Many may look at 2009 as the year unified communications and video conferencing turned the corner. That's because of a number of strategic acquisitions, moves to improve interoperability and an economy that made even the biggest executives look to video conferencing as a substitute for travel. Here are Channel Insider's picks for the top 10 UC and video conferencing stories that changed the industry in 2009.
Was 2009 a Tipping Point for Unified Communications and Video Conferencing? - Partnering with Carriers
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Unified communications companies partner with carriers.
But that doesn’t mean Polycom wasn’t ready to work on a
number of partnerships as executives from the company promised in the wake
of all of Cisco’s high-profile announcements. Most recently, Polycom announced
a partnership with BT for unified communications, including video conferencing.
Not to be outdone, Cisco soon after announced
a similar partnership with BT around unified communications.