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Mitel closes deal to acquire Unify from Atos
Unified communications provider Mitel Networks Inc. today announced it has closed on the transaction with Atos SE to purchase Unify, formerly Siemens Enterprise. In January of this year, Mitel announced it had entered exclusive negotiations to acquire Unify, expecting to close in the year’s second half. All the regulatory issues have been cleared, and the two ...
MLB looks for a hit with its Virtual Ballpark metaverse experiment
Major League Baseball kicked off a Virtual Ballpark experience for a Sept. 20 game between the Angels and Rays that uses startling 3D graphics to depict baseball games in real time. Built in partnership with British metaverse company Improbable, it’s not without its early bugs, since the Virtual Ballpark UI was a little choppy. But like ...
NTT Docomo and Nvidia partner to launch the first AI-powered 5G network
Japanese telecom giant NTT Docomo broke new ground this week at MWC Las Vegas by deploying the first 5G network to use graphics processing unit-accelerated wireless technology in a commercial setting. The deployment is the product of collaboration under the 5G Open RAN Ecosystem Experience, or OREX, service brand, combining the efforts of 13 tech companies, including ...
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AI and security headline Cisco’s acquisition of Splunk, but other synergies exist
If data is king of this artificial intelligence-driven world, Cisco Systems Inc. is making a play for the throne with its acquisition of Splunk Inc., long-rumored and finally announced this morning. Cisco has been expanding from its hardware roots over the past few years, and this all-cash $28 billion acquisition will push it even further ...
Employers take note: HP study finds the business-employee relationship is broken
HP Inc. just released its first annual study exploring the relationship between employees and work, particularly the gap between evolving work expectations and reality, and that gap is surprisingly wide on a range of drivers for a healthy relationship. The research covers more than 50 facets of work, such as the significance of work in ...
Celona bids to unify indoor private and public wireless with neutral host service
From hotels to hospitals to universities, enterprises everywhere can relate to the longstanding problem of poor in-building public cellular service coverage. Meanwhile, they want to simplify their infrastructure. But with separate public and private wireless deployments, they’ve been moving in the wrong direction. Celona Inc. has now stepped in with an all-inclusive neutral host service with ...
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Nvidia’s cuQuantum software development kit sings PennyLane’s song
There is currently a tremendous amount of interest in quantum computing, which can potentially solve some of the world’s biggest problems. However, despite the feverish efforts of cloud providers, hardware manufacturers, and software industry, quantum computing is still on the drawing board. It will happen someday. But, for now, we’ll have to settle for quantum ...
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How the Boston Red Sox are looking to use generative AI to reinvent the fan experience
The Boston Red Sox, one of the iconic names in the world of baseball, is reinventing the fan experience. In an age of data-driven decisions and personalized outreach, the Major League Baseball team is tapping into generative artificial intelligence to revolutionize its marketing campaigns. Here’s how: Rising complexity and democratization of data The Red Sox’s ...
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Zoom launches an AI companion and introduces AI-heavy Zoom Revenue Accelerator
No stranger to hype, Zoom Video Communications Inc. is jumping on the generative artificial intelligence bandwagon with both feet. After introducing AI in early June for composing team chats and meeting summaries, the company on Tuesday expanded that commitment in two areas: Zoom AI Companion: Formerly known as Zoom IQ, the company describes this service ...