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Enterprise Connect 2013: UC conference coverage
Get a taste for the news and views occurring at Enterprise Connect 2013, from the last in vendor developments to WebRTC hype. Conference Coverage
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Visual collaboration redefines enterprise communication
Unified communications must evolve into visual collaboration technologies to garner productive work environments for dispersed employees. ZK Research Report
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Visual conversations outpace traditional UC technologies
Where traditional unified communications technologies fall short, visual conversations take hold and truly unify employees in far-flung locations. guide
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Business collaboration technology enters a new era
Understand what visual collaboration is and why business collaboration technology must evolve to include visual conversation technology. guide
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Assessing visual conversation technology features
Before purchasing a vendor's collaboration solution, assess the visual conversation technology features they can offer. Here's what to look for. guide
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How Microsoft Lync disrupts the unified communications market
Microsoft Lync doesn't own the UC market yet, but it has enterprise mindshare and the features in place, including Skype, to be the disruptive force. UC survey results
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UC survey results: Cisco and Microsoft Lync duke it out
TechTarget UC survey results show Microsoft Lync's increasing mindshare will shake up the status quo and compete against Cisco for the top vendor title. UC survey results
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Better collaboration tools essential for virtual team productivity
A new survey points to the need for integrated and easy-to-use collaboration tools to help a growing number of virtual teams increase productivity. Column
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Socialize: Comparing enterprise social software vendors
Enterprise social software vendors Cisco, Microsoft and Socialtext promise to connect employees better. But which package is best for your business? Feature
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Find the business collaboration solution for you
In this series, we walk you through collaboration benefits, help you evaluate collaboration architectures and aid you in selecting a collaboration vendor that meets your enterprise needs. guide
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IBM Domino social edition combines email, social networking
IBM Notes and Domino Social Edition rolls social tools into the familiar email experience, helping to boost enterprise social adoption. News | 12 Apr 2013
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Can WebRTC applications and mobility invigorate a stagnant UC market?
UC vendors say WebRTC applications and mobility will help enterprise keep up with sophisticated user demands Column | 18 Mar 2013
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Can remote collaboration tools push back against teleworking bans?
Yahoo's recent telecommuting ban sparks questions around whether good remote collaboration tools can increase employee productivity. News | 15 Mar 2013
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Hardware vs. software: Logitech offers Cisco accessories for Jabber
Logitech releases Cisco accessories to complement Jabber software, as businesses make the transition from hardware to software unified communications. News | 23 Jan 2013
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Mobile collaboration: Small screens present big challenges
Mobile collaboration on small interfaces challenges users who are dependent on mobile devices for document collaboration. News | 17 Jan 2013
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Providing secure collaboration on public social networking sites
Enterprises secure collaboration on public social-networking and file-sharing sites with new authentication and encryption technologies. News | 09 Jan 2013
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UC milestones in 2012: Enterprise collaboration tools
Mobility played a large role in the enterprise collaboration tools market in 2012, as vendors offered flexibility and better use cases. News | 07 Jan 2013
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Cisco collaboration sales blamed on lack of integration, simplicity
Cisco collaboration sales have dropped by 8% in 2012. Enterprises need a simpler, tightly integrated collaboration and UC offering. News | 06 Dec 2012
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WebEx Social: Tweaking collaboration for higher education
Cisco introduces WebEx Social for Higher Education as unified communications and collaboration vendors tailor products for vertical markets. News | 14 Nov 2012
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Exploring vertical and niche corporate social networking vendors
Enterprises can get more out of corporate social networking by working with vertically focused and functionally specific vendors. News | 25 Oct 2012
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To cloud or not to cloud your unified communications applications?
When it comes to running your unified communications applications, which should live on-premises or in the cloud? Expert Dave Michels explains. Tip
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Corporate collaboration: The essential ingredient to any UC strategy
Enterprises are beginning to learn that the essential ingredient to any UC strategy is corporate collaboration. Learn to successfully integrate UC&C. Tip
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Advances in integrating UC apps into VDI environments
Unified communications in virtual desktop infrastructure causes network performance problems. Find out how to integrate UC apps into VDI environments. Tip
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Adding the UC app into virtual desktop infrastructure
Businesses find unified communications and virtual desktop infrastructure beneficial, but what happens when you add a UC app to VDI? Tip
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The evolution of enterprise telephony: Prepare UC for mobile endpoints
While desk phones remain viable, the evolution of the UC endpoint is inevitable. Enterprise telephony must incorporate mobile devices. Tip
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Video collaboration usage policies should consider user experiences
The pros and cons of video collaboration should be assessed by weighing user experience against factors like cost to create informed enterprise video usage policies. Tip
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Free collaboration tools a la Google spur better enterprise UC apps
Rather than eclipsing enterprise collaboration tools and UC apps, free collaboration tools are prompting commercial vendors to improve security and integration. Tip
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Communication and collaboration in 2020: Inside UC's faster future
By 2020, communication and collaboration advances like voice command, quick response codes and cloud adoption will streamline workplace interaction and simplify regular tasks. Tip
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The future of unified communications: Forget 2012, how about 2020?
The unified communications market will evolve radically by 2020, fueled in part by mobile broadband and cloud services adoption. Tip
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The tipping point: Top unified communications issues for 2012
Will UC hit a tipping point in 2012? There are five unified communications issues driving a transformation in business communications that will begin to reframe UC in 2012. Tip
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Is there a way to mix different unified communications solutions?
It is possible to mix different unified communications solutions to fit your needs, says UC expert Jon Arnold. ATE
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What's driving video interest and funding growth of video platforms?
There are four drivers that are spurring video interest and funding the procurement of video platforms, says Nemertes Research's Irwin Lazar. AtE
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What's challenging about bringing video into UC architecture?
Trying to integrate video into UC architecture is doable, but it's no stroll in the park, according to Nemertes Research's Irwin Lazar. AtE
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What can I use video for besides real-time collaboration?
There are other ways people can take advantage of video besides just real-time collaboration, says Irwin Lazar, vice president of Nemertes Research. AtE
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Can I share my webcam with multiple programs simultaneously?
There are a few ways you can share your webcam with multiple programs at once, but you have to beware of malware, says video expert Steve Campbell. AtE
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Are collaboration application vendors unifying their solutions?
Collaboration application vendors need to step up their game on the app front by improving functionality and unification, says analyst Zeus Kerravala. ATE
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How does the mobile collaboration market need to evolve?
We have a ways to go before mobile collaboration and BYOD initiatives will be compatible with UCC tools, says our networking expert. ATE
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What hurdles do enterprises face in adopting collaborative software?
Enterprises looking to maximize productivity may need to adjust their way of looking at collaborative software, says networking expert Zeus Kerravala. Answer
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Using Google Apps, Google+ for remote communication and collaboration?
Can Google Apps and Google+ be used to facilitate communication and collaboration for an enterprise's remote knowledge-based workforce? UC expert Paul McMillan offers his take. Answer
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Enterprise social software: Should I pay for a vendor-based client?
Should businesses invest in internal, vendor-based enterprise social software or stick with free, public social networking clients? UC expert Paul McMillan weighs in. Answer
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rich presence technology (RPT)
Rich presence is an enhanced form of presence awareness in which participants can determine if other users are online and if so, observe to a limited extent what they are doing and how they are doing it... (Continued) Definition
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real-time communications dashboard (RTCD)
A real-time communications dashboard (RTCD) is an application designed to facilitate efficient, convenient real-time communications (RTC) in a business environment. RTC is any mode of telecommunications in which all users can exchange information ins... Definition
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presence leveraging
Presence leveraging refers to any technology that supports and expands presence, the ability of a network subscriber to locate and identify any other user's computing device as soon as the other user connects to the network... (Continued) Definition
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Web conferencing
Web conferencing is a form of real-time collaboration in which multiple computer users, all connected to the Internet, see the same screen at all times in their Web browsers. Some Webconferencing systems include features such as texting, VoIP (voice ... Definition
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real-time communications (RTC)
Real-time communications (RTC) is any mode of telecommunications in which all users can exchange information instantly or with negligible latency. In this context, the term "real-time" is synonymous with "live." (Continued) Definition
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instant messaging (IM or IM-ing or AIM)
Instant messaging (sometimes called IM or IMing) is the ability to easily see whether a chosen friend or co-worker is connected to the Internet and, if they are, to exchange messages with them. Definition
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WebRTC and its impact on the enterprise
At Enterprise Connect 2013, VP of Nemertes Research Irwin Lazar discusses the hype around WebRTC. Video
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Managing use of consumer collaboration tools, mobile devices for work
Should enterprises let employees use consumer collaboration tools and personal mobile computing devices for work? Ted Schadler of Forrester Research weighs in. Video
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Reality Check: Enterprise IM security and social networking security
With the rise of social networking and other forms of communication such as enterprise-level instant messaging (IM), security problems like malware, viruses and data leakage can harm any enterprise network. In this podcast, our expert discusses best ... Podcast
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To cloud or not to cloud your unified communications applications?
When it comes to running your unified communications applications, which should live on-premises or in the cloud? Expert Dave Michels explains. Tip
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Is there a way to mix different unified communications solutions?
It is possible to mix different unified communications solutions to fit your needs, says UC expert Jon Arnold. ATE
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What's driving video interest and funding growth of video platforms?
There are four drivers that are spurring video interest and funding the procurement of video platforms, says Nemertes Research's Irwin Lazar. AtE
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IBM Domino social edition combines email, social networking
IBM Notes and Domino Social Edition rolls social tools into the familiar email experience, helping to boost enterprise social adoption. News
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What's challenging about bringing video into UC architecture?
Trying to integrate video into UC architecture is doable, but it's no stroll in the park, according to Nemertes Research's Irwin Lazar. AtE
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What can I use video for besides real-time collaboration?
There are other ways people can take advantage of video besides just real-time collaboration, says Irwin Lazar, vice president of Nemertes Research. AtE
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WebRTC and its impact on the enterprise
At Enterprise Connect 2013, VP of Nemertes Research Irwin Lazar discusses the hype around WebRTC. Video
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Can WebRTC applications and mobility invigorate a stagnant UC market?
UC vendors say WebRTC applications and mobility will help enterprise keep up with sophisticated user demands Column
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Enterprise Connect 2013: UC conference coverage
Get a taste for the news and views occurring at Enterprise Connect 2013, from the last in vendor developments to WebRTC hype. Conference Coverage
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Can remote collaboration tools push back against teleworking bans?
Yahoo's recent telecommuting ban sparks questions around whether good remote collaboration tools can increase employee productivity. News
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About Collaborative Applications
Collaborative applications aid business collaboration by helping users to easily work together. Many types of collaborative tools -- including unified messaging, project management software, document sharing and whiteboarding tools -- are available to help knowledge sharing among employees. Learn how to choose the right collaboration software and how to evaluate specific features, like presence and real-time communications dashboards, so that IT can maximize productivity across the enterprise.