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Internet Connected Devices Offer Opportunities for IT Channel Companies: Report
The pending transition to a new addressing protocol for Internet-connected devices will likely create new business opportunities for IT product, service and support companies, according to CompTIA, a nonprofit trade association for the IT industry. A survey of 400 IT and business decision makers in the United States found that just 31 percent of respondents…
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Polycom’s HP Video Collaboration Buy Ups Ante Against Cisco
Polycom is buying Hewlett-Packard’s video collaboration business and expanding its partnership with Microsoft as it looks to bolster its competition with Cisco Systems in the fast-growing visual communications market. The moves, announced June 1, came at the same time that Polycom officials said they were partnering with a wide range of service providers—including AT&T, BT…
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Grandstream Announces Additions to Line of HD IP Phones
Grandstream Networks, a manufacturer of IP voice/video telephony and video surveillance solutions, announced two new additions to the GXP line of Enterprise HD IP Phones, the GXP1400 and GXP1405. The newest additions to the GXP family of HD IP Phones, the GXP1400/1405 bring HD audio and functionality to the SMB (small and midsize business) market.…
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Internet Advertising Revenues Hit $7.3 Billion: Report
Internet advertising revenues in the United States hit $7.3 billion for the first quarter of 2011, representing a 23 percent increase over the same period in 2010, according to figures released by the Interactive Advertising Bureau and PwC. This marks the highest first-quarter revenue level ever for the industry and a “significant increase” over last…
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Skype Kills Open-Source Digium Asterisk VOIP PBX Support
Two weeks after Microsoft said it would acquire Skype, the voice over IP company has begun cutting its ties with the open-source world. Asterisk was the first partner cut loose. Skype decided not to renew its agreement with Digium, which allowed Asterisk, the open-source telephony system, to be integrated with the Skype service, Digium said…