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Aug 31 2008   8:31PM GMT

Microsoft and the ‘Magic Quadrant’



Posted by: Tony Bradley
Unified Communications, telephony, IP PBX, Microsoft, Gartner, UC, OCS 2007, NoJitter.com, Magic Quadrant

Those who follow technology trends in business are probably familiar with the coveted Gartner Magic Quadrants. What has shocked many in the communications arena is that Gartner recently added a new player to their Magic Quadrant for corporate telephony- Microsoft. Microsoft is well known in many arenas, but corporate telephony has typically been reserved for players like Avaya, Nortel, Cisco, etc. Part of the reason for Microsoft’s inclusion may come down to this statement from Gartner: “Although companies are still deploying PBX and IP Telephony, most should make the decision in the context of a broader unified communications strategy.” For more about the Gartner report, take a look at this story from NoJitter.com.