<p>Genband is combining its all its unified communication (UC) capabilities, Nortel IP, and a new WebRTC engine to offer enterprises a new way to communicate -- and to make good on its promise of becoming a hardware independent, cloud company. (See Genband Goes Virtual at (Actual) Show.)</p><p>Genband Inc. unveiled its Generation Enterprise UC framework, along with Smart Office 2.0, on Tuesday, promising enterprises a hardware-agnostic way to offer secure communications from any device and on any network.</p><p>The platform includes HD voice, HD video, and collaboration and will run on wired and wireless, private and public, TDM, and IP networks. It combines a lot of the services Genband already has in house, such as its Experius Application Server, Quantix portfolio of security, session management, policy control, and session border controller (SBC), its Continuum gateway, and the Nuvia cloud platform. (See Genband Constructs Cloud-Based UC Service.)</p><p>The most interesting update in the bundle is a new WebRTC-powered Smart Office 2.0 platform, powered by Genband's Spider WebRTC gateway. The service moves a user's phone number from her phone to the cloud, so she can access it anytime and from any device. That includes from WebRTC-enabled web browsers, so that all of the features -- voice, video, chat, screen sharing -- are also available through a browser and can be used, switched between, or launched at will. (See Genband Builds a Gateway to WebRTC.)</p><p><a href="http://www.lightreading.com/services-apps/unified-communication/genband-unifies-its-enterprise-uc-story/d/d-id/707448?f_src=lightreading_gnews">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.channelpartnersonline.com/news/2014/01/genband-steals-unify-s-webrtc-thunder-with-smart.aspx">GENBAND Steals Unify's WebRTC Thunder With Smart Office 2.0</a> (Channel Partners)</p><p><a href="http://www.convergedigest.com/2014/01/genband-delivers-webrtc-unified.html">GENBAND Delivers WebRTC Unified Communications with Generation Enterprise</a> (Converge Network Digest)</p><p><a href="http://www.telecomreseller.com/2014/01/28/genband-introduces-generation-enterprise-to-meet-demand-for-open-interoperable-ip-business-communications/">GENBAND Introduces Generation Enterprise to Meet Demand for Open ...</a> (Telecom Reseller (press release))</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=d9rfbck5I-xuYFMBjVKS7zBAFnwZM&authuser=0&ned=us">10 additional articles.</a></p>
