The Seamless Enterprise

Admittedly there may be some reluctance on behalf of employees to take advantage of unified communications (UC) after an enterprise deployment. To ensure an enterprise realizes the benefits of UC, it takes the partnership of IT, business unit leaders, and enterprise employees. (more…)

Frost & Sullivan says the latest trend in enterprise communications is the delivery of unified communications (UC) applications through prosumer smartphones.  Just who is the prosumer and what is it that they want from IT? (more…)

The magic three: the smartphone, the laptop, and the desktop VoIP phone, arguably are the business-class devices most professionals agree they can’t live without.  While the VoIP phone may not exactly be a “mobile” device, VoIP technologies have enabled employees to work outside the bounds of the traditional corporate office space. This includes “mobile VoIP” where a mobile handset can be integrated into a VoIP network. (more…)

Mark your calendar for June 9. You won’t want to miss the annual Enterprise Connect Virtual Event (formerly VoiceCon), where you can interact with exhibitors, sponsors, and fellow attendees in a 3D environment, without leaving your office. (more…)

Devices matter.  At first glance, people may think of devices as a commodity – just “plug and play”.  Today’s mobile devices, particularly the smartphone may be limited by the provider, the applications available, the operating system, the number of features based upon an IT policy, or even compatibility and coverage, etc.

What devices does the mobile professional really need to experience the benefits of unified communications (UC)?

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