Recent Articles
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HTC Touch Pro Sprints into Mobile Smartphone Market
While unified communications may be a buzz word of note, lately, many forget it is really the software and hardware combination that makes everything unified to begin with. The problem is that most unified communications solutions start to fall apart once the user leaves his or her desk. To resolve that issue, solution providers are…
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iPhone Gaining Favor Among Business Users
Apple’s iPhone is finally starting to permeate the business community, driven by the release of business-friendly software for the 3G version in July and increasing popularity of the device among younger users. While Research in Motion still holds the lion’s share of the market for mobile text and voice devices, solution providers should start gearing…
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Citrix Online, Cisco Differ on Telepresence Future
Cisco Systems’ CEO John Chambers predicts that consumer versions of his company’s high-definition telepresence systems will hit the home/consumer market within a year. "What you’re going to see is, over the next 12 to 15 months … high-definition capabilities for TelePresence into the home," Chambers told reporters last week. Chambers reported he has one of…
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Objectworld’s Unified Communications Hooks Up with Microsoft SBS
Looking to simplify complexity and also lower costs to help its channel partners make inroads into the small and midsize business market, unified communications vendor Objectworld will integrate its UC offering with Microsoft’s Small Business Server/Essential Business Server offerings. For Microsoft partners already selling Microsoft Small Business Server/Essential Business Server, the UC solution offers an…
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Recession-Proof Your Technology Lineup with Videoconferencing
While sales of videoconferencing technology, like everything else, have been affected by the down economy in 2008, videoconferencing still remains a strong play for IT solution providers looking for recession-proof products and technologies to carry themselves and their customers through tough times. A case in point is videoconferencing vendor Tandberg, a 100 percent channel company…
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Software that Saves Cash
The economy is big news these days, with companies downsizing, slashing budgets and looking for any way possible to cut costs, improve efficiency and maybe even turn a profit. While the situation is certainly tough, it’s far from dire. Solution providers can make inroads with both new and existing customers by helping cut costs from…
