Skype for Business Update, Vonage Grows UcaaS, and Sprint Intros WaaS

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	Skype for Business Update, Vonage Grows UcaaS, and Sprint Intros WaaS Last week, Microsoft provided the technical preview of the Skype for Business client, giving customers an opportunity to trial Skype for Business in preparation for full-scale roll-out planned for next month. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WEBCAST: Imperva 10 Things Every Web Application Should Do The sobering reality today is that endpoint and network security are no longer adequate to ensure data security, particularly when it comes to securing the rising tide of Web applications. Learn more in this Webcast. View now In this Issue Meet the White House's new open source-happy IT director Samsung will add Microsoft services and let users remove bloatware Hot IT skills that will get you hired and well-paid New products of the week 03.23.2015 WHITE PAPER: PC Connection Infographic: Re-Define Simplicity with EMC VSPEX BLUE EMC Redefines Simplicity With VSPEX BLUE Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Appliance. It delivers compute, storage, networking and management in an agile, scalable, trusted and easy to manage hyper-converged infrastructure appliance. Learn More Meet the White House's new open source-happy IT director "First Geek" David Recordon comes from Facebook, open standards world Read More WHITE PAPER: Level 3 Communications Secure Data Services: Breaking Down the Enterprise IT Silo This paper explores how NSPs can truly help their customers break down their silo mentality with an alternative approach to bundled services that is aligned to the core business interests of their customers. The benefits of this approach – to both NSP and customer – are also explored. Learn More Samsung will add Microsoft services and let users remove bloatware Samsung both giveth and (allows users to) taketh away.The South Korean device maker is, for the first time, giving its customers access to Microsoft services and apps in its newest smartphones and tablets. At the same time, Samsung is allowing customers to strip away apps and bloatware they don't want on the company's newest phones.Recent posts on the XDA Developers Forum indicate that many pre-installed apps on the upcoming Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge smartphones can be removed legally and easily. These apps include Gmail, Google + and YouTube; Samsung's own S Voice and S Health software; and Microsoft's OneNote, OneDrive and Skype, as reported by Forbes.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WHITE PAPER: Worksoft, Inc. Best Practices to Automate SAP Test and Delivery Processes. Streamline testing and delivery of ERP projects. This IDC report quantifies the ROI and benefits enterprises have achieved by automating business processes. Learn how users have been able to: - Reduce regression testing time by 48% - Increase automation of business processes by 44% Learn More Hot IT skills that will get you hired and well-paid Where are you going to invest your professional development resources in 2015? Security and big data skills top the list of the fastest growing tech skills, according to recent data from Dice. Read More New products of the week 03.23.2015 Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as Dell and F5 Networks. Read More
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