Polycom Corporate Branding Shifts Focus To Software
May 24, 2012 by Chad Berndtson CRN.com — Hoping to position itself as a software-centric video collaboration company less tethered to its hardware roots, Polycom on Thursday confirmed the first major branding change in its 22-year history, including a new corporate logo. Along with the brand change comes a marketing Much…
BYOD didn’t kill Cicso’s tablet; it was a doomed idea
Citing employee preferences and the growing Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) movement, Cisco is no longer investing in the Cius Android tablet it announced in 2010. The company says it will instead focus on collaboration software and solutions as workers use a wide range of hardware and enterprises are rushing From…
Ideaca Moves up 17 Spots on Canada’s Top 100 Solution Providers List
TORONTO, May 25, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) –Ideaca, a Canadian based consulting firm that helps customers through a portfolio of management consulting, advisory, implementation and support services, has been recognized as one of Canada’s top 100 Solution Providers of 2011 by Computer Dealer News (CDN). The list was announced May 16th, CDN has been the…
Minnesota state government executive branch picks Microsoft to improve e-mail …
May 25, 2012, 10:04 AM The Executive Branch of the Minnesota state government had its 40,000 end users on a mishmash of e-mail systems when in 2008 its IT group, the Office of Enterprise Technology (OET), decided to tackle the problem. Initially, the OET consolidated the users, from about 70 state agencies and on about In…
Microsoft’s Upgrade Avalanche a Challenge for IT Pros
Microsoft is in the midst of an unprecedented, massive upgrade cycle for its enterprise software products, a refresh wave that represents a major challenge for CIOs and IT managers responsible for charting their companies’ technology strategy. Not only is Microsoft working on a major revamp of its flagship Windows operating…
Avaya: We’re not Cisco when it comes to tablets
Despite Cisco’s decision to end development on its Cius collaboration tablet, Avaya says it is still committed to its Flare Experience unified communications endpoint software… and to "support" the Avaya collaboration tablet on which it runs. Avaya says it read the market for BYOD and unveiled a version of Flare…
CompTIA Study: Unified Communications Technology Deterring Adoption
CompTIA Study: Unified Communications Technology Deterring Adoption Posted by Esther Shein May 25, 2012 Tags: CompTIA, unified communications, VoIP, cloud computing, managed services Channel: UC & VoIP, Networking & Mgmt, Cloud Computing Collaboration, mobility and social networking are hot topics for enterprises, but the complexity of unified communications technology is contributing to…
7 Key Mobile Experience Trends & Topics from Adobe’s Kevin Cochrane
Mobile is the topic at the top of the list for just about every organizations customer experience strategy. What things does Adobe VP of Enterprise Marketing, Kevin Cochrane, see and hear most from his customers? 1. Taking Responsibility for the Mobile Experience Since January Cochrane has noticed that more organizations are…
Paragon Solutions Receives Two Partner Innovation Awards from EMC
CRANFORD, N.J., May 24, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) –Paragon Solutions, an advisory consulting and systems integration firm, announced today that it was selected for two Partner Innovation Awards from the EMC Information Intelligence Group (IIG) during EMC World. The awards recognized two of Paragon’s solution offerings built on the EMC product The…
Acclaimed Business Thought Leader Brian Solis Debuts in Des Moines for Social: IRL
Social media consultancy and event organizer Social: IRL recently announced that acclaimed business thought leader Brian Solis will join Social: IRL in Des Moines for a special "Beyond the Keynote" event to be held on Wednesday, June 6 from 2-5pm at the Science Center of Iowa, located at 401 West Social:…