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Vonage named Leader for conversational cloud by Opus
EduTech

Vonage named Leader for conversational cloud by Opus

Vonage named Leader by Opus Research in Conversational Cloud report for its comprehensive cloud communications solutions.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 11th Apr 2023
Avaya appoints Dino Beverakis as CEO for Aus & New Zealand
Hybrid & Remote Work

Avaya appoints Dino Beverakis as CEO for Aus & New Zealand

Avaya has appointed Dino Beverakis as Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand. He will focus on driving growth and expanding opportunities.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 9th Dec 2022
Twilio appoints Nicholas Kontopoulos as Asia Pacific & Japan marketing vice president
Customer Experience

Twilio appoints Nicholas Kontopoulos as Asia Pacific & Japan marketing vice president

Twilio has appointed Nicholas Kontopoulos as Asia Pacific and Japan marketing VP to enhance regional business growth and be an innovative leader.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
RingCentral and Mitel enter strategic partnership to enrich cloud comms
Unified Communications

RingCentral and Mitel enter strategic partnership to enrich cloud comms

RingCentral and Mitel have partnered to offer a migration path to RingCentral's cloud communications platform for Mitel's global customer base.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Jan 2022
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is Access4?
Unified Communications

Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is Access4?

Access4, a company founded in 2016, is helping managed service providers make the most out of unified communications in the Asia-Pacific region.

By Sara Barker • 5 min read • Thu, 26th Aug 2021
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An interactive demo of Twilio's Messaging API
Virtualisation

Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An interactive demo of Twilio's Messaging API

Twilio developer evangelist Phil Nash showcases an interactive demo on the solution, and discusses customer success stories with this and other Twilio APIs.

By Nick Forrester • 1 min read • Fri, 20th Aug 2021
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is Twilio?
Software-as-a-Service

Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is Twilio?

In today's interview we have Twilio vice president for APJ Lee Hawksley, who discusses the company's products and solutions.

By Nick Forrester • 6 min read • Wed, 11th Aug 2021
Zoom moves into contact centre market, acquiring Five9 in $14.7 billion stock transaction
Customer Relationship Management

Zoom moves into contact centre market, acquiring Five9 in $14.7 billion stock transaction

Zoom has announced a definitive agreement to acquire the cloud contact centre Five9 in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $14.7 billion.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Tue, 20th Jul 2021
8x8 unveils Experience Communications as a Service to help organisations meet new work requirements
Unified Communications

8x8 unveils Experience Communications as a Service to help organisations meet new work requirements

8x8 introduces Experience Communications as a Service (XCaaS; merging UCaaS and CCaaS to enhance employee and customer experiences.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 28th May 2021
8x8 adds new business messaging features to Microsoft Teams
Unified Communications

8x8 adds new business messaging features to Microsoft Teams

8x8 has announced its new 8x8 Voice for Microsoft Teams app has now added SMS, MMS, and fax capabilities to extend the teams experience for users.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Tue, 11th May 2021
LoopUp appoints Leigh Henderson as director of consulting for Australia
Unified Communications

LoopUp appoints Leigh Henderson as director of consulting for Australia

As part of his new role, Henderson will oversee the execution of Microsoft Teams cloud telephony deployments, from initial planning to project delivery.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 28th Jan 2021
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is 8x8?
Unified Communications

Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is 8x8?

TechDay launches 10 Minute IT Jams series, providing insights into technology companies in the Asia-Pacific region. 8x8 discussed in latest video.

By Nick Forrester • 1 min read • Tue, 11th Aug 2020
RingCentral launches new partner programme
Unified Communications

RingCentral launches new partner programme

Enables qualifying partners to manage the sales process end-to-end for opportunities for organisations of up to 400 employees.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Thu, 4th Jun 2020
Arkadin relaunches as NTT's cloud communications division
Unified Communications

Arkadin relaunches as NTT's cloud communications division

The division will continue to work with organisations to provide collaboration solutions, which in the recent climate is more important than ever.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2020

Stories from Other Regions

Cloud Communications stories

Knight Frank launches SEA-5 Data Centre Opportunity Index
DataCentre infrastructure

Knight Frank launches SEA-5 Data Centre Opportunity Index

The proprietary tool assesses the data centre ranking of each SEA-5 market, including Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Apr 2023
Symbio, Cisco partner to launch Webex Calling in Singapore
Cloud Services

Symbio, Cisco partner to launch Webex Calling in Singapore

Symbio has partnered with Cisco to launch a unified communications offering for Cisco's Cloud Connect for Webex Calling.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Wed, 6th Jul 2022
Digital Island appoints Grant Sweeney as customer & sales general manager
Unified Communications

Digital Island appoints Grant Sweeney as customer & sales general manager

Digital Island appoints Grant Sweeney as Customer and Sales General Manager to enhance its role as a specialty cloud communications provider in New Zealand.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Tue, 26th Apr 2022
Dialpad expands Australian channel leadership team
Unified Communications

Dialpad expands Australian channel leadership team

The new team leads will support Dialpad's national channel program and assist with partner enablement and growth.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 25th May 2021