SMB Company Optio Software Moves From Standard PBX to Cisco Unified Communications; Realizes ROI and Improved Business Benefits
White Papers The company reviewed the capabilities of Cisco Unified Communications and saw how it not only would save the company money on its communications cost, but would allow employees to work in new and dynamic ways, bring visibility into company...
[March 1, 2007, 0:00]
IBM Lotus Sametime Advanced software: breaking new ground for unified communications and collaboration
White Papers As business accelerates, the need for employees to communicate and collaborate with one another becomes increasingly important. A single day, even an hour, can make the difference between winning a deal and losing ground to competitors.
[January 27, 2009, 7:58]
Compliance and Data Loss Prevention in Unified Communications Solutions
White Papers Unified communications drives collaboration for your business. But managing a diverse, unified communications environment means security risks, potential loss of information and other dangers. Learn to manage data leaks, loss of intellectual...
[March 20, 2009, 14:58]
3 Questions a CEO should be asking about Unified Communications
Blog Comment Then there's the integration costs, the consultants' fees, the software licensing issues.the list goes on. Seems to me there's quite a lot of scepticism about UC - at least that's been my stance: for all bar the biggest companies, it's a struggle...
[October 9, 2009, 10:57]
Building a Home Lab Environment for Cisco Unified Communications
White Papers 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...
[November 25, 2009, 9:11]
Volvo Steers a More Competitive Course With Unified Communications
White Papers Over a period of five years, Volvo IT deployed several software products, culminating in the deployment of Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 to 50,000 users. In 2000, to increase its competitiveness, the Volvo Information Technology...
[January 14, 2009, 22:21]
3 Questions a CEO should be asking about Unified Communications
Blog There is much hype in the press about Unified Communications, or simply UC, and the vast array of vendor opinions only adds to the confusion. And what role does software like Microsoft’s OCS play? Is it a mobile device that provides e-mail, phone...
[October 9, 2009, 11:42]
Microsoft's unified communications suite review
Reviews A decade on, Microsoft may pull off a similar trick, this time in the 'unified communications' market. On 16 October 2007, Microsoft launched Office Communications Server 2007 and its desktop client, Office Communicator 2007.
[October 16, 2007, 10:34]
IBM follows Microsoft with unified comms push
News IBM said the new Lotus Sametime product family will make it easier for companies to create a unified communications environment that delivers essential capabilities to users and simplifies back-end integration — without forcing software migration...
[August 24, 2007, 17:38]
Cisco flags Unified Comms flaw
News Networking giant Cisco has warned of a flaw in its Unified Communications Manager software that could allow a remote, unauthenticated user to cause a denial of service condition or execute arbitrary code.
[January 17, 2008, 11:52]
Microsoft Unified Communications Datasheet: Smart Decisions for Extraordinary Times
White Papers Microsoft® software-powered Unified Communications can help you cut costs and better position your business for the economic rebound by transforming the way you communicate and collaborate while maximizing your existing communications...
[September 5, 2009, 1:22]
Siemens launches mobile unified-comms suite
News Siemens Enterprise Communications has launched its OpenScape Mobility unified-communications software. The company, which is a joint venture between Siemens and the Gores Group private-equity firm, claims it is the first to offer a full range of...
[October 14, 2008, 16:58]
ShoreTel plugs into Skype for SIP
News ShoreTel has announced that its unified communications software is now interoperable with Skype for SIP. Businesses can now receive inbound calls from Skype users through their existing ShoreTel unified communications system, without any charges...
[September 10, 2009, 16:46]
Nortel buys unified-comms firm Pingtel
News Nortel has bought Pingtel, a designer of unified-communications software. According to a statement, Nortel will use Pingtel's software in its small to medium-sized business (SMB) unified-communications package, which is based on its Software...
[August 13, 2008, 15:24]
Siemens launches own unified comms server
News Siemens has launched its first complete unified communications software suite, OpenScape Unified Communications Server. On Monday the company said the launch — which means Siemens unified communications (UC) customers no longer need to use...
[March 3, 2008, 11:25]
Cisco reveals security blunder
News On Wednesday, the company issued an advisory on its Web site, warning customers of the vulnerability that affects the Cisco Unity unified communications software package versions two, three and four. Cisco Unity is a unified communications software...
[December 20, 2004, 10:50]
Cisco buys mobile communications start-up
News Cisco Systems announced on Thursday plans to spend $31m (Ł15m) on a small start-up called Orative, a move meant to help Cisco extend its Unified Communications software to mobile devices. Cisco's Unified Communications software suite, announced...
[October 26, 2006, 15:25]
Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 (Public Beta) review
Reviews Microsoft's Office Communications Server 2007 (OCS) is due for release later this summer and will replace Live Communications Server 2005 (LCS) as the software giant’s offering for unified messaging. The idea behind unified communications is that...
[June 8, 2007, 10:57]
Microsoft ready for telephony testing
News The software maker, which has high hopes that the convergence of voice and data networks will allow it to get into the unified communications market, is ready with its first test software for running business phone systems.
[December 12, 2006, 7:53]
Microsoft readies VoIP software beta
News Microsoft is staging the long-awaited coming-out party for its IP telephony software with an announcement that the public beta release of Office Communications Server 2007, Microsoft's VoIP and unified communications server, and Office...
[March 7, 2007, 7:27]



