Poly Sees New Market for Premium Home Video Conferencing Devices
The Poly Studio P Series brings “professional-grade” conferencing to home workers.
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Cisco Webex Contact Center Rollout Raises Stakes in CCaaS Market
Cisco’s new cloud-native CCaaS offering is an omnichannel platform.
Top Gun 51 Profile: Andy Dignan on Refocusing Five9 Partner Priorities
Learn about the program changes this Top Gun 51 winner has made and the key partnerships Five9 has forged.
Verizon Inks Partnership to Integrate Microsoft Azure for Operators
The alliance is Verizon’s latest to build out its mobile edge computing (MEC) services.
Apple Joins 5G Fray iPhone 12 Launch, Carriers Jockey for Position
Verizon used the iPhone 12 reveal the launch of its U.S. 5G network.
Google Previews 5G Phones with New Google Pixel 5
Google’s Pixel phones are becoming more competitively priced.
What, No 5G? Apple Updates iPad Air as iPhone 12 Release Date Nears
Apple also launched the lower cost iPad 8th generation, which ships Sept. 18.
Microsoft Plots Teams Advanced Communications Discount, Free Conferencing Offer
A promo through Jan. 31 aims to seed usage of Teams audio conferencing and communications.
3 Networking Trends to Watch as Working from Home Becomes Permanent
Demand for SD-WAN is on the rise again, but the perimeter is shifting from branch offices.
Microsoft Races to Match Zoom Meeting Capabilities with Teams Advanced Communications
The Advanced Communications option will expand the Teams meetings limit to 1,000 attendees.
Showdown!: Synnex, Telarus Face Off with Avaya Cloud Office in Canada
Both are recruiting and onboarding partners to deliver and support the new Avaya Cloud Office.
Microsoft Teams Together Mode Gets Release Date, Stares Down Zoom
Together mode simulates participants in collective work or classroom environments.
Apple Unveils New Mac Platform, Replaces Intel CPUs with Own Silicon
CEO Tim Cook says it’s time for a huge leap forward for the Mac.
NEC-Intermedia Partnership: Execs Explain Their Cloud PBX Team-Up
Intermedia’s CEO and the NEC Americas channel chief explain how their partnership is different.
NEC, Intermedia Team on Cloud UCaaS, Partner Blasts Avaya-RingCentral
NEC has started offering a private-label version of Intermedia’s cloud PBX and contact center.
TBI Partners, Customers See New Norms Shaping Post COVID-19 Tech Priorities
TBI channel partners and customers are recalibrating for post COVID-19 realities.
RingCentral’s New CRO to Drive Channel ‘Enablement and Readiness’
Phil Sorgen, the former Microsoft exec, is excited for “a lot of growth opportunities” in UCaaS.
Former Microsoft Channel Chief Joins RingCentral Executive Team
24-year Microsoft veteran Phil Sorgen is now RingCentral’s chief revenue officer.
Google Meet Video Conferencing Poised to Challenge Zoom
Google Meet now has business-grade audio and video and enhanced controls.
Microsoft Adds New Surface PCs, Delays Dual-Screen, Foldable Devices
The Surface Go 2, Surface Book 3 and Surface Dock upgrade will ship this month.
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