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Sonus Transitions Carousel to Help ‘Demystify’ Skype enterprises the opportunity to decrease costs and
EnterprisestoMicrosoft increasereliabilityofon-premisesvoicesolutions.
for Business with ‘Pre-Ignite’ and Sonus will continue to deliver with Sonus IQ
Skype for Business
for Skype for Business the same trusted, no-
‘Post-Ignite’Webinar, happening compromise performance and reliability in Skype
Sonus IQ for Skype for Business Enables and for Business deployments that it has delivered for
Secures Real-Time Communications for Oice Thursday, May 14th
Microsot Lync Enterprise Voice. Sonus was the
365, Hybrid and On-Premise Implementations
irst vendor to:
Sonus Networks, Inc. a global leader
● Wirelessly enable Microsot Lync presence
in enabling and securing real-time survivability in the event of WAN loss.
communications, announced today the launch
Carousel Industries, a leader in mobility, infrastructures with these exciting new ● Allow customers to dynamically monitor
of Sonus IQ for Skype for Business. Sonus IQ is data networking and converged platforms.
available bandwidth over the back-up link and
an intelligent, scalable, vendor agnostic solution communications, is holding a two-part Speciic topics covered in Part One direct calls over either the PSTN or, depending
architected to enable and secure Microsot Skype for Business Enterprise Voice deployments— webinar entitled Demystifying Skype For Business, which will provide informed, include:
Skype for Business: What’s in the on bandwidth availability, a 3G/4G, DSL or other alternate connection.
whether Oice 365, hybrid or on-premises. With detailed discussion of Microsoft’s new ● name, and what does it mean to you?
Natively enable SBCs to conduct quality
the evolution of Microsot Lync to Skype for Skype For Business platform — including Efective workloads: Collaboration, ● monitoring for an entire Microsot Lync call,
Business, current Lync customers will be able
what this means for collaboration, ● messaging, enterprise voice, Skype allowing network engineers to proactively
to migrate from Lync Server 2013 to Skype for messaging, enterprise voice and Skype federation
monitor and troubleshoot quality of experience
Business Server 2015. Sonus—a Microsot Gold federation.
● Integration across platforms: Avaya, issues for the whole call low.
Communications Partner with the industry’s Join Carousel and host Douglas Green, Polycom, Aruba, SMART, Surface Hub to
broadest portfolio of Lync-qualiied Session Publisher of Telecom Reseller as they name a few
SKYPE FOR BUSINESS FOR DUMMIES
Border Controllers (SBCs)—is collaborating with welcome expert guests including Jason ● Upcoming designs: Cloud, on- Sonus also released Skype for Business for
Microsot on continued interoperability testing to Moortgat, Business Development premise, hybrid, and its beneits
Dummies today, an essential guide ofering
enable and secure real-time communications in Manager of Microsoft and Ed Wadbrook, This webinar has particular relevance insight on Microsot Skype for Business
Skype for Business deployments.
VP Collaborative Solutions, Carousel for anyone currently using Microsoft deployments. his vital resource will provide
Sonus IQ minimizes costs and increases Industries, for an open, and roundtable Lync, or anyone considering migrating or readers with the latest features and capabilities of
productivity during migration of third-party discussion on what Skype for Business acquiring Skype for Business. Discussion Skype for Business, beneits of using Microsot
PBXs to Skype for Business Enterprise Voice.
means for enterprises.
will cover the practical applications, for business enterprise voice and the role of an
In addition, Sonus IQ provides full network The roundtable discussion, the irst
beneits and planning considerations
SBC in enabling Skype for Business Enterprise
investment protection to give customers the of which is being held in advance of for enterprises exploring a Skype for Voice.
versatility to deploy Skype for Business Enterprise Microsoft’s Ignite event scheduled to Business solution.
“Sonus IQ for Skype for Business enables
Voice using existing SIP agreements with best-of- take place next week in Chicago, provides For more information, or to attend, enterprises of all sizes to seamlessly transfer
breed platforms and server suppliers, on current infrastructure or in a virtualized setting. Sonus the perfect context for event attendees to prepare for the event and will help
please see below:
Webinar 2: Thursday, May 14th from on-premise Lync installations to Skype for Business,” said Mykola Konrad, vice president,
IQ delivers secure SIP connectivity for voice
IT decision makers separate fact from between 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Eastern Cloud & Go-to-Market, Sonus. “Our goal is to
and video, giving small and medium businesses iction in making their evaluations as they time - register at tinyurl.com/o8xzq9p.
ofer Skype for Business customers the lexibility
the option to adjust session capacity as they consider aligning their communication
More at www.carouselindustries.com
to deploy enterprise voice the way that they want
transition to Skype for Business Enterprise Voice to—with the security and reliability to scale real-
(through a hosted Cloud provider or Oice time communications as business needs evolve.”
365). Integrated dial plan and enterprise-wide
management features of Sonus IQ also give large
More at www.sonus.net
Sennheiser solutions are qualiied

on Lync 2013 and Certiied for
ecom Reseller
Skype for Business
If she dials 911,

will the critical help she
needs be able to ind her?
Sennheiser, a leading provider of premium “We are pleased to see Sennheiser ofer
headsets and speakerphones, announces that its premium headset and speakerphone solutions
rvice disrup- headsets and speakerphones that are qualiied that extend the communications experience
other major on Lync 2013 are also Certiied for Skype
for Business. his certiication means that and enable people everywhere to connect and achieve more together,” said Giovanni Mezgec,
ailures, bro- Sennheiser products enable Skype for Business GM, Skype for Business Product Marketing at
th epidemics users to communicate in the most efective way, Microsot.
gional ofice
wherever they are, with plug-and play simplicity, Lars Riis Rasmussen, Vice President, Sales &
dramatical- proven compatibility and high-quality audio.
Marketing at Sennheiser Communications said, s
tinuity plan he combination of Skype for Business
“his is another important milestone in our long n
of potential
and Sennheiser’s comprehensive portfolio of lasting relationship with Microsot. Sennheiser
g, Presence, uniied communications products (wireless is committed to delivering the best in sound n
om a Hosted DECT & Bluetooth headsets, wired headsets quality, design and wearing comfort to ensure
erhaps, with and speakerphones) provide superior sound that Skype for Business users get a premium
off-site data
quality, award winning design and user focus for communications experience throughout their
applications business professionals ensuring a superior user working day.”
continue to experience.
More at www.sennheiser.com/cco
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n expect the
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open. – U.S.
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of the client research and development group at
ut business Intel. “Intel is working closely with Altia Systems to help deine their next generation product, o
three years Microsot Lync to improve productivity, with the optimized with Intel® Core processor based PCs n
anagement
goal of campus-wide deployment.
and Intel® Xeon® servers, to improve the solution M
Intel®, a world leader in computing innovation, experience, simplify deployment and reduce
ted UC for is piloting the new solution within their R&D TCO.”
s
l Loss. With organization to improve daily collaboration “At JDSU, we believe that high-quality video
Don’t compromise Our E911 solutions ications dur- among teams working worldwide.
is an essential part of a productive collaboration n
your employees’ help 911 callers get ard business
l Win. JDSUM, innovator of the highest-performing environment,“ said Massimo Rapparini CIO at a
the assistance they %
and highest-value networks in the world,
JDSU.
safety.
need − fast.
is deploying the solution for every day “PanaCast Experience Plus adds a natural
development and business meetings to enhance visual perspective and personal control for each
productivity between teams in Silicon Valley participant to our Lync meetings, enabling them
The E911 Experts
and the Midwest.
to engage fully. It’s an easy-to- use and cost-
“Intel is doing an engineering pilot with Altia efective addition to Lync, allowing us to deploy it
911Enable.com Systems’ PanaCast Experience Plus which makes broadly across the enterprise.”
1-877-862-2835
remote participants in Microsot Lync meetings
more engaged and more productive.” said
More at www.getpanacast.com

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