Recent Articles
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The State of Unified Communications: 2012 and Beyond
Unified communications projects moved beyond the basics of VoIP, IM and presence in 2011, with many businesses starting to adopt more of the advanced features that UC vendors have been talking about for the past few years. Video, mobility and collaboration were the real stars of the year, and projects including them are sure to…
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Zyxel, Snom Partner on VOIP Platform for SMBs
Snom Technology, a developer of IP desktop phones and IP communications solutions, announced it has partnered with Zyxel Communications, a networking company that provides Internet solutions for customers ranging from telecommunications service providers, medium-sized businesses to home users to offer end-to-end VOIP solution for small to medium-size businesses (SMBs). After testing, Zyxel Ethernet switches and…
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Consumer Electronics Industry Faces a Projected $17 Billion Product Returns Bill: Accenture
Customers returning electronics products will cost U.S. consumer electronics retailers and manufacturers nearly $17 billion this year, including receiving, assessing, repairing, reboxing, restocking and reselling returned products. This represents an increase of 21 percent since 2007, according to a research report from management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company Accenture (NYSE: ACN). The research is…
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Dell to Hold Inagural Storage Forum in London in January
Dell will host its first annual Storage Forum in Europe from Jan. 9-12 in London. Officially named “Dell Storage Forum London 2012,” the convention will provide customers and channel partners with a series of executive and technical sessions plus hands-on access to the Dell Fluid Data architecture and the entire storage portfolio, including the Compellent,…
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Autotask Passes Ownership of VARStreet Through Employee Buyout
Autotask, a provider of hosted IT business management solutions, announced that it has signed an agreement to transfer ownership of its VARStreet quoting and e-commerce product line, including all ongoing development, sales, hosting, implementation, support and billing, through an employee buyout. Autotask software manages critical business operations and processes for technology services-centric organizations, and its software-as-a-service…
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Microsoft, MasterCard Partner on Office 365 Program
Payments and technology company MasterCard Worldwide and technology giant Microsoft extended their pledge to increase technology and payment services to small businesses through a new strategic initiative that sees MasterCard become a member of the partner program for Office 365, a cloud productivity service that gives small businesses access to email, documents, contacts and calendars…