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BroadSoft Buys Leonid Systems, Boosts UC Portfolio

BroadSoft is bolstering its unified communications capabilities through the acquisition of Leonid Systems, a longtime partner that has developed a Web portal for telecommunications...

Tech Spending Worldwide to Grow Over Next 2 Years: Forrester

Global spending on IT and communications technology by businesses and government agencies will jump over the next two years, led by the United States,...

Cyan Increases Outlook for Q4 Revenue

Software-defined networking and network-functions virtualization have been good to Cyan, which is expecting revenue for the fourth quarter of 2014 to come in stronger...

Sonus Buys Treq Labs’ SDN Portfolio for $10.1 Million

Sonus Networks is spending $10.1 million for the software-defined networking products from Treq Labs, a move that will enable Sonus to expand what it...

Intel Unveils Tiny PC-on-a-Stick at CES

Intel has made its share of news at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, from new 14-nanometer Broadwell chips and demonstrations of its RealSense 3D...

Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia Networks Resume Talks: Report

Alcatel-Lucent and Nokia Networks reportedly have resumed talks that could result in greater cooperation between the two networking vendors if not an outright merger.According...

IoT Standards Group OIC Adds 15 New Members

Interest in standards groups for the Internet of things continues to grow.A day after the 5-month-old Thread Group announced its membership had passed the...

Netflix Android App Gains Innovative New Social Features

Netflix has just revamped its mobile app for Android by adding new features that are simple, innovative and useful for the company's customers. In...

Lenovo Recalls 500,000-Plus Laptop Power Cords

Lenovo is recalling more than 500,000 AC power cords due to the risk of fire and burn hazards.According to the recall notice issued Dec....

Oracle Expands UC Suite With WebRTC Integration

Oracle wants to make it easier for communications service providers to more easily spin out cloud-based communications and collaboration services to their customers.The software...