Avaya and HP to sell combined portfolio of UC, contact center and infrastructure services

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	Avaya and HP to sell combined portfolio of UC, contact center and infrastructure services Avaya and HP Enterprise Services announced they have signed a multi-year agreement to offer a combined portfolio of Unified Communications-as-a-Service (UCaaS), Contact Center-as-a-Service, and infrastructure modernization services. The combined portfolio will support for mobile applications, software, and networking for unified communications and customer experience management.As part of the agreement, the HP ES Business Process Services organization will assume service delivery of a significant portion of Avaya Private Cloud Services, including a limited transfer of Avaya employees and contractors to HP; however, responsibility for sales contracts, service level agreements, and the overall client experience will remain with Avaya. In addition to the portfolio arrangement, HP will also use Avaya’s communication and collaboration products to help HP improve the efficiency and performance of its contact center operations.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WEBCAST: Xirrus/Cisco/Aerohive/Extreme Networks/Motorola Exploring the Impact of the Internet of Everything on Wi-Fi Industry analyst Robin Layland joins Sanjoy Dey of Motorola and Kowshik Bhat from Xirrus to discuss how the Internet of Everything will impact Wi-Fi. The discussion explores how real the trend is and then moves on to the challenges created by the Internet of Everything and ways to overcome them. View now In this Issue Witness the future: The 1955 Video Phone Cisco has a big UCS launch coming The Hybrid WAN requires paradise by the dashboard lights Key factors to consider when evaluating video conferencing Broadcom wants to let 1,000 IoT devices bloom with $19.99 development kit WHITE PAPER: OPSWAT Inc. Secure the Use of Portable Media in Critical Infrastructure Securing critical infrastructure is crucial to ensuring that our current way of life is sustained. Our whitepaper provides insight into the development of strong security policies around the use of portable media, and how to effectively mitigate the threat from external sources. Learn more Witness the future: The 1955 Video Phone The National Archives blog recently featured a pretty cool clip showing one of the first “futuristic” video phones – from 1955, manual rotary dial and all. According to the blog: “Demonstrated for the first time, the videophone, with two-way picture screens enabling the parties to see, as well as speak to, each other. As simple to operate as today’s dial tone. The videophone included a small screen so that women could ‘primp’ before placing their calls. A mirror would have been less costly and more effective.” +More on Network World: The IRS uses computers?! 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One of the things we’re expecting is the quietly announced 6324 Fabric Interconnect for a smaller scale “mini UCS” that curiously lacks connectivity to Cisco’s latest Application Centric Infrastructure fabric innovation.Here’s a link to register for the event.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences (CMX) Amplify customer interactions with Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences. Our platform's Wi-Fi intelligence meets the needs of a growing mobile audience. And with Cisco Services, we'll help you design a mobile infrastructure that addresses your unique business goals for a high return on your investment. Learn more The Hybrid WAN requires paradise by the dashboard lights One of the iconic singers of the late 70s was a guy who called himself “Meat Loaf.” In one of his more notable songs he sings “though it’s cold and lonely in the deep dark night, I can see paradise by the dashboard lights.” Some might think he was talking about being with a lady in his car, but I offer an alternative view. I believe he was talking about how cold and lonely it is for network managers who are in the data center late at night trying to troubleshoot WAN problems. However, with a good dashboard that lights up problems, that network manager could eventually find paradise.I was recently interviewing a Cisco Sales Engineer that I’ve know for a while about the concept of the hybrid WAN, and it seems Cisco recently came out with a new version of PfR (v3) to make moving to a next-generation WAN easier, with an improved dashboard as a key feature. If you’re not familiar with PfR, it can be thought of an as an advanced, application-driven routing protocol that is ideal for hybrid WANs.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Key factors to consider when evaluating video conferencing This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach.Video collaboration is an increasingly essential business communications tool, with business Internet video projected to grow more than 30% annually through 2018, according to Cisco’s latest Visual Networking Index report. However, many companies are unfamiliar with the options, concerned about logistical issues with deployments and unsure how to calculate the true costs of video for everyday business use.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Broadcom wants to let 1,000 IoT devices bloom with $19.99 development kit The Internet of Things may have been the talk of the tech industry for months now, but communications chip maker Broadcom thinks it’s just getting started.“It’s a totally new space. It offers ... a massive number of projects and efforts and new ideas,” said Brian Bedrosian, senior director of Broadcom’s embedded wireless business, at a media event in San Francisco on Tuesday night. “There’s no monopoly in any particular market.”Broadcom has a big stake in IoT because it makes the kinds of chips that will connect many home devices, wearables and industrial sensors to wireless networks. On Wednesday, the company introduced the latest tool it hopes will expand that market, a US$19.99 development kit built around its BCM20737 Bluetooth Smart chip with five built-in sensors and a free Apple iOS app. An Android app is coming Oct. 1.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
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