Features

Features

• Comparing video conferencing services

  With so many video conferencing services available, it can be difficult to determine which is right for your enterprise. Use this chart to help decide which service meets your needs.  Continue Reading

• A new take on video conferencing in healthcare

  In this Q&A, an engineer at the Ryan Seacrest Foundation describes how his organization is using Polycom video conferencing in pediatric hospitals to improve the quality of life for young patients receiving care there.  Continue Reading

• Will WebRTC video blow up the network?

  Initiating a video conference should be as easy as making a phone call, and WebRTC video is getting us closer to that. But could the network become a victim of WebRTC's success?  Continue Reading

• Lync voice capabilities mature, but can they replace PBXs?

  Microsoft shook up the UC market with Lync 2013. But are Lync's voice capabilities good enough yet to replace legacy PBXs?  Continue Reading

• Cross-platform networks cause UC vulnerabilities

  Cross-platform communication is particularly susceptible to data attacks. What can IT do to mitigate security vulnerabilities in UC environments?  Continue Reading

• Striving for secure unified communications

  With security threats on the rise, IT must pay special attention to secure unified communications components, reports Jim Romeo.  Continue Reading

• Benefits of video conferencing include less travel, but it's not No. 1

  Reduced travel has long been the top reason to deploy video, but enterprises find the soft benefits of video conferencing reap greater rewards.  Continue Reading

• ShoreTel Dock review: Combining mobility and desktop phone quality

  The ShoreTel Dock and mobility application for iPads and iPhones gives mobile devices desktop voice quality.  Continue Reading

• How WebRTC technology could turn enterprise video on its head

  WebRTC technology promises video chat between browsers without plug-ins or installs. If video gets cheap and easy, will it overtake the enterprise?  Continue Reading

• UC transition from PBX systems surges as vendors end PBX support

  After years of predictions, the enterprise transition from PBX systems to UC platforms is finally gaining speed as vendors phase out PBX support.  Continue Reading

• VoIP and unified communications define the future

  Chapter 6 of the book "VoIP and Unified Communications: Internet Telephony and the Future Voice Network" offers a history of VoIP and UC technologies.  Continue Reading

• Top 10 UC tech news highlights of 2013

  What big UC tech news articles did you miss in 2013? We highlight unified communications news stories in this top 10 countdown.  Continue Reading

• Compare Cisco and Lync UC platform features while market is ripe

  Are you deciding between Cisco and Lync UC platforms? This article compares features from each vendor and explains why the competition is so tough.  Continue Reading

• Top 13 tips of 2013: UC tech how-tos

  Check out our UC tech how-tos with our expert's top 13 tips of 2013, from tracking softphone traffic to calculating video-conferencing bandwidth.  Continue Reading

• Answers to your top UC questions of 2013

  Check out our experts' answers to your top UC questions of 2013, from explaining the different conferencing methods to the benefits of SIP trunking.  Continue Reading