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BroadSoft Introduces BroadCloud Hosted App Delivery Platform
IP-based communications services provider Broadsoft announced the release of BroadCloud, a cloud-based, hosted infrastructure that will serve as the foundation for the company’s software-as-a-service communications capabilities. The platform will feature a set of UC (Unified Communications) services, including corporate instant messaging and presence, which integrates a subscriber’s phone status (desktop and mobile). Other UC services…
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Cloud Computing
Cloud Computing Whether open public clouds or closed private clouds, customers need to understand how the new models of computing fit into their plans for 2011 and beyond. Forward-thinking VARs and service providers need to think of ways to help customers remotely manage cloud service implementation and bridge the gap between public and private clouds.…
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Avaya Video, Data Certifications Rolled Out
Avaya will be rolling out new training and certifications for video and data solutions over the next two quarters. The new certifications are being designed to help partners the technical deployment and business benefits of the video and data technologies the communications vendor has been rolling out over the last nine months. The courses and…
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Microsoft’s Ozzie Predicts Future Without PCs
SEATTLE, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Corp’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) departing software chief, has asked the company to move on from its roots as a computer-oriented company to imagine a ‘post-PC world’ that relies on wireless devices and the Internet to function. The call from Ozzie, who announced his retirement from Microsoft last week, is…
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WiFi Alliance Unveils Wi-Fi Direct Certification
The WiFi Alliance, a trade association that promotes Wireless LAN technology and certifies products if they conform to certain standards of interoperability, announced that it has begun certifying products capable of making device-to-device connections, designating those products WiFi Certified WiFi Direct. WiFi Direct devices directly connect with other devices for applications such as content sharing,…
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Adobe CEO Pledges Company’s Independence
(Reuters) – Adobe Systems aims to grow independently, its chief executive told a German newspaper, following speculation the software maker could become a takeover target for Microsoft. "Adobe’s growth prospects are so great that our focus is on seizing these opportunities as an independent company," Adobe Chief Executive Shantanu Narayen was quoted as saying by…