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Tuesday 18 August1 item
MitelUC&C18 Aug

Mitel extends on-premises support commitments to 2032

MiVoice Business gets guaranteed support to 2032, a direct pitch to the regulated and the reluctant. A counter-position to the industry's cloud-only drumbeat, and an honest read of where some of its base actually is.

Tuesday 7 July1 item
8x8UC&C7 Jul

8x8 opens its CX platform to third-party AI agents

A new integration framework lets customers plug outside AI agents into 8x8 routing and analytics. Launch partners include three CCaaS bot vendors. The interesting question, which the release doesn't answer, is who owns the conversation record.

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