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Following the close of the acquisition, M5 will be operated as a ShoreTel business unit and will be led by M5 CEO Dan Hoffman.

Integra’s collaboration and messaging services allow customers to utilize the latest versions of Microsoft business productivity tools.

Businesses seeking to implement a unified communications system without the expense of deploying the hardware and software in-house can turn to AT&T for a cloud-based service that's affordable and easy to use.

The report also explores a variety of risks associated with browser-based file-sharing applications, which varies by application and use case.

Polycom offers a new video-as-a-service solution for carriers.

The ViewPad 10pi, running Windows 7 Professional, features dual cameras for business video conferencing with a IPS display panel.

IP Office 8.0 also offers "serverless" collaboration capabilities delivered through an integrated UC module.

While only 23 percent of SMBs are aware of Ultrabooks, 65 percent of those aware have shown intent to purchase.

DotImage Enterprise Edition can improve an organization's ability to be more responsive to its customers.

LabTech integrates with Reflexion's services to monitor the health and performance of a range of hosted email services.

The two companies collaborate to offer an end-to-end VOIP solution for small to medium-size businesses (SMBs).

The mobile marketing value chain is still developing, and a number of players are dedicated to different activities.

Avaya reportedly is looking to buy Radvision for $200 million in a move that would put it into competition against Cisco and Polycom in a fast-growing market, according to a report.

The ShoreTel/Ruckus bundle delivers UC and wireless networking capabilities to support corporate voice and data needs.

Unified communications and collaboration vendor Mitel has restructured its go-to-market strategy, becoming a company that sells almost exclusively through the channel.

Features include support for Lync for Mac, SharePoint Business Connectivity Services and support for Windows Phone 7.5.

A study shows the human aspect needs to be included in security studies, where humans are the "weakest link."

More often than not, SMBs opt out of the full UC solution and patch together a mix from fragmented offerings.

How will technology trends like mobility and social networking, have on the offices of tomorrow? According to the Workplace of the Future survey, conducted by office space design company Teknion, emerging technologies are already changing the places we work. Cisco, CoreNet Global, Jones Lang LaSall and Teknion recently presented the survey's findings at the CoreNet Global Summit in Atlanta, Ga. "By 2020, IT computing will be almost entirely outsourced to the Cloud, and the lines between business and personal technology will be blurred," said Richard Kadzis, vice president, Strategic Communications, CoreNet Global. "Since commercial real estate is hard-wired to major drivers like consumerism and social responsibility, facilities and workplaces will become an increasingly more important critical extension of the corporate brand."

The Sabre Virtual Meeting reservation system, born of a partnership between Sabre Travel Network and Polycom, will allow business travelers to book telepresence rooms for meetings around the world.