Findings From the 'Information Security and Privacy' Group: Convergence of Liberty and WS-Federation Must Become a Reality
White Papers Even though SAML 2.0 has achieved significant penetration in the federated identity area, convergence of the protocols for handling SAML and other tokens is a requirement. Gartner believes that identity federation is crucial for advanced identity...
[October 5, 2009, 0:00]
Convergence: One handset is better than two
News While BT has to date pitched Bluephone as a means for customers to cut the costs of their voice calls, consolidate their billing mechanisms, and boost productivity, it has also stated that it aims to generate about £1bn in mobility and convergence...
[May 17, 2005, 15:25]
Gates: Convergence means more - of everything
News When you think of convergence, you think of consolidation. Instead, convergence, the coming together of TVs, telephones and computers through digital technology, "is not about a single device that you use for everything," he said.
[January 6, 2000, 8:43]
Convergence is king at 3GSM
News Convergence has been one of the hottest buzzwords in the mobile industry for several years. IM will force the industry to embrace convergence, and will also make it face up to issues such as open standards.
[February 16, 2006, 10:10]
Convergence will make IT departments 'service brokers'
News The convergence of IT and telecoms means IT departments will have to become service brokers "to justify their continued value to the enterprise", according to a report published by analysts at Forrester this week.
[July 26, 2006, 15:40]
Convergence: Another 50 years for comunications managers!
Talkback This article on convergence and the CMA shows an excellent understanding of what is happening in the convergence of IT and telecoms, or communications as we now refer to it. Cath put this right by showing the inevitability of what is happening...
[July 28, 2007, 9:18]
IBM Service Management and MRO Software Maximo -- synergies, convergence and roadmap
White Papers As a result, IBM will be the only company to provide such a comprehensive solution to managing this convergence of IT and industrial assets. Today's enterprises are faced with the management of increasingly complex IT environments, an issue that...
[March 18, 2009, 20:16]
Convergence of Mobile Devices and Wireless Sensor Networks
White Papers This paper motivates the convergence of those two technologies as introduces new services to the customer. By means of example scenarios such as for car manufacturing and intelligent housing, the strength of the envisioned convergence is shown and...
[August 17, 2007, 10:26]
The Convergence of Provisioning and Identity Auditing: The Key to Cost-Effective Compliance and Collaboration
White Papers The merging of cost, compliance, and online commerce as chief business concerns is driving the convergence of provisioning and identity auditing capabilities as well as the demand that such a converged solution be both sustainable and highly...
[September 1, 2009, 1:23]
Firms get Orange convergence next year
News Business customers will be able to use a version of Orange's new fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) suite from the first half of next year, a spokesperson for the operator said today. A domestic version of the device was launched in Paris on Monday.
[September 25, 2006, 15:20]
Vodafone pushes its convergence capabilities
News However, observers have suggested the low-key launch could be designed to reassure investors that Vodafone isn't lagging behind in the race towards "convergence" — one of the biggest buzzwords in telecoms today.
[July 12, 2006, 17:30]
BT's convergence con-Fusion
Leader The only convergence happening is the contents of your wallet converging with BT's bank account. The most frustrating part of BT Fusion is that convergence is clearly a good idea, especially in business where it should be an essential component in...
[June 15, 2005, 15:05]
Enterprise Fixed Mobile Convergence: Deploying Dual Mode Devices and Other Options
White Papers This webcast discusses about fixed-mobile convergence: what it means, what the benefits are, and how a business can implement fixed-mobile convergence today. Because today's workforce spends much time away from a fixed workspace, the ability to...
[March 24, 2008, 0:02]
Digital convergence 'will drive new tech boom'
News Analyst and consultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has predicted a boom in the IT sector, driven by digital convergence. This convergence will see companies forming more strategic partnerships and executing more mergers and acquisitions...
[May 31, 2006, 15:05]
Fixed-Mobile Convergence: Let's Keep It Simple
White Papers This white paper addresses the issues facing network operators and service providers in relation to Fixed-Mobile Convergence. It provides a broad overview of fixed-mobile convergence and can be read by anybody interested in this important topic.
[March 2, 2005, 2:00]
NCC Vs NBC in the emerging convergence Regulation in Nigeria
Blog With the Federal Government of Nigeria’s consideration of merging the National Broadcasting commission and the National Communications commission, the Nigeria landscape is getting ready for convergence regulation that reflects the reality of 21st...
[May 7, 2008, 10:53]
Convergence to dominate CES
News Executives from Europe, Silicon Valley, Beijing, and Hollywood will descend on CES to talk about how they plan to make money from convergence - the long-promised coming together of entertainment and computing that's finally a reality.
[January 4, 2006, 11:05]
Nortel moves beyond convergence
News Many IT managers may have only just got to grips with the concept of convergence, but Nortel claims it has identified the next big trend: hyperconnectivity. It sounds similar to convergence because it is starting from the same point [but] we need...
[May 21, 2007, 12:34]
Mobile Device convergence - is gaming on phone devices a step to far?
Blog Dave: With Nokia and Apple really pushing the level/quality of games on their mobile phones their clearly is a market for convergence of mobile gaming and mobile communication devices Dave: I think convergence is good and I love to be able to...
[June 26, 2008, 18:03]
Convergence can be a marriage of inconvenience
News HomeChoice, the television-on-demand service that runs on British Telecommunications' (quote: BT) high-speed data lines, has been cited as a prime example of convergence in the media and communications industries.
[December 15, 2000, 5:30]



