Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) News
Training and Partner Success Part I: Onboarding
Becoming a partner of White Label Communications doesn’t have to be stressful! Every partner who signs up with White Label[...]
Functionality for 10DLC December Deadline
Additional 10DLC functionality to prepare for the December 1st 10DLC deadline is now in your portal. The update includes the[...]
White Label’s Support Team’s Partner Satisfaction Remains Near Perfect
Q3 of 2024 has come to a close, and as expected, White Label’s US-Based Support team has a near perfect[...]
New Capabilities for Click2Call
White Label Communications is excited to announce new and improved Click2Call capabilities. As a reminder, Click2Call is a free application[...]
10DLC Brand and Campaign Registration Now Available in Atlas
A reminder that 10DLC requirements for any phone number using SMS goes into full effect in December 2024. At that[...]
Enhanced Capabilities Added to White Label’s Call Center
We are excited to announce two new additions to our Call Center as part of our 2024 initiative to expand[...]
Why is Unified Communications So Important?
Unified communications (UC) can be defined simply as the centralization of communication features integrated into a user-based application. Unified communications[...]
Navigating BroadSoft/BroadWorks End of Life
The landscape continues to evolve for service providers who have long relied on BroadSoft to power their voice and UCaaS[...]
Why Diversify with Providers Using the Same UCaaS Platform?
Has your white label UCaaS provider recently been delivering less than their advertised 99.999% of reliability? If so, consider a[...]
Centralize All Your Communication Tools and Features With Our UC Application!
In the 2020s, Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) has overtaken traditional VoIP services, such as legacy PBXs and simple[...]
Want to resell turnkey VoIP systems? Tips for success.
Are you someone who enjoys helping others? Does technology interest you? Do you have a good head for business? How[...]
Navigating Metaswitch’s End of Life
The landscape has dramatically shifted for service providers who have long relied on Metaswitch to power their voice and UCaaS[...]
Network Metrics Panel Now Available During Active Webphone Calls
As part of our commitment to providing reliable, high-quality calls, we’ve recently added a new feature to the webphone in[...]
Our VoIP Reseller Program Takes You to the Next Level
Looking for the best VoIP reseller program so you can get information on how you can become a professional VoIP[...]
Outages and Downtime? Not at White Label Communications!
Technology is fallible so at some point, technology fails. Your private label UCaaS provider should have the proper redundancies and[...]
Want to be a Cloud PBX Reseller? Here’s How to Make it Happen.
The fact that technology is always changing in the business world makes it so that every business needs to keep[...]
The Difference Between Cloud PBX, Hosted PBX, and UCaaS: A Comprehensive Guide for Small Business Owners
In the modern telephony landscape, small business owners are met with several pivotal terms that define their communication capabilities: Cloud[...]
Enhanced Call Management Using White Label’s Unified Communications Client
Now a user of White Label’s Unified Communications (UC) Client can manage all calls to their extension including their webphone,[...]
Secure Faxing with White Label Communications!
Faxing documents is perceived as secure, potentially more secure than email by some, but the convenience of email compared to[...]
Provide UCaaS and VoIP Services in Canada!
Reminder to our White Label Communications partners – you can provide services in the United States and Canada! Whether your[...]
Provide UCaaS in Canada!
Reminder to our White Label Communications partners – you can provide UcaaS in the United States and Canada! That’s right,[...]
Shout Out to White Label’s Support Team for a 100% Partner Satisfaction Rating in Q1!
It should be no surprise to our Partners that White Label’s US-Based Support organization has a 100% Partner Satisfaction Rating[...]
Generate Audio Using Text-to-Speech!
Say goodbye to manual, repetitive audio recordings and say hello to saving time and resources! We’re pleased to announce that[...]
Cloudli Communications Deepens Channel, Sales Bench As Company Preps To Become ‘Premier’ UCaaS Partner
UCaaS specialist Cloudli Communications is pursuing the micro-SMB to small business segment in the United States and is bringing in[...]
White Label’s Call Center Enhancements
White Label’s Call Center Enhancements As a part of our continuous development effort to enhance Call Center capabilities on behalf[...]
UCaaS Specialist Nextiva Buys Thrio To Prioritize CX Portfolio
UCaaS provider Nextiva is expanding its customer experience portfolio with the acquisition of Thrio, a contact center software company, the[...]
White Label Communications Completes a $1.5 Million Network Infrastructure Upgrade: A Testament to Our Commitment to Excellence
We are thrilled to announce the completion of a significant $1.5 million network infrastructure investment at our three strategically located VoIP[...]
Cloudli Communications Names UCaaS, Telecom Veteran Jamie Minner CEO
UCaaS specialist Cloudli Communications has named telecom veteran Jamie Minner as its new CEO, a telecom and UCaaS veteran.
The Service Interruption That Never Occurred
It may seem like an odd thing to report, but on Wednesday January 3rd, White Label Communications DID NOT experience[...]
SHOUT OUT TO WHITE LABEL’S PORTING TEAM!
Prospects considering a relationship with White Label Communications often ask questions, and sometimes express anxiety, regarding the process of porting[...]
SIP Proxy Outage? Not Here. White Label’s Blueprint for Uninterrupted SIP Registration
One of our competitors recently experienced a significant SIP Proxy outage impacting approximately 18% of their endpoints, disrupting businesses and[...]
Operator Console Module
White Label Communications is excited to announce the release of our Operator Console module as part of our Unified Communications (UC) client.[...]
Atlas Operating System (OS) Enhancements
White Label’s proprietary Atlas OS enables private labeling of unified communications and provides our Partners all workflow management tools through[...]
Visual Conference Center
White Label Communications is excited to announce a new feature that will enhance the user’s conference bridge experience. Introducing the[...]
UCaaS Specialist 8×8 Names Samuel Wilson as Permanent CEO
The cloud communications company has announced that Samuel Wilson, its interim CEO since November, will continue at the helm and[...]
Avaya Bankruptcy: Firm Gets Green Light For Financial Restructuring
The struggling UC giant, which filed for bankruptcy in February, has been granted court approval to being its financial restructuring[...]
The 10 Hottest Collaboration Tools Of 2022
Collaboration industry mainstays Cisco and Zoom make this year’s list of the hottest collaboration tools, as do a slew of[...]
RingCentral To Slash 10 Percent Of Workforce
The UCaaS leader, citing the challenging economic climate, revealed plans to cut 10 percent of jobs by the beginning of[...]
Webex Contact Center: Now ‘Full-Throttle’ With Baked-In Webex UCaaS Features
‘This is where you actually get this beautiful spectrum of capabilities that comes together. It’s not just about collaboration, it’s[...]
UCaaS Specialist Nextiva Unveils Workhub For ‘Contextual’ Collaboration
‘Communications can be an albatross with all the different channels and all the technology out there today. This drops everything[...]
The 10 Hottest Online Collaboration Tools Of 2022 (So Far)
From the largest online collaboration leaders to the UCaaS and team collaboration specialists that have been injecting their platforms with[...]
UCaaS Specialist Nextiva Launches Revamped Partner Program: NextivaOne
Nextiva has launched its new NextivaOne partner program as a ‘springboard’ to recurring revenue growth through the channel.
The 10 Hottest Collaboration Tools Of 2021
From the largest UCaaS and videoconferencing leaders, to the cloud communications newcomers that are making a splash, here are ten[...]
8×8 To Buy UCaaS Competitor Fuze For $250M
The UCaaS specialist is buying fellow cloud communications player Fuze in a deal that will expand 8x8’s global reach and[...]
Intermedia Combines Contact Center Functionality Into Unite UCaaS Offering
Intermedia is targeting SMBs with customer-facing employees who can use contact center capabilities to step up their customer service game.
Channel CCaaS Sales Driving ‘Record-Breaking’ Growth For Dialpad
The privately-held cloud communications specialist continues to smash its own records and brought in more than half of its revenue[...]
Mitel Names Channel Chief, New Senior Leadership To Pursue And ‘Win’ UCaaS Opportunities
Mitel has named Daren Finney as its first-ever senior vice president of global channel sales. The company has also added[...]
Cloud Contact Center And UCaaS: Better Together Or Best Of Breed?
Channel partners agree that cloud contact center is one of the hottest areas in IT right now. What isn’t clear[...]
Fueling The Fire: The Master Agent Impact On UCaaS Growth
Making the right decision on a UCaaS solution has never been more important, especially as master agents expect the meteoric[...]
The 10 Hottest Collaboration Tools Of 2021 (So Far)
After nearly a year and a half that showed the world just how crucial collaboration tools are, market leaders and[...]
Verizon Business, RingCentral Join Forces To Launch Enterprise UCaaS Offering
The carrier giant and cloud UC provider are developing a co-branded UCaaS offering for enterprises, which will be a part[...]
Dialpad Launches Partner Portal On Heels Of ‘Record-Breaking’ Growth: Exclusive
The cloud UC provider’s new Partner Success Portal puts all its resources and new certifications in one place for partners,[...]
8×8 Channel Chief: ‘The Jig Is Up’ On UCaaS Competitors Relying On Tech Partnerships
The technology partnerships that competing vendors rely on to serve up complete UCaaS solutions end in divorce, said 8x8’s SVP[...]
Sangoma’s Star2Star Acquisition Means More Partner Opportunity
Sangoma partners have a lot to look forward to with the company’s $437 million acquisition of Star2Star. That’s according to[...]
Sangoma-Star2Star Merger to Create Cloud Communications Powerhouse
In a surprise move, Sangoma and Star2Star are merging in a deal worth $437 million, creating a key rival for[...]
RingCentral’s Zane Long: UCaaS Opportunity In 2021 Is ‘Still a Lane Grab’
“It’s not too late! … [Partners] have to step on the pedal” and now is the time for even more[...]
RingCentral’s Zane Long: UCaaS Opportunity In 2021 Is ‘Still a Land Grab’
“It’s not too late! … [Partners] have to step on the pedal” and now is the time for even more[...]
Avaya Adds TCG as Master Agent Partner
Avaya added a new face to its stable of master agent partners. Telecom Consulting Group (TCG) and its channel partners[...]
The CP List: 20 Top SIP Trunking Providers You Should Know
The SIP trunking services market has grown steadily for years as more companies migrate from legacy PBX and telco services.[...]
Avaya repositions itself as cloud provider for unified communications
Unified communications vendor Avaya is rebranding its entire communications portfolio under the Avaya OneCloud name, effectively positioning itself as a[...]
UCaaS Specialist Nextiva Investing ‘Millions’ In Partners, Launches First-Ever Channel Program: Exclusive
In addition to revealing a formal partner program, Nextiva, a provider of UCaaS targeting SMBs, is staffing up its channel[...]
Pax8 Bridges Partner Line To RingCentral
Andrew Pryfogle, chief market development officer at Pax8, said UCaaS providers have found a ‘greenfield’ in MSPs with a growth[...]
As work-at-home increases, so do attacks on VoIP and unified communications
Businesses use on-prem and cloud-based unified communications (UC) to connect distributed workforces but often don’t realize the security threats hidden[...]
RingCentral Launches New Partner Program To Attract Resellers, MSP-Minded Partners
"Now more than ever, customers have really been looking for UCaaS and our partners can now execute faster when their[...]
CallTower Launches Unified Communications and Collaboration Response…
CallTower is delivering a powerful COVID-19 Response Program to enable businesses with no-risk UCaaS and collaboration solutions.(PRWeb April 22, 2020)Read[...]
8×8’s John DeLozier: Features Go ‘Out The Door’ If Video Isn’t Secure
Channel-focused 8x8's channel chief John DeLozier talked about the firm's historical commitment to security and how its UCaaS platform is[...]
UC Roundup: Unprecedented UCaaS Explosion, Vonage, Wildix
It’s a remarkable time to be a unified communications (UC)/unified communications-as-a-service (UCaaS) provider as the coronavirus pandemic has created astronomical[...]
Reinvent Telecom Strengthens Partner Support, Provisioning &…
Specialists to Boost Service Delivery for White-Label UCaaS Partners(PRWeb March 06, 2020)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/reinvent_telecom_strengthens_partner_support_provisioning_product_teams/prweb16960344.htm
Avaya Engage Features RingCentral-Powered UCaaS Offer, UC Subscription Models For Partners
UC giant Avaya took to its annual event to formally introduce Avaya Cloud Office powered by RingCentral and highlighted its[...]
Comcast Buys Irish UCaaS Provider Blueface, Unraveling StarBlue Merger
The deal with the cable giant unwinds Blueface's two-year old merger with U.S. UC competitor Star2Star communications.
Aircall Announces Strategic Partnership with Converged Network…
Aircall, a leading provider of cloud-based phone and contact center solutions, joins with CNSG to offer a best-in-class UCaaS and[...]
CallTower Announces Microsoft Teams Key UCaaS Integrations to Fill…
As demand continues to escalate for Microsoft Teams Direct Routing, CallTower leverages unpredictability and missing feature gaps in Teams-delivering an[...]
Avaya To End Powered By Avaya IP Office Sales As Firm Focuses On Cloud UC
'We want to have one primary, true UCaaS offering in the market,' Avaya's SVP of business transformation Dennis Kozak tells[...]
What You Missed Last Month: UCaaS Predictions, Master Agent Recap, SD-WAN Advice
It’s time to catch you up on the channel now that you’ve returned from vacation. The newswires went a little[...]
What CPaaS Means to the Enterprise
By IntelePeer CPaaS, or communications platform as a service, is a cloud-based platform that allows your company to embed communications[...]
Nextiva: Beyond UCaaS — Platform Selling Key for Future Prosperity
(Pictured above: Nextiva CEO Tomas Gorny at NextCon 2019 in Scottsdale, Arizona, Nov. 4. NEXTIVA NEXTCON — Nextiva on Monday[...]
UCaaS-Hosted Telephony Spotlight: 10 Game-Changing Innovations
In the world of unified communications (UC) and hosted telephony, if you’re not innovating, you risk falling behind your competitors.[...]
MSP The Winning Model For CCaaS, UCaaS Sales, Says Intermedia
85 percent of Intermedia's new revenue is coming in through MSPs and partners selling bundled communications in a reseller model[...]
Intermedia Launches ‘Holy Grail’ Combined UCaaS, CCaaS: Exclusive
On the heels of its Telax acquisition, Intermedia is now offering Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) in addition to[...]
Reinvent Telecom Wins 2019 INTERNET TELEPHONY Hosted VoIP Excellence…
UCaaS Provider’s Exceptional IP Communications Solutions Honored for Second Consecutive Year(PRWeb October 17, 2019)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/reinvent_telecom_wins_2019_internet_telephony_hosted_voip_excellence_award/prweb16650621.htm
How Microsoft Teams and UCaaS Are A Great Match for Telecom Resellers
TeamMate Technology Founder to Tell How To Make It All Work Together(PRWeb October 10, 2019)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/how_microsoft_teams_and_ucaas_are_a_great_match_for_telecom_resellers/prweb16638829.htm
Mitel CEO Rich McBee Leaving The UCaaS Star For ‘New Opportunity’
Polycom’s former CEO, Mary McDowell, will take the reins at Mitel.
TBI Reports 700% SD-WAN Surge, ‘Explosive’ UCaaS, CCaaS Growth
TBI is reporting massive revenue growth as partners adopt new networking and communications technologies. The master agent saw more than[...]
RingCentral Channel Chief On Partner-Driven Enterprise Success And ‘The Golden Age’ Of UCaaS
‘Customers are transitioning off a very old technology into a very new technology that offers them a tremendous benefit. It's[...]
Mitel Acquiring Avaya Would Create Direct Cisco, Microsoft Rival
Mitel would finally fulfill its dream of becoming a Tier 1 telecommunications player along with Cisco and Microsoft if it’s[...]
UCaaS For MSPs: Why The Reseller Model Wins In the Long Run
‘Partners that own the contract and handle billing are far more valuable in the long-run, and you can also bundle[...]
Gartner UCaaS Magic Quadrant: The Top 12 Vendors In 2019 As AT&T, Verizon And Others Are Dropped From Report
The 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant UcaaS report this year includes only players that have UCaaS software application stacks, so seven[...]
Intermedia Buys Telax, Adds Cloud Contact Center To Its UCaaS Suite
‘It became clear we needed to address one main gap in our offering, and that was contact center,’ Intermedia CEO[...]
Exigo Technology Services Rolls Out UCilio™ UCaaS and CCaaS
Exigo Technology Services UCilio™ Unified Communications services provides state of the art hosted PBX and Contact Center Services to customers.(PRWeb[...]
SkySwitch Announces Integration with ConnectWise Manage
This new Invent certified integration provides MSPs and VARs with streamlined UCaaS client management.(PRWeb June 13, 2019)Read the full story[...]
SPONSOR CONTENT: Vonage — 7 UCaaS Benefits for Enterprise Customers
Selling cloud communications shouldn’t be hard. When business leaders truly understand the value of unified communications as a service (UCaaS),[...]
The UC Upper Hand: Five Reasons To Add Cloud-Based UCaaS
Find out how Intermedia helped one of its solution provider partners add UCaaS to their line card and grow their[...]
Data center workloads become more complex despite promises to the contrary
Data centers are becoming more complex and still run the majority of workloads despite the promises of simplicity of deployment[...]
5G will augment Wi-Fi, not replace it
There’s arguably no technology topic that’s currently hotter than 5G. It was a major theme of the most recent Mobile[...]
BrandPost: Moving to the Cloud? SD-WAN Matters! Part 2
This is the second installment of the blog series exploring how enterprises can realize the full transformation promise of the[...]
BrandPost: It’s Time to Modernize Your Support Metrics
The good news is, there’s a lot of data coming into support organizations today through the many technologies and channels[...]
It’s time for the IoT to ‘optimize for trust’
One of the strengths of internet of things (IoT) technology is that it can do so many things well. From[...]
IoT Roundup: New research on IoT security, Microsoft leans into IoT
As with any technology whose use is expanding at such speed, it can be tough to track exactly what’s going[...]
How HPE Greenlake Flex Capacity Enables Pay-Per-Use IT
HPE GreenLake takes IT consumption in a new direction. It offers a catalog of pre-designed, end-to-end solutions, such as Big[...]
BrandPost: How HPE Greenlake Flex Capacity Enables Pay-Per-Use IT
Get the IT scalability and flexibility necessary to move fast. HPE GreenLake Flex Capacity allows you to choose the technology[...]
BrandPost: Building for Azure Stack: A True Hybrid Experience
Simplify the development, management, and security of your hybrid cloud. This quick video showcases five reasons why HPE ProLiant for[...]
BrandPost: Case Study: Building Connectivity on Azure Stack
In this short video, partners from HPE, The Sourcing Company, and Interxion describe how they provide customers with increased agility,[...]
BrandPost: True Hyperconvergence at Scale: HPE Simplivity With Composable Fabric
Many hyperconverged solutions only focus on software-defined storage. However, many networking functions and technologies can be consolidated for simplicity and[...]
BrandPost: HPE Synergy For Dummies
Business must move fast today to keep up with competitive forces. That means IT must provide an agile — anytime,[...]
BrandPost: Software-Defined Helps Tackle Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Challenges
As hybrid cloud deployments enfold, organizations can expect to encounter some long-term challenges. In a recent podcast, Dana Gardner, Principal Analyst[...]
BrandPost: Cloud Networking Provides a Digital Home Away from Home
Today’s travelers expect all the technology amenities of home while on the road. That includes, by a wide margin, better[...]
BrandPost: Healthcare Organizations Get a Boost from Cloud Networking
Healthcare adds up to nearly 18% of the U.S. gross domestic product, employing 11% of the national workforce, according to[...]
Satellite-based internet possible by year-end, says SpaceX
With SpaceX’s successful launch of an initial array of broadband-internet-carrying satellites last week, and Amazon’s surprising posting of numerous satellite[...]
Cisco security spotlights Microsoft Office 365 e-mail phishing increase
It’s no secret that if you have a cloud-based e-mail service, fighting off the barrage of security issues has become[...]
NVMe on Linux
NVMe stands for “non-volatile memory express” and is a host controller interface and storage protocol that was created to accelerate[...]
Teridion’s entry in the MNS market supports enterprise wide-area networking
A few months ago, I wrote about the managed network services (MNS) market as the evolutionary direction of the network[...]
Nvidia launches edge computing platform for AI processing
Nvidia is launching a new platform called EGX Platform designed to bring real-time artificial intelligence (AI) to edge networks. The[...]
Survey finds SD-WANs are hot, but satisfaction with telcos is not
This week SD-WAN vendor Cato Networks announced the results of its Telcos and the Future of the WAN in 2019[...]
This Blazing Fast VPN Is Now Available For Just $1/mo
If you use the internet (which you clearly do), you likely know how important it is to protect your data[...]
Network monitoring in the hybrid cloud/multi-cloud era
Network monitoring in the enterprise has never been easy. Even before organizations began moving software and infrastructure to the cloud,[...]
With Cray buy, HPE rules but does not own the supercomputing market
Hewlett Packard Enterprise was already the leader in the high-performance computing (HPC) sector before its announced acquisition of supercomputer maker[...]
BrandPost: Moving to the Cloud? SD-WAN Matters!
This is the first in a two-part blog series that will explore how enterprises can realize the full transformation promise[...]
IDG Contributor Network: Managed WAN and the cloud-native SD-WAN
In recent years, a significant number of organizations have transformed their wide area network (WAN). Many of these organizations have[...]
Huawei flap should prompt supply chain scrutiny
Aggressive efforts to keep China-based telecom vendor Huawei out of the U.S. market by the Trump administration have thrust a[...]
A deeper dive into Linux permissions
Sometimes you see more than just the ordinary r, w, x and - designations when looking at file permissions on[...]
Cisco ties its security/SD-WAN gear with Teridion’s cloud WAN service
Cisco and Teridion have tied the knot to deliver faster enterprise software-defined WAN services.The integration links Cisco Meraki MX Security/SD-WAN[...]
Qualcomm loses case about its mobile-chip licensing fees
Chip maker Qualcomm has lost a round in federal court over how much it charges makers of wireless devices for[...]
CallTower Announces Directors of Channel Sales for West Coast and…
CallTower’s growth strategy continues with the appointment of channel sales veterans with vast, industry-leading UCaaS experience.(PRWeb April 17, 2019)Read the[...]
The 6 Hottest UCaaS Providers To Watch In 2019
As UCaaS goes mainstream thanks to abundant customer demand, CRN rounded up six of the hottest UCaaS providers that solution[...]
Avaya Said to be Considering $5 Billion Buyout
Rumors are swirling that a private equity firm wants to buy Avaya. Avaya is considering a $5 billion leveraged buyout offer[...]
IT needs to make mobile unified communications a priority
The need for safe, reliable, and easy-to-use communications tools has given rise to unified communications (UC), a strategy that integrates[...]
CP List Revisited: 20 Top UCaaS Providers 2.0
A lot can happen in a year, especially if you’re in the highly competitive UCaaS field. Last March, our first[...]
RingCentral Channel Chief On Challenging Cisco, Avaya, And Why UCaaS Is ‘The Product Of The Century’
RingCentral's channel program's revenue grew 80 percent year-over-year, according to RingCentral's channel chief. The UCaaS player is doubling down on[...]
Intermedia Launches UCaaS Analytics Platform Envision At Xchange 2019
Cloud communications specialist Intermedia is making UCaaS selling more appealing for MSPs via its new analytics platform, Intermedia Unite Envision.
Are You Ready for the Oncoming Text Messaging Revolution?
After years where the business remained static, text messaging is poised to make a bigger impact on the electronics comunications[...]
Jive: How Cloud is Making Communications Better (Part 2)
Many emerging technologies will impact business communications capabilities in the years to come, including Arificial Intelligence, blockchain, SD-WAN and others.
Unified Communications Week in Review: Creston, Avaya, nexVortex & More
The cloud era is upon us, and the dawn of a new day has arrived. Technology is in the midst[...]
Avaya: The Future of Work is All About AI, Mobility and other Emerging Tech
How are new, innovative technologies like AI driving the Future of Work and creating new opportunities in contact center and[...]
Creston Flex UC Suite Now Shipping
Creston announced it is now shipping the complete portfolio of Creston Flex Unified Communications solutions, spanning support for Microsoft Teams,[...]
Mitel Intros Enhancements to UC Portfolio
Mitel announced the arrival of updates to its unified communications portfolio. The cloud communications provider is expanding its solution set[...]
Frost & Sullivan Honors Fusion
Frost & Sullivan honored Fusion with a 2018 North American Hosted IP Telephony and UCaaS Growth Excellence Leadership Award. Riding[...]
Online Communication Options: Breaking it down to ensure success
While many of the solutions on the market today make collaboration easy regardless of location, not all are appropriate for[...]
NORAD Knows When Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Avaya announced that this year it will be working with NORAD to track Santa as he spreads cheer around the[...]
How to tame enterprise communications services
Communications capabilities are essential to the success of organizations everywhere. Voice, e-mail, text messaging, multimedia messaging, file sharing, streaming video,[...]
Momentum Closes CloudNet Group Acquisition
Momentum Telecom recently announced it now owns CloudNet Group.
Unified Communications Week in Review: Agora.io, Fusion, RingCentral & More
The cloud era is upon us, and the dawn of a new day has arrived. Technology is in the midst[...]
RingCentral Reveals New VP APAC Regional Sales
RingCentral announced the appointment of Peter Hughes to the role of Regional Sales Vice President for the Asia Pacific (APAC)[...]
Whatever Happened to Cloud First?
The federal government still has the cloud in its sights. There has been forward movement. And many understand the cloud[...]
8×8 Earns Frost & Sullivan Focus
Frost & Sullivan honored 8x8 with its 2018 North American Integrated CCaS and UcaaS Competitive Strategy and Leadership Award. 8x8[...]
SkySwitch Partners With Compliancy Group to Help UCaaS Resellers…
SkySwitch has formed a new partnership that will enable white label resellers to navigate HIPAA laws with ease.(PRWeb December 06,[...]
Telarus, Granite Partnership Turning Heads
This week, two ITEXPO participants made headlines, together. Telarus announced its partnership with Granite Telecommunications surpassed a million dollars in[...]
Liverpool Sponsorship Latest Score for Mitel
Today, cloud communications provider Mitel announced the Liverpool Football Club selected the member of the Gartner Magic Quadrant to be[...]
Metaswitch Explains How Cellcos Could Disrupt UC
There's an oversupply of companies trying to sell unified communications solutions to SMBs, but cellular operators are ideally positioned to[...]
Navigating the Unified Communications Murkiness
UC is a murky topic. Unified communications at its most basic level is voice, email, and presence/IM capability in an[...]
Unified Communications Week in Review: Fusion, Mitel, UC & More
The cloud era is upon us, and the dawn of a new day has arrived. Technology is in the midst[...]
Unified Communications Week in Review: 8×8, RingCentral, Avaya & More
The cloud era is upon us, and the dawn of a new day has arrived. Technology is in the midst[...]
Avaya Announces UCaaS Desktop Experience Enhancements
Avaya announced an enhanced Avaya Desktop Experience open SIP solutions to support an improved UCaaS user experience. The user experience[...]
Alperin Details Avaya’s AI Strategy
Avaya's Jon Alperin is our latest Q&A subject for The Future of Work Expo, which will run Jan. 30 through[...]
Digerati Declares UCaaS Success
Digerati Technologies announced a boost in UCaaS adoption, with T3 Communications, Inc. and Synergy Telecom unveiling new customer deployment plans.[...]
Here’s Who Made Gartner’s Magic Quadrant For Unified Communications As A Service
Vendors are pouring money and resources into the UCaaS space and the field of competitors is taking shape in earnest,[...]
Unified Communications Week in Review: Fusion, RingCentral, Dimelo & More
The cloud era is upon us, and the dawn of a new day has arrived. Technology is in the midst[...]
RingCentral Wraps on Dimelo Acquisition
Cloud solution provider RingCentral completed the acquisition of digital customer engagement platform Dimelo. Terms of the deal have not been[...]
Costco Canada Adds UCaaS to Product Portfolio
Fusion is playing a pivotal role in digital transformation. The cloud services provider announced Costco Canada as its newest partner,[...]
Porting the World’s Largest Phone Number Database
Phone numbers are as important as ever-even among people who spend most of their time online. 83 percent of U.S.[...]
Unified Communications Week in Review: VideoCentric, Vonage, 8×8 & More
The cloud era is upon us, and the dawn of a new day has arrived. Technology is in the midst[...]
RingCentral Set to Acquire Dimelo
RingCentral announced a definitive agreement to acquire digital customer engagement platform Dimelo. The addition allows RingCentral the ability to offer[...]
Reinvent Telecom Enables Resellers to Deliver Wildix UC as a Service
PRESS RELEASE — CHANNEL PARTNERS EVOLUTION — PHILADELPHIA — Oct. 10, 2018 — Reinvent Telecom (Booth 440), an award-winning provider of private-label cloud-based Unified Communications,[...]
SkySwitch and Nomorobo Intercept Robocalls for UCaaS Resellers
SkySwitch has integrated with Nomorobo to give white label resellers the ability to tame out-of-control telemarketers.(PRWeb October 09, 2018)Read the[...]
ProConnect UC Receives Enhancements
Consolidated Communications announced a new and improved ProConnect. The company's unified communications solution comes equipped with an enhanced feature set,[...]
Unified Communications Week in Review: XMedius, Fusion, ConvergeOne & More
The cloud era is upon us, and the dawn of a new day has arrived. Technology is in the midst[...]
Intelisys To Partners: The Whole Customer Experience Means Including CRM In The Conversation
Intelisys, a ScanSource company, and newly acquired Salesforce integration firm Canpango want to help its nearly 4,000 partners integrate CCaaS,[...]
Mitel Fends Off Rumors About Position on UC, UCaaS
(Pictured above: Rich McBee, president and CEO of Mitel, on stage at Mitel Next, Oct. 4, in Phoenix.) MITEL NEXT[...]
XMedius Provides ‘A Safe Landing’ for Microsoft Customers
XMedius last week took the wraps off a new version of its unified communications platform. It released the news at[...]
Unified Communications Week in Review: Fusion, Yeastar, Workfront & More
The cloud era is upon us, and the dawn of a new day has arrived. Technology is in the midst[...]
Crestron Debuts Large Room Soundbar at Microsoft Ignite
Crestron has come out with a new soundbar for unified communications and collaboration in large meeting rooms. The Flex B100[...]
Tips for a More Innovative and Productive Workplace
It's no surprise that in today's fast-paced offices knowledge workers are finding themselves completely swamped. Daily to-do lists, instant messaging[...]
Linkus Lends to Mobile UC
This week, Yeastar unveiled Linkus, a unified communications app that enables CRM integration, IM, Presence as well as additional call[...]
Unified Communications Week in Review: SignalWire, NewVoiceMedia, Fusion & More
The cloud era is upon us, and the dawn of a new day has arrived. Technology is in the midst[...]
SignalWire Unveils Cloud Communications Platform
Proprietors of FREESWITCH, SignalWire Inc, announced the immediate availability of SignalWire CLOUD its newest advanced communications platform. The new release[...]
CounterPath CEO Steps Down
After more than 13 years at CountrerPath, President and CEO Donovan Jones is resigning - as of today, as a[...]
Dialogic, Partners Help Connect Small Businesses in Asia Pac
Dialogic and friends deliver bespoke UCaaS solutions to small and micro businesses in Asia Pac.
Yamaha Unified Communications Set to Exhibit
Yamaha Unified Communications will be at SpiceWorld 2018 next month talking about its CS-700 Video Sound Bar, YAI-1 Conference Ensemble,[...]
Primus Launches Cloud-Based Collaboration Offering
Primus has launched a cloud-based collaboration solution that addresses the needs of businesses of all sizes. Called Primus UC, this[...]
Sangoma Sends Cloud Communications to UK
Sangoma Technologies announced the release of Cloud PBXact UCaaS and SIPStation SIP Trunking service in the United Kingdom market.
Polycom Adds 4 New VVX Series SIP Phones to Its Unified Communications Portfolio
Long-time handset maker Polycom, now part of Plantronics, is doing its part to deliver the latest phones to UC users[...]
Select Communications Adds to Sales Staff
Select Communications announced plans to build out its sales engineering staff. The expanded force will provide Select Communications with a[...]
Some Noises Reduce Productivity, Others Can Aid It
Open offices comprise 70 percent of our work environments, and the average square feet per worker dropped from 225 to[...]
Voice – New and Improved, Thanks to AI
Future of Work Expo moderator Jon Arnold explains why artificial intelligence could bring the most exciting changes we've seen to[...]
Knowlarity Completes Tentacle Integration
This week, Knowlarity can officially put the Sunoray acquisition to bed with the completion of the purchase's second phase -[...]
Zscaler Zero Trust Solution Get FedRAMP Approval
Zscaler has received FedRAMP approval to provide its ZPA-Government cloud service to government agencies.
How to Have a Successful UC&C Implementation
UC&C systems can help businesses ensure compliance and security. And there are a few things they should do before and[...]
The Internet is the New LAN
Voice is a key building block of UCaaS, and VoIP and the Internet are strange bedfellows. The core protocols of[...]
Gartner Names Unified Communications Leaders
Gartner has come out with a new Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications report. In it the research and advisory company[...]
North-African MVNE Expands Cloud, MSP Portfolio
Today, Parateum Corporation announced a North-African MVNE provider selected Parateum's Managed Service Platform, inking a deal worth $3 million over[...]
EvolveIP Acquires AiTech
Evolve IP announced the acquisition of AiTech, a Minnesota-based UCaaS provider. The cloud communications additions furthers Evolve IP's strategy of[...]
Unified Communications Market Growing, Driven By Digital Transformation Strategies
The concept of a unified enterprise is starting to take hold, driven by unified communications technologies, along with comprehensive product[...]
Pace Celebrates Anniversary with New Cloud Communications Services
Pace Telecom recently celebrated its 25th anniversary, and marked the occasion with the announcement of new services. On July 9th,[...]
How do you troubleshoot UCaaS problems? Put a ThousandEyes on it
Cisco Live kicked off this week in Las Vegas. The annual event is where Cisco shows off its latest and[...]
Whose Zoomin who? Polycom is
Shortly after talking the helm as Polycom, CEO Mary McDowell discussed her strategy for the company moving forward. One of[...]
IDG Contributor Network: SD-WANs lost my voice
If there’s one application that brings chills to the hearts of SD-WAN implementers it’s providing a predictable real-time voice service.[...]
How to run your small business with free open source software
Editor's note: This article was originally published in November, 2013. It was last updated in April 2017.Take a look at[...]
Cisco makes videoconference technology invisible
Last month Cisco announced two new room video systems called the Spark Room Kit and Spark Room Kit Plus. Behind[...]
Can Amazon be stopped?
Prime retail space is going vacant. The latest example of yet another retailer closing its doors is Payless Shoe Source.[...]
IDG Contributor Network: When phone systems attack
A telephony denial of service (TDoS) attack is a specific type of DDoS attack that originates from or is directed[...]
Internet VPN or MPLS for branch office IP phone communication?
Many businesses with branch offices that have IP-enabled phones must decide what type of circuit medium to use for their[...]
University examines cloud phone service
Georgetown University is testing a cloud phone service intended to replace its 25-year-old system, which would cost millions of dollars[...]
6 reasons why Slack is the next Netscape
Netscape provides an excellent illustration as to how tech darlings come and go.Netscape created and sold Navigator, the browser that[...]
RingCentral aims to unify ‘unified communications’
I started my career as an analyst in 2001, and one of the first reports I wrote was on the[...]
4 possible outcomes for Avaya
Avaya is one of the largest providers of enterprise communications products and services. It is a complex company of 158[...]
VOSS simplifies hybrid Spark provisioning
Last week, Cisco held the European version of it’s Cisco Live event in Berlin. At these events, Cisco typically makes[...]
‘Meet’ Google’s new videoconferencing service for the enterprise
Google appears to have accidentally revealed its new group videoconferencing service for businesses on Tuesday, a week before a big[...]
Unified communications firm Fuze hires well-traveled CEO to lead it to IPO promised land
Fuze, the Cambridge, Mass., unified communications-as-a-service company that recently scored an additional $104 million in funding, has named 25-year-plus tech[...]
Amazon releases Chime, a new cloud-based UCaaS
Amazon today announced Chime, a unified communications as a service (UCaaS) offering hosted in Amazon Web Service’s cloud.Amazon is entering[...]
Unified communications for reals
It all started with Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). Prior to VoIP, the PBX was totally independent with its own[...]
Amazon Chime goes after WebEx, Skype for Business and more
Companies looking for a new video- and teleconferencing system have a fresh face to turn to in the market: Amazon[...]
Avaya powers the hockey Mecca: Montreal Canadiens’ Bell Centre
In the sports world there is no team more revered by its city than the Montreal Canadiens. With all due[...]