Richi Jennings – Updated with more commentary 4.16pm UTC. Hello Techmeme. Suddenly, things are getting interesting again in the Exchange-alternatives market.The quintessential growth-by-acquisition specialist, Cisco has just announced that [...] read more

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T1 Rex’s Business Telecom Explainer – What do you do when your computer starts acting up? How about when your server starts acting up? Well, if you work for a large company with a large IT staff, help is as near as an internal phone call. But how about if you are an independent professional or run a small to medium size business? Not so easy, is it?

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