Our Visit to Avant’s Chicago HQ
Avant shows off its offices on the 24th floor of the historic Chicago Daily News building.
telepresence
Yorktel Earns Cisco-Powered Certification for Telepresence
Yorktel achieved the Cisco Cloud and Managed Services Advanced Certification, and designation for TelePresence as a service (TPaaS) Specialization.
Cisco to Optimize Networking Products for iPhones, iPads in the Enterprise
Cisco wants Apple mobile devices on the receiving ends of its conferencing and collaboration clouds.
Zoom Videoconferencing-as-a-Service Interoperable With Yealink’s HD Room System
Yealink’s VC120, with 18X optical zoom, PTZ camera and 360-degree microphone array, can unite a roomful of conferees with far-flung colleagues over Zoom’s HD, VC service.
ScanSource Touts FlexAbility, Offers M&A Insight at Annual 1Comm Confab
ScanSource showed new international support, financing offers and CIOs drawing road maps into their industries.
IoT Potential, Video Conferencing Concerns in the Channel Spotlight
A pair of new research reports are catching our eye this week. The first concerns a growing partner opportunity: the Internet of Things. The second is the slipping opportunity in the video-conferencing market.
Market Shifts Keep Video Conferencing Revenue Growth Slow
The video conferencing and telepresence market was worth $725 million in the second quarter, up 2 percent from a year ago, but up 5 percent over the previous quarter.
PBX-Based Video Keeps Conferencing Market Afloat
Demand for video-conferencing capabilities is strong, but buyers don’t want to spend money on the more expensive systems, which is hampering revenue growth.
Cisco, Polycom, Huawei Face Dismal Videoconferencing Revenue
First-quarter results for infrastructure sales showed big drops as subscription services outpace on-premises platforms.
Video Capabilities Demand Sit At ‘All-Time High,’ But Businesses Don’t Want to Spend
Channel partners are on the front lines of that trend. Their customers are demanding video, but fewer of those organizations are willing to pay for telepresence and room systems, according to a new Infonetics Research report.
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.@SlackHQ aims to launch voice calling with @MicrosoftTeams @Cisco Jabber @RingCentral and @zoom_us this summer. dlvr.it/RSx7KH
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