Microsoft buys Skype for $8.5B: What does it mean for unified communications?
Microsoft announced its plans today to buy Skype for $8.5 billion. Skype is obviously a behemoth in consumer VoIP and desktop video conferencing, but it has been trying to claw its way into the...
View ArticleMicrosoft Lync saves Sprint millions…literally
As many sessions held during Enterprise Connect 2012 pointed out, user adoption of enterprise-grade UC tools has been a point of pain for UC vendors. But sometimes when a company goes all-in with...
View ArticleDon’t hog the network: Monitoring UC for a smooth user experience
Upgrading to unified communications is similar to making the switch from a standard cell phone that just makes calls and sends texts (the horror), to a smartphone with all the bells and whistles —...
View ArticleAnother look at Cisco’s collaboration strategy — its side of the story
After Cisco’s quarterly earnings call in November revealed soft numbers for the company’s collaboration business, I wrote a story about how Cisco was planning to bolster its collaboration strategy for...
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Microsoft Lync 2013 conference kicks off
In honor of the Microsoft Lync 2013 conference that began today, I wanted to highlight a few articles that explain what has made Lync such a game changer in the world of unified communications (UC): UC...
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