December 8, 2023 – It brings great pleasure to announce the promotion of Michal Nowicki from Associate Attorney to Senior Associate Attorney, effective January 1, 2024. Having joined Marashlian & Donahue, PLLC, The CommLaw Group, nearly five years ago, Michal Nowicki has consistently demonstrated unwavering dedication, resilience, and an exceptional work ethic. Overcoming challenges unique to his experience as a legally blind professional, Michal’s journey is characterized by a remarkable commitment to surmounting obstacles and maintaining a “never say can’t” attitude. In the highly s ..read more

December 4, 2023 – Larry McDonald, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck’s IT director, received the firm’s 2023 Mark F. Leonard Award. Introduced in 2016, the award annually honors one employee who embodies the firm’s core values—All In, Excellence, Respect and Giving Back—and inspires this behavior in others. Based in the firm’s Denver office, Larry ensures the firm’s day-to-day operational needs are met and that standards remain high as technology continues to change. Since joining Brownstein in 1996, Larry has been part of the firm’s technological transformation from two offices to today’s 12 of ..read more

SAN JOSE, CA – December 6, 2023 – Today Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) announced enhancements across its AI-powered customer experience (CX) suite and new pricing plans that are expected to be available in the coming weeks. “Zoom Contact Center has seen incredible momentum since its launch last year, reaching more than 700 customers and expanding to businesses of all sizes, from mid-market companies to global enterprises,” said Vi Chau, head of product, Zoom Phone and Contact Center. “We have strategically invested in areas like advanced AI, workforce management, and omnicha ..read more

Nationwide Robocall Volume Decreased Roughly 2% Month Over Month IRVINE, CA – December 7, 2023 – U.S. consumers received just over 4.5 billion robocalls in November, representing a 2.3% decrease from October’s volume, and below this year’s average volume of roughly 4.7 billion robocalls/month. November averaged 150.2 million robocalls/day and 1,738 robocalls/second, up 1% from October’s average of 148.7 million robocalls/day and 1,731 robocalls/second. “It’s good news that November’s volume is essentially flat with October and it falls below the average volume for the year,” said You ..read more

HOLMDEL, NJ, December 6, 2023 – Vonage, a global leader in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation and a part of Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC), today announced that Joy Corso, Chief Marketing Officer & Head of Integration, has won the 2023 Aragon Research Women in Technology Award for Marketing. This award reflects the achievements of women who have demonstrated outstanding personal and professional growth and significantly contributed to the technology industry. Corso is an accomplished, results-oriented leader with more than 25 years ..read more

BELMONT, CA – December 5, 2023 – RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE:RNG), a leading provider of AI-first global enterprise cloud communications, video meetings, collaboration, and contact center solutions, today announced that Gartner has recognized RingCentral as a Leader in the 2023 Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS), Worldwide report, making this RingCentral’s ninth year in a row being named to the Leaders quadrant. “Enterprise communications continues to be a rapidly evolving market, particularly with innovations in AI advancing capabilities across industries and ..read more

NEWS SUMMARY: The new Cisco AI Assistant for Security marks a major step in making artificial intelligence pervasive in the Security Cloud, Cisco’s unified, AI-driven, cross-domain security platform. The AI Assistant will reframe how organizations think about cybersecurity outcomes and tip the scales in favor of defenders by helping make informed decisions, augment existing capabilities and automate complex tasks. With unmatched visibility across the network and security, Cisco’s AI Assistant is trained on one of the largest security-focused data sets in the world, which analyzes more than 55 ..read more

Zoom Celebrates its Fourth Consecutive Time in the Leaders Quadrant SAN JOSE, CA – December 5, 2023 – Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM), today announced that analyst firm Gartner has named Zoom a Leader in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS), Worldwide for the fourth time in a row. The UCaaS report evaluated 11 companies in the unified communications space, and Zoom has been recognized as a Leader in this space for its UCaaS offerings. Zoom includes enterprise-grade solutions like Zoom Team Chat, Zoom Phone, Zoom Meetings,  ..read more

November 30, 2023 – Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck is pleased to announce that Alice Lugo, former assistant secretary for legislative affairs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, will be joining the firm’s Government Relations practice in its Washington, D.C., office. “We’re delighted to have Assistant Secretary Lugo join our bipartisan team here at Brownstein,” said Will Moschella, co-chair of Brownstein’s Government Relations Department. “Her experience at DHS and with House and Senate Democrats have put her at the forefront of high-profile domestic policy debates and gives her inva ..read more

LAS VEGAS, NV – November 28, 2023 – Alianza, Inc., a leading cloud communications platform for service providers, today announced a multi-year Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to transform how communication service providers (CSPs) deliver and monetize voice and cloud communications services. The solution is generally available in North America and has already been deployed by more than 100 CSPs including tier-1 and nationwide operators Lumen, Brightspeed, Bluepeak, Xplore, and Viasat. As legacy voice infrastructure reaches end-of-life and tradit ..read more