generation of ERP that supports multi-tiered businesses, is easy to use, flexible, and powerful enough to support a growing organization. Learn More. Learn More. Microsoft promises stronger ties between Lync, Skype Microsoft is launching new capabilities in its Lync communication platform that ties Lync and Skype together to enable audio call and Instant Messaging interoperability as well as shared presence. Read More Cisco declares war on Microsoft unified communications system Cisco chose the eve of Microsoft's first Lync conference to attack the Microsoft unified communications platform as incomplete when compared to Cisco's enterprise UC offerings. Read More WHITE PAPER: Fiberlink Communications True SaaS for Mobility Just as Software as a Service (SaaS) liberated IT from perpetual grunt work and watching a green bar load for hours, Mobility as a Service (MaaS) for managing mobile devices, apps, documents and files offers the same kind of liberation without sacrificing security or compliance. Learn More Microsoft shows off iPhone, iPad and Android clients, voice calls between Lync server and Skype Microsoft demonstrated at Lync Conference 2013 today new capabilities of its Lync unified communications platform including clients for Android devices, iPhones and iPads that support VoIP. Read More Cisco unveils software, hardware for hybrid wireless networks Cisco Tuesday introduced small cell hardware and intelligent software designed to help carriers and enterprises improve wireless connections over hybrid networks made of 3G and 4G cellular and Wi-Fi technologies Read More WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Application Performance Management: The End User is King When it comes to critical applications and capabilities that impact end users and influence business results, the need for visibility into and across IT systems is critical. APM essentially creates a best-practice model that helps organizations focus on end-to-end monitoring, measuring and resolution of end-user problems. Learn More Essential Mac management tools Read More Oxford overreacts to phishing, temporarily blocks Google Docs Fed up with phishers using Google Forms to commandeer campus email accounts as spam engines, Oxford University recently blocked access to Google Docs for two-and-a-half hours in what it called an "extreme action" designed to get the attention of both its users and Google. The ill-conceived move has generated attention, all right, mostly in the form of widespread complaints from those affected, as... Read More
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