Abstract: An illustrative system for managing a plurality of cloud services that includes a first cloud service, a second cloud service, a relational database, a cloud management console, a global user profile, an invitation, and a synchronization module. Each cloud service includes an LDAP directory configured to manage end users accessing the corresponding cloud service. The relational database is communicatively coupled to each LDAP directory. The cloud management console manages the relational database, which identifies a maximum number of end users that can access each cloud service and an end date for accessing each cloud service. The global user profile is stored on the relational database. The invitation communicated from the cloud management console enables an end user to access the cloud service. The synchronization module enables the relational database to synchronize with each of the LDAP directories according to each end user's accepted invitations.

Abstract: A method which allows standard telephone users to audio conference with video conferencing participants over IP networks in a private secure environment. A dial-out is performed from one or more conference client terminals bridging audio between the Internet and the PSTN networks. The process uses a mixed mode hybrid network architecture for call set-up, initialization and teardown including the method to mix audio at the desktop terminal instead of in a general purpose server as in the prior art. The method conferences video and audio between multiple clients and include audio from a standard telephone network within the conference. A virtual private network connects all of the IP clients together including the voice over IP server used to transcode the proprietary audio into the H.323 standard for transport into the telephony network.