Recent Articles
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Taking the Performance Conversation to a Higher Level
There are a lot of specializations in the land of IT. Some of them are a little more artificial than others, but to one degree or another they help solution providers differentiate various services. But as IT becomes increasingly complex, it’s clear that additional tiers of computing are bringing new performance pressures to bear on just…
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ShoreTel Acquires Hosted Unified Communications Specialist M5 Networks
ShoreTel, a provider of IP phone systems with integrated unified communications (UC), announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire M5 Networks, a specialist in UC. Under the terms of the agreement, M5 shareholders will receive approximately $84 million in cash and 9.5 million shares of ShoreTel stock, which equates to a total of…
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WatchGuard Launches XTM 33 Security Appliance
WatchGuard Technologies, a provider of business security solutions, today unveiled its latest small-business firewall, the XTM 33. Ideal for midmarket businesses with five to 30 users, the XTM 33 appliance provides enhanced network protection in an all-in-one, small form factor security appliance. Features include defense-in-depth protection, such as identity-based firewalling, plus WatchGuard s proxy technology.…
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Cisco Helps Manage BYOD Traffic With Aironet 3600 Series AP
Cisco Networks is rolling out a new wireless access point designed to address the growing demand for fast network performance and consistent connectivity that is being fueled by the rapid growth of mobile devices and mobile network traffic. At the Cisco Live conference in London Jan. 31, company officials unveiled the Aironet 3600 Series Access…
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Integra Telecom Announces Collaboration and Messaging Services
Integra Telecom, a provider of fiber-based, business-grade networking, communications and cloud solutions, announced it is expanding its offering of cloud services for businesses to include collaboration and messaging services. Integra is providing networkwide availability of hosted Microsoft Communication Services, which includes Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Outlook 2010, Microsoft Lync, Microsoft SharePoint, enhanced encryption and other enhanced features.…