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- Unified Communications: IP Networks, Connecting People Any Time, Any Where
- Business communications in today's work culture is having a significant impact on how companies and people operate. People want information right now, want to share complex applications to brainstorm ideas, make decisions, etc. This is driven by global workforce, rapid travel and faster business cycles. Applications like instant messaging, IP...
- Tags: Network, Unified Communications, IP, Cisco Systems Inc., IP Network, Collaboration, VOIP, Networking, Telecommunications
- White papers 2009-06-26
- Video Telephony: Completing the Picture of Unified Communications Video Telephony: Completing the Picture of Unified Communications Effectiveness
- Unified communications UC is a term that has been heralded in the telephony and network markets as the IT architecture that will streamline business processes and break down the distinct silos of communications within the enterprise. IDC defines unified communications as a solution platform that adds advanced IP telephony calling...
- Tags: Telephony, Unified Communications, Video, Tandberg, Collaboration, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking
- White papers 2009-06-17
- Visual Communications Company Delivers Scalable Solution for Unified Communications
- TANDBERG, a leading visual communications company and Microsoft® Certified Partner, provides video conferencing solutions and services worldwide. The company's customers need solutions that work with their existing Microsoft infrastructure. To meet that need, TANDBERG designed its business-quality visual communications tools to work with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 and Microsoft...
- Tags: Unified Communications, Microsoft Corp., Communications Company, Tandberg, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
- White papers 2009-06-17
- SIP Trunking is Key to Accelerating Unified Communications Deployments
- Companies today are undergoing a significant transformation to a more global Anywhere Enterprise™. Unified communications UC is a crucial component in this evolution and organizations look to collaborate better with an extended enterprise (see Exhibit 1 on the next page). UC has the power to help companies lower the overall...
- Tags: SIP, Unified Communications, SIP Trunking, Collaboration
- White papers 2009-06-01
- Microsoft and HP announce alliance at Interop
- At the Interop Conference in Las Vegas, Microsoft's Stephen Elop and Hewlett-Packard's Ann Livermore announce a partnership between the two companies to bring a better, faster, less expensive, unified communication solution to businesses. Also, Microsoft's Warren Barkley demonstrates a touch-screen workspace that has drag and drop conference calls, voice to...
- Tags: Alliance, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Corp., Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Business Structures, Telecommunications, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Finance, Interop, Microsoft, HP, Ann Livermore, Stephen Elop, unified communications, touch screen, teleconferencing
- Videos 2009-05-22
- IT Manager Webcast: Platform Solution Blueprints: Unified Communications (Level 200)
- The presenter of this webcast will illustrate how Microsoft Unified Communications simplifies access to information. The presenter of this webcast shows how context, relevance, and immediacy help move from being available to being ready.
- Tags: Webcast, Unified Communications, Microsoft Corp., Collaboration
- Webcasts 2009-05-06
- Tapping Into the Power of Unified Communications Securely
- Unified Communications has become a powerful mainstream business resource, permitting rapid and cost-effective communication between internal and external staff alike. But, along with improved productivity, the use of Unified Communications software such as Microsoft Office Communications Server OCS has brought with it a new range of security threats that few...
- Tags: Reed Elsevier Inc., Unified Communications, Collaboration, Security
- Webcasts 2009-05-05
- Software Vendor Boosts Productivity for Contact Centers With Unified Communications
- Independent Software Vendor ISV ComputerTalk integrated its contact-center software with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2. With this solution, the ISV's clients gain presence awareness for their agents, as well as new IM and video capabilities beyond existing voice and e-mail channels. Now ComputerTalk can use this unified communications solution...
- Tags: Software, Software Company, ISV, Unified Communications, Contact Center, Microsoft Corp., Collaboration, E-mail, Online Communications
- Case studies 2009-05-01
- Alaska Native Corporation Saves Nearly $1 Million With Unified Communications
- Alaska-based Alutiiq offers services such as construction, security, and training for government-funded and privately funded projects around the world. The company has 6,200 employees operating out of multiple locations that span the globe. For interoffice and remote communications, Alutiiq relied heavily on separate office-based telephony systems. The segregated communications infrastructure...
- Tags: Unified Communications, Employee Productivity, Microsoft Corp., Alaska, Collaboration, Telecommunications
- Case studies 2009-05-01
- Unified Workflows With the OLIVE - Sametime Integration Plug-In
- Known as Unified Communications, the trend to simplify and integrate all forms of communications in business has become mainstream. IBM has publicly committed to investing $1 billion in its unified communications strategy over the next three years, integrating communications and collaboration technologies including unified telephony, voice, video, instant messaging, This...
- Tags: IBM Lotus SameTime, Unified Communications, Plug-in, IBM Corp., Integration, Forterra Systems, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2009-04-27
- Keeping Bad Stuff Out and Good Stuff In with the Right Unified Communications Tools
- "Real-time" communications, including public instant messaging IM, enterprise IM, A/V conferencing, voice over IP VoIP and mobile messaging are used throughout most enterprises. Whether for business or personal reasons, they often exist in a free-for-all with few constraints on usage. While such communications systems can be of great value to...
- Tags: IM, Compliance, Unified Communications, Messaging, Instant Messaging, Groupware, Internet, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software
- Webcasts 2009-04-01
- Telecom Company Boosts Productivity, Reduces Travel With Unified Communications
- Bouygues Telecom wanted to improve collaboration among its employees, who are dispersed across many locations. The company's open source unified communications solution didn't integrate well with existing applications, so Bouygues replaced it with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007. With real-time presence information, employees now can instantly find people, check their...
- Tags: Bouygues Telecom, Bouygues S.A., Unified Communications, Telecommunications, Microsoft Corp., Collaboration
- Case studies 2009-04-01
- IgnitionDesk 2.2.0.0 (Windows)
- IgnitionDesk streamlines and connects staff with tools and resources by integrating with key enterprise technologies, such as Microsoft Active Directory, Unified Communications, LANDesk Management Suite, Microsoft Office 2007 and other enterprise platforms. Instead of deploying tools and training resources for each tool to service desk staff, you can deploy...
- Tags: Service Desk, Unified Communications, Microsoft Windows, Tool, Staff, RattleSoft, IgnitionDesk, Productivity, Collaboration, It Services
- Software downloads 2009-03-14
- Plantronics aims to solve 'last 10 feet' problem with unified communications
- Plantronics aims to solve 'last 10 feet' problem with unified communicationsI read the article twice, and yetI don't see the reason for the reference to Altec-Lansing, which is just a name now. It once was a maker of fine devices for audio reproduction, both for home and sound reinforcement. Now...
- Tags: Collaboration, Plantronics, unified communications, NOW IT
- Discussion threads 2009-03-11
- Plantronics aims to solve 'last 10 feet' problem with unified communications
- Unified communications has been a topic in IT management circles for years. It's a topic that can lead to packed houses at conferences and Cisco, Avaya, Microsoft and IBM all have extensive unified communications suites. The problem: Users. Here's the unified communications blue print: Enterprises spend heavily...
- Tags: Plantronics, Unified Communications, Headset, Savi Go, Collaboration, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-03-11
- MSDN Webcast: Unified Communications Development With Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Web Services (Level 200)
- The new Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Web Services managed API provides managed code access to Microsoft Exchange whether one is running on premise or in the cloud. This powerful, productive Microsoft .NET API provides full access to Microsoft Exchange mail, calendaring, scheduling, contacts, eventing, synchronization, permissioning, and public folders...
- Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Webcast, Microsoft Exchange Server, Unified Communications, Web Service, Microsoft Corp., E-mail Servers, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software
- Webcasts 2009-03-11
- USPS Webcast: Simplifying and Streamlining Communications for Government
- Microsoft Unified Communications technologies use the power of software to help local government organizations streamline communications, regardless of medium, platform, device, or location. By empowering people with a familiar set of tools, Microsoft Unified Communications breaks down communication silos and extends existing communications investments, while enabling government process innovation. At...
- Tags: Webcast, Unified Communications, Microsoft Corp., U.S. Postal Service, Government Organization, Government, Collaboration
- Webcasts 2009-03-11
- Live Webcast: Building the Business Case for Managing Unified Communications
- Savvy IT decision makers already understand the well-established value of IP Telephony. But in this time of decreasing budgets, it can be difficult to justify the capital investment of a Unified Communications solution. Many companies feel they must put off the long term benefits to their business in favor...
- Tags: Business Case, Webcast, Unified Communications, Benefit
- Webcasts 2009-03-09
- Compliance and Data Loss Prevention in Unified Communications Solutions
- Unified communications drives collaboration for your business. Whether it's e-mail, instant messaging, web and video conferencing or voice, sharing information keeps your business successful and your costs low. But managing a diverse, unified communications environment means security risks, potential loss of information and other dangers. In...
- Tags: Data Loss, Compliance, Unified Communications, Quest Software Inc., Collaboration
- White papers 2009-03-01
- MSDN Webcast: Office Communications Server 2007 R2 and Exchange Server 2007 SP1: Lap Around the Platform (Level 100)
- The Microsoft Unified Communications UC platform enables developers to build productivity-enhancing communication features efficiently and securely by leveraging Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 and Microsoft Exchange Server as a communications software infrastructure. The attendee will learn about the future of Microsoft Unified Communications products and platform, including Communications Server 2007...
- Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Webcast, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Exchange Server, Unified Communications, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Microsoft Office Communications Server, Microsoft Unified Communications Platform, E-mail Servers, Groupware, Collaboration, Enterprise Software, Software
- Webcasts 2009-02-25
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