Avaya pushes channel partners toward broader technology portfolio; Wireless VoIP provider banks on Wi-Fi with $19 deal

> Avaya is shifting away from point product sales and toward the broader, partner-led sale of its full technology portfolio, including a stepped-up focus on contact center, unified communications and data networking by its roughly 1,800 U.S.-based solution providers. Article

> Republic Wireless is selling unlimited phone plans for $19 per month, but don't think of it as cell phone plans. Rather, the new wireless provider is banking on Wi-Fi. Article

> SPIRIT DSP said Huawei Technologies has extended its license with SPIRIT DSP for wideband Mobile VoIP (voice over IP) and video calling. Under terms of the agreement, Huawei, an existing SPIRIT customer since 2007, has licensed SPIRIT's TeamSpirit Voice&Video Engine Mobile. Release

> Operational intelligence software vendor Splunk will provide integration for its Splunk Enterprise software with Apache Hadoop. The new software package provides benefits to both Splunk users and enterprises planning on deploying Hadoop. Release

> Cisco is acquiring a minority stake in a subsidiary of KT, a South Korean telecommunications services company, which will offer managed services for smart buildings and smart city projects from January. Article

And finally... Giving new meaning to the term "leaf peeping," police investigating an alarm at a Michigan restaurant used a thermal imaging device to find a fleeing suspect hiding in a pile of leaves. Article