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Why Skype Is Not the Answer for Enterprise Video Conferencing

It was a common trope in science fiction stories of the mid 20th century - people talking to one another on videophones. Just look at the viewscreen on Star Trek as an example. But nowadays, what was once science fiction is a way of life. Thanks to applications like Skype, we can talk to our long-distance girlfriends that live out of state, or our grandchildren who live overseas or anyone else for that matter. But, as great as Skype is for personal conversations, it is not the best video conferencing solution for enterprises, for a host of reasons.

5/28/2013 7:00:00 AM

BoxTone to Support Blackberry 10

BoxTone, a global Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) Software and Services provider, revealed that its Mobile Service Management support is now available for Blackberry 10 and Blackberry Enterprise Service 10.

5/24/2013 3:47:32 PM

Public Transportation Users Make Big Predictions about Future Tech

Accenture recently took a survey of 4,500 urban travelers using public transportation, asking them questions about future technological developments and the accompanying implications for the future. What the public transportation users revealed in the survey suggests some big things that may be at hand, especially for travelers who would like to see paperless travel and other technological advancements come more into play.

5/24/2013 3:47:05 PM

Revenues to Break the $1 Billion Mark in 2013 as Dominance was Maintained in 2012 by 2G M2M Modules

ABI Research provides in-depth analysis and quantitative forecasting of trends in global connectivity and other emerging technologies, and the market research company recently released the finding of its M2M Services and Modules Research Service. The M2M Embedded Module database provides cellular module shipment and revenue estimates for five world regions, and seven air interface technologies covering 2G, 3G, and 4G standards.

5/24/2013 3:45:51 PM

Chrome 27 for Android Lands, Polished with a Host of New Features

It was only a little under two months ago that Google released a beta version of Chrome 27. Now, not only is the browser available for desktop but also for Android. Just four days after bringing the new browser to desktops, Google brought it to Android. With the new arrival comes a host of new features that should make Chrome users--regardless of platform--pretty happy to see it.

5/24/2013 3:41:30 PM

New HTML5 Platform Enables Users to Create Presentations in Minutes

Whether small or big, all organizations would like their representatives to make impressive presentations about the company and its products to potential customers. But, creating notable presentations is not simple. And at times it could be challenging.

5/24/2013 3:36:31 PM

Orange Business Services Extends Flexible Computing

Orange Business Services has further extended Flexible Computing, which delivers Infrastructure as a Service. Currently, Flexible Computing is run by 500 customers from its European platform. With the latest extension, cloud-ready data centers in North America and Asia will also offer Flexible Computing. Multinational corporations or MNCs have been increasingly requesting networked cloud infrastructure services from an individual communications and IT services provider, which will now be addressed by Flexible Computing.

5/24/2013 3:32:42 PM

SpitFire Unveils New FlexPay Predictive Program

Predicitve Dialers are a powerful way to maximize call center production. Intelligent autodialing, lead management, and campaign control all contribute to more productive agents and increased sales. Many companies have thus opted for hosted dialer services, which offer efficient cloud access to predictive dialer technology that is run entirely on a remote dedicated server for a monthly fee.

5/24/2013 3:29:03 PM

Retailers Can Take a Lesson from Small Business

When it comes to Unified Communications (UC), the retail sector is surprisingly lost. A new survey from Elite Telecom has revealed that only 13.4 of retailers are currently utilizing unified communications (UC) solutions in their daily operations. What's worse, only 34.9 percent of retail businesses surveyed are even willing to invest in UC technology over the next few years.

5/24/2013 3:14:06 PM

ORBCOMM Announces 4 New Tracking Solutions

ORBCOMM has long been a company that has been one of the leaders in the M2M market when it comes to remote container tracking. Recently the company added to its stable of solutions with the release of four new asset tracking and monitoring devices. The company has done an awful lot of work with satellite container tracking over the last few months and years but this is the first time it has launched a series of solutions quite like this.

5/24/2013 3:09:35 PM

KORE Looks for Expanded Addressable Market, Partners with EE

In order to meet the increasing demand of machine-to-machine (M2M) services around the world, KORE is expanding its addressable market by partnering with EE, the U.K.'s most advanced digital communications company. As the world's largest wireless network provider specializing solely in the M2M communications market, KORE is looking to increase its footprint in Africa, Europe and the Middle East while at the same time adding voice support the global M2M connectivity demands.

5/24/2013 3:05:04 PM

Gemalto Places Qualcomm Chipset in Its New M2M Device

M2M is turning into a big business. Medical sensors, automobiles, smart meters, shipping containers and alarm systems are starting to really get into the groove, implementing new devices that give them a whole new level of capabilities.

5/24/2013 2:59:55 PM

OEMs Outsourcing Medical Device Manufacturing

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan expects the market for electronic manufacturing services (EMS) within the medical device industry to grow to $34.38 billion by 2019. Just what is EMS, and how does it benefit original equipment manufacturers?

5/24/2013 2:46:04 PM

GL Unveils Improved Ethernet LAN, WAN Replication Equipment

GL Communications Inc. has unveiled an improved Ethernet LAN and WAN Simulation Equipment. GL is a major organization offering PC-based test, analysis and simulation products and consulting services to telecommunication organizations across the globe.

5/24/2013 2:45:07 PM

REACH Pairs Up With Rubbermaid to Design Improved Mobile Telemedicine Carts

REACH Pairs Up With Rubbermaid to Design Improved Mobile Telemedicine Carts

5/24/2013 2:43:30 PM

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