May 2008 Archives

TMCnet Senior Editor Mae Kowalke has done another fantastic job following the latest buzz with speculation about a new platform from Microsoft code-named “Echoes,” that the company apparently thinks will eventually do away with the need for telephone numbers. T

Mae says the idea is to integrate the functions of mobile phones and e-mail into a single system that enables people to contact one another based on name rather than having to look up and dial a number or type an e-mail address.

Read more what she has to say about it here.

Open Solutions for Rio

May 29, 2008 3:44 PM | 0 Comments

Open Solutions is bringing its unified communications solutions way south of the border, announcing an international reseller partnership agreement with Senior Solution, a Brazilian software and services provider for the financial market.

The partnership is expected to offer all Open Solutions’ products and services, including The Complete Banking Solution, to its retail banking client base within the Latin American financial services marketplace.

Read more about it here in TMCnet.

Shazamm!

May 28, 2008 11:52 AM | 0 Comments

Atrion Networking Corporation has acquired Shazamm, an interactive multimedia company that is expected to allows Atrion to offer customized technical and aesthetic client business solutions. This is likely going to beef-up their unified communications presence.

Shazamm is an interactive firm specializing in software development and Web and multimedia design. Shazamm specializes in detailed Web, print and multi-media communications and marketing solutions, with Web application designs and technologies being its signature trademark.

There is more here.

From Russia with Love

May 28, 2008 11:51 AM | 0 Comments

Mobile TeleSystems is preparing for the commercial launch of its 3G network in Saint Petersburg, Russia and technical readiness of 3G networks for commercial launch in Sochi, Yekaterinburg and Kazan.

According to my sources, the company expects the key benefit of a next-generation network to provide customers with “faster data download speeds with top download capacity using HSPA technology up to 3.6 Mbit/s.”

Read all about it here.

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on Tuesday said that French-American networking group Alcatel-Lucent (News - Alert) has not infringed on Microsoft patents for unified communications technology.

The latest verdict came after an earlier ruling by administrative law judge Paul Luckern that Alcatel-Lucent was guilty of violating one of four Microsoft patents included in the lawsuit. ITC overturned that decision, stating that the many of the contested patent claims in the lawsuit were invalid. To learn more read this TMCnet article here.

UC Interest Growing

May 16, 2008 2:35 PM | 0 Comments

Interesting news from Wainhouse Research. The outfit has published a report documenting attitudes, interests and opinions of resellers and channel partners that shows strong interest in Unified Communications and Telepresence. Check out Eve Sullivan's article here to find out more.

Tulsa Technology Center is getting in on the unified communications game. The oldest and largest career and technology education center in Oklahoma, has chosen XETA Technologies to deploy the largest Nortel/Microsoft unified communications (UC) platform to date, the company announced today. Check out the whole story here.

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