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Unified Communications: Interviews

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    Polycom CEO Robert Hagerty talks telepresence 10 March, 2009 09:48:00

    Polycom's CEO talks about the long-awaited arrival of 'spooky-good' videoconferencing and the next big thing: videoconferencing on handhelds.
    Videoconferencing is available for desktops and even through specially designed rooms called telepresence systems, but on wireless handhelds? According to Robert Hagerty, who has been CEO of Polycom for 10 years, it could be widely available soon.
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    Open source identity: Asterisk founder and Digium CTO Mark Spencer 26 November, 2008 16:11:00

    Software telephony systems in for a shake up
    Imagine an IP voice and unified communications system that can be integrated into any application and customised to meet business needs. Sounds great, right? Well that project is the Asterisk IP-PBX and it's free to use and you get the source code. A far cry from proprietary PBX systems perhaps, but Asterisk has a vibrant ecosystem and is replacing systems from more established telephony vendors. Following interviews with the leaders of the Horde and Free Telephony projects, the Open Source Identity series talked to Asterisk founder and Digium CTO Mark Spencer about how one application can have such a profound effect on businesses and how open source can be a tough competitive landscape.
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    Connecting infrastructure from Africa to Australia 08 October, 2008 14:38:00

    George Atrash has worked for Dimension Data on both sides of the Indian Ocean installing infrastructure and getting people connected. He spoke to ARN about the differences in working for an integrator in Africa compared to Australia and how he ended up in the IT industry after aspiring to become a lawyer.
    What is your job background and history?
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    Leading a more collaborative channel 01 October, 2008 14:37:00

    Local managing director of Cisco, Les Williamson, took up his position a little over a year ago. He caught up with ARN at the recent Cisco Networkers conference to talk about the economic downturn, vertical market opportunities and his vision for Cisco’s partners moving forward.
    What are some of the goals you’ve set your partners going forward?
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    Smooth sailing 03 September, 2008 12:00:00

    General manager for NEC’s national channels and strategy, business solutions group, Anthony M Carilla, is charged with reinvigorating the sleeping giant. He spoke to ARN about his long history in telecommunications, why the IT industry sells itself short and a love for boating.
    What was your first job?
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    Best in class 23 July, 2008 12:07:00

    After more than two decades with multinational healthcare company, Johnson & Johnson, Stephen Wilson moved into education three years ago as the CIO of NSW Department of Education and Training (DET). He recently told ARN about a three-pronged strategy to deliver the Connected Classroom.
    What are the differences and similarities between the role of a CIO within a large corporate and a state education department?
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