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Exchange Host Intermedia Gets New Owner, CEO
Microsoft Exchange hosting giant Intermedia is going the way of private equity. Oak Hill Capital Partners announced it will acquire Intermedia and appoint former Savvis CEO Phil Koen as chairman and CEO of the New York-based hosting firm which just rolled out a cloud-based backup service this spring. “We are proud to have built this…
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Avaya Adds Mobile Enhancements to Avaya-one X Platform
Avaya officials are bulking up the company’s Avaya-one X solutions to offer greater communications capabilities to mobile workers. At its International Avaya User Group event in Las Vegas May 23, Avaya announced the new enhancements to Avaya-one X, which include support for a wide range of mobile devices—including Apple iPhones and smartphones running Google’s Android…
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Carriers to Cut Tablet Fees?
(Reuters) – Mobile service providers are reworking charges for wireless connections on tablet computers to lure in customers put off by costly fees. Carriers see tablets like Apple Inc’s iPad as key to revenue growth. But high prices for the devices and more fees on top of phone plans are seen pushing consumers to bypass the cellular…
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Apple, Samsung, HTC Lead Smartphone Sales Growth: Report
Worldwide mobile communication device sales to users totaled 427.8 million units in the first quarter of 2011, an increase of 19 percent from the first quarter of 2010, according to IT research firm Gartner. The company estimates that manufacturers’ sales into the channel will drop in the second quarter of 2011, while sales through to…
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Whaleback SystemsCrystalBlue Managed Voice Services
Whaleback SystemsCrystalBlue Managed Voice Services http://www.whalebacksystems.com/ Service Launched: 2010List Price:$29.95-$69.95 per user per monthWhaleback’s focus is on managed voice services, and its cloud offering launched in 2010. Whaleback recently updated its channel partner program to give partners the ability to sell its cloud-based VoIP services to SMEs. Intermedia Hosted PBX http://www.intermedia.net/products/hosted-pbx.aspx Service Launched: 2010List Price:…
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Avaya Releases IP Office 7.0 for SMBs
Business collaboration systems, software and services provider Avaya announced the new version of the company’s communications solution for the small to medium-size business (SMB) market, Avaya IP Office 7.0. The latest version of the software completes the integration of Nortel Enterprise Solutions (NES) IP and digital phones into the IP Office platform. This integration now…
