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Hitachi Data System appoints Raghuram Krishnan as Director-Channel and Alliances

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Hitachi Data System appoints Raghuram Krishnan as Director-Channel and Alliances : Raghuram Krishnan to spear head the channel and Alliance business in Hitachi Data Systems. With over 16 years of experience Raghu will be driving the channel eco-system with its partner,technology and application vendors of HDS.

Mitel to buy Polycom for $ 1.96 Billion

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Video conferencing market  is touch its new high, driven by global enterprises. With the increasing need to lower operational costs and effectively manage a global supply chain to address the global Video conferencing market. Increasing adoption of video conferencing services in the public sector and healthcare verticals is further expected to drive the growth of the market during the coming years. Following the closing of the deal worth $ 1.96 Billion, Polycom shareholders  will hold nearly 60 percent and  Mitel shareholders  will hold approximately 40 percent of Mitel. Richard McBee, chief executive officer of Mitel , will lead the combined organization and  Steve Spooner, chief financial officer of Mitel , will also continue in that role. Polycom directors will have two seats on the Mitel board. The combined company will have a workforce of approximately 7,700 employees, will have its headquarters in Canada and will operate under the Mitel name while retaining the Polycom bran