Death of prem

The Death Rattle Of On-Premise Telecom

For the past three days, every analyst, pundit, and blogger has been putting their own spin on Cisco’s acquisition of BroadSoft. It’s about Consolidation Some are saying that the biggest impact will be fewer available customers due to consolidation.  Others say there will be new opportunity, because many companies (particularly enterprises) have gone to BroadSoft…

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software_or_hardware

Makeup your mind Avaya – Hardware or Software

Back in January, Avaya filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.  When asked why, their Corporate Treasure, John Sullivan explained that after examining their debt “we decided it was a critical next step in our transformation from a hardware company to a software and services company and the best path forward for our customers, partners and employees.”…

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Eating Your Own Children

BroadSoft Eats Its Own: The Death of the Channel?

BroadSoft just announce the commercial release of their Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) product. They are now one more in a long line of hardware vendors that have turned on their channel by going into the very service business that their products enable. In short, BroadSoft is now in competition with the very customers that have purchased BroadSoft…

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