Cisco modifies licensing for unified communications platform

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	Cisco modifies licensing for unified communications platform Cisco Systems is modifying the licensing options for its Unified Communications Manager's UC Release 9.0 in an attempt to simplify the process and make the use of a variety of client devices easier, the company said on Thursday. Read More In this Issue Cisco sales: burning the whole candle Dell: SDN won't turn enterprise switches into commodity gear for 3-5 years VMworld 2012: VMware Faces Critical Turning Point Enlisting the help of infrastructure to cope with the BYOD explosion Cisco sales: burning the whole candle Paul Mountford, head of Cisco's global enterprise sales, and Amanda Jobbins, vice-president of global partner marketing, resign in the same week after a year or so in their new positions. Last month, Cisco announced 1,300 layoffs, most reportedly affecting sales. Read More Dell: SDN won't turn enterprise switches into commodity gear for 3-5 years Software-defined networking won't turn enterprise switches into an inexpensive commodity until three to five years from now, according to Arpit Joshipura, the former Force10 Networks executive who now manages Dell's networking products. Read More VMworld 2012: VMware Faces Critical Turning Point Great VMworld 2012! Please catch the highlights in a video blog highlighting some complexities that lie on the table and explore some of the market dynamics in an ESG research brief on private cloud usgae trends. Read More Enlisting the help of infrastructure to cope with the BYOD explosion Mobility is one of the key drivers of technology today, but now users are not only connecting corporate-issued laptops, but also a bevvy of bring-your-own devices. Over 80% of workers surveyed bring personal devices to work, and 80% of those users are connecting them to the corporate network for work-related activities. Read More
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