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UC Network Management Week in Review: Plantronics, NIKSUN, Instana & More
Communications is a vital component to businesses of all shapes and sizes. So, while your company chooses to deploy a future-forward, feature-rich unified communications solution or working with a number of vendors for collaboration needs it is vital to protect this investment with UC network management. And, with the weekend upon us there’s no better time than the present to take a look back at the week that was in UC network management: It’s time for the Week in Review!
Plantronics unveiled the Plantronics Elara 60 Series, a mobile phone station targeting the modern, mobile-first worker. The UC audio solution provider is poised to deliver an evolved connected, collaboration experience. “Creating great mobile experiences has been part of Plantronics’ DNA from day one and Plantronics Elara breaks new ground to elevate the mobile phone into a true collaboration engine for employees and customers,” said Joe Burton, president and CEO, Plantronics. “Because of our close relationship with Microsoft, it made sense to leverage the collaboration power of Microsoft Teams as a native experience in Plantronics Elara.” Complete coverage is HERE.
Microsoft Ignite 2018 is took place in Orlando, Florida September 24-28 and Exoprise put its expanded portfolio of real time monitoring and management solutions on display, placing new capabilities front and center. UC network management and monitoring is evolving. All the details are HERE.
NIKSUN’s NetDetector and NetVCR earned certification by the National Security Agency (NSA) operated National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP). Each solution meets the requirements of the NIAP’s collaborative Protection Profile for Network Devices Version 2.0. The pair passed security functional requirements with flying-colors, promising the capability to manage dynamic threats. Everything you need to know is HERE.
Instana has just closed a $30 million Series C round. That brings the company’s total funding to date to $57 million. This latest round was led by Meritech Capital. Instana’s Series B lead investor Accel also participated. TMC’s Paula Bernier delves deeper HERE.
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