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Amazon Echo First Look

What is Amazon Echo? The latest to come out of Amazon is the Echo.   The Echo is a voice command device from Amazon.   It has a number of functions including fact finding, weather, traffic, music (from iHeart Radio, Tunein Radio, … Continue reading

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Windows Server 2003 End of Life — Update

As I predicted back in March, Windows Server 2003 has become THE topic of conversation in almost every customer that we speak to. We are now just under 8 months away from the end of life of Windows Server 2003. … Continue reading

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Windows Server 2003 on the March to Retirement

When we look back on 2014 in IT, there are going to be a couple of things that dominate our thinking and my guess is it won’t be BYOD or Big Data. In reality, a much more mundane yet critical … Continue reading

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Lync 2013 client for Windows 8

Its about time!!!!!! In the Windows Phone community, the Lync application stands out as an app that generates a lot of excitement and attention.  In this case, the community has been waiting since WP8 for an app that would take … Continue reading

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Windows Phone–Lumia 920

I have been waiting to write this entry now for a couple of weeks now.  As with many Windows Phone fans, I waited patiently (or not so patiently) for the successor to my Samsung Focus and Windows Phone 7.5.  I … Continue reading

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Lync for Surface – First Look

What is Surface and why do I care? I try to provide info based on what I have learned and experienced using a variety of products in the Microsoft UC platform space. Mostly, that info is around devices (and I … Continue reading

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#Jabra Supreme UC, all about comfort for Bluetooth!!

Continuing to do my evaluation of different UC devices, I was recently made aware of the Jabra Supreme UC headset. As some folks know about me, I am not a huge fan of Bluetooth (BT) headsets. I have purchased cars … Continue reading

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Plantronics Smarter Working UC Toolkit – NOW ON YOUR MOBILE DEVICE

Working in the Unified Communications space is just awesome if you love technology. Unified communications is a rapidly changing technology which is deep with competition. With the level of competition involved, it’s important to differentiate yourself to ensure relevance in … Continue reading

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Forefront Security for OCS now supports Lync!!!

Forefront Security for OCS Hotfix Rollup 4 was released at the end of March. The information on what was included in the hotfix is documented in the knowledge base for Microsoft here and Chris Norman has published a quick article … Continue reading

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Jabra “Brings it” for teleworkers – The 9450 with Busylight!!!

I’m going switch back to devices again since I have some updates and new devices to discuss.  As folks have seen, I spent some time going over some of the Plantronics line of headsets. I don’t want there to be … Continue reading

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