Enabling today’s workforce requires businesses to think outside of the meeting room. Remote employees, mobile-reliant teams, and an increased need for collaboration all require new tools and technology to get the job done successfully.
In this issue we focus on Innovation.

The Bridge to Possible

Between hope and possible there’s a bridge. See how Cisco technology is creating a world of potential. Watch the video to learn more.

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Contributor: Cisco

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2018 Gartner UCaaS Magic Quadrant

We’re recognized once again as a Leader in the 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) worldwide. This year we outpaced the market and are positioned furthest to the right within the Leaders quadrant for completeness of vision and ability to execute. See the full report for more details.

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Contributor: RingCentral

Protect your investment in legacy devices as you journey to all-IP

In your quest to all-IP communications, customers like you are still concerned about the large number of legacy analog devices in your environment. Regardless of your vertical – higher education, hospitality or finance – the challenge of integrating traditional phone systems into a VoIP network and efficiently managing communication costs remains a daunting task. AudioCodes recognizes this struggle and is here to assist. Our analog VoIP gateways offer superior voice technology for connecting legacy telephones, fax machines, and PBX systems with IP telephony networks and IP-PBX systems. And our high-density analog gateways ensure high voice quality, resiliency and high availability while their small footprint reduces rack space requirements, cabling and power consumption. Still not convinced? Check out our latest blog on MediaPack and discover how to get superior voice technology when connecting legacy equipment to IP networks.

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Contributor: AudioCodes

FCC Proposes Rules Requiring Multi-Line Telephone Systems to Provide Dispatchable Location and Notification with 911 Calls

Last month, the FCC proposed rules to help ensure that people who call 911 from multi-line telephone systems can reach 911 and be quickly located by first responders. The Commission is proposing an effective date of February 16, 2020 for any new rules it adopts in this proceeding. Are you ready?

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Contributor: West

Jabra X Mic. An Innovative technology meets extreme action

Countless iterations and two years later, the X Mic has the potential to change the way that we hear outdoor audio in the future. And with many of the strides made by the development team trickling down to other Jabra products in the future, this tiny puck-shaped mic may well be a cornerstone for the next generation of audio products.

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Contributor: Jabra

How Real-Time Communications Innovations are Disrupting Higher Ed

As more teaching is being done online and more research is being conducted within and between universities, new collaboration platforms are becoming more valuable than ever. Communications service providers are now bundling networking services and collaboration applications (voice, video, and messaging) to make real-time communicating easier, more powerful, and less expensive. These systems replace legacy “telephone” services with mobile and desktop collaboration platforms and bring students, teachers, academics, and administrators together for the ultimate end result: learning and innovation.

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Contributor: Ribbon

Nectar Launches its New Innovative Nectar Partner Hive – Learn. Collaborate. Sell.

ANectar’s Partner Hive is an online library of tools, resources and news that simplifies our partners’ ability to obtain and share information. Whether at your desk or on your smartphone, the Partner Hive delivers the content and news at the right time so that you can focus on selling.

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Contributor: Nectar

CPaaS for the Enterprise: It’s About More than APIs

If you’ve been following industry news lately, there are a lot of headlines and coverage around CPaaS. With developer focused APIs and third-party integrations, CPaaS is the next wave of innovation in communications and anyone from pure play providers to UCaaS companies are getting in on the action. Having the capability to embed communications into applications is helping companies of all sizes improve the functionality of those applications. However, today’s enterprises need more than just open APIs and basic enablement to solve business challenges with communications.

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Contributor: Intelepeer

Enhancing Skype for Business

Skype for Business has emerged as a major unified communications option for the enterprise. Organizations of all sizes are exploring the potential of Skype for Business as a platform for voice communications, replacing their current PBX.

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Contributor: AVST/Xmedius

Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 1.5

Whether you have completely migrated to Office 365, have a hybrid Exchange and Office 365 deployment, or offer Office 365 backup services, your business objectives remain the same. You must remain in control of your data, and you need Office 365 backup and recovery at your fingertips. Veeam® Backup for Microsoft Office 365 enables organizations to eliminate the risk of losing access to Office 365 email data and ensure Availability for your users.

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Contributor: Veeam

Crestron Flex: Unified Communications and Collaboration for the Modern Workplace

Unified Communications has been around for more than 25 years, but it can feel like a series of puzzles to get the technology in different meeting spaces to work. Natively supporting Microsoft Teams™, Skype® for Business, and Zoom Rooms™, Crestron Flex provides a simple, consistent user experience in all the places you work.

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Contributor: Crestron

An Innovative Approach to Reduce Your Attack Surface

Ransomware is a particularly obnoxious form of malware. Experts strongly recommend against paying ransoms. Doing so won’t make your other losses go away—and in most instances, payment won’t result in unlocking your data. Fortunately, ForeScout can help you avoid ransomware through proper cyber hygiene and quickly detect, evaluate and respond to vulnerabilities and threats if required.

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Contributor: Forescout