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Unified Communications and collaboration solutions

Overview

Unified communications and collaboration can help organizations deliver a user experience that brings together communications and collaboration silos. By providing users with a single, integrated experience, companies can cultivate more dynamic and flexible business systems.

This paper from IBM highlights key drivers, challenges and characteristics of a unified communications and collaboration strategy.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	IBM	File Format	PDF
Date Published	April 2007
Format	White Papers
Topics	VoIP - IP Telephony, Video Conferencing, Voice - Data Integration, Unified Communications

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From Voice over IP to Unified Communications: Simplify System Management

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voip - ip telephony

IP Telephony from A to Z

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Publisher:
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Tags:
voip - ip telephony

Is your network ready for IP Telephony?

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Publisher:
Shoretel

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voip - ip telephony

Strategic Guide to Business Phone Systems:

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Publisher:
Shoretel

Tags:
voip - ip telephony

Unified messaging and comms get boost from IP

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Cisco's comms suite goes mobile

Cisco has said its latest upgrade to its Unified Communications software will enable users to access its full suite of features on mobile devices. Until now, Cisco's Unified Communications software worked on desktops but not mobile devices.

Channel:
Mobile & Wireless
Tags:
cisco

Cisco looks to the future with investment plans

He said: "Web 2.0 and collaboration will be the biggest drivers for our business over the next five to 10 years. For example, Cisco's unified communications business and its IP telephony businesses were areas where Cisco invested during previous...

Outsourcing changes are afoot

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Channel:
IT Outsourcing
Tags:
outsourcing

The dawn of unified communications

The recession is forcing businesses to search for ways to cut costs - and unified comms is one place many will start, says Quocirca's Bob Tarzey. This has led to a renewed focus from vendors on unified communications (UC) - also known as IP...

Is there hope for unified comms?

Businesses have been slow to adopt unified communications, but Freeform Dynamics's Josie Sephton says its popularity could soon improve. The evangelists are calling for businesses to implement unified communications (UC), citing a whole raft of...

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