AT&T Expands Audio Conferencing with Skype for Business

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	AT&T Expands Audio Conferencing with Skype for Business AT&T announced last week that it will be offering global conferencing through Skype for Business in the coming months. The collaboration makes AT&T one of the first major U.S. service providers to integrate audio conferencing into a Skype for Business environment, enabling conferencing services to more than 140 countries. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WEBCAST: IBM Corporation Transform your Business with Advanced Analytics Consumer expectations are changing; retailers today have challenges in all fronts from acquiring to growing to retaining profitable customer base. 81% of consumers expect the same brand experience across all channels. Learn More In this Issue Pssst! 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Office 365 customers pay Microsoft up to 80% more over long haul Microsoft loves subscriptions.Moving a corporate customer from "transactional" purchases of Office -- the once-traditional practice of purchasing one-time, perpetual licenses that let workers use the suite as long as their firms want -- to Office 365 rent-not-buy subscriptions results in almost a doubling of revenue for Microsoft."Over the lifetime, the increased reach, the increased frequency in this example, as well as some yield, adding some incremental services, results in a 1.8 times lifetime value of that user in the transition," said CFO Amy Hood in a meeting with Wall Street last week.MORE ON NETWORK WORLD: 10 (FREE!) Microsoft tools to make admins happier Transactional customers buy Office once every five to seven years, said Hood. But by convincing businesses to subscribe to Office 365, specifically the E3 plan, Microsoft can realize an 80% increase in revenue over the years-long relationship. Office 365 E3 includes the core Office application suite, as well as cloud-based Exchange, SharePoint and Skype for Business, shifting those services from on-premises systems to Microsoft's servers.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WHITE PAPER: XO Communications The Role of the WAN in Your Hybrid Cloud Is your WAN ready to support your hybrid cloud? Discover how to prepare your WAN to get the most out of your investment in a hybrid public/private cloud. Learn More Super-fast Wi-Fi coming to a public hotspot near you Wireless hotspots that can deliver hundreds of megabits per second in real-world bandwidth will become more common as operators increase their investments in Wi-Fi networks.Not much has been announced, but a range of fixed, cable and mobile operators have already started or are planning upgrades to 802.11ac, the fastest Wi-Fi technology yet, according to market research company IHS. By this time next year a noticeable number of hotspots will use it, said research director Richard Webb, who is currently conducting a survey to pinpoint operator plans.Overall operator spending on Wi-Fi networks in 2015 is expected to increase by 88 percent year-on-year.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More : Scribe Software Maintain Flexibility While Integrating Data As Dynasplint Systems, Inc. (DSI) contemplated the need to integrate its order-entry system with its CRM system so sales could generate activity reports in real time, the company sought an integration solution that would allow both systems to run separately. Learn More New products of the week 05.11.15 New products of the weekOur roundup of intriguing new products. 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But no, the rumor mills cranks along.Your Brain on iPhone 7 Noka Productions Some people are really into the iPhone, and the filmmakers at Noka Productions think the iPhone 7 could literally be into you.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
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