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Polycom Acquires Video Collaboration Specialist ViVu
Unified communications firm Polycom announced the acquisition of ViVu, a privately held video collaboration software company. ViVu has developed video collaboration software that can be embedded into enterprise, social and vertical industry applications to enable Web-based high-definition video collaboration. The acquisition gives Polycom a means to more quickly embed HD video into Web-based applications through…
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Zenith Infotech Defaults, Zenith RMM Spin Off Questioned
Zenith Infotech has defaulted on $33 million in foreign currency convertible bonds, and the default has apparently triggered remaining bonds to come due for a total of $85 million, according to the Times of India. One of the bondholders, New York-based QVT Financial, told the Times that the default means the other bonds are accelerated…
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MSP Acquisitions: Advice for a Red Hot Market
How hot is the managed services mergers and acquisitions market? So hot that remote management and monitoring platform provider N-able offered three different panel discussions on the topic during its annual partner summit in Scottsdale, Ariz. last week "M&A has never been hotter than right now," N-able Vice President of Sales Michael Cullen told Channel…
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Symantec Incents Managed Security Services Experts
Symantec partners are being tasked with taking the vendor’s managed security services strategy to the next level. The vendor is hoping to boost its business in the area with a new specialization in its partner program that will reward partners that meet the skills and knowledge requirements. Partners can achieve the new Managed Security Service…
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N-able to Support Managed Mobile Devices in 2012
N-able is upping its investment in partners and accelerating its Freemium strategy to the tune of $115 million, CEO Gavin Garbutt announced at the remote monitoring and management vendor’s annual partner conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. today. Garbutt told the assembled N-able partners that the company will use its invested funds from private equity firm Accel-KKR…
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Xerox Targets SMBs with PrintBack App & WorkCentre Printer
Print solutions specialist Xerox announced the launch of two tools aimed at boosting the productivity of small to medium-size businesses, including a free mobile print app, PrintBack, and a color multifunction printer, the WorkCentre 6015, Xerox’s first WiFi-enabled device. Starting at $449, the WorkCentre 6015 is available worldwide through Xerox direct sales, agents, resellers and…