Category Archives: videoconferencing

GN acquires Altia Systems for $125M to add video to its advanced audio solutions

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Some interesting M&A is afoot in the world of hardware and software that’s aiming to improve the quality of audio and video communications over digital networks. GN Group — the Danish company that broke new ground in mobile when it inked deals first with Apple and then Google to stream audio from their phones directly […] Continue reading GN acquires Altia Systems for $125M to add video to its advanced audio solutions→

Serious Vulnerability Found in Lifesize Business Videoconferencing Devices

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A security researcher from security firm Trustwave has found a vulnerability that could allow hackers to take over videoconferencing devices made by Lifesize. Some of the affected products have reached end-of-sale or end-of-support, but are still wide… Continue reading Serious Vulnerability Found in Lifesize Business Videoconferencing Devices→

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

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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→