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LIFESIZE IMPROVES
CLOUD SERVICES
LIFESIZE HAS ANNOUNCED several new product
enhancements granting customers additional choice,
confi gurability and control in how they communicate and
work together through the Lifesize cloud-based video
conferencing platform.
“We continue to improve our cloud service in direct
response to customer requests and user feedback as their
business needs for video conferencing evolve,” said Michael
Helmbrecht, Chief Operating O ffi cer at Lifesize. “We’ve
designed, built and updated the Lifesize platform to provide
customers a consistent and convenient experience across
mobile, web and desktop, and these product enhancements
further empower them to collaborate through video wherever
and however they prefer.”
Recent Lifesize mobile app improvements include the
addition of screen sharing from mobile devices, enabling
distributed teams to effectively share and collaborate on
content during meetings from wherever they’re joining, as
well as the option to switch the Lifesize mobile app to dark
mode.
For web and desktop experiences, a Lifesize add-in to
directly schedule video meetings and issue quick one-time
meeting invites through Microsoft Outlook is now available on
the Microsoft Store. Additionally, users can quickly connect
their G Suite or Offi ce 365 calendars to view upcoming video
meetings within the Lifesize web and desktop apps, receive a
notifi cation when a meeting is about to begin and join with a
simple click.
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MIGRATION FAILURES
CAST has released its annual global
cloud migration report. Findings
show critical missteps mean cloud
migrations are falling short of
expectations in mature fi nancial and
telecommunications institutions,
just 40% meeting targets for cost,
resiliency and planned user benefi ts.
18,287
By the end of 2019 there will be 18,287
co-working spaces globally.
SAMSUNG
Samsung has surged to 40% market
share in Europe in Q2, its highest for fi ve
years, shipping 18.3 million smartphones.
It has brought a blitz of competitive
new devices to market, focusing on its
A series, which accounted for over 12
million units.
XELION
At Channel Live visitors can see
Xelion 7 demonstrated, the fi rst
major new iteration of the hosted
telephony platform for four years, with
enhancements to both the customer and
the partner experience.
To read the full stories and keep up to date on the
latest news visit www.commsbusiness.co.uk
Telcom announces wholesale division
TELCOM HAS UNVEILED its new partner
business, Telcom Wholesale. Designed
to enable its growing partner base and
leverage cost effective data and voice
connectivity.
They have also developed a
pioneering portal that gives partners
access to a number of national
carriers, for critical, affordable
infrastructure as businesses’ ever
growing demand for capacity and
bandwidth increases.
Telcom Wholesale diversifi es the
wholesale carrier market by offering
an extensive route to up-stream
carriers infrastructure. Benefi ting
not only from major carriers but also
making use of boutique fi bre network
providers such as The Loop and
CityFibre.
Co-CEO’s Shaun Gibson and Doug
Ward said, “The launch of Telcom
Wholesale is a huge change in the
channel market space and represents
our commitment to providing an
outstanding connectivity experience.
We have recognised the numerous
barriers customer’s can face in this
marketplace and launched a service
that we wish had existed, one that
is crafted by the customer for the
customer. In a world of extensive
automation we recognise the need to
keep up with changing technology,
which is why our portal blends
automation with a human experience.”
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