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Organizations have ramped up their use of communications platform as a service and APIs to expand communication channels between customers and contact center agents.
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Google readies Gemini for Workspace, adds AI 'Teammate'
Google will roll out new GenAI in Gmail and Docs first and then other apps throughout the year. In 2025, Google plans to introduce an AI-powered assistant named Teammate.
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5 tips for inclusive hybrid meetings
For successful hybrid meeting collaboration, businesses need to empower remote and on-site employees with a full suite of features and high-quality gear.
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Fixed-mobile convergence could solve UC services gap
With fixed-mobile convergence, enterprises might finally have a way to ensure their employees have full access to UC services on their mobile devices.
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AI, toll fraud and messaging top the list of UC security concerns
AI might get all the attention, but IT leaders are also concerned about some other key security vulnerabilities within their unified communications platforms.
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How CPaaS improves CX operations and efficiency
Organizations have ramped up their use of communications platform as a service and APIs to expand communication channels between customers and contact center agents.
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Why is SIP trunking better than PRI and BRI?
SIP trunking is preferred over PRI and BRI telecommunications lines because it offers more savings, better flexibility and more integrations with newer technologies.
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5 tips for inclusive hybrid meetings
For successful hybrid meeting collaboration, businesses need to empower remote and on-site employees with a full suite of features and high-quality gear.
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Google readies Gemini for Workspace, adds AI 'Teammate'
Google will roll out new GenAI in Gmail and Docs first and then other apps throughout the year. In 2025, Google plans to introduce an AI-powered assistant named Teammate.
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Everything Enterprise Connect 2024: News, trends and insights
Check out our news and analysis from Enterprise Connect, one of the largest enterprise communications and collaboration conferences happening in 2024.
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Why is SIP trunking better than PRI and BRI?
SIP trunking is preferred over PRI and BRI telecommunications lines because it offers more savings, better flexibility and more integrations with newer technologies.
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How CPaaS improves CX operations and efficiency
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Fixed-mobile convergence could solve UC services gap
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How to use Copilot in Teams meetings, chat and phone calls
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3 ways to take advantage of collaboration behavior data
Organizations can use collaboration behavior data to track meeting attentiveness, establish better meeting habits and personalize channel feeds for employees.
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4 common problems with hybrid meetings and how to fix them
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5 remote work communication challenges and how to fix them
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Comparing Microsoft Teams Premium vs. Copilot in Teams
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5 tips for inclusive hybrid meetings
For successful hybrid meeting collaboration, businesses need to empower remote and on-site employees with a full suite of features and high-quality gear.
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AI, toll fraud and messaging top the list of UC security concerns
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AI drives new speech technology trends and use cases
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Creating equity for women in communications and technology
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E-Handbook | October 2021
UCaaS technology bridges digital workspaces near and far
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E-Handbook | December 2020
Time to move to UCaaS? UC's future indeed looks 'cloudy'
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E-Handbook | January 2020
Collaboration tools are shifting work culture in new ways
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Buyer's Handbook | August 2019
A detailed guide to unified communications platforms
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Unified Communications Basics
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unified communications (UC)
Unified communications (UC) is an umbrella term for the integration of multiple enterprise communication tools -- such as voice calling, video conferencing, instant messaging (IM), presence and content sharing -- into a single, streamlined interface...
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5 tips for inclusive hybrid meetings
For successful hybrid meeting collaboration, businesses need to empower remote and on-site employees with a full suite of features and high-quality gear.
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VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) is the transmission of voice and multimedia content over an internet connection.
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Why organizations need SIP services now
Whether you realize it or not, your company needs Session Initiation Protocol. As legacy telephony networks wind down and cloud-based voice services continue to grow, SIP services are necessary to ...Continue Reading
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Advanced huddle room technology improves experience
Fitting huddle rooms with audio and video isn't as simple as taking an offering meant for the boardroom and putting it in a smaller space. Due to their size, huddle rooms present a unique set of ...Continue Reading
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Google adds generative AI, video creation to Workspace
The tech giant strengthened its workplace productivity and collaboration platform with new artificial intelligence capabilities and the ability to create videos.
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Unified Communications Definitions
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- analog telephone adapter (ATA)
- leased line
- cloud telephony (cloud calling)