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Broadvox Recruits Another Speakeasy Exec as EVP

Broadvox CEO and Speakeasy Alum Bruce Chatterley seems to be reassembling his old executive team with the addition of a second Speakeasy executive. ...More
May 22, 2012 By Khali Henderson
Posted in News
SIP Trunking and Guacamole Redux

There are legions of VARs and business owners who do not know why SIP Trunking saves money and improves communications services. ...More
May 21, 2012 By David Byrd
Posted in Blog, Ethernet/ MPLS
What's the Holdup with UC?

More often that not, it's a skills gap in a company's IT department not disinterest in unifying communications. ...More
May 18, 2012 By Khali Henderson
Posted in Blog
Your Customers Identify Their Top UC Challenges

A new survey from CompTIA shows end-users want UC technology, but they're having trouble with some important preliminary steps. ...More
May 16, 2012
Posted in News
Cloud UC vs. Managed UC: Which Is Right For Your Customer?

The hype over UC has become reality. Businesses of all sizes have zeroed in on the potential productivity gains from combining telephony, messaging and collaboration. They all want it, and now they can have it. UC comes in two flavors Cloud and CPE based. Both have their ...More
May 16, 2012
Posted in Webinars
Cisco On the Defensive? Huawei Charges Into U.S. Enterprise Market

The China-based equipment maker has teamed with a big IT distributor. ...More
May 15, 2012 By Kelly Teal
Posted in News
Alteva Parent Taps Panasonic Exec as First CMO

William Birnie will capitalize on his dealer roots for channel recruitment. ...More
May 15, 2012 By Khali Henderson
Posted in News
Polycom Making Good on Plans to Shake Up UC Industry

The company is selling its Wi-Fi and DECT handset division so it can focus on UC and video collaboration. ...More
May 11, 2012
Posted in News
Mitel Offers Private Cloud IaaS for UC Virtualization

Customers can virtualize their Mitel UC software in a private data center operated by Mitel NetSolutions. ...More
May 9, 2012 By Khali Henderson
Posted in News
Unified Communications Is Not What You Think

Adoption of unified communications is increasing, but things aren’t always what they seem to be. To understand the implications of findings from a new study, you have to understand the UC community. ...More
May 9, 2012
Posted in Blog