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.
Google and HP Poly are also collaborating to introduce Project Starline technology to workplaces, offering an immersive experience with advanced AI and 3D imaging that makes participants feel like they are in the same room.
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Disney Says Let It Go To Slack, Will Go The Distance With Microsoft Teams
Disney has dropped Slack as its company-wide collaboration platform of choice in favour of Microsoft Teams.
The publication Status reported a leaked internal memo detailing that the entertainment and hospitality behemoth plans to discontinue using Slack’s messaging services by the end of Q1 FY25 because of a leak of messages and documents earlier this summer.
The announcement follows claims by the hacking group Nullbulge that they had breached Disney’s internal Slack messages over the summer. Wired reported that the hacking group accessed over 1.1 TB of internal content, including 44 million Slack messages and 10,000s of documents.
Business Insider followed up on this story last week by reporting the proposed move to Teams, which has catalysed employee concerns about leveraging Microsoft’s popular platform as an alternative. They are seemingly worried that cost-cutting measures drove the shift to Teams while fearing losing longstanding Slack integrations and archived content.
AUO Display Plus Confirms Avocor Acquisition
AUO Display Plus (ADP) has finalised its acquisition of Avocor, which it says will significantly benefit both companies.
Avocor, a leading innovator in collaboration and communication solutions, is set to experience accelerated growth by leveraging ADP’s global resources and expertise as a prominent player in industrial and commercial displays.
Frank Ko, CEO and President of AUO, commented:
We are excited to embark on this journey with Avocor. This strategic move will further strengthen our presence in the solution business while also amplifying the cross-business synergies within the AUO group. Together, we are poised to set new benchmarks in the display industry, leveraging our combined expertise to deliver unparalleled value to our customers and partners.”
At the same time, ADP stands to benefit from a broader range of product platforms and services tailored to its customers in the education and enterprise markets, aligning with the “biaxial transformation strategy” of its parent company, AUO Corporation (AUO). This integration will also enable ADP to expand into new verticals, strengthening its position as a leader in smart display solutions while enhancing its value chain ecosystem.
