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First the News Last week it was announced that Vidyo, Inc. was acquired by Enghouse Systems Ltd. of Canada, a communications software and services player, for a purchase price of approximately US $40 million. According to the same press release, privately-held Vidyo's annual revenue was ~ $60 million. But what real
The rumor du jour is that privately-held Mitel is looking to acquire publicly-held Avaya in a stock transaction valued at $2.2 - $2.4 billion. Whether you think this rumor is just a rumor or based in fact, we do know that Mitel is a keen acquirer – acquisitions are part of Mitel’s DNA, and other rumors have tal
First the Earth Cooled Video conferencing devices for the enterprise conference room were first introduced in the mid-to-late 1980s, which is roughly a million Internet years ago. Deployments back then were based on dedicated devices running dedicated applications on dedicated networks in dedicated conference rooms
Once again, the team at Recon Research took the Enterprise Connect show by storm. This year's show offered the slew of technology and partnership announcements we've all come to expect, as well as record-breaking attendance and a wealth of strong sessions (including many hosted by members of our team). It also br
Throughout the US, all eyes (or at least many eyes) are focused on the results of the annual NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament (a.k.a. March Madness). The rules are simple - 68 teams compete in seven rounds for the national championship. Yes - March Madness even hit the normally level-headed folks at Re
After months of waiting, the news is finally out. Plantronics has a new name. Polycom has a new name. The new name = Poly. You may be wondering, “why a name change,” and “why Poly?” Was there something wrong with either name – Plantronics or Polycom. Not really. An
What happens when a cloud-based communication service you depend on goes down? My Name is Ira and I’m a Communication Tool Addict Yes. I admit it. I’m a communication tool junkie. I depend on communication tools to reach and interact with the outside world. In full disclosure, I use those same tools to
For the past few years, the business communications industry has focused on evolving solutions that meet the anticipated needs of enterprises in general, and information workers in specific. Much has been written about two related trends: changes in the workforce, and changes in the workplace. Often these discuss
At its root, artificial intelligence (AI) is the theory and development of computing systems that are able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence. In truth, much of the hype today around AI is based on the assumption that any piece of software that outputs a response based on a pre-defined input
