WEBCAST - In this webcast, discover new unified communication (UC) technology that enhances collaboration and conferencing capabilities. Gain insight into four UC applications and how to select the best one for your use cases. Learn how to extend telecommunications, mobility, desktops and applications to improve business operation performance.
Posted: September 10, 2009 | Premiered: September 10, 2009


Topics:  Business Communications | Business Development | Collaboration | Communications Hardware | Communications Networks | Communications Systems | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | Unified Messaging

PODCAST - This podcast explains the business value of unified communications to improve productivity by streamlining processes. Discover how to get started and which considerations to keep in mind when implementing this technique. Gain an understanding of various use cases of this approach and determine which applications best fit your needs.
Posted: September 10, 2009 | Premiered: September 10, 2009


Topics:  Business Communications | Business Development | Business Processes | Collaboration | Communications Hardware | Communications Software | Communications Systems | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Management Services | Unified Messaging

CASE STUDY - Autonomous Solutions (ASI), the world leader in large vehicle robotics, has fundamentally changed the way its employees communicate and collaborate by using Office OneNote 2007. This case study shows how this collaboration application dramatically improved ASI's management of multi-million dollar projects.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: February 1, 2008


Topics:  Collaboration | Communications Software | Manufacturing Industry | Microsoft Office | Productivity | Project Management Software | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems | Workgroups

WHITE PAPER - As organizations look for ways to improve business outcomes while reducing costs and encouraging environmental sustainability, many are turning to software-based conferencing and collaboration solutions for audio and Web conferencing. This paper explains some benefits realized by companies who have deployed these unified communications solutions.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: August 1, 2009


Topics:  Collaboration | Collaborative Applications Software | Groupware | Microsoft Office | TCO | Teleconferences | Teleconferencing Software | Unified Messaging | Web Conferences | Web Conferencing Software

WHITE PAPER - With Microsoft Unified Communications businesses can simplify management and maximize budget and resources. You can consolidate costly third-party solutions and avoid capital investments.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 9, 2009


Topics:  Economic Environment | Messaging Middleware | Microsoft Exchange | Telecommuting | Teleconferences | Unified Messaging | VoIP

WHITE PAPER - Before moving forward with a converged network several key issues should be addressed: Capacity, security and reliability. CDW can help your organization by arming you with the information you need to choose the ideal solution.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  Communications Networks | Communications Systems | Unified Messaging | Voice Communications Hardware | Voice Communications Software | VoIP

ESSENTIAL GUIDE - CDW is committed to getting you everything you need to make the right purchasing decisions — from products and services to information about the latest technology. This reference guides is designed to provide you with an in-depth look at Networking and unified communications as they relate to the IT challenges your organization faces.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  Communications Networks | Networking | Telephony Services | Telephony Systems | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems | VoIP

CASE STUDY - As part of a larger outsourcing project, Allied Solutions decided to outsource their IP Telephony infrastructure to take advantage of the stability, security, and redundancy that a data center could offer. To achieve this goal, they turned to CDW’s Hosting and Managed Services solutions.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  IP Telephony | Outsourcing | Telephony Services | Telephony Systems | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems

EGUIDE - This Trend Advisory guide features a series of articles on Unified Communications. Each piece covers a different aspect of the subject. Learn how convergence communications is changing everything in the business world as more and more companies are taking voice and video to the data network.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Systems Management | Telephony Services | Telephony Systems | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems | VoIP

WHITE PAPER - No longer a thing of the future, IP Convergence is now the cost of doing business. Unified Communications (UC) is the target destination for many enterprises. And while the concept is no longer new, IP convergence remains the first major step on that path.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 2, 2009


Topics:  IP | IP Telephony | Network Management | Network Management Protocols | Network Management Software | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems | VoIP

CASE STUDY - When outdated equipment and disparate systems were hampering in-house communications, customer service, and workflow, Indiana University Medical Group turned to CDW for a three-part Cisco solution. This case study gives details on the benefits they gained.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  Communications Networks | Communications Systems | IP | IP Telephony | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems | VoIP

WHITE PAPER - In this white paper, we will look at some of the key changes that will be revealed with the new version of Exchange and how these changes will impact the messaging environment.
Posted: August 27, 2009 | Published: August 27, 2009


Topics:  Data Management | Database Administration | Email Archiving | Email Management | Email Management Software | Messaging Software | Microsoft Exchange | Storage Management | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems

WHITE PAPER - In this white paper, we are going to discuss the application of QoS to networks with media flows installed within them, such as voice and video. We'll see that it is very unnatural for voice to even exist on a data network, because it was never designed to do so.
Posted: August 27, 2009 | Published: August 27, 2009


Topics:  Converged Networks | IP Routing | IP Telephony | IP Videoconferences | Network Capacity | Network Configuration Management | QOS | Unified Messaging | Voice Networking

WHITE PAPER - Presence can be defined as the indication, based on user-provided information, on whether co-workers are available and how they prefer to be reached. We will discuss an option that will allow our users to see availability status information of other users in the network via the Cisco Unified Presence Solution version 7.0. (CUPS).
Posted: August 27, 2009 | Published: August 27, 2009


Topics:  Communications Software | Communications Systems | Mobile Workers | Network Management | Server Software | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems | Workforce Management Software

WHITE PAPER - This white paper will focus on discovering and implementing Cisco's Unified Mobility solutions so that we can give our mobile employees an easier, and yet, more robust way of communicating, no matter the wired or wireless network they are currently connected to.
Posted: August 27, 2009 | Published: August 27, 2009


Topics:  Access Control | Access Control Software | Mobile Device Management | Mobile Workers | Network Management | Unified Messaging | Voice Networking | Workforce Management Software | Workforce Planning