TMCnet.com RSS Service - Unified Communications http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com http://www.tmcnet.com/tmcnet/tmcimg/tmcnet3.gif http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/339111-unified-communications-how-its-empowering-workforces-leverage-byod.htm http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/339111-unified-communications-how-its-empowering-workforces-leverage-byod.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 10:08:45 GMT With recently revealed statistics showing that nearly 82 percent of surveyed companies this year allow either some or all of their workers to use employee-owned devices and 38 percent of U.S. CIOs began to support a bring your own device (BYOD) environment by the end of last year, what are some of the primary factors driving the increasing popularity of this trend? Surprisingly, the answer falls under the categories of productivity and satisfaction rather than a reduction in expenses, which may have been the go-to answer for many. http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/339041-toshiba-america-releases-call-manager-byod-mobile-application.htm http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/339041-toshiba-america-releases-call-manager-byod-mobile-application.htm Tue, 21 May 2013 15:47:19 GMT Toshiba America information Systems Inc.'s Telecommunications Systems Division has finally made its popular Call Manager Mobile application available through various app stores. The manager is now available in the Apple App Store, the Apple iTunes store, and the Android Market. http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/338973-indias-jaypee-group-selects-polycom-realpresence-video-solutions.htm http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/338973-indias-jaypee-group-selects-polycom-realpresence-video-solutions.htm Tue, 21 May 2013 12:01:32 GMT While the major cities in India have busy traffic, many areas in rural India are hard to reach. A number of companies operating in the country are now looking for technological alternatives to overcome this problem. http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/338950-connectsolutions-addresses-smb-market-affordable-uc.htm http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/338950-connectsolutions-addresses-smb-market-affordable-uc.htm Tue, 21 May 2013 11:14:42 GMT It has been years since unified communications technology has been put to commercial use. But the technology still largely remains the prerogative of a few big companies. The complications of using this technology and its cost often make it unusable for small and mid-sized companies. http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/338884-yorktel-unifies-unified-communications-one-screen.htm http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/338884-yorktel-unifies-unified-communications-one-screen.htm Mon, 20 May 2013 18:17:58 GMT Yorktel recently unveiled a very comprehensive video communications platform. With this new solution, it hopes to go further than the future demands of its users. The goal of Yorktel's new solution, called VideoCloud, is to bring different methods of enterprise communication under one roof. Solutions such as Avaya's Aura, Cisco's Call Manager and Microsoft's Lync can be put into one platform that will "unify" them. http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/338878-arkad-opens-new-operations-center-hosts-lync-webcast.htm http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/338878-arkad-opens-new-operations-center-hosts-lync-webcast.htm Mon, 20 May 2013 17:53:41 GMT As Arkadin continues to expand, it needs a new operations center. As such, it's setting up a new primary regional operations center in Schaumburg, IL, where it will continue its advancement as it provides audio, Web and video conferencing services and unified communications solutions. http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/338848-crosspeer-partners-with-ezuce-offer-unified-communications-the.htm http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/338848-crosspeer-partners-with-ezuce-offer-unified-communications-the.htm Mon, 20 May 2013 15:26:47 GMT Unified communications is becoming an integral part of many organizations that help connect people, information, and teams, to enable comprehensive and effective collaborative experiences. Many companies are now collaborating to introduce effective and reliable UC solutions to the market. http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/338687-tmcnet-unified-communications-week-review.htm http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/338687-tmcnet-unified-communications-week-review.htm Sat, 18 May 2013 08:00:00 GMT There is no other area of technology that is growing as fast as the unified communications (UC) space. Companies around the world are realizing that this platform, which encompasses key functions including instant messaging, video conferencing and intelligent presence, can help them to not only keep current customers happy, but continuously attract new ones. http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/338235-echoworx-gives-global-pgp-users-access-the-cloud.htm http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/338235-echoworx-gives-global-pgp-users-access-the-cloud.htm Wed, 15 May 2013 15:49:11 GMT Echoworx, a provider of e-mail encryption services, will enable PGP to be used as a fully functioning cloud service. http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/338188-simplesignal-partners-with-park-bench-solutions-provide-unified.htm http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/338188-simplesignal-partners-with-park-bench-solutions-provide-unified.htm Wed, 15 May 2013 12:19:06 GMT Due to technology advancements happening in Cloud Unified Communications and Collaboration (UC&C), companies of all sizes are looking for unified communications options that can increase the productivity of their employees in the current fast-paced environment. To provide a single solution and an entirely new unified communications experience to companies, SimpleSignal has partnered with Park Bench Solutions LLC to launch a new unified communications platform called "Organizes Development and Integrates Networks" (ODIN). With the help ODIN, customers can manage their existing voice services using a simplified intuitive interface and can seamlessly integrate their BroadSoft-based Hosted Enterprise Voice into Google Apps on-demand. http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/338051-innovative-cloud-uc-solutions-launched-emea-thinking-phone.htm http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/338051-innovative-cloud-uc-solutions-launched-emea-thinking-phone.htm Tue, 14 May 2013 12:25:28 GMT Thinking Phone Networks recently confirmed that it had opened a new regional office in Amsterdam and has officially launched its services into Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region as well as Europe to answer the global demand for cloud services, particularly in these areas. http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/338036-video-app-from-mozilla-brings-new-life-unified.htm http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/338036-video-app-from-mozilla-brings-new-life-unified.htm Tue, 14 May 2013 11:29:12 GMT Video conferencing has brought a variety of benefits to the corporate environment including dramatically slashing expenses related to travel in addition to bringing the level of efficiency throughout geographically separated divisions to an unparalleled level. And unified communications (UC) platforms have proved highly advantageous for businesses as they can streamline operations overall and enable customers to communicate with the company through whatever channel they feel most comfortable using. http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/337810-tips-launch-successful-webcast.htm http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/337810-tips-launch-successful-webcast.htm Mon, 13 May 2013 11:26:44 GMT The advent and subsequent adoption of the Internet as a powerful business tool changed the way we communicate, share and receive information, and conduct business. It not only created a way to instantly complete transactions across the miles, it also provided the perfect platform for face-to-face communications without ever leaving the office. http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/337721-unified-communications-week-review.htm http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/337721-unified-communications-week-review.htm Sat, 11 May 2013 07:07:00 GMT If you try to run a business in today's competitive climate without the most up-to-date tools at your disposal, it is likely that you will soon be seeing disastrous results. In order to eliminate the chances of this scenario from happening and enable your company to expand over the long term, a robust unified communications (UC) system is now considered highly important. http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/337528-ergonomic-group-achieves-master-certification-from-cisco.htm http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/337528-ergonomic-group-achieves-master-certification-from-cisco.htm Thu, 09 May 2013 15:57:13 GMT The Ergonomic Group, Inc. (EGI) has fulfilled training requirements and is now qualified to sell, deploy and support applications-based Cisco unified communications solutions. http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/337147-broadconnect-telecom-launches-uc-video-services-supported-polycom.htm http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/337147-broadconnect-telecom-launches-uc-video-services-supported-polycom.htm Tue, 07 May 2013 14:45:07 GMT Supplier of hosted voice, video, managed data and security services, BroadConnect Telecom, has decided to introduce unified communications video services to its hosted PBX customers. To do so, the company will turn to Polycom's plug-and-play desktop voice and video solutions. http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/337144-companies-looking-cut-costs-turn-unified-communications.htm http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/337144-companies-looking-cut-costs-turn-unified-communications.htm Tue, 07 May 2013 14:41:59 GMT There are many things remaining on the forefront of the minds of business decision makers, including ramping up profits and slashing expenses. The latter reason is exactly why more and more firms by the day are beginning to leverage a robust unified communications (UC) platform and, as findings from a recent DataCore survey show, this spike in usage will most likely continue to increase as the temperatures heat up outside. http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/337054-shoretel-brings-mobile-uc-the-desktop.htm http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/337054-shoretel-brings-mobile-uc-the-desktop.htm Tue, 07 May 2013 07:42:06 GMT By definition, all your employees are consumers too, and they are all going to be carrying around their own personal smartphones at work for both job and personal contacts ("dual persona). They may also be carrying tablets in place of bulky laptops to access "cloud"- based applications when on the go. How can that fact of life be accepted to improve multi-modal business communications while also minimizing communication costs? http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/337010-line-gains-ground-messaging-app-market-crossing-150.htm http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/337010-line-gains-ground-messaging-app-market-crossing-150.htm Mon, 06 May 2013 16:38:52 GMT Line, a messaging app made by NHN Japan Corporation, now has over 150 million users globally. The free messaging app has been growing rapidly since its launch back in the summer of 2011, amassing a huge number of users from virtually every corner of the globe. http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/337007-citrix-unveils-new-podio-im-platform.htm http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/337007-citrix-unveils-new-podio-im-platform.htm Mon, 06 May 2013 16:35:44 GMT Citrix has taken aim at Skype when it comes to the instant messaging features of its Podio platform. The company has said that the new features it added to the platform will allow teams of the users to respond quicker and make decisions much faster, even if they are in a number of different locations. Citrix acquired the platform in April and has been looking for ways to take advantage of the new program.