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Slideshows about unified communications

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  ARN Exchange Melbourne: Unearthing the real value of Unified Communications

  What are the spending priorities of customers within the Unified Communications market today and what are the skills required from partners to deliver those services? An overview of the UC market in Australia was debated in the ARN Exchange event in Melbourne with discussions covering the customers spending priorities, the complexities customers and partners face and how partners can increase profit through a UC strategy while outlining key areas of market growth ahead.​​

  ARN Exchange Melbourne: Unearthing the real value of Unified Communications
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  IN PICTURES: Staples Technology Solutions Ignite 2016 heads to Kingscliff

  Kingscliff on the NSW north coast was the backdrop for the Staples team from Australia and New Zealand who gathered together with the company’s strategic partners - Microsoft, Lenovo and HP. With a strong focus on innovation, the event drove an agenda that fostered growth and capitalisation on market opportunities in end user computing, Cloud, unified communications and managed print and content services.

  IN PICTURES: Staples Technology Solutions Ignite 2016 heads to Kingscliff
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  IN PICTURES: Polycom honours top performing regional channel partners in Nashville

  Polycom awards top performing regional channel partners at the 2015 Circle of Excellence Awards at TEAM Polycom 2016, the company’s annual partner conference, in Nashville, Tennessee.

  IN PICTURES: Polycom honours top performing regional channel partners in Nashville
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  EXCLUSIVE: IN PICTURES - ShoreTel A/NZ's Christmas party (+26 photos)

  ShoreTel recently brought together its A/NZ channel partners at the Kirribilli Club at Sydney’s Lavender Bay for an update on the company’s regional and global strategy. The event featured presentations from ShoreTel’s chief marketing officer, Mark Roberts; Asia-Pacific vice-president and managing director, Frédéric Gillant; and A/NZ managing director, Jamie Romanin. A highlight of the event was ShoreTel’s inaugural A/NZ partner awards, with Flexnet, One Solution, Telstra, Reliance Communications, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Aerus Technologies all recognised for their achievements in 2015. The formal proceedings were followed up with ShoreTel’s Christmas party, giving partners the opportunity to celebrate a successful year with the vendor.

  EXCLUSIVE: IN PICTURES - ShoreTel A/NZ's Christmas party (+26 photos)
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  In Pictures: 15 screen-sharing apps for easy collaboration

  Need to hold a virtual meeting complete with screen sharing? Or maybe you just need to remotely access a colleague’s computer to help him with a quick fix. Here are 15 ways to get the job done -- for free.

  In Pictures: 15 screen-sharing apps for easy collaboration
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  IN PICTURES: ShoreTel 2014 Sydney Christmas Party

  Phone systems and unified communications solutions provider, ShoreTel, held its 2014 Sydney Christmas Party at Bar 100 in The Rocks to celebrate a fabulous and strong year with its partners. Amidst the seasonal celebrations, the company was also celebrating its implementation of a Unified Communications (UC) and Enterprise Contact Center (ECC) solution for cinema business, Hoyts. The solution spans 50 sites in Australia and New Zealand for more than 2300 staff.

  IN PICTURES: ShoreTel 2014 Sydney Christmas Party

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News about unified communications

• Leader ramps up UC play with Poly

  Distribution deal covers both Poly's consumer and business products.

• Unisys deepens digital workplace services with $152M Unify Square buy

  Unify Square is set to become a core part of the Unisys Digital Workplace business unit.

• The role of unified comms in a post-COVID world

  After the initial rush to adopt new technology aimed at enabling remote work last year, a new consideration is emerging for partners.

• Weighing up which UCaaS vendors to work with

  What are the differentiating factors that will make some UCaaS vendors stand out from the crowd as the market heats up?

• Customers embrace cloud collaboration, video conferencing equipment rebounds

  Spending on hosted and cloud-based solutions surged 18 per cent during Q2

• Wavelink and Architech deliver UC strategy for Royal Children’s Hospital

  Parts of the project are being completed remotely due to COVID.

Interviews about unified communications

• ​Partners ready to pounce as Internet of Things uncovers pockets of channel growth

  Analytics, Cloud, Data Centre, Digital, Internet of Things, Security, Unified Communications - where is the channel making its money in 2016?

• Profile: Enablis managing director, Jon Evans

  Enablis’ boss, discusses the company’s explosive growth, beating the telcos at their own game and his predictions for 2015

• INTERVIEW: Bringing Aastra back to relevance in the channel

  Aastra MD, Tony Warhurst, talks about the changes he's made at the company since taking over

• Open source identity: Asterisk founder and Digium CTO Mark Spencer

  Software telephony systems in for a shake up

Features about unified communications

• ​Rich history of channel innovation as Westcon Group turns 30

  “It is with tremendous pride that we celebrate this milestone in the history of our company."

• Web Real Time Communication (WebRTC) applications emerge as the tech stabilizes

  Work remains to be done, but WebRTC is being put to use in a range of vertical markets

• Could Facebook be your next phone company?

  Yes, thanks to WebRTC. This open-source project aims to transform the humble Web browser into a full-featured unified communications portal

• ShoreTel asks... What’s the next big thing in terms of how we interact?

  Capping off a stellar year for unified communications provider ShoreTel, Jamie Romanin, managing director, Australia and New Zealand offers his predictions for 2015.

• Why HP's successful turnaround Is closer than it looks

  The power of a firm can't lie in the performance of any single division but, rather, in the synergy of the whole company

• Opinion: How do you manage your social networks?

  And are they a waste of humanity?