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Verizon Introduces Tiered Pricing for Data
Network operator Verizon Wireless confirmed the end of its unlimited data plans, to be replaced with a tiered pricing structure, as a flood of smartphones, tablets and other bandwidth-hungry devices descend on the company s network. The new pricing structure offers customers monthly plans of $30 for 2 gigabytes of data, $50 for 5 gigabytes…
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Blue Jeans Tackles Video Conferencing Interoperability
Blue Jeans Network, a startup that came out of stealth mode this week, is the latest company promising to solve the thorny issue of interoperability between the various video-conferencing offerings on the market. Blue Jeans officials said the company s any(ware) video conferencing offering will enable people using disparate video collaboration technologies not only enterprise-focused…
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Dimension Data Acquires Cloud Hosting Provider Opsource
Dimension Data announced that it has acquired OpSource, an enterprise cloud company, in a deal that will see Dimension Data, a wholly owned subsidiary of NTT Holdings, accelerate its cloud computing services offerings. At the same time, Dimension Data, a $4.7 billion ICT services and solutions provider, has created a centralized Cloud Solutions Business Unit,…
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Cisco Teams Up With Orange on Cloud-Based Hosted Unified Communications
Cisco Systems is continuing to partner with carriers as officials look to offer the company’s collaboration technology as a hosted service. Three months after announcing a beta program with Verizon, in which the carrier is offering services based on Cisco’s HCS (Hosted Collaboration Suite), the networking giant is rolling out a similar program with Orange…
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Microsoft Office 365 Can Benefit Small Businesses, Channel Partners
With the release of Office 365, Microsoft’s newest cloud service that brings together Office, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online and Lync Online, small businesses have an opportunity to move into the rapidly expanding cloud-computing space with the aim of making collaboration easier and reducing costs. As Microsoft launches its latest media blitz heralding the launch of…
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Logitech Takes LifeSize to Enterprise with Jambra
Logitech’s unified communications push that began with its acquisition of LifeSize and subsequent push into the enterprise video conferencing market is continuing with a partnership between the peripheral manufacturer and GN Netcom, maker of the high-end Jabra headsets. According to Eric Kintz, vice president of Logitech for Business, there’s an opportunity for Logitech to become…