Videoconferencing

Unified Communications

VisibilityOne nears entry into videoconferencing monitoring market with public beta launch

February 11, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on VisibilityOne nears entry into videoconferencing monitoring market with public beta launch
VisibilityOne provides a cloud-based videoconferencing service, designed to support multi-vendor environments, and be very simple to install and use. It is slated for general release in early summer, and will be sold through UCC-focused partners.

Unified Communications

Zoom adds PBX capability to video platform to broaden collaboration capability

October 15, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Zoom adds PBX capability to video platform to broaden collaboration capability
Zoom sees the expansion of the platform’s capabilities as broadening collaboration conversations for Zoom channel partners, who are a still small, but growing part of their go-to-market strategy.

Roy Rivers, new director of sales for advanced solutions at D&H Canada.
Distribution

D&H Canada focuses on Quebec, VAR business-building

October 2, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on D&H Canada focuses on Quebec, VAR business-building
D&H Canada adds its first team member in Quebec as it grows a focus on helping SMB VARs evolve and build their businesses.

Software

Red Hat’s Mobile Portfolio Centre rolls into Toronto

September 14, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Red Hat’s Mobile Portfolio Centre rolls into Toronto
Red Hat’s touring trailer is focused on providing customers and partners with training and education on five top IT challenges the vendor sees as important opportunities.

Cloud

Intermedia growing channel business with new UCaaS offering and stronger partner enablement

August 3, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Intermedia growing channel business with new UCaaS offering and stronger partner enablement
The Intermedia messaging to the channel at this year’s CompTIA ChannelCon event emphasized the UCaaS opportunity around their Unite offering which came out in February.

Software

Zimbra overcomes market challenges to post significant momentum

July 27, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Zimbra overcomes market challenges to post significant momentum
Open source email and collaboration platform Zimbra has revitalized itself in recent years, to move forward despite threatening clouds in the environment.

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Computers

HP’s immersive computing thinks beyond Sprout to business applications

May 30, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP’s immersive computing thinks beyond Sprout to business applications
How immersive computing and 3D printing made a footwear insole vendor an HP reseller as its Sprout technology gets down to work.

Hardware

Lenovo reboots Smart Office message with ThinkSmart Hub 500 general availability

May 28, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lenovo reboots Smart Office message with ThinkSmart Hub 500 general availability
Lenovo announces the GA of the Smart Office videoconferencing device, developed in partnership with Microsoft, that was announced last fall at Microsoft’s Ignite event. What they deem more important however, is their message to the market that this product is only the start of an initiative designed to make Lenovo a major player in the Smart Office space.

Hardware

Plantronics looks to create one-stop shop across UCC with $2 billion Polycom acquisition

March 28, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Plantronics looks to create one-stop shop across UCC with $2 billion Polycom acquisition
Plantronics moves far beyond headsets by buying Polycom, which brings them into three additional businesses that are synergistic to their headset core.

Cloud

CafeX integration for omni-channel service beefs up Microsoft Dynamics 365

March 15, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on CafeX integration for omni-channel service beefs up Microsoft Dynamics 365
CafeX provides Dynamics with full omni-channel capabilities for both mobile and Web, upgrading its capabilities significantly against its competition.