Glenn Lurie, the executive who led AT&T's negotiations with Apple for its exclusive U.S. iPhone deal, will now work on introducing wireless links in devices other than mobile phones.
Telepresence, a high-end, high-definition form of videoconferencing—often combined with life-size images of remote participants displayed on one or more large screens—offers a higher level of intimacy than other forms of virtual communication. The technology promises to make virtual meetings attractive to even the highest-ranking.
When preparing 2009 budgets, there will be items that seem like easy cuts. However, when it comes to networking resources, three seemingly less-critical areas are probably going to increase in importance.
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Cisco is seeing mixed views from its customers around the world, Chief Executive John Chambers said in response to a question about global technology demand in an interview with CNBC.
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Aspect, which offers unified communications products for contact centers, will make its Aspect Unified IP contact center solution interoperable with Microsoft’s Office Communications Server 2007 under a deal that was announced March 18. Microsoft is also making an equity investment in Aspect, although financial terms were not disclosed.
In 2007, the vendor side of unified communications (UC) saw tremendous hype, while many buyers struggled with confusion, wondering exactly how to define UC and what UC meant for their businesses.