An interesting survey from Plantronics found that a vast majority of Fortune 1000 employees likely won't be accessing unified communications services from a personal corporate office. This is a big deal for planners charged with finding ways to support the expansive and unpredictable needs that UC brings.
Other companies in the news this week include Avaya, Avistar, Citrix, InterCall, Microsoft, Alteva, BroadSoft, Network Equipment Technologies, Exony, Cisco, GMT, LiquidSpoke and ShoreTel. 
Any doubt that telepresence is a vital element of an organization's repertoire of communications tools ended this week. The first sign of approval was from Cisco, which closed its acquisition of Tandberg. The second was from Mother Nature, which grounded much of the world's air traffic.
Apple made a lot of news during the past month. In mid-March, it introduced the iPad and, last week, said it is upgrading the iPhone operating system. Both of these items are good news for unified communications. The bigger of the two, however, is the iPad, which will be a strong platform for collaboration and many UC-flavored applications. Carl Weinschenk
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