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The top five 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.
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Adding up the real costs of 'free' Microsoft Lync
Using Microsoft Lync as a corporate UC system is cheap -- free, even, right? While Lync licenses are free, installing Lync may cost more than you’ve bargained for.
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Video conferencing security: Keeping meetings private
Common approaches to building a formidable video conferencing security architecture include encryption, presence and identity management and acceptable use policies.
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The power of virtualized video conferencing from Vidyo
Vidyo rolls out the industry’s first virtualized video conferencing infrastructure, delivering high-quality, scalable video conferencing to any endpoint.
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Unlocking the benefits of mobile UC with wireless LANs
The wireless LAN makes way for the successful integration of mobile UC applications like presence, mobile video conferencing and VoWLANs.
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New UC security threats leave UC platforms vulnerable
Ensuring UC security has grown harder as UC platforms become more open to direct Internet access. Learn how to better manage SIP trunking security, cloud services and BYOD models.
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Robust WLAN infrastructure key to strategic mobile UC
Having a robust WLAN infrastructure is no longer a convenience, it's a necessity. Modern WLAN deployments are costly, but there's a silver lining enterprises often overlook.
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UC middleware solves UC interoperability challenges
Fully standardized UC is not the only path to seamless UC interoperability. UC middleware provides a less complicated, more realistic path to UC interoperability.
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Telepresence systems should offer greater user control
Telepresence is almost as good as being there, but until telepresence systems offer users greater control over what they see, telepresence will fall short of in-person meetings.
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How to build business social software adoption rates
Despite the benefits of business social software, many employers and workers are dubious. Learn how to fast-track internal social software adoption by educating and engaging users.
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Taking the social out of enterprise social software
Despite the benefits of social software, enterprise social software adoption rates are lagging. To improve adoption rates, take the social out of social business.
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UC market watch: Inside key vendors' UC strategies
Learn how key unified communications (UC) vendors like Avaya, Microsoft and Cisco are adjusting their UC strategies in the hope of remaining UC market leaders amid market shifts.
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UC strategies: Top five drivers in the new era of UC
Learn which five trends are shifting the direction of UC strategies and driving the new era of enterprise unified communications.
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Cisco and Extended Results combine tablets and CEBP
Tablets and CEBP applications combine real-time BI with instant collaboration. Read how WorkPlace for Mobile and Cisco’s Cius tablet could change the way we work.
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CEBP and tablets: Actualizing the UC dream
By integrating CEBP with the unique features and capabilities offered by tablets, enterprises could realize the full productivity benefits of UC.
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Understanding the real meaning of pervasive video
Pervasive video and ubiquitous video conferencing are not interchangeable terms. Knowing the real meaning of pervasive video may change the standard approach to video deployment.
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Managing integrated communications and consumerization
Trends in consumerization compounded by pressure to provide integrated communications have some businesses struggling to deliver and secure complicated, customizable technologies.
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Standardizing on unified communications standards
Supporting unified communications (UC) standards is fast becoming an imperative driven by increased demand for extranet connectivity and access to UC apps beyond the firewall.
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Federated identity key to SaaS office and hosted UC
Federated identity management addresses the security risks associated with identity management while providing users SSO to multiple cloud-based UC services and SaaS office apps.
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Polycom's deal with HP packs a strategic blow to Cisco
Polycom's deal with HP looks like a win-win for both Polycom and HP, but how will this deal impact Cisco, Juniper Networks, Vidyo and Radvision?
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Future of UC: Communication and collaboration in 2020
By 2020, communication and collaboration advances like voice command, quick response codes and cloud adoption will streamline workplace interaction and simplify regular tasks.
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The future of UC: Forget 2012, how about 2020?
The unified communications market will evolve radically by 2020, fueled in part by mobile broadband and cloud services adoption.
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Top 10 UC stories and shakeups of 2011
The top 10 unified communications stories and shakeups of 2011 include the UC innovations and vendor shakeups of the new UC era taking shape.
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Top 10 unified communications stories of 2011
The top 10 unified communications stories of 2011 reveal key drivers to a new UC era.