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...
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 ...
In this video research note, Recon Research's Ira Weinstein provides the real story behind the everything-as-a-service craze. Hardly a day goes by without us hearing about a new "as a service" offering. And often the messaging around the offering focuses on the benefits of shifting a capital expend...
On December 20, 2018, Biamp announced the acquisition of Cambridge Sound Management (CSM) for an undisclosed amount. That same day, Recon Research was fortunate enough to spend a few minutes on video with Biamp CEO and co-Chairman Rashid Skaf. "Overall, we like the concept behind this acquisition." - Ira M. Weins...
