Mitel acquired by Roots owner Searchlight Capital for $2 billion, will go private
Ottawa-based Mitel Networks Corp. has been acquired by London-based Searchlight Capital Partners for $2 billion. The cash…
Mitel launches new consolidated global partner program
Business communications company Mitel is combining its heritage partner program with recently acquired ShoreTell’s legacy program into…
New President working to reshape Avaya Canada
TORONTO – November 15 will be an important date in Avaya’s history. On that day Avaya employees,…
Viewsonic partners with Intel for unified collaboration solutions
ViewSonic Canada has formed a strategic partnership with chip making giant Intel Corp. that will see the two…
Panasonic Canada launches new cloud service for UC
Panasonic Canada is bringing its Canadian unified communications (UC) PBX solutions to the cloud with its new…
Mitel acquires competitor ShoreTel for $430 million
The number of players in the Unified Communications-as-a-Service (UCaaS) market has just gotten a little bit smaller.…
Mitel acquires Toshiba’s unified communications business
After announcing earlier this year that it is bowing out of the North American telecommunications market, Toshiba…
Mitel launches new business phone with one-touch integration
Mitel is upgrading their latest class of business phones to include mobile integration, with the new 6900 series…
Mitel reveals new global cloud UC solution
Mitel is expanding its cloud footprint to more than 40 countries worldwide with the launch of World…
Avaya unveils business communications platform for digital era
Avaya is streamlining its unified communications platform with the new Avaya Equinox platform, available on mobile and…
Citrix’s top six best practices for secure UC implementation
As companies adopt and deploy unified communications solutions, there are risks associated with connecting communications to the data stream. Channel…
BlackBerry kicks off its patent monetization phase by suing Avaya
Avaya’s products are under fire from BlackBerry. The Canadian smartphone maker has filed lawsuits in the US against…
A summer of confusion in the ICT channel
What a weird summer this is turning out to be compared to the past ten years! Generally,…
What happened to the Mitel/Polycom deal?
TORONTO – There is a point of no return on most transactions but in the case of…
Avaya introduces digital communications experience solution
Avaya is making customer experience a top priority with the release of Oceana, a multi-touch customer engagement…