Unified Communications as a Service

Verizon’s BlueJeans acquisition is about more than the work-from-home trend

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Ron Miller

It would be easy to assume that Verizon’s purchase last week of video-conferencing tool BlueJeans was an opportunistic move to capitalize on the sudden shift to remote work, but the ball began rolling last June and has implications far beyond current work-from-home requirements. The video-chat darling of the moment is Zoom, but BlueJeans is considered […] Continue reading Verizon’s BlueJeans acquisition is about more than the work-from-home trend→

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

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Ron Miller

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→