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Convergence Takes Hold in the Enterprise

Overview Enterprises around the world are moving to converged IP networks. Nearly half of senior executives in a global survey, conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit for AT&T, say that IP convergence has been implemented in all or most of their business Â— nearly double the number in the same survey a year ago.

This development reflects a significant shift in executive mindsets regarding network convergence. The vast majority of survey respondents Â— 84% Â— view convergence as critical or important to achieving their strategic IT and business goals, compared with 45% in the previous survey.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	AT&T Knowledge Ventures	File Format	PDF
Date Published	February 2007
Format	White Papers
Topics	VoIP - IP Telephony, Voice - Data Integration, TCP - IP, High Availability, Call Center - Contact, Network Design

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