With just a couple of weeks to go until UCX: NOW 2020, a virtual event powered by UC EXPO, we're getting ready to welcome some of the most exciting tech influencers, analysts and trailblazing companies for three days of discussion, exploration and debate about the future of Unified Communications and Collaboration (UC&C). This of course means that we will be talking about how technology will enable the future of work, keeping teams and customers connected. At a time when UC&C is more vital than ever, the event will bring together top experts to share critical expertise on how people and companies can overcome physical and technological barriers to continue pushing boundaries and maximising success both in the present and future.

UC EXPO, Europe’s most extensive unified communication and collaboration event, has unveiled the expert speaker lineup for its three-day virtual event, UCX: NOW. Taking place from 29th September - 1st October 2020, the event will feature speakers from Workplace by Facebook, the Ministry of Defence, RingCentral, Rolls Royce, Cisco, Google and a host of other pioneers in the UC&C sphere.

NTT Ltd., the world-leading global technology services provider, is partnering with Red Bull Basement to enable the next generation of entrepreneurs to innovate with purpose.

As the Official Technology Partner of Red Bull Basement’s third year, NTT Ltd.’s Cloud Communications Division will facilitate live virtual workshops to empower teams of university students from host countries to innovate for good. NTT Ltd. will mentor the students throughout the competition and judge the entries at the final Global Workshop, where a winning team will be announced.

DISS, UK, August 12, 2020 – Midwich Group Plc (LON: MIDW), a global specialist audio visual (AV) distributor to the trade market, announces a new Hardware as a Service programme, designed specifically so that new and existing channel partners can offer the latest UC technology to their customers, without the requirement for substantial upfront outlay. The new offering coincides with the announcement of a worldwide distribution partnership with Plantronics, Inc (“Poly” – formerly Plantronics and Polycom) and is initially designed to meet the demand for the Zoom Video Communications, Inc. platform.

London, UK – 31st July 2020 - LoopUp, the premium remote meetings provider, announces the launch of its global cloud communication solution for Microsoft Teams. The service uses Direct Routing to connect Teams users to LoopUp’s global voice network, providing full telephony functionality. Users can make and receive voice calls directly from Teams on any device, from anywhere in the world, retaining their existing phone number. It allows multinational enterprises to move all users to a consistent cloud-based telephony platform, eliminating the need for on-premises PBX equipment and local carrier relationships.

Over the last few decades, disparate pieces of technology have evolved to become more interconnected. This trend hit an inflection point in the late 2000s as the smartphone entered our lives, changing our concept of a “phone” from the thing you call people with to a personal technology platform in your pocket.

Node4, the cloud, data centre and communications solutions provider shares how its technology solutions have enabled BMI Healthcare to support NHS efforts amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. BMI Healthcare, a Node4 customer, is the UK’s leading independent provider of private healthcare with more than 50 hospitals and healthcare facilities. More than 6,500 consultants practise at BMI Healthcare hospitals, which handle more than 2 million patient visits a year.

The new MXL’s AC-44 USB Conferencing Microphone offers crystal clear speech intelligibility in a compact design for applications that require accurate voice recognition with limited installation space. The AC-44 builds upon MXL’s 30 years of developing high performance microphones for conferencing, studio recording, and live stage performance.

Here at UC EXPO, we’re so excited to announce that we’ll be hosting our first ever online event, UCX Digital - on the 10th-11th June. Designed to help attendees to roadmap their future of work and outline their goals for collaboration, the event complements our rescheduled UC EXPO conference, which will now be co-located with Digital Transformation Expo on 30th September - 1st October.

innovaphone places the myApps work and communication platform at the disposal of all those who have to work from home during the corona crisis free of charge for three months.

Business communications app Fuze, today announced a new integration for collaboration tool Slack. The new integration is designed to simplify enterprise communications, enabling users to seamlessly toggle between the two platforms. 

Innovaphone has now released its new software version V13, which combines the IP Telephony and Unified Communications solution, innovaphone PBX, with the new myApps platform to create a comprehensive, modern work and communications environment for businesses.

LoopUp Group PLC (LSE AIM: LOOP), the premium remote meetings company, announces the launch of ‘Event by LoopUp’, a high-quality operator-assisted call service for customers in the public and private sectors.

LoopUp Group PLC (LSE AIM: LOOP), the premium remote meetings company, today announced the introduction of a new functionality that allows hosts to enable desktop video streaming on their conference calls.

On 29-30 June, Mitel will help Major League Baseball™ (MLB) bring regular season games to Europe for the first time ever.

May 14, 2019 -- Today PGi, a business communications provider with a focus on helping people connect, announced the launch of its unified communications as a service (UCaaS) offering via the GlobalMeet® platform in EMEA on the heels of the U.S. announcement in March.

London, UCExpo, Booth #B115, May 15, 2019 — XMedius Solutions Inc., a global leader in the field of secure enterprise communications solutions, is presenting its new XM TeamQ™ informal call centre solution in Europe for the first time at UC EXPO. 

London, 14 May 2019 - NEC Display Solutions in partnership with NEC Enterprise Solutions, will showcase the latest display technologies that are transforming your daily business experience at UC EXPO, taking place at ExCeL in London from 15-16 May 2019.

VOSS Solutions announced its plans for UC EXPO, which takes place at London ExCeL on Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 May, 2019.

Hot on the heels of 3CX v16, Update 1 Beta has just been released with some major improvements: enhanced Web Client Chat functionality and an upgraded Call Flow Service to take advantage of the new v16 scripting engine and Call Flow Designer (CFD) combo.

Just a few short months ago LogMeIn announced that they were launching a new UCC portfolio brand, GoTo, and two new products, GoToConnect and GoToRoom to add to their full suite of UCC products.

VOSS Solutions announced that Axians has followed the VOSS H.O.M.E program to transition its UC management from CUCDM to VOSS-4-UC.

VOSS Solutions announced the general availability of VOSS-4-UC v19.1.1; the latest major release of the VOSS UC management tool that specialises in automation extension and dynamic communications workflow automation.

Company’s Collaboration Management and Security Suite Expands Beyond Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business to Support Slack, Zoom and Workplace by Facebook

Gamma has launched a unified communications solution, Horizon Collaborate, providing all sizes of business with an easy-to-use and reliable collaborative experience across multiple devices and sites.

Logitech (SIX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI) has announced the launch of the Logitech Zone Wireless and Logitech Zone Wireless Plus Headsets, created from the ground up for people working in an open office environment. 

3CX, developer of next-generation PBX communications systems have announced the launch of 3CX v16. V16 takes corporate communications to a new level by integrating innovative call centre and contact centre features – enabling companies to be contacted from their website – via chat and voice at no charge.

VOSS recently unveiled the latest version of VOSS-4-UC, the world's most advanced UC management platform.

March 21, 2019 -- PGi, a business communications provider with a focus on helping people connect, announced a unified communications as a service (UCaaS) offering via the GlobalMeet platform along with expanded smart collaboration capabilities using artificial intelligence (AI) to help users save time and improve productivity through automation.

The update encourages Cisco HCS Partners to Transition to VOSS-4-UC to Protect Their Investment and to Access More Agile UC Management Framework. 

UC EXPO, Europe’s largest unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) event, is back for 2019. With a laser focus on the next evolution of collaboration in businesses and the future of work.