HP UC
Is HP a UC player? And if so, “Player” as in vendor or poser? The hot part of UC right now is mobility – and HP doesn’t seem to be...
View ArticleCisco and Avaya Leaders Again
Cisco and Avaya were once again identified as industry leaders. This time, by a new IDC worldwide unified communications Marketscape report. The report claims to use a “rigorous scoring methodology...
View ArticleSocial Blue
IBM is an impressive company – It has lived through more computational generations than any other. The company doesn’t have the fan base of say an Apple, or the fight...
View ArticleITExpo Miami Best of Show
Last week was ITExpo in Miami – generally a good conference. There was lots of news this year. I think the biggest story was Digium’s new phones (see here and here)....
View ArticleLonely at the Top
We live in disruptive times. Technology is changing faster than ever before, the economy has been tough – plagued with war, scams (Enron, Madoff, etc.), and global recessions. World disasters have...
View ArticleUC Alliance Anyone?
The Tech Sector had a rough month in May. Kevin Kelleher of CNN Money asks (but doesn’t answer) the question Why Are Blue Chip Tech Stocks So Blue? Exhibit A, of...
View ArticleHP: We Don’t Need No Stinking 3Com
The news sparking this post is the HP has put 3Com’s VCX out to pasture. It had already done so with the NBX, so once again – 3Com is dead....
View ArticleIt’s Busy Out There! UC Summer 2012
It’s been tough! Recessions, wars, scandals, and natural disasters collaborating to keep wallets closed. A lot of the UC sector was forced into hibernation mode, but the frost appears to...
View ArticleUCaaS MQ – Does Platform Matter?
Gartner recently published its UCaaS Magic Quadrant Report for North America. The Gartner MQ reports are about the closest thing this industry (and many other industries) have to the Academy Awards....
View ArticleA Merry UC Christmas
Dear Santa, It’s been a while since I have written to you. I know you are busy filling the wish lists of deserving children everywhere, but this year the telecom...
View ArticleTwo Different Pictures
A few months ago, highly respected and legendary prognosticator Elliott Gold predicted that Vidyo would pass Polycom. At the time it didn’t seem particularly reasonable. But as Elliot says “the...
View ArticleShoreTel CEO to Retire
That was fast. ShoreTel today announced that its new CEO, Peter Blackmore, intends to retire, but will remain on board until a replacement is found. “It has been a privilege...
View ArticleGiants Competing
For the past several months, the UC conversation shifted toward a Microsoft v. Cisco debate. Cisco enjoys a market share lead over Microsoft in UC, but Lync is experiencing rapid...
View ArticleThe Good News: ShoreTel is Hiring
It’s been a rough year at ShoreTel. Before the end of the June the firm lost eight executives in 2013. Mark Arman, VP of International Sales and Worldwide Distribution, left...
View ArticleTrip to Ottawa
WebRTC is real, it resulted with me traveling to Ottawa. It had been a while since I’ve been to Canada, so I thought I would share a few observations. In...
View ArticleShoreTel and the Game of Verticals
The Los Angeles Dodger’s just signed … ShoreTel. Before I get to my main point here about verticals, I want to emphasize that is dramatic news, because: ShoreTel is based...
View ArticleShoreTel Game Followup – Pictures
I recently posted about ShoreTel, verticals, and a baseball game between the Giants and Dodgers. There are few things oranger than a ShoreTel event at a Giants game in San...
View ArticleMarketing and UC
It is easy to complain about marketing in this industry, but to be fair it’s a tough task. Both the audience and the subject matter make marketing very difficult. The...
View ArticleShoreTel Update
At the Recent Wainhouse Summit in Santa Clara, I made it over to Sunnyvale to check-in at ShoreTel World Headquarters. I consider ShoreTel a contemporary because we both got into telecom about...
View ArticleMobility with Video
A few thoughts on ShoreTel Mobility 8 ShoreTel released Mobility 8 last month (Aug 8). ShoreTel Mobility 8 includes the router and ShoreTel Mobility Clients for iOS and Android. The...
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