Milton Keynes, U.K. Aculab has announced availability of its new ApplianX IP Gateway (
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The spin is that it gives enterprises, SMBs, and service providers a cost-effective, intuitive and flexible device that can deliver next-gen communications solutions through existing infrastructures.
Faye McClenahan (
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A number of leading solution providers, including Avaya and Cisco (
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Robert Arnold, senior analyst with Current Analysis (
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Tim Gray
