Over the past year, Unified Communications has entered the mainstream. Most businesses have a requirement for at least one UC feature within their business communications systems. Many larger and mid-size businesses are now regularly demanding standards-based and software-based PBX and UC solutions, often running in virtual machine environments within servers in their IT infrastructure. But …
Tag Archive: VoIP
Jul
11
2011
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Jun
09
2011
Unified Communications – Do You Know What You Need?
Keeping in line with some recent posts, there are a lot of good questions businesses should be asking when considering UC. For now, I’ll focus on this audience – another time, I’ll raise some questions for businesses already deploying UC. Like several other questions in this space, there are many answers, and sources to draw from. …
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Jun
06
2011
Your PBX – Unified Communications Enabler or Albatross?
Sooner or later, all conversations about UC come around to the PBX. For better or worse, this is the starting point for many businesses, and drives their thinking about UC. Let’s step back and clarify the language. Not every business has a PBX, but you do need some degree of IP integration for UC. As …
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Jun
03
2011
Deploying Unified Communications – Crossing the Chasm
If you’re thinking about Unified Communications, I’ll pose a simple question – what’s holding you back? Last week I saw Geoffrey Moore speak, and using his language, I’m talking here about crossing the chasm. UC can certainly be a big leap, especially for businesses with a telecom-centric mindset. There is also a step into the …
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May
11
2011
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Trunking – Adding Value to Unified Communications (UC)
When thinking about Unified Communications (UC), there are several moving parts to consider. It’s easy to think about UC as a complete solution, but of course, the more applications you have, the more integration is required across the business. On the most basic level, UC must be compatible with your IT environment, including having sufficient …
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