RESOURCE CENTER - This Networking Solutions Resource Center was developed to bring the latest information on networking technology to today's IT pros. The videos, reports, whitepapers, podcasts and other materials that you'll find here were created to show you how your company's networks can help the people who work there be more efficient and productive every day.
Posted: November 6, 2009 | Published: November 6, 2009


Topics:  Collaboration | IP Telephony | Network Appliances | Network Architectures | Network Best Practices | Network Configuration Management | Network Design | Network Infrastructure | Network Management | Network Managers | Network Testing | Networking | Networking Hardware | Productivity | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems

WEBCAST - Join IT Knowledge Exchange for a LIVE chat hosted by Microsoft Unified Messaging and Exchange experts Frank Byrum, Ed Banti, and Yesim Koman. Sign up for a reminder today and join our chat LIVE on November 12th from 11AM EST to 2PM EST.
Posted: November 6, 2009 | Premieres: November 12, 2009


Topics:  Email | Email Archiving | Email Management | Email Security | Email Server Software | Email Software | Microsoft Exchange | Microsoft Office | Software Implementation | Software Installation | Software Migration | Software Upgrades | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems

WHITE PAPER - The dial plan is a key element in Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) environments. The dial plan is at the very core of the user experience. For companies that have multiple locations, or that are global, a comprehensive dial plan can become large and very complex.
Posted: November 6, 2009 | Published: November 5, 2009


Topics:  Communications Diagnostic and Test Equipment | Communications Hardware | Communications Networks | Communications Software | Communications Systems | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems

EGUIDE - Many networking channel partners have put up the investment to understand and sell hardware components for unified communications (UC). This Pocket E-Guide details what skills you need to have to bring UC to life.
Posted: November 5, 2009 | Published: November 5, 2009


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

WHITE PAPER - Enterprises can realize value from their UC programs by following some basic practices, such as allowing for sufficient up-front planning, finding the right champion, and establishing cross-functional teams to manage program implementation. This article provides basic guidelines for implementing a successful UC program. Read on to learn more.
Posted: October 28, 2009 | Published: October 28, 2009


Topics:  Digital Telephony | Telecom Spending | Telecommunications Services | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems | VoIP

ANALYST REPORT - This report introduces the reader to Unified Communications and to SIP trunking and how it can play a key role in accelerating the deployment of UC. It also provides recommendations on how to evaluate SIP trunking providers and some thoughts for initial deployment.
Posted: October 20, 2009 | Published: February 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Development | Business Intelligence | Enterprise | Enterprise Architectures | Mobile Device Management | SIP | Unified Messaging Systems | Wireless Computing

CASE STUDY - This case study examines the benefits BSA LifeStructures was able to gain by deploying a communications solution using Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Exchange Server 2007with Unified Messaging, and LifeCam webcams.
Posted: September 21, 2009 | Published: August 22, 2008


Topics:  Business Communications | Communications Networks | Communications Software | Communications Systems | Exchange Virtualization | Microsoft Office | Microsoft Virtual Server | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems

CASE STUDY - This case study examines how Archiver, a national retailer, wanted to migrate from its old POP3-based e-mail system to an enterprise class messaging and collaboration system, but the cost and in-house IT resource requirements were too great.
Posted: September 18, 2009 | Published: November 14, 2008


Topics:  Email | Email Management | Email Management Services | Email Management Software | Email Server Software | Email Software | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems

WHITE PAPER - As Unified Communications (UC) moves increasingly from promise to implementation, questions arise about the best ways to establish UC solutions. This paper describes effective approaches to unifying communications, the importance of optimizing your network infrastructure and how embracing converged communications can increase business productivity.
Posted: September 14, 2009 | Published: September 14, 2009


Topics:  Collaboration | Communications Networks | Messaging Software | Network Management | Networking | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems | Voice Networking | VoIP | VPN | WAN | WAN Switching | Web 2.0

WHITE PAPER - This E-Guide explains how companies can leverage communications, collaboration and business applications to build a UC solution that produces short- and long-term ROI.
Posted: September 14, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  IP PBX | IP Services | IP Telephony | Telephony Services | Telephony Systems | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems | VoIP

WEBCAST - This webcast outlines how to research and implement unified communications, including knowing your enterprise's strategic initiatives. Learn ways to optimize processes and discover which applications to use by determining your organization's communication "hot spots." Justify your investment with a positive return on investment.
Posted: September 11, 2009 | Premiered: September 11, 2009


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Business Communications | Business Processes | Collaboration | Communications Systems | Enterprise Systems | Unified Messaging Systems

WHITE PAPER - As experts in every stage of the Unified Communications solution lifecycle, HP can implement solutions for your organization to reduce costs, enhance business responsiveness, and increase end-user productivity.
Posted: September 10, 2009 | Published: August 19, 2009


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

WHITE PAPER - Because employees on the move require consistent access to people and data, enterprises have invested heavily in communications. HP and Ericsson have combined their strengths to provide an innovative, standards-based framework to unify and consolidate all the elements of an enterprise communications infrastructure.
Posted: September 10, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  IP PBX | IP Switching | IP Telephony | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems | Voice Communications Hardware | Voice Communications Software | VoIP

WHITE PAPER - Converged voice and data networks are becoming a major part of every IT strategy. There are significant advantages in bringing together voice, video, e-mail, instant messaging, business data, and office applications in a single, integrated network. Convergence is not just about cost savings anymore.
Posted: September 10, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  Communications Systems | IP PBX | IP Phones | IP Telephony | Messaging Software | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems | Voice Networking | VoIP

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