In The Know: Top 5 Must-Read Cloud Stories, March 17

Written by CJ Arlotta
March 17, 2015

At the end of each day, Talkin' Cloud pulls out five must-read cloud computing stories from the news cycle for its readers to review in the morning. Today's column features Five9, Vonage and ADTRAN.

Talkin’ Cloud at the end of each day pulls out five must-read cloud computing stories from the news cycle for its readers to review in the morning. Today’s column features Five9 (FIVN), Vonage (VG) and ADTRAN (ADTN).

Some of these stories have been gathered from Talkin’ Cloud’s article database, while others have been collected from elsewhere. If we missed something, feel free to leave a comment below. We might just add it into the mix.

Here’s today’s list of must-read cloud computing stories.

Cloud Contact Center Software Provider Five9 Introduces Cloud Alliance Partner Program. Five9recently introduced a Cloud Alliance Partner Program to enable third-party vendors to integrate their contact center solutions into the company’s portfolio. The San Ramon, California-based cloud contact center software provider designed the program to meet the needs of partners with solutions that required integration with its portfolio, according to Walt Rossi, Five9’s vice president of Business Development.

With ‘Bill of Materials,’ MSPs Add Value And Profit. Recent open source vulnerabilities like Heartbleed, Ghost, and FREAK are creating a new value-added service opportunity for MSPs and solution providers, once they can incorporate as a differentiator or sell for additional profitability.

Vonage Buys SimpleSignal for $25.25 Million. Vonage will acquire Dana Point, California-based unified communications-as-a-service (UCaaS) provider SimpleSignal for $25.25 million, approximately 1.5 times SimpleSignal’s estimated 2015 revenues. Alan Masarek, Vonage’s CEO, said the SimpleSignal acquisition “further positions Vonage as a leader in unified communications.”

ADTRAN Revamps ProCloud Service Portfolio. ADTRAN has updated its ProCloud service portfolio to deliver a unified service for wired and wireless networks. The Huntsville, Alabama-based networking and communications equipment provider has incorporated ADTRAN NetVanta Ethernet switches into its ProCloud service portfolio to enable companies to expand their networks.

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