Intermedia To Acquire NEC’s UCaaS/CCaaS Operations In North America
Intermedia is to assume NEC‘s UCaaS and CCaaS business, UNIVERGE BLUE, in North America and NEC’s partner relationships in Europe.
Intermedia has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with NEC over its UCaaS and CCaaS operations, which it underlines marks a milestone in its global expansion, bolstering its brand presence and leadership position in the cloud comms market.
Intermedia says this assumption of businesses builds on its partnership with NEC, which began in 2020, around the UNIVERGE BLUE solutions.
“As NEC’s exclusive cloud communications partner, together, we have successfully grown the UNIVERGE BLUE UCaaS and CCaaS business at an accelerated pace around the globe,” commented Michael Gold, CEO of Intermedia.
Intermedia is thrilled to announce this transaction and looks forward to welcoming NEC’s UNIVERGE BLUE customers and partners directly to the Intermedia family. This evolution in our relationship strengthens our position in the cloud communications market and opens significant new opportunities for growth and innovation.”
NEC will maintain its management of the UCaaS and CCaaS business in Japan and Australia, in collaboration with Intermedia.
HP Moves Deeper into Employee Experience with Vyopta Acquisition, Unveils Swathe Of AI-Powered Poly Solutions For Next-Gen Collaboration
This week at HP Imagine, HP announced it had acquired Vyopta to boost the capabilities of its recently launched Workforce Experience Platform. Founded in 2007, Vyopta provides a comprehensive platform designed to monitor and manage large unified communications networks.
Earlier this year, HP introduced the Workforce Experience Platform in private beta, aiming to improve employee experience and streamline IT management within a unified platform. According to the company, a recent acquisition “marks the next step in the platform journey,” further differentiating HP from its competitors in the market.
“With the addition of Vyopta’s unique capabilities, HP has a tremendous opportunity to unlock fulfilling employee experiences and meet the evolving needs of our customers,” said Faisal Masud, President of HP Digital Services. “Vyopta has revolutionised the way organisations deliver collaboration experiences by providing contextual intelligence, unified visibility, and actionable alerts across a wide range of business collaboration applications, devices, and infrastructure.”
Also at HP Imagine, the company unveiled a swathe of new, AI-powered Poly solutions designed to enhance video conferencing and hybrid collaboration.
Among the compelling reveals at this week’s HP Imagine event were new Poly Studio Video Bars, a significant upgrade to the Poly VideoOS platform, and an innovative new program around AI and collaboration experimentation called Poly Labs.
