UC Adoption Up in 5 Sectors, CDW Poll Finds Solution providers looking for an excuse to get into the unified communications space may now have a reason: According to technology provider CDW, unified communications is slowly but surely maturing to become a must-have technology for end users.The CDW 2010 Unified Communications Tracking Poll shows a definite trend in UC adoption in the five sectors it polled: enterprise, federal government, ... (598 words) CA Moves to Acquire Nimsoft CA is moving deeper into the cloud by acquiring Nimsoft, an IT performance and monitoring solutions vendor focusing on the emerging enterprise and MSP space.The all-cash deal valued at $350 million puts CA squarely into a new market for the vendor as it builds its portfolio beyond the traditional networking space and into hosted services and cloud computing. The move ... (289 words) PNG Searching for Acquisitions in 2010 Following its January restructuring to focus on commercial business, PowerNet Global (PNG), a privately-held service provider based in Cincinnati, announced Thursday that it plans to acquire complementary businesses in 2010 with a goal of sustained annual growth of 25 percent. PNG did not disclose its current annual revenues.Stuart Chowning, PNG’s business development strategist, told PHONE+ PNG will be looking to ... (224 words) U.S. Sports Complex in Iraq Dedicated to NPRG’s Barnich On Saturday, the U.S. State Department will dedicate a new sports field in Iraq to Terry Barnich.Barnich was the co-founder and CEO of research firm New Paradigm Resources Group (NPRG); he was killed by a roadside bomb just outside of Baghdad on Memorial Day 2009. Barnich had worked in Baghdad since January 2007 as a senior adviser for law and ... (334 words) Nuvio Shakes Up Pricing on New NuvioFlex Virtual PBX Nuvio Corp. announced this week the launch of its NuvioFlex virtual PBX service the company says breaks the industry pricing paradigm, enabling businesses to purchase hosted VoIP more like they would a premises-based PBX phone system.Historically, hosted VoIP has been sold based upon the number of “seats” or “users,” resulting in large bills. In contrast, NuvioFlex is purchased the same ... (211 words) TCA Sets Channel Chief Summit The Technology Channel Association (TCA), a non-profit organization for the indirect sales channel, plans to launch the first-ever Channel Chief Summit event, open only to vendor members of the association, April 13 in Chicago.The purpose of the event is to give channel chiefs an opportunity to openly discuss and share ideas and experiences; gain insights into emerging opportunities, trends and ... (84 words) |