Hmmm… The VAR Guy has noticed an apparent link between Zenith Infotech and a telepresence upstart called Vu Technologies. Is Zenith Infotech getting into the next-generation video conferencing market? Too soon to say. But here’s some chatter involving Zenith Infotech, Vu Technologies and the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
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Zenith Infotech: Moving Into Telepresence?
Posted January 13th, 2010 by The VAR Guy
AT&T, Verizon: Big Managed Services Moves Coming
Posted February 3rd, 2009 by Joe Panettieri
AT&T Business Solutions and Verizon Business continue to polish their respective managed services strategies. It begs the question: Are the telecom giants really a competitive threat to small MSPs? I expect to find some answers later this month. Here’s why.
TelePresence: The Next Hardware as a Service?
Posted December 30th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
Watch the video above from Cisco Systems and Tata Communications, and you’ll see the “start” of the TelePresence revolution. But where is next-generation video conferencing heading next? Right into the living room, thanks to Cisco, OnForce, LifeSize Communications — and a range of managed service providers. Here’s how the market may unfold, and the roles MSPs and hardware as a service (HaaS) will play.
Top Nine Stories From The VAR Guy: 12/18/08
Posted December 18th, 2008 by MSPMentor
MSPmentor’s sister site — The VAR Guy — reveals what’s next in the IT channel. Here’s a look at the top nine headlines on The VAR Guy’s blog this week.
- Polycom, Alteva Push TelePresence Into Small Business
- Digium: Asterisk VoIP Accelerates As Economy Crumbles
- F5 Networks Changes Channel Chiefs
- Novell Cancels Brainshare
- Novell OpenSUSE 11.1: Only Part of the Story
- Avnet Considers Hosted Microsoft Office Communications Server
- Dell: We Made $1 Million From Twitter
- Mandriva Linux Attracts 2,000 Partners
- Video Conferencing: TelePresence Boom or Bust?
- Sorry, this is a top nine list. Get to know The VAR Guy and you’ll realize he doesn’t play by the rules.
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Cisco’s Managed Services Strategy for 2009 (And Beyond)
Posted November 19th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
Cisco Systems is starting to pull back the curtain on a broader, more aggressive managed services strategy — with an emphasis on empowered branch offices. The company made several MSP-oriented announcements yesterday and hosted a virtual trade show to brief customers. But that’s just the start.
CIOs Cutting 2009 IT Consulting Budgets
Posted October 2nd, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
If you’re a managed service provider, make sure you don’t brand yourself as an IT consultant. That’s one of the key areas where chief information officers plan to cut their budgets for 2009, according to a new survey from the CIO Executive Board.
Cisco: TelePresence Sales Will Grow 400% This Year
Posted September 24th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
Cisco Systems expects its TelePresence sales to grow 400 percent this year, according to Richard McLeod (pictured), Cisco’s director of unified communications, worldwide channels. That growth could introduce new opportunities to managed service providers.
Glowpoint: Managed Telepresence Services Heat Up
Posted September 12th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
Back in May 2008, I noted that Glowpoint Inc. had launched managed telepresence services, which are like next-generation video conferencing services. It’s still very early in the telepresence game (check out our Managed Services Hype Cycle), so I didn’t expect telepresence to generate major revenues until 2010 or so.
Should I Have Used Telepresence?
Posted July 25th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
I’ve been traveling all week with my fellow blogger, The VAR Guy. It was a great week for meetings, terrible week for travel. I was supposed to head home late Wednesday night. Fast forward to Friday morning, and I’m still continuing my long journey home due to multiple flight problems. Should I have used TelePresence, the next generation video conferencing technology, instead of going on the road?
Nortel and Deloitte: Managed Services Deal Filled With Irony
Posted July 10th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
All About Nortel, a solid blog from Mark Evans, raises an interesting question about Deloitte’s decision to leverage managed telepresence services from Nortel Networks. Here’s a look at Mark’s analysis. I’m not suggesting there’s anything shady about the Nortel-Deloitte deal. But Evans is smart to point out the irony.
Five Anticipated Trends At Kaseya User Conference
Posted May 30th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
I’m packing my bags and heading to the Kaseya User Conference in Las Vegas, which runs June 1-3. On the one hand, I expect to hear plenty of “Kaseya” centric news at the event. But I will also be digging deeper, meeting with managed service providers and corporate IT leaders, to hear about their experiences and learnings in the managed services market. Here are five trends or themes I’ll be exploring.
TelePresence as a Managed Service: Coming Into Focus?
Posted April 22nd, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
I’ve been predicting for a few months that TelePresence — loosely defined as next-generation videoconferencing gear — will emerge as a big opportunity for managed service providers.
Upscale Hotels Embrace Managed TelePresence Services
Posted March 18th, 2008 by The VAR Guy
TelePresence, that next-generation video conferencing technology, has yet to gain critical mass. But The VAR Guy, our resident blogger over at www.thevarguy.com, has been telling readers to expect TelePresence and the managed services market to converge on the hotel vertical.
Emerging Managed Services Opportunity: TelePresence Sales Doubling Annually
Posted February 21st, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
TelePresence, the next-generation video conferencing technology, is slowly catching on with big customers. But it could be a few more years before TelePresence becomes a mainstream opportunity for managed service providers. First, the good news: Hewlett-Packard says its Halo video conferencing deployments have been doubling annually since the product’s launch in 2005, according to Reuters. And as new TelePresence systems go in, customers will need managed service providers to deliver related bandwidth optimization services.
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