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Enterprise video streaming products: Internal YouTube with security

Jessica Scarpati — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:57:25 EST

New enterprise video streaming portals from vendors like Cisco and Kontiki combine the lure of social media and the convenience of YouTube with the security and governance that enterprises crave.

Enterprise social networking may enhance, not yet replace, presence

Jessica Scarpati — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:02:53 EST

Enterprise social networking might seem the perfect way to enable greater unified communications (UC) adoption, but not on its own nor without the right strategy.

Unified communications infrastructure virtualization now a reality

Shamus McGillicuddy — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:28:07 EST

Unified communications vendors are starting to introduce unified communications (UC) infrastructure that can be deployed via server virtualization, reducing capital outlays and management overhead for enterprises with limited resources.

Chicago VAR becomes hosted VoIP services provider with Siemens

Jessica Scarpati — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:11:38 EST

PosTrack Technologies, a former turnkey solutions provider in the Chicago area, waded into hosted VoIP services four years ago, hitching to Siemens Enterprise Communications as its flagship vendor by reselling Siemens' VoIP product.

HD voice value proposition: Just try using an HD phone

Shamus McGillicuddy — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:47:35 EST

As high-definition phones become more prevalent in the catalogs of enterprise phone manufacturers, HD voice adoption is becoming inevitable. Enterprises are quickly hearing the value, and the prices are coming down, too.

Primer: Presence technology in unified communications

Johna Till Johnson — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:09:58 EDT

Presence technology is an integral part of any unified communications and collaboration strategy within an enterprise or company. Learn how presence works and how it can be used to make employees more productive.

Presence and the anywhere office in a UC strategy

Johna Till Johnson — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:09:58 EDT

With virtual workplaces and anywhere offices becoming more common, presence has become increasingly important as part of a unified communications (UC) strategy. Find out how presence benefits the distributed workplace, including teleworkers, road warriors and more.

Presence protocols and best practices

Johna Till Johnson — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:09:58 EDT

Managing an anywhere office and handling the millennial generation can be a difficult task, especially when trying to decide on presence protocols. Find out how the IT department can create guidelines and rules to maintain presence protocols.

Polycom delivers large-scale multipoint video conferencing

Shamus McGillicuddy — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:30:54 EDT

Polycom's new multipoint control unit and new media server deliver massive multipoint video conferencing bridges and massive video conference recording and streaming capabilities.

Presence, IM power mobile UC with or without fixed mobile convergence

Jessica Scarpati — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:30:35 EDT

Presence and instant messaging are just as -- if not more -- critical to mobile unified communications (UC) than Voice over Wi-Fi, regardless of whether an enterprise deploys a dual-mode fixed mobile convergence (FMC) product. FMC can keep roaming and international charges at bay, but only if it's clear to everyone the caller is using a wireless network. Adding presence and instant messaging (IM) systems to smartphones can ensure employee communication is not just frugal, but also more effective.