Microsoft's $1.2 billion acquisition of Yammer has been finalized, less than a month after the companies announced the cash deal. Yammer will become part of Microsoft's Office Division, which is led by its president, Kurt DelBene. Yammer ...
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Expect no major changes to the functioning of the Internet in the coming months after a controversial ending to the International Telecommunication Union's World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), but an agreement ...
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VMware plans to make a beta version of an upgrade to its Zimbra Collaboration Server available for download on Wednesday, with shipments in final form scheduled for later this quarter, the company said. Zimbra Collaboration Server 8.0, a ...
SCOPE is looking to add new technology capabilities to its systems integration business and expand its distribution line by using GITEX as a platform to meet and sign new partnerships with potential vendors. Through its participation in ...
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More than 75% of multinational companies in Europe are either evaluating or planning the roll-out of unified communications-as-a-service (UCaaS), according to research released today. The study, carried out by Orange Business Services and ...
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The European Commission yesterday passed a new rule that will force European Union member states to open up the 2GHz band for 4G technologies. The decision will add another 120MHz to the radio spectrum available for 4G technologies, ...
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Agri-business giant Syngenta has put multi-sourced IT at the heart of its ambitious plan to double its revenues in the next eight years. It has moved from having thousands of suppliers across the world to a selected few who it has close ...
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BAA is rolling out a network to support airport systems at the newly built Terminal 2, which is due to open in 2014. The company has signed a contract, worth about £20m, with Fujitsu for network integration services. Fujitsu ...
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Cyara Solutions--a pioneer of next-generation premise and cloud solutions for testing,monitoring and simulation of interactive voice response(IVRs)and contact center systems and applications--today announced the hiring of Laurence Webb,a ...
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Businesses are turning away from traditional fixed phone lines in favour of mobile or internet-based telephony,according to research findings released today. Ofcom's annual communications market report showed the number of business lines ...
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