http://www.silicon.com Results for unified communications en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/unified-communications/beware-the-turf-wars-when-merging-comms-39671618.htm Enterprise take-up of unified communications - the merging of IP telephony, conferencing and collaboration, messaging and communications tools - is on a "steeply rising curve", according to analysts. Adoption will be held back by internal corporate... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:24:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/unified-communications/how-the-cloud-is-swallowing-your-comms-39668400.htm Unified communications is migrating to the cloud, new research has found. According to a report by analysts In-Stat, tech vendors are now working closely with providers of hosted VoIP services, leading to several flavours of unified communications... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:52:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/unified-communications/unified-comms-what-it-needs-to-succeed-39653038.htm Vendors may be making a lot of noise about unified communications and collaboration (UCC) but the promised panacea remains a pipe dream for most organisations. But the products all involved considerable investment and risk, so Infineum began to... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:24:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817477p,00.htm Enterprises are adopting Unified Communications platforms at a rapid pace, starting with Enterprise IM, in response to the need to optimize workplace productivity and apply some degree of control to the use of consumer-driven technologies, which... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817472p,00.htm Recognizing the benefits of these technologies, businesses are deploying Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 to provide a full suite of unified communications capabilities including IM, Web conferencing, video, and Voice over IP. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817350p,00.htm The newest trend in firewall protection is Unified Threat Management (UTM). Network communications no longer just rely on store and-forward applications like e-mail. It has now grown to include real-time collaboration tools, Web 2.0 applications... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817862p,00.htm Unified Communications (UC) is a new approach to communications methods and solutions that opens up significant new ways to achieve both immediate and sustained cost and resource savings. In this harsh economic climate, the need is more compelling... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817454p,00.htm Clearly, then, email is critical and, despite the growing use of social media, wikis, blogs, realtime communications, unified communications and other modes of communicating with others, email will continue to be the most important single tool for... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817476p,00.htm In a corporate environment these are deployed alongside enterprise collaboration tools - Unified Communication platforms such as Microsoft Office Communications Server and IBM Lotus Sametime. Organizations are now faced with the challenge of... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60677792p,00.htm To meet these goals, many are turning to new software-based conferencing and collaboration solutions like Unified Communications for audio, Web, and video conferencing. Read the whitepaper to discover the specific ways Unified Communications can... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:40:45 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60812878p,00.htm As IT organizations lay out plans for new investments in virtualization, unified communications, SOA, and cloud computing, they need to keep in mind how these technologies will change infrastructure management requirements - and budget for new... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60809998p,00.htm Get a handle on potential IP unified communications (UC) costs in this whitepaper. Capture and assess the costs incurred and savings delivered by a state-of-the-art UC solution for any size organization with a comprehensive total cost of ownership... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60810000p,00.htm Telephone system manageability depends to a great extent on the underlying architecture of the voice system. Some platforms are extensions of legacy voice switches, others are built on top of legacy data technologies, and still others were designed... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60810001p,00.htm This guide takes you through the steps in choosing a business phone system and will provide a firm understanding of IP Telephony and Unified Communications. This 32 page eBook was created to help you understand the key issues involved in choosing... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60807214p,00.htm Improving the way you communicate with customers effectively managing and delivering more personalized and unified customer communications, across today's diverse media channels can maximize returns. Further, companies are generating tens of... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60285084p,00.htm Learn about Cisco's unified communications vision, which combines individual systems with different communications capabilities into a cohesive, powerful communications ecosystem. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:46:39 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60662451p,00.htm In this white paper, we will discuss an option that will allow our users to see availability status information of other users in the network via the Cisco Unified Presence Solution (CUPS) version 7.0. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:46:39 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60526762p,00.htm An IP Telephony home lab setup will allow you to test new versions of software and features, in addition to learning the core competencies of the call routing and IP phone administration. This white paper will provide the knowledge you need to... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:46:39 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60526764p,00.htm Unified Communications is really communications awareness, combined with speed and minimal interruption. All the major manufactures of VOIP systems are executing their respective solutions today. However, the best solution is the one that fits a... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:46:39 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60572069p,00.htm There has been a significant increase in the number of companies choosing to deploy Cisco Unified Communications when phasing out their traditional time division multiplexed (TDM)-based systems. This white paper, based on Cisco Unified... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:46:39 +0000