We’re at the beginning stages of social networking in the enterprise–there will be many ways in which to UC-enable these applications and services, making them exponentially more useful for individuals and organizations. And hopefully without the details of your dinner or kid’s soccer game.

Although the Unified Communications market is still relatively new, the future looks bright, as the market is expected to grow at an annual rate of 65% from 2007 to 2012. This growth rate is typical of a new, but broad-based market segment. But while growth appears likely, the market is so new that it’s difficult to predict exactly when enterprises will move from a “wait-and-see” attitude to more aggressive deployment.

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