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ShoreTel receives Nemertes Pilot House award 2011
IT decision makers have granted UC solutions provider, ShoreTel, the highest rating for IP telephony products in the Nemertes Research annual Pilot House awards, 2011.
The award signals ShoreTel’s eighth consecutive win.
Hachette Australia
"I just wanted to pass on a big thank you for coming out yesterday and helping us through our phone problem; right from the
start it looked like a carrier issue, like you said, but it was fantastic and a huge help for you to make yourself available and help us. [Not that this is unusual, you’ve always been happy and helpful, but I wanted to say “Thanks”]
Green Initiatives
Zero Environmental Footprint
According to the U.S. General Services Administration 2010 – 2015 Sustainability Plan, the GSA has set goals to lower its environmental footprint and use its government-wide influence to reduce the environmental impact of the federal government. GSA plans to seek out green technologies, practices and ideas – and integrate them into the agency’s processes, relationships and culture. According to the plan, “GSA will reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission from employee commuting by promoting workplace flexibility and increasing telework and alternate workplace participation rates to 60% by FY 2012.”
Reduced Travel Costs = Decreased GHG Emissions
LifeSize Gives Big Companies a Small Carbon Footprint
Jacey Overton, LifeSize Communications – USA (512) 623-4215 - PR@lifesize.com
Independent Research Study Reveals LifeSize’s Potential Eco- and Budget-friendly Impact on Fortune 500 Companies
AUSTIN, Texas, April 19, 2011 - Just in time for Earth Day, LifeSize, a division of Logitech (Nasdaq: LOGI) (SIX: LOGN), today released findings from a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of LifeSize that demonstrates the potential economic and environmental impact of video conferencing solutions on Fortune 500 companies.
LifeSize Passport is now Plugged into Skype
The Meeting Room Just Got Bigger!
We are excited to announce people on Skype worldwide will now be accessible from the LifeSize Passport directory, letting them connect to each other with just one click. This partnership is another exciting example of our commitment to Unified Communications partnerships that make video collaboration truly universal.
Ask Before You Buy: Microsoft Lync vs. ShoreTel
In its recent introduction of Lync 2010, the successor to Microsoft Office Communication Server (OCS), 
Microsoft declared the PBX dead. In the words of Mark Twain, the death of the PBX has been greatly exaggerated, although industry observers generally agree that Microsoft's latest iteration of UC is beginning to get serious attention.
With a revamped Lync entering the market, what questions should organizations ask when choosing between vendors in the unified communications space today?
Disaster Recovery Options for ShoreTel Systems
March 21, 2011 Authored by: Dieter Rencken, Senior Product Manager
Among other concerns, recent events in Japan have prompted many to re-evaluate the impact of a possible outage to their enterprise communication systems. Certainly the scale of disaster and loss that we have seen in the past week challenges fully the old adage, “Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.”
All UC is Not Equal: Comparing Cisco and ShoreTel Solutions
Unified communications (UC) helps organizations of all sizes reduce expenses while increasing employee productivity and supporting today’s mobile lifestyle. But all UC solutions are not created equal. The ability to fully realize the benefits of UC is largely dependent on selecting the right solution.
Microsoft and LifeSize
LifeSize and Microsoft - Richer Collaboration 
LifeSize expands its rich video collaboration offerings through new interoperability with Microsoft® platforms. LifeSize HD video conferencing products will integrate with Microsoft unified communication (UC) platforms, enabling users across the enterprise to seamlessly connect over video from LifeSize systems to the desktop and vice versa. Organizations of all sizes will be able to scale video collaboration capabilities cost-effectively to meet communication and productivity objectives.
Virtual Perfection with ShoreTel and VMware
Server virtualization promises significant benefits to the many IT organizations that are struggling to keep pace with business demands – with tight budgets. With virtualization, organizations can consolidate and modernize their server infrastructure, which improves IT resource utilization, lowers cost and allows IT to adapt more flexibly to changing business needs.
