unified communications
Ofcom: Meet the super-regulator
News Licensing for telecommunications will be tidied up with the 400 existing telecoms licences swept away and replaced by a new unified system. The future of communications regulation became a little clearer... [07 May 2002]
Police paying over the odds for radio network
News The failure in the UK to deliver a unified communication system for the emergency services has drawn criticism from the National Audit Office which also claimed the police force has not got best value from its contract... [11 Apr 2002]
The Ovum View: What will become of iPlanet?
Comment By July of the same year, i-Planet had lost some punctuation to become iPlanet, and a software product had become the brand for the Sun-Netscape alliance, also known as iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions.iPlanet is now a 2,500-strong company,... [15 Nov 2001]
Avaya sets its sights on SMEs
News These applications include unified messaging, contact centre services and IP telephony. The company, through its INDex platform, will provide SMEs with networking and communications applications which... [14 Sep 2001]
Vodafone signs deal to keep KPMG staff mobile
News However, help will be provided through the use of Vodafone's web-based unified management information system (UMIS). Vodafone group's global products and services division has signed a two-year pan-European agreement... [01 Aug 2001]
Aspect CRM offers a unified view
News Customer Relationship Portal 4.0 offers a single graphical interface for all its queued users across multiple mediums including email, fax, phone and the web. The software also simplifies the way business function rules are created,... [10 May 2001]
Keeping up with the Joneses - the UMTS licence race
Comment The company claims that by year's end it will be rolling out Version 2.0 of its portal, featuring unified messaging, GPS location, MP3 facilities and WAP-based services. Now Vodafone has partnered with some of the IT and... [17 Jan 2000]
The draft Ecommerce Bill: an infringement of human rights?
Comment Ninety per cent of MPs don't understand the issues and there isn't one unified industry voice telling them what should replace it - everyone has a different opinion. The government's Electronic... [09 Nov 1999]
Internet industry presents united front
News The Internet industry is this week one step closer to presenting a unified front to the government. According to Bohm, it is exactly this kind of issue that makes having a unified approach so important. [06 Sep 1999]
BA puts five million customers on CRM
News Prime Response's marketing automation software Prime Vantage, will manage all customer communications based on the unified global database. BA will use Prime Vantage to manage all customer... [03 Aug 1999]
Telecoms vs datacoms: the battle is on for the converged high ground
Comment Customers at the moment are putting a unified structure in place internally. Purdom says: "If you do the maths, and work out the operating costs for a unified LAN, it is not actually clear that you would... [25 Jun 1999]
HP and Nortel unveil unified messaging server
News The Business Communications Server combines HP server technology with voice technology from Nortel, offering a unified platform for managing voice and data transfer. The Business... [02 Jun 1999]
1&1 opts for Thor unified messaging
News German ISP (Internet service provider), 1&1 has bought a unified messaging system from Speech Design, a European subsidiary of Bogen Communications. Speech Design says its Thor software and server... [27 May 1999]
Net boom brings "message chaos"
News The growth of the Internet, more than any other factor, has fuelled message chaos," she states in Ovum's report, entitled 'Unified Messaging Services: Market Strategies'. O'Loughlin estimates it will take eight years... [03 Dec 1998]
AT&T lands £15m deal with ICI
News Following on from the voice telecommunications contract signed in September, AT&T will now provide the chemical giant with a unified managed data network. AT&T has signed a five-year, £15m contract with ICI for... [24 Nov 1998]
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