Monthly Archives: July 2009
Open the way to business agility
July 23, 2009
Authored by: Steve Weinstock, Senior Technology Partner Program Manager
Business agility—the ability to rapidly and cost-effectively adapt to changes in the business environment—depends in large part on a flexible workforce and a dynamic technology infrastructure. By offering choice based on an open ecosystem and the richness of unified communications, ShoreTel offers flexibility and performance designed for the dynamic IP age. A recent example of [...]
Avaya and Nortel: What happens to the Nortel End Users?
July 21, 2009
Authored by: John W. Combs, CEO
There has been a huge volume of correspondence about the potential acquisition of Nortel’s enterprise business by Avaya for $475M, and much speculation around why the deal is priced so low, how easily can the two distinct cultures be assimilated and if this isn’t just a case of two sinking ships lashing themselves together to [...]
ShoreTel bears fruit for Ready Pac
July 17, 2009
Authored by: Gina Jacobs, Senior Director of Marketing Communications
There’s an interesting concept in economics, known as opportunity cost. In simple terms, it’s defined as the value of the path not taken when deciding between mutually exclusive choices. For instance, the opportunity cost of eating fast food for lunch could be the health benefits of eating salad instead. For Ready Pac Produce, the opportunity [...]
ShoreTel teams with IBM to ensure simplicity, not size, matters
July 15, 2009
Authored by: John W. Combs, CEO
The announcement of an important new teaming agreement between ShoreTel and IBM represents a major milestone in the evolution of unified communications (UC). Not only is the innovative and technology behind the two companies’ powerful business communications and collaboration tools raising the bar on performance and ease of use, but for the first time, it’s [...]
Latest News on ShoreTel Blog Talk Radio
July 14, 2009
Authored by: Kevin Gavin, CMO
ShoreTel is making an exciting announcement on Wednesday morning, and I invite you to tune into ShoreTel’s Blog Talk Radio station tomorrow from 11:00 – 11:15 am PT/ 2:00 – 2:15 pm ET to get more details about it. A strategic ShoreTel partner – who will be revealed tomorrow – and I will be talking [...]
ShoreTel teams up with Australia’s largest telecommunications company
July 10, 2009
Authored by: Vasili Triant, Managing Director, Asia Pacific
In any discussion around the main driving forces in the Australian telecommunications industry, one company always comes to mind: Telstra. Telstra is Australia’s largest and most influential telecommunications company, providing local and long distance telephone services, mobile services, dialup, wireless, DSL and cable internet access, and more than 30 years’ experience in the business. Now, [...]