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Enterprise UC tablets create new class of mobile
device A new class of enterprise tablet devices is mobilizing video telepresence and collaboration. Occupying a middle ground between smartphones and consumer tablets, a UC tablet delivers desktop video and other UC applications in a convenient form factor that users can carry around the corporate campus or around the world. Some users may prefer iPads to a Cisco or Avaya UC tablet, so UC managers will need to strike a balance between technology strategy and corporate culture. This tutorial will help managers find that middle ground.
Video resolution standards
primer
Video conferencing, like any other transmitted medium, needs a standard format understood
by the devices on each side of the transmission. For video, a standard set of video resolutions
defines how large of an image each party can expect. While a vendor of a proprietary telepresence
solution could set whatever it wanted in terms of resolution, interoperability with other platforms
demands each follow defined video properties.
IP telephony infrastructure
basics
IP telephony infrastructure solutions vary widely among vendors, but they all share core
functionality and architecture design approaches that are important to understand when integrating
unified communications solutions. This guide outlines the basics of this core functionality and
architecture.
Tutorial: Mobile unified
communications
Mobile unified communications (UC) extends the benefits of unified communications to users
on the go. For many companies, this allows flexibility for employees to travel freely without being
tied to a desktop. In this three-part tutorial from Michael F. Finneran of dBrn Associates Inc.,
you will learn about the benefits of mobile UC, including presence and security. You will also
learn about implementing mobile UC, as well as fixed mobile convergence (FMC). Finally, you will
get information about mobile UC products, from vendors to FMC products.
VoIP bandwidth fundamentals
Bandwidth requirements for Voice over IP can be a tricky beast to tame until you look at
the method and factors involved. This guide investigates what bandwidth means for VoIP, how to
calculate bandwidth consumption for a VoIP network and how bandwidth can be saved by using voice
compression.
Hosted unified communications and managed service
providers: UC in the cloud
Enterprises that elect to implement unified communications (UC) to improve interaction
among members of an increasingly distributed workforce must quickly make another tricky decision --
whether they want to tackle the task themselves or entrust the process to a third party. After
weighing factors ranging from capital costs to management preferences, many companies are choosing
to turn to managed service providers for UC deployment and support, or even pursuing fully
outsourced hosted unified communications, Software as a Service (SaaS), and cloud computing-based
options.
This was first published in February 2011