October 21, 2010, 9:36 am Merger Puts Cellphones on the Desk By VERNE G. KOPYTOFF NY Times
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/21/merger-puts-cellphones-on-the-desk/?ref=technology ShoreTel , which sells software for corporate phone systems, plans to announce on Thursday that it has acquired Agito Networks, which allows people to use their mobile phones as if they were using a desktop unit. The $11.4 million deal expands ShoreTel’s line of products to address what it calls the mobile worker. These are the employees on the road who still want the features that a corporate phone system provides, like a company directory, a single voice mail, conference calling and the ability to transfer calls to colleagues. Downloading Agito’s software onto a smartphone transforms it into an extension of a corporate phone system. Companies are increasingly equipping their workers with smartphones, but without tethering them to the office. Agito’s software works with a number of mobile devices, including iPhone, BlackBerry, Nokia and phones powered by Windows. Android phones are not currently compatible. The software can be used on Avaya, Cisco and Windows corporate phone systems. -- ======================================== George Antunes, Political Science Dept University of Houston; Houston, TX 77204 Voice: 713-743-3923 Fax: 713-743-3927 Mail: antunes at uh dot edu _______________________________________________ Medianews mailing list [email protected] http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews
