Companies of all sizes should seriously consider the purchase of conference phones for their enterprise’s teleconferencing needs. Reasons for this include the fact that conference call phones promote strategy and group communication, and also work best in a designated conference room. They can accommodate 3 to 30 people, which means that even the smallest company can teleconference with clients and partners

Conference phones and collaboration solutions provider Polycom (News - Alert) recently won three industry awards: a "best products" award from InfoWorld, a "best products"award from INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine and a "superior design" award from iF. The company was also recognized by VoIP News for its industry leadership.

When deployed in a smart way, technology can be a positive enabler of efficient collaboration between businesspeople. Technology can make collaboration more enjoyable, more affordable, and more efficient. In the past few years, the term “unified communications” (UC) has arisen to denote systems that seamlessly tie together different communications and other computer-based tools to make collaboration more effective

Generally speaking, there are two methods for trying to predict how technologies might change in the future. One is the look at the history of the technology—how it developed, how it was received, when and by whom it was adopted—and use that information to project how the arc of history will continue on into the future. Another technique is to look at the status of the technology right now and use that observation to make predictions

Wireless VoIP, also known as WiFi (News - Alert) telephony, is a fairly new player in the business communications market, but one that’s made fast inroads and is now seen by many enterprises as offering significant benefits.

ClearOne (News - Alert), a provider of audio conferencing products, has announced the availability of the Converge Pro 880T, which is a new addition to the Converge Pro platform of professional audio solutions for conferencing applications.

Conference phones manufacturer Polycom (News - Alert) recently won an INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine’s 2007 Product of the Year Award for its CX Product Family for Microsoft OCS 2007 and for its HDX 8000. The Polycom product family includes: a portable Microsoft (News - Alert) Office Communicator 2007 speakerphone peripheral, the CX100; the CX200 speakerphone and handset; the CX400 cordless desktop handset; and the CX700 executive IP telephone

Recognizing the firm’s investment in technology from Polycom (News - Alert), Mobile Enterprise Magazine recently bestowed on Procter & Gamble (P&G) its 2007 “Best on Campus” Mobilizer Award. Polycom is a provider of conference phone products and other collaboration solutions. P&G has adopted Polycom’s SpectraLink Wireless Telephone System, a move that tremendously improved communication capabilities for its mobile employees

Sweden-based conference phones supplier Konftel recently signed an agreement with U.S. phone and headset dealer Hello Direct for the distribution of its products. Hello Direct began selling products from Konftel at the beginning of November.

San Antonio-based AT&T (News - Alert) has won a contract from global emission technology company EMCON to connect the latter’s operations in 19 countries through managed voice and data services