In a popular move for Mac and Lync users, MS this week have announced that a fully featured Lync client will be included in Office for Mac 2011 from October 1st. This will be a big win for IT departments wanting to convince senior executives on the value of deploying Lync. While we know that
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No Comments » Cisco have always been at the forefront of implementing UC solutions for Telemedicine. Yesterday Cisco released another use case based on their Tandberg platform which allowed a remote monastery to receive vital medical assistance from experts over 130 miles away based in St Petersburg. The Tandberg solution, now provided by the Cisco TelePresence Technology Group, connects the remote monastery
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Found via Tommy Clarke Microsoft have released several Technet documents related to “Communications Server 2010″. Not sure if this is an error or an early release but for those not on any of the NDA protected TAP programmes the link contains some interesting information about MS’s upcoming version of OCS, especially new features and resiliency.
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In a previous post about conference calls Dave Grady caught perfectly the frustrating experience that occurs everyday in every office in the modern world. The curse of the first five minutes of a conference call. Microsoft’s new Lobby feature in their upcoming “Communication Server 14″ release could be a solution to this curse. The “CS14″ team over
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Again not normally a big fan of these types of video, they tend not to pitch at the right level. But this one is quite good, of course there is the standard corporate look and feel but don’t let that distract you from the central message that deploying UC can enable significant and tangible benefits within your
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I don’t normally like the arguments between vendors but this video is quite funny and the message to Cisco is loud and clear – unify your Unified Communications product range. Until you do you will be open to this type of attack from your competitors.
It’s always good to see UC technology implemented in any organisation but when the deployment is generating operational benefits for the UN’s World Health Programme you can’t help but smile. I assume that the WFP will be treated as a charity and receive the software for a significantly reduced rate. Take a look at the video from Twisted Pair
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Google may not be on many UC technology roadmaps today but I guarantee within 12 – 18 months if they keep developing Voice, Apps, Android, Docs, Talk, Chat and Chrome they will be. While their development seems scattergun if they can consolidate their products into a single competitor to Office and deliver via their cloud infrastructure they
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