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    1. AT&T Moving Mobile Subscribers to New Unified Messaging 'Cloud'

      Explore Unified Communications Software (Apr 23 2012) Applications , Mobility , Unified communications

      AT&T Moving Mobile Subscribers to New Unified Messaging 'Cloud' Although business organizations are still struggling how best to migrate mobility and UC-enabled, cloud-based capabilities into their legacy telephony and email environments, AT&T has come up with cloud-based, multi-modal unified text and voice messaging services for their mobile consumer subscribers. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   AT&T   Art Rosenberg

    2. UC Software Enhances Productivity for Small Businesses

      Explore Unified Communications Software (Mar 19 2012) Applications , Unified communications

      UC Software Enhances Productivity for Small Businesses When telephones and computers - previously treated as separate technologies - became converged, thanks to the advent of IP communications, a new concept was born: unified communications. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   IP Telephony   Mae Kowalke

    3. Enterprise Spending on Videoconferencing and Telepresence to Reach $22 Billion in Five Years

      Explore Unified Communications Software (Mar 15 2012) Applications , Marketing , Unified communications

      Enterprise Spending on Videoconferencing and Telepresence to Reach $22 Billion in Five Years Market research firm Infonetics Research is predicting that enterprise spending on videoconferencing and telepresence over the next five year period (from 2012 to 2016) will touch $22 billion globally. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Cisco   Infonetics Research   Matthias Machowinski

    4. NextUC's Unified Communications Changes How Businesses Adopt UC

      Explore Unified Communications Software (Mar 2 2012) Applications , Unified communications

      NextUC's Unified Communications Changes How Businesses Adopt UC It usually can take up to 190 days for businesses to take on a Unified Communications product. From investigation, evaluation, to installation, it can be a laborious process. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Polycom   IOS   Michelle Amodio

    5. Skype Finally Launching Message Service: GroupMe

      Explore Unified Communications Software (Feb 29 2012)

      Back in August, Skype announced it would be acquiring a new group messaging service called GroupMe, which was founded back in 2010. Skype, who apparently paid more than $50 million for the messaging service, has finally launched the app for Windows Phones. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Tony Bates   Monica Gleberman   Amanda Ciccatelli

    6. Are 'Smart Applications' the Real Target for UC-Enabled Cloud Services?

      Explore Unified Communications Software (Feb 29 2012) Applications , Mobility

      Are 'Smart Applications' the Real Target for UC-Enabled Cloud Services? I thought that if consumers already understood what a smartphone does, they could then readily identify that with UC capabilities. So, if we use terms like "smart communications" or "smart applications," users would immediately recognize them as something that smartphones enabled and identify the benefits they get from UC-enablement. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Art Rosenberg   Rich Steeves

    7. Mobile UC Market Grew 17 Percent in 2011: Report

      Explore Unified Communications Software (Feb 28 2012) Applications , Marketing , Mobility , Unified communications

      Mobile UC Market Grew 17 Percent in 2011: Report The global market for mobile unified communication (UC) technologies grew to $4.4 billion in 2011, up 17 percent from the previous year, according to market research firm Strategy Analytics. The growth was powered mostly by the implementation of a greater number of workforce mobilization and Bring-Your-Own-Device strategies. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Nokia   HTC

    8. New Visual Solution Allows Patients to Both Hear and See What Their Doctors Are Talking about for Better Retention

      Explore Unified Communications Software (Feb 7 2012) Marketing

      New Visual Solution Allows Patients to Both Hear and See What Their Doctors Are Talking about for Better Retention Radish Systems and Presidio, a provider of advanced IT solutions, will preview ChoiceView, "their next-generation visual solution for mobile communications," for remote patient support in Las Vegas February 20-24 at the HIMSS12 annual conference, according to a company press release. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Healthcare   IBM   Rich Steeves

    9. Recent Report by Frost & Sullivan Cites Strong UC Trend in Australia

      Explore Unified Communications Software (Feb 6 2012) Applications , Unified communications

      Small and medium enterprises face common obstacles when trying to adopt a new communications platform or update an existing infrastructure. Unified communications (UC) are those programs and protocols that allow users to contact each other using a range of different media platforms at any given time through a common device. It brings together diverse communication tools, from mail programs to video conferencing and telecommunications, to establish streamlined connectivity between users. Generally, there are three types ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Rich Steeves

    10. Videoconferencing Ready for Mainstream Business Use

      Explore Unified Communications Software (Jan 30 2012) Unified communications

      A survey conducted by Information Week found that desktop videoconferencing was ready to become a bigger part of business communication. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Polycom   Information Week

    11. AT&T Unveils New Cloud-Based Unified Communications Services

      Explore Unified Communications Software (Jan 25 2012) Applications , Unified communications

      AT&T Unveils New Cloud-Based Unified Communications Services Helping organizations control costs and eliminate unpredictable expenditures, AT&T has unveiled new cloud based unified communications service, the company has announced. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   AT&T   Raju Shanbhag   Jennifer Russell

    12. Avaya Enhances UC Solution for Small and Mid-Size Enterprises

      Explore Unified Communications Software (Jan 16 2012) Applications , Mobility , Unified communications

      Avaya Enhances UC Solution for Small and Mid-Size Enterprises Avaya has announced the new version of the company's unified communications (UC) solution for small and mid-size enterprises (SME). Avaya IP Office 8.0 includes several enhancements that can improve collaboration. The new release also includes a set of mobile capabilities that drive better team performance and keep mobile workers connected to work on the go. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Visual Voicemail   Anuradha Shukla