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Are CEOs getting the social media thing?

IBM says a study it did of some 1700 Chief Executive Officers worldwide found that many indeed - or should be - grasping social media as a key enabler of collaboration and innovation.

By Michael Cooney | 24 May, 2012 13:33

Tags: web 2.0, unified communications, software, social media, networking, Internet-based applications and services, internet, IBM, collaboration, ceo, applications

Survey: BYOD sparks enterprise investment in Unified Communication and Collaboration

The 2012 IDG Enterprise Unified Communications and Collaboration (UC&C) survey was completed with the goal of gaining a better understanding of current and future UC&C investments. The survey highlights the uptick in UC&C adoption and investments in the coming three years — specifically in enterprise organizations — demonstrating the value organizations place on technologies that enable consistent and connected communications between employees, customers and partners. 

By Network World staff | 15 May, 2012 06:03

Tags: wireless, unified communications, networking, freemium, byod

Collaboration vendor Jive aims for app adoption without pestering IT

In a move to expand functionality and allow for simpler adoption of its market-leading enterprise social collaboration offerings, Jive Software has released a series of new updates that go live Wednesday.

By Brandon Butler | 03 May, 2012 01:21

Tags: applications, business collaboration, collaboration, hadoop, internet, Internet-based applications and services, Jive Software, networking, social collaboration tools, social media, software, unified communications, web 2.0, Yammer

DEMO 2012: Better conference calling and 'how to' guides

After the enterprise presentation segment at the ongoing DEMO conference in Santa Clara, two presenters stood out for introducing solutions to long-running workplace problems.

By Colin Neagle | 20 April, 2012 00:23

Tags: Citrix, conference calling, DEMO 2012, Dozuki, networking, unified communications, Voxeet

The UC tide

Many companies haven't bothered to flesh out their unified communications strategies because 1) it can be hard to calculate ROI, and 2) the deployment effort is often daunting given so much custom work is required to piece together the various components that make up an integrated UC system.

By John Dix | 09 April, 2012 20:25

Tags: networking, UC, UC deployment, unified communications, unified communications deployment

Cisco shows Brazil the money

Cisco this week said it would invest close to $550 million in Brazil to expand its presence in the country and spur economic growth.

By Jim Duffy | 04 April, 2012 08:38

Tags: business issues, Cisco Brazil, Configuration / maintenance, corporate issues, Data Center, digital economy, hardware systems, Investments, networking, schools, technology and public safety, unified communications

Vidyo sets up program for virtual video network operators

Vidyo is announcing a new program for service providers, enabling cloud-based video services it says could sell for $30 per month.

By Tim Greene | 27 March, 2012 04:45

Tags: cloud computing, internet, networking, unified communications, videoconferencing, videoconferencing service, Vidyo

'Insatiable demand' for streaming video puts pressure on providers

Just as enterprise network managers brace for the flood of bandwidth-consuming content stemming from the NCAA men's basketball tournament, content delivery providers put in a significant amount of time preparing to meet the meteoric rise in demand.

By Colin Neagle | 16 March, 2012 05:25

Tags: CBS Sports, content delivery, infrastructure management, management, March Madness, NCAA tournament, networking, Network management, online streaming, Turner Sports, unified communications, videoconferencing

Cisco pays $5 billion for video company buy

Cisco this week said it will acquire NDS Group Ltd., a provider of video software and content security systems for service providers and media companies, for $5 billion.

By Jim Duffy | 16 March, 2012 02:32

Tags: acquisitions, applications, business issues, Cisco, corporate issues, internet tv, LAN & WAN, mergers, mergers and acquisitions, NDS, networking, Photo / video, software, tandberg, unified communications, video, videoconferencing

Startup offers to buy Cisco's WebEx for $1

A collaboration startup is offering to buy Cisco's WebEx conferencing platform for $1 and 15% equity in the acquirer.

By Jim Duffy | 14 March, 2012 03:29

Tags: applications, business issues, Cisco, Cisco competitors, collaboration, Configuration / maintenance, corporate issues, Data Center, hardware systems, internet, Internet-based applications and services, mergers and acquisitions, networking, sales gimmicks, social media, software, startups, unified communications, web 2.0, webex

More Australian enterprises turn to consumer communication products: Report

Consumer communication products are gaining popularity with Australian enterprises as IT executives face long upgrade cycles for traditional telephony equipment, according to the latest report from analyst firm Telsyte.

By Hamish Barwick | 13 March, 2012 15:17

Tags: consumerisation of IT, Rodney Gedda, Skype, telsyte, unified communications, video telepresence

Unified communications: Now mobile and in the cloud

Effective communications, many would argue, is the key to business. But finding the appropriate technologies to support effective communications can be challenging for IT professionals. Unified communications is a concept that encompasses a variety of technologies, all capable of working together, and, yes, while communication is a human process, technology can enhance and improve it.

By Andy Dignan, CDW senior manager, unified communications | 28 February, 2012 08:36

Tags: applications, bring your own device, byod, cloud computing, cloud UC, collaboration, collaboration tools, consumer electronics, contact centers, internet, mobile UC, networking, smartphones, SMB, SMB Networking, software, telepresence, unified communications, Unified Communications Tracking Poll, unified messaging, video conferencing, web conferencing

Video now accounts for half of mobile data traffic

Video now accounts for half of all data transferred on mobile networks, up from 40% during the same time last year, according to ByteMobile's first quarter 2012 Mobile Analytics Report.

By Brandon Butler | 24 February, 2012 05:39

Tags: Android video, ByteMobile, iPad video, mobile video, networking, unified communications, videoconferencing, wireless

Researcher: Email wording a dead giveaway of who's the boss

A Georgia Tech researcher's deep dive into some half a million Enron emails could some day result in smarter messaging software.

By Bob Brown | 15 February, 2012 07:45

Tags: ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW, email research, Enron, Enron corpus, Georgia Tech, networking, unified communications

Cisco's Umi still dead. As a doornail. Really, really dead

Cisco's Umi consumer TelePresence product really is dead - a fact the company had to reiterate to a disbelieving public this week even though it had telegraphed the move back in April. 

By Jim Duffy | 05 January, 2012 04:28

Tags: Cisco, consumer, networking, Skype, telepresence, Umi, unified communications, videoconferencing, webcam

Mobility, cloud, analytics to reshape IT in 2012

Despite some hopeful fits and starts, the U.S. economy didn't escape the doldrums in 2011. Unemployment remained stubbornly high, the U.S. debt-ceiling crisis and budget scuffles spurred more economic uncertainty, and Europe's ongoing financial problems threatened global markets. If there's an upside, at least it's familiar territory.

By Ann Bednarz | 03 January, 2012 22:30

Tags: Big Data, cloud computing, Configuration / maintenance, consumer electronics, Data Center, Gartner, hardware systems, IDC, infrastructure management, internet, Internet-based applications and services, IT budgets, IT hiring, IT jobs, IT spending, management, media tablets, mobile networks, networking, outlook2012, smartphones, social networking, Telecommunication, unified communications, VoIP, wireless

AT&T cancels plans to buy T-Mobile

AT&T today ended its battle to buy T-Mobile USA, the No. 4 U.S. carrier from parent company Deutsche Telekom. In doing so, it will pay T-Mobile a $4 billion breakup fee. Earlier this fall, both the Federal Communications Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice said they would fight the sale, with the FCC saying it was not in consumers' interest. Had the deal gone through, AT&T would have become the No. 1 U.S. cellular carrier, leaping ahead of Verizon Wireless, which it trails slightly in terms of customers.

By InfoWorld staff | 20 December, 2011 10:43

Tags: at&t, business issues, mergers and acquisitions, T-Mobile USA

Trashing the boss online still a bad idea, but ...

Three congressional aides recently lost their jobs in part because they are worthless layabouts who drink on the job, but also because they are but the latest to forget that Twitter lives on the Internet and tweets - especially those badmouthing your boss -- are visible to one and all.

By Paul McNamara | 19 December, 2011 17:27

Tags: applications, collaboration, internet, Internet-based applications and services, networking, social media, software, unified communications, wall street journal, web 2.0

Local councils offered free UC trial

Local councils in New South Wales and Victoria are invited to participate in a free trial of Microsoft’s Lync unified communications (UC) system with Sydney-based integrator Computer Systems Australia (CSA).

By Rodney Gedda | 15 July, 2011 12:25

Tags: Computer Systems Australia, local government, Microsoft, Microsoft Lync, unified communications

Optus starts selling Motorola Xoom Android tablet

Optus has announced it is now offering the Motorola Xoom Android ‘Honeycomb’ tablet little more than a month after Telstra launched the device in Australia.

By Rodney Gedda | 17 June, 2011 16:08

Tags: Android, Honeycomb, motorola xoom, optus, tablet PCs, Telstra

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