WHITE PAPER - Growth rises on the horizon for many small businesses, and one seizes the day, expansion often occurs rapidly. Preparation is crucial to success. What tools are required for a company with 20 employees, for example, to grow to 100 employees within a year? Read this paper to learn more...
Posted: August 14, 2009 | Published: August 14, 2009


Topics:  Collaboration | IP Networks | IP Telephony | Remote Access Hardware | Remote Access Software | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems | VPN

WHITE PAPER - Raymond Boggs, vice president of SMB research for the global market intelligence firm IDC, recently talked to Cisco® about how companies can use unified communications to successfully conduct business in multiple countries - with or without offices in those countries.
Posted: August 14, 2009 | Published: August 14, 2009


Topics:  Collaborative Applications Software | IP Networks | IP Telephony | Rich Media Formats | Small Businesses | SMBs | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems

WHITE PAPER - Even the smallest business can live large with a business communications system from Cisco. Why switch to a small business communications system from Cisco? Because when you combine voice, video, and data in a single network, you can cut costs and get more done.
Posted: August 14, 2009 | Published: August 14, 2009


Topics:  IP Telephony | Network Appliances | Network Architectures | Network Design | Network Infrastructure | Networking | Networking Hardware | SMBs | VoIP

WHITE PAPER - Currently over 600 Orange Business Services customers use their VPNs to transport voice and data. Some use a do-it-yourself model; others use a fully managed model. If you're looking for value, the fully managed approach is the less costly and higher quality alternative. Read this paper to find more details about pros and cons of each choice.
Posted: July 21, 2009 | Published: July 21, 2009


Topics:  IP Networks | IP Phones | IP Telephony | IP VPN | Network Management Services | VoIP | VPN | VPN Service Providers | VPN Services

WHITE PAPER - Modern packet-based communications are sweeping away traditional telephony standards and changing the way businesses stay connected. SIP, the latest IP enabler to hit the market, is often portrayed as the key to implementing more sophisticated, flexible voice and unified communications. But is that a fact, or merely well-publicized fiction?
Posted: July 21, 2009 | Published: July 21, 2009


Topics:  IP Phones | IP Services | IP Telephony | Packet Switching | SIP | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems

EGUIDE - VoIP, and IP networks in general, work better when they can connect directly to other IP networks. However, there are challenges to skirting the PSTN altogether. This E-Guide covers the pitfalls of VoIP islands; the challenges associated with moving away from the PSTN; and ultimately how to get the most from your IP network.
Posted: May 29, 2009 | Published: May 29, 2009


Topics:  Bandwidth Management | IP | IP Networks | IP Telephony | Network Performance | PSTN | Telecommunications Carrier Systems | Telecommunications Networks | Unified Messaging | VoIP

WHITE PAPER - Enterprises everywhere want to quickly prepare their IT infrastructure to take full advantage of convergence. Is your company one of them? If so, you need a strategy that helps you quickly achieve benefits, with minimal investment and impact to your business processes. This white paper is a great place to start.
Posted: April 20, 2009 | Published: December 2, 2008


Topics:  IP Telephony | Network Convergence | Network Infrastructure | Network Management | Network Monitoring | Network Operating Systems | Network Performance | Network Performance Management Software | Network Security | Video Services | WAN

WHITE PAPER - This paper explains various ways unified communications solutions have proven their ability to help organizations solve various problems like, enabling them to transform their business, streamline business processes and reduce costs.
Posted: February 10, 2009 | Published: February 10, 2009


Topics:  Business Processes | Collaboration | Instant Messaging | IP Telephony | Spreadsheets | Unified Messaging

WHITE PAPER - Cisco's unified communications vision combines individual systems with different communications capabilities into a cohesive, powerful communications ecosystem that allows a business to revolutionize itself overnight.
Posted: December 10, 2008 | Published: December 10, 2008


Topics:  IP Telephony | PSTN | QOS | ROI | VoIP | WAN | WLAN

WHITE PAPER - Telephony design requires a solid understanding of the drivers for Voice over IP, corporate policies for infrastructure design, and telephone components.
Posted: December 10, 2008 | Published: December 10, 2008


Topics:  Bandwidth Management | IP Telephony | Network Infrastructure | Telephone Switches | Voice Networking | Voice Portals | Voice Quality | Voice Recognition Software | WAN