Mitel expands its senior leadership team with the addition of several executives

Mitel announced the addition of several world-class executives to its senior leadership team, all of whom bring expertise to their roles and will support Mitel’s strategic and cultural transformation as a frontrunner in the communications and collabora… Continue reading Mitel expands its senior leadership team with the addition of several executives

How do I select a CPaaS solution for my business?

A Communications Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) solution is very practical and functional because it allows to communicate without using standalone apps, but since it’s connected to the cloud, it can easily become compromised, putting organization… Continue reading How do I select a CPaaS solution for my business?

Mitel and Google Cloud offer new solutions to help orgs communicate and collaborate from anywhere

For many of the 70 million users Mitel supports each day, the COVID-19 crisis has turned remote working and real-time communications from a modern convenience into a necessity almost overnight. Shelter in place orders, travel bans, and daily uncertaint… Continue reading Mitel and Google Cloud offer new solutions to help orgs communicate and collaborate from anywhere

Mitel to buy ShoreTel for $430 million to create unified communications powerhouse

Streaks of colored lights race beneath the clouds and over an urban scene in a metaphor for cloud computing and communications technology. Sometimes combining two companies that compete in the same market provides a quick way to leapfrog your market share. That was likely the thinking behind Mitel’s decision to buy ShoreTel this morning for $430 million. Combining the two companies catapults Mitel to number two in the Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) market, according to the company. As for ShoreTel, while it… Read More Continue reading Mitel to buy ShoreTel for $430 million to create unified communications powerhouse

Siris Capital to buy Polycom for $2B in cash, Polycom cancels its $1.96B Mitel merger

globe with arrows Here’s an interesting twist in one of the bigger enterprise acquisition stories of 2016. After Mitel earlier this year announced that it would acquire Polycom for $1.96 billion and consolidate the two companies’ enterprise communication businesses, today private equity firm Siris Capital has come in with a higher offer: it has agreed to acquire Polycom for $2 billion in cash and… Read More Continue reading Siris Capital to buy Polycom for $2B in cash, Polycom cancels its $1.96B Mitel merger

Mitel buys Polycom for $1.96B in enterprise communications consolidation play

earth, connected, flight patterns As more enterprises move their communications services over to IP networks and cloud-based services, we’re seeing an increasing amount of consolidation as the businesses that serve them continue to grow to provide end-to-end services — and to shore up against smaller, newer and less expensive offerings from the likes of Slack, Skype, Google Hangouts and more. Today comes that… Read More Continue reading Mitel buys Polycom for $1.96B in enterprise communications consolidation play