If the U.S. were to become totally self-sufficient today–i.e., no further oil imports–the U.S. would exhaust its proven reserves in less than three years. It is possible to run a business with far less travel, far less commuting and far less occupancy cost than is practiced today. We could change business methods in three major categories, and Unified Communications (UC) is at the heart of the solutions
While they understand what UC is all about, many vendors are not ready to change their business models to support what they know is looming on the horizon: Lower-priced PBXs that are an element of an enterprise communications model rather than PBXs as standalones existing unto themselves. This puts most IP-PBX vendors in an awkward position: They need to continue selling expensive PBX solutions while they add products and services that will offset lower prices once PBXs become a call control feature server in a UC environment.
For some of the most storied names in telecommunications, yesterday was both an end and a beginning. The spin-off of Siemens Enterprise Networks (SEN) and a leadership shake-up at Alcatel-Lucent, both a long-time coming, are finally under way, and the ripple effects will be felt by many within our industry, and for some period of time.
The UC blogosphere has been abuzz with discussion about UC adoption. But what’s missing from this debate is the distinction between today’s mostly narrow use of individual UC tools and the fundamental changes in communications coming in the rapidly-approaching future.
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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The enterprise telephony market in Europe continues its strong growth, and European enterprises are actively exploring their choices for migrating to IP Telephony and Unified Communications, so now is the right time for enterprise decision makers to plan [...]
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Do “unified communications” systems look suspiciously like your old PBX? Is the real productivity still “on the roadmap”? Do you worry about how much is real vs. hype?
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The Challenge of Unifying Communications and Collaboration
Your challenge: provide simple, effective ways for your organization to communicate and collaborate. IBM understands. You have telephony systems from multiple vendors; you can’t afford to rip and replace; you need to extend [...]
A Cooperative Project of VoiceCon and UC Strategies
This issue of Unified Communications eWeekly is sponsored by AVST:
Click here to view the VoiceCon Webinar: Unifying Communications Through Interoperability of Your Telephony and Data Infrastructure.
This webinar presents a case study from Del Monte Foods, with insights from a leading analyst and technology producer. The session provides enterprise [...]
