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GIACOM
Giacom, a reseller-only Cloud Services
Provider (CSP), has added Webroot
SecureAnywhere to their portfolio of
security cloud solutions.
DE DOBBELEER
Cisco has appointed Elisabeth
De Dobbeleer to lead its Partner
Organisation for Europe, Middle East,
Africa and Russia (EMEAR). Elisabeth
moves into the role from her previous
post as Cisco’s Vice President and
Deputy General Counsel for EMEAR.
5G ROLLOUT
Despite COVID-19 resulting in revenue
pressures from slowing sales and
consumer demand for new products,
many major carriers say they still have
the cash fl ow to move ahead with 5G
deployments, says GlobalData.
telecommunication provider and
the customers Microsoft Phone
System environment.
Tim Hiscox (pictured), Head of
Digital Workplace at Maintel,
commented: “The ‘Holy Grail’ of
the digital workplace has been a
single platform that supports
calls, emails, video conferencing,
document sharing, presence and
chat. Teams possesses most of
these requirements, however,
until recently didn’t have the
ability to make calls like a
traditional telephony system.
ICON Teams Connector adds this
essential element to the other
capabilities of Teams.”
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latest news visit www.commsbusiness.co.uk
XELION INTRODUCE PAY AS YOU GO LICENSING
XELION UK HAS introduced Pay As You Go (PAYG)
licensing to assist customers that want to move to
home-working for the duration of the current
emergency. All Xelion channel partners can sign new
customers on a no-contract PAYG option, allowing
partners to provide temporary home-working
solutions, so customers can continue trading.
As the Xelion platform is licenced by users, not by
devices, every user can have the Xelion desktop
client, mobile app and physical phone as standard
on a single-user license. With the boom in mobile
working this is a real cost-benefi t for customers.
Dave Reynolds (pictured), Xelion UK Managing
Director stated, “This is a challenging time for
businesses of every kind. Some may want to move
to a home-working model temporarily during the
crisis. By providing PAYG licensing for new
customers, we are allowing them to locate their
staff at safely at home, without the worry and cost
implications of entering into long-term licensing
agreements.”
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MAINTEL LAUNCHES
ICON TEAMS
CONNECTOR
MAINTEL HAS LAUNCHED ICON
Teams Connector, a multitenanted
solution that enables
users to enjoy the full Microsoft
Teams phone and calling
experience without disrupting
existing systems.
The ICON Teams Connector is a
hosted service that connects
Microsoft Teams to the public
switch telephony network (PSTN)
using Microsoft’s Direct Routing
technology.
Unlike an on-premises system,
which can take weeks to set up,
ICON Teams Connector can in
some cases be up and running in
days if not hours. To do this,
Maintel hosts a Microsoft
Teams-certifi ed Session Border
Controller (SBC) within their ICON
network, which they then
connect to their
POLY LAUNCHES
VOYAGER 4245
HEADSET
POLY HAS LAUNCHED the
new Voyager 4245 Offi ce,
a new Bluetooth headset
solution with a Microsoft
Teams-enabled option.
Poly offers a breadth of
solutions with 15
Microsoft Teams-certifi ed
headsets and personal
speakerphone devices.
Designed for intensive
phone users, the headset
includes a swappable
battery for unlimited talk
time, three-way
connectivity and a
version with a dedicated
Teams button.
Voyager 4245 Offi ce
Teams and standard
versions will be available
in EMEA in May 2020.
Christine Roberts,
senior vice president and
general manager
enterprise headsets, Poly
commented “Poly’s
high-quality audio
integrated with Microsoft
Teams enhances our
ability to effortlessly
communicate with our
colleagues and customers
around the world. The
Voyager 4245 Offi ce joins
our comprehensive
Teams-certifi ed portfolio
as part of our long-lasting
partnership with
Microsoft to enable user
productivity from
anywhere.”
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