Shell selects AT&T ; Microsoft to kill Response Point VoIP sales

	Microsoft to kill Response Point VoIP sales Aug. 31 | Cisco buys Moto -- no, not that Moto
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	Shell selects AT&T to provide global unified communications solution Shell is deploying an enterprise-wide unified communications service to support Shell's 150,000 users in more than 90 countries. The UC service will be provided by AT&T. Shell will invest $90 million over three years, and the initiative is part of a $1.6 billion global multiyear strategic plan the two companies signed in 2008 for AT&T to manage a significant part of Shell's IT infrastructure and telecommunications services. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco 1987 called and wants its PBX back. Cash in your PBX and Upgrade to a Cisco Unified Communications Solution for significant savings. Now for a limited time, you can scale more easily and reduce maintenance while gaining trade in credits, special pricing for world-class Cisco Services and support, and financing as low as 0 percent. Learn More In this Issue Microsoft to kill Response Point VoIP sales Aug. 31 Cisco buys Moto -- no, not that Moto Google to acquire voice and video codec company VeriWave captures users' view of Wi-Fi networks WHITE PAPER: Dell Virtual Clients: The New Face of the Enterprise Desktop Adoption of virtual desktops is exploding. And it's no wonder. They're flexible, easier to manage and secure. But they're not without their challenges. Compatibility for one. And getting people to use and accept the new workstations is another. Learn the latest in best practices and benefits of Desktop Virtualization. View Now Microsoft to kill Response Point VoIP sales Aug. 31 Microsoft will stop selling the Response Point phone system on Aug. 31, as it clears the way for Microsoft Office Communications Server to be the vendor's primary VoIP platform. Read More WHITE PAPER: Fluke Networks Troubleshooting Application Problems This comprehensive 94 page guide is a how-to resource handbook for network engineers. Learn the fundamentals of how applications work, how they flow, where applications fail and best practices and methodologies for troubleshooting network and application problems. Click here! Cisco buys Moto -- no, not that Moto Cisco Tuesday said it intends to acquire privately held Moto Development Group, a product design consulting firm that helped develop Cisco's Flip video camera. Moto, not to be confused with Motorola (which sometimes is referred to by the nickname Moto), develops products and product strategies for the consumer industry. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Overcome Two Key Challenges with Virtualization How do you accelerate virtualization for your enterprise - and take IT flexibility and cost savings to the next level? Start by downloading this whitepaper from Riverbed. WAN optimization is a class of technology that has rapidly been adopted across enterprises in order to address the challenges of bandwidth limitations and latency over the WAN. Click here! Google to acquire voice and video codec company Google plans to acquire video and VoIP (Voice over IP) codec developer Global IP Solutions (GIPS) for approximately 421 million Norwegian kronor (US$68.2 million) in cash, the company said on Tuesday. Read More VeriWave captures users' view of Wi-Fi networks Enterprise Wi-Fi networks are often mysteries, because it's difficult for IT to get a user perspective on how applications such as voice and video are performing over 802.11. VeriWave's new WaveDeploy system shows the quality of the user's Wi-Fi experience. Read More
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