WHITE PAPER - The lessons from this whitepaper are applicable to a wide array of IP transformation programs and technically complex change management projects.
Posted: March 26, 2009 | Published: March 26, 2009


Topics:  Converged Networks | IP Networks | IP Services | Network Architectures | Network Convergence | NGN | VoIP

WHITE PAPER - Enterprises are always seeking to cut costs and optimize resource utilization. Now, in this harsh economic climate, the need is more compelling than ever. This paper highlights potential savings exceeding $5,000,000 per year for each 1,000 employees through the application of Microsoft Unified Communications to your business and IT operations.
Posted: November 20, 2009 | Published: August 1, 2009


Topics:  Collaboration | Communications Hardware | Communications Systems | Economic Environment | Microsoft Exchange | Microsoft Office | Mobile Workers | Teleconferencing Software | Unified Messaging | VoIP | Web Conferences

WHITE PAPER - An intriguing triple-play is emerging - the combination of video communications, managed services and unified communications - to create a new approach to inter- and intra-company collaboration and operational excellence.
Posted: November 12, 2009 | Published: November 12, 2009


Topics:  Communications Software | Communications Systems | Telephony Services | Telephony Systems | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems | Videoconferences | VoIP

WHITE PAPER - Skype usage is continuing to gain ground in enterprises with over 250 million downloads worldwide. Management therefore needs to decide whether the benefits overcome the drawbacks and set appropriate policies within the organization. Read this paper for more details.
Posted: May 14, 2009 | Published: May 14, 2009


Topics:  Enterprise Systems | Firewall Appliances | Firewall Management | Instant Messaging | Instant Messaging Security | Telephony Services | Telephony Systems | VoIP

WHITE PAPER - This paper explains the need to select Cisco IP Phones, switches, routers for your home lab and explores how to configure the options of VMware so that you can load Cisco Call Manager and Cisco Unity virtual machines in a lab environment.
Posted: February 10, 2009 | Published: February 10, 2009


Topics:  Hard Disks | Networking | Operating Systems | VMware | VoIP

EGUIDE - Mobile unified communications can take many forms, but it is essentially defined by the ability to deliver all the communication options of the office desk to workers outside the office. This pocket E-Guide details how to alleviate cost pain points of communications by implementing various aspects of mobile and unified communications.
Posted: November 13, 2009 | Published: November 13, 2009


Topics:  Communications Networks | Communications Systems | Email | Mobile Device Management | Mobile Workers | Unified Messaging | VoIP | VPN

CASE STUDY - Manchester College had phone and voicemail systems that had outlived their life expectancy. CDW implemented an advanced unified communications system that brought their phone and voicemail into the 21st century.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  Telephones | Telephony Services | Telephony Systems | Voice Communications Hardware | Voice Communications Software | Voice Mail Software | 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 - 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

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 - 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

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

EGUIDE - 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

WHITE PAPER - To mitigate against the problems described in this document, designers and managers of data centers and network rooms must adapt to the new realities of dynamic power consumption.
Posted: November 21, 2008 | Published: November 20, 2008


Topics:  BIOS | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Network Management | Power Connectors | Power Consumption Monitoring | Security | UPS | VoIP | Wi-Fi

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