Brian Riggs

Industry analyst: unified communications & collaboration

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Bill Hurley, formerly CMO @UnifyCo, now CMO @CenturyLink https://t.co/d36Xajp0HK

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Dean Douglas, formerly CEO @UnifyCo, now president of sales and marketing @CenturyLink https://t.co/d36Xajp0HK

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New Google Glass model presented as business-focused, tho the new camera-on light addresses mainly consumer concerns https://t.co/5SjD7yqh2k

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Google introducing a new Glass model https://t.co/5SjD7yqh2k New model has a front-facing light that turns green when the camera is on

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.@shoretel acquires hosted PBX provider @Corvisa https://t.co/r0Rj5U7Lyi The move will make Shoretel a provider of SIP trunking services

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Microsoft buys mobile team collab app Talko, plans to integrate tech into @SkypeBusiness https://t.co/GmLGVMLQfm

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.@Cisco acquires video conferencing interoperability specialist @AcanoCo for $700m cash. https://t.co/Q3dXwo7zvF #ucoms

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.@UnifyCo introduces freemium pricing plans for Circuit https://t.co/GpLyKuy0qA Pricing tiers are now free, $3.95, $6.95 & $14.95/user/month

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.@thinkingphones buying @fuze follows its acquisition of @WhalebackMSP and @Contactive https://t.co/QPdrgzOdyn https://t.co/bzEjENMxEX

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.@thinkingphones acquires online video conferencing provider @fuze for undisclosed sum https://t.co/XvgH7uQ210 #ucoms

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.@optusbusiness signed up Australian Dept of Immigration to its HCS-based #ucoms service. 15k end points, $115m deal https://t.co/vBvkX1WyVj

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Jeff Ma appointed acting CEO, replaces Michel Emelianoff at ALE, search for permanent CEO underway https://t.co/xLAjTA0FcY

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With @UnifyCo @Atos plans to enhance social collab w/realtime comms. https://t.co/hanFMMnMQ1 Maybe a sign Unify to be combined w/ @BlueKiwi

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With @UnifyCo @Atos plans “to create a unique integrated proposition” for #ucoms https://t.co/hanFMMnMQ1

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.@Atos apparently has a hosted #ucoms service based on Cisco HCS, at least according to this site https://t.co/2mpYXmGquz

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.@Atos, which just acquired @UnifyCo, has a cloud-based Microsoft service (A3C) that includes managed Lync/SFB https://t.co/K6hKFUiQJC

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.@Atos partners w/ @Cisco & @Microsoft. Buying @UnifyCo will put Atos into direct competition with them, at least in the #ucoms space

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.@Atos presenting itself as a vendor-neutral provider #ucoms services (https://t.co/Npcij571FZ) will be more difficult after the Unify acq

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.@Atos, which just bought @UnifyCo, has a €4.5bn managed services business, as well as a €3.1bn consulting practice. https://t.co/hLajRpiAxV

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.@Siemens currently owns 49% of @UnifyCo and 12% of @Atos. So with the Atos acquisition Unify remains in the Siemens fold.