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• ​Mitel cracks tough enterprise communications nut with $US1.9 billion Polycom acquisition

  Communications providers unite in fight for relevance in changing enterprise world.

• Polycom extends Microsoft partnership through Skype for Business

  "We are now expanding our solutions to allow SMBs, as well as large enterprises, to reap the benefits of video collaboration."

• Cisco leads videoconferencing equipment market as revenue rises

  Cisco remained the leader in enterprise videoconferencing equipment with a 41.4 per cent share of the worldwide market.

• Westcon Imagine 2014 LIVE: Polycom positions itself for NZ growth

  “New Zealand is a fantastic market for Polycom as Kiwis are renowned as being early adopters when it comes to technology."

• New Polycom A/NZ VP aims to "spearhead" local business

  “Australia and New Zealand are key markets which present us with great opportunities for pushing ahead with work-style innovation."

• IDC: Cloud, software options deflate sales of enterprise video systems

  Sales of video conferencing and telepresence hardware systems are declining, hurt by an increase in cloud and software-based options that often are cheaper and simpler to deploy, according to an IDC study.

• CASE STUDY: Maori social organisation aims high in ICT service provision

  Te Rūnanga ō Kirikiriroa (TROK) was established as the Urban Māori Authority for Kirikiriroa, in Hamilton, in the mid 1980s, under the guidance of the late Maori Queen Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu and Mayor Sir Ross Jansen.

• CASE STUDY: DHBs discuss the all-too-human impediments to telemedicine

  While telemedicine and health-related video conferencing is becoming more common in the country, there is still a significant degree of variation in adoption and delivery and quite a lot of under-utilisation.

• Infographic: Video conferencing – dos and don'ts

  Polycom recently commissioned a global survey of 1205 business decision-makers in 12 countries on the usage of video and its potential future.

• Unified comms market to hit $943.7 million by 2017: IDC

  Companies will need to invest heavily in unified communications (UC) over the next four years as more staff work from home or in remote locations, according to analyst firm IDC.

• Emtech 2011: Big Boy FiOS, videoconferencing everywhere and lots of fresh ideas

  Technology Review's annual <a href="http://www.technologyreview.com/emtech/11/">Emtech</a> event at MIT always bursts with fresh-faced innovators awkwardly touting their world-changing breakthroughs. However, the 2011 event held this week at the new MIT Media Lab also includes plenty of established companies, from Google and IBM to Verizon and Polycom, promoting lots of new ideas backed by their significant financial and human resources.

• Why… delays… in… video calls just might be good for you

  The next time you’re on a Google+ hangout or other video call, relish any computer- or network-based communications delays between you and the other participant. After all, such seemingly awkward and frustrating silences can actually enhance the conversation, according to research out of Ohio State University.

• Polycom appoints NZ manager

  Polycom has appointed Deane Jessep as New Zealand regional manager.

• Polycom unveils videoconferencing system that supports Lync

  Polycom today unveiled a $10,000 room-size videoconferencing system that integrates with Microsoft's Lync collaboration tools.

• Polycom to acquire HP telepresence business

  Polycom and HP have announced a broad strategic alliance: Polycom will acquire HP's visual collaboration business and the two companies will partner for telepresence and video unified communications solutions.