有了这么多的通告出来上周的VoiceCon在旧金山2007年秋季,今天我们就分享一些亮点,但我们会在未来三年的通讯版本的更多细节回暖。重新封盖的消息:
* ShorTel的和黑盒子宣布结成战略联盟,其中黑盒将提供ShoreTel公司的IP电话系统。根据协议条款,黑匣子将销售,安装,并提供给大型企业客户的支持。ShorTel的也表现出与超越标准的911合规性提供更多的控制E911 ShoreTel公司通知应用其最新的升级。
* IBM推出了统一通信和协作(UC2)策略的下一阶段通过扩大IBM Lotus Sametime软件成产品家族将包括新的电话集成软件。In a related announcement, Siemens said that it had struck a deal with IBM to license elements of Siemens’ OpenScape Technology to IBM, “to enhance the IBM Lotus ‘Unified Telephony’ offering currently planned by IBM as part of the expanded Lotus Sametime product family.” In a separate announcement, IBM said is was收购了WebDialogs扩大IBM的会议功能。
* Verizon Business rolled out its Integrated Communications Package to provide unified communications to the company’s Hosted IP Centrex customers (part of Verizon Business’ VoIP portfolio) so subscribers can “access voice mail, control incoming and outgoing calls, manage their online presence, send text messages, and synchronize contacts and calendars.”
* Dialogic公司宣布了旨在到Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007的连接到现有的PBX系统和PSTN网络的统一通信新媒体网关“迫在眉睫的可用性”。
*微软宣布授权协议和合作伙伴时,它概述了办法的一台主机“使用语音编解码软件的语音通信,RT音频编解码器,它已被证明可提供卓越的音质。”该公司还宣布,微软的Office Communications Server 2007将包括一个“体验质量监控服务器,全面的工具来监控语音和视频质量;”并且对于其下一代统一通信软件的计划上市日期设置为10月16日。
Next time, we’ll look at how the Microsoft announcements complicate the competitive environment, then we’ll follow up next week with analysis of how IBM’s strategy further strengthens its position, and wrap up with our observations on how VoIP and unified communications are evolving across the industry.