http://www.channelinsider.com Messaging and Collaboration - RSS Feeds en-us Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:04:45 -0500 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:04:45 -0500 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:50:59 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/Nokia-Poised-to-Snag-Symbian/?kc=rss - LONDON (Reuters) - The world's largest cell phone maker, Nokia, said on Tuesday its 264 million euro ($339.9 million) acquisition of British software firm Symbian was on track to be closed this year. Nokia said in June it would buy out other shareholders of UK-based smartphone software maker Symbia...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/Nokia-Poised-to-Snag-Symbian/?kc=rss Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:40:58 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/Mobile-Apps-Find-Home-in-Touchscreen-Devices/?kc=rss - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Touchscreen phone users are discovering that much of the fun in their devices stems from applications -- those little nuggets of convenience, amusement and distraction available for download on the slightest whim. A good example is Google Inc's newly updated Mobile App for...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/Mobile-Apps-Find-Home-in-Touchscreen-Devices/?kc=rss Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:50:34 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/Verizon-Bets-on-RIMs-Blackberry-Storm-as-Apple-iPhone-Killer/?kc=rss - By Sinead Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless is betting on the new BlackBerry Storm for the all-important holiday season, hoping the highly anticipated smartphone can compete against the iPhone offered by rival wireless provider AT amp;T Inc. The No. 2 U.S. mobile service, a joint ven...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/Verizon-Bets-on-RIMs-Blackberry-Storm-as-Apple-iPhone-Killer/?kc=rss Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:42:38 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/Nokia-to-add-IBMs-Lotus-Notes-EMail-to-Smartphone/?kc=rss - HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia smartphones will be able to access IBM Lotus Notes corporate email starting from next month, the two firms said on Thursday, as the world's top handset maker battles Blackberry-maker RIM. Nokia said thanks to the new software more than 80 million users of its smartphone...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/Nokia-to-add-IBMs-Lotus-Notes-EMail-to-Smartphone/?kc=rss Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:06:01 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/iPhone-Gaining-Favor-Among-Business-Users/?kc=rss - Apple's iPhone is finally starting to permeate the business community, driven by the release of business-friendly software for the 3G version in July and increasing popularity of the device among younger users. While Research in Motion still holds the lions share of the market for mobile text an...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/iPhone-Gaining-Favor-Among-Business-Users/?kc=rss Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:40:07 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/Citrix-Online-Cisco-Differ-on-Telepresence-Future/?kc=rss - Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers predicts that consumer versions of his companys high-definition telepresence systems will hit the home/consumer market within a year. quot;What you're going to see is, over the next 12 to 15 months ... high-definition capabilities for TelePresence into the home, quo...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/Citrix-Online-Cisco-Differ-on-Telepresence-Future/?kc=rss Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:14:29 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/ObjectWorlds-Unified-Communications-Hooks-Up-with-Microsoft-SBS/?kc=rss - Looking to simplify complexity and also lower costs to help its channel partners make inroads into the small and midsize business market, unified communications vendor Objectworld will integrate its UC offering with Microsoft's Small Business Server/Essential Business Server offerings. For Micr...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/ObjectWorlds-Unified-Communications-Hooks-Up-with-Microsoft-SBS/?kc=rss Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:36:04 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/RecessionProof-Your-Technology-Lineup-with-Video-Conferencing/?kc=rss - While sales of videoconferencing technology, like everything else, have been affected by the down economy in 2008, videoconferencing still remains a strong play for IT solution providers looking for recession-proof products and technologies to carry themselves and their customers through tough ti...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/RecessionProof-Your-Technology-Lineup-with-Video-Conferencing/?kc=rss Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:19:21 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/Polycom-Updates-Channel-Partner-Program-Telepresence-Products/?kc=rss - Telepresence, video and voice communications vendor Polycom has expanded its Polycom Arena channel partner ecosystem program to include applications from ISV partners that have been tested and certified by Polycom. Separately, Polycom announced an updated set of telepresence products available ...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/Polycom-Updates-Channel-Partner-Program-Telepresence-Products/?kc=rss Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:04:55 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/TMobile-Introduces-GooglePowered-Phone/?kc=rss - NEW YORK, Sept 23 (Reuters) - T-Mobile USA will sell the first phone powered by Google Inc's (GOOG) Android operating system for $179, slightly cheaper than its rival, Apple Inc's (AAPL) popular iPhone, the wireless service said on Tuesday. That price competes with the entry-level price of $199 f...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/TMobile-Introduces-GooglePowered-Phone/?kc=rss Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:31:08 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/A-New-Twist-on-EMailing-Video/?kc=rss - Its probably happened to everybody who uses e-mail: You click the button to retrieve your messages and all of a sudden you notice the download bar is stuck somewhere in the middle, moving at snails pace. One of your friends or colleagues has done it again: sent you a large file with audio, ...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/A-New-Twist-on-EMailing-Video/?kc=rss Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:09:51 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/RIM-Unveils-Spate-of-Consumer-Application-Deals/?kc=rss - TORONTO (Reuters) - A day after announcing a flip-phone version of its popular BlackBerry Pearl, Research In Motion unveiled a spate of consumer-related partnerships on Thursday, continuing its push to capture mainstream customers. RIM said it would partner with Ticketmaster to let BlackBerry use...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/RIM-Unveils-Spate-of-Consumer-Application-Deals/?kc=rss Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:38:31 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/Mobile-Firms-like-Cash-from-Data-but-Worry-about-Devices/?kc=rss - By David Lawsky SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. mobile phone companies have begun to see substantial returns from delivering data and not just voice, fueled by greater openness on their networks, industry leaders said on Wednesday. But top executives of three of the nation's four largest mobile...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/Mobile-Firms-like-Cash-from-Data-but-Worry-about-Devices/?kc=rss Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:18:35 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/Telepresence-for-Every-Budget/?kc=rss - Hewlett-Packard Halo Collaboration Studio HP's Halo system includes three plasma displays in rooms equipped with studio-quality audio and lighting. Participants can share documents and data from their laptops using a separate collaboration screen. This high-end system also includes a dedic...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/Telepresence-for-Every-Budget/?kc=rss Sat, 31 May 2008 08:57:49 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/Sourcefire-Declines-Barracuda-Networks-Offer/?kc=rss - Officials at Sourcefire turned down an unsolicited acquisition attempt by Barracuda Networks May 30, calling the bid too low. Barracuda, which makes e-mail and Web security appliances, proposed to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock for $7.50 per share in cash, a 13 percent premium abo...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/Sourcefire-Declines-Barracuda-Networks-Offer/?kc=rss