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Is there hope for unified comms?
Comment Businesses have been slow to adopt unified communications, but Freeform Dynamics's Josie Sephton says its popularity could soon improve. The evangelists are calling for businesses to implement unified... [22 Jun 2009]
Cheat Sheet: LTE - beyond 3G
Cheat Sheet Unified comms defined Twitter-style - in 140 characters or less Faster speed tends to improve the experience of most online activity but LTE should also help two-way comms that are big... [12 Jun 2009]
BT's SME-targeting acquisitions to merge
News According to a statement on Thursday, BT Engage IT will offer professional services and products in the areas of virtualisation, unified communications and managed services. BT is to merge two of its IT services... [27 Mar 2009]
The dawn of unified communications
Comment The recession is forcing businesses to search for ways to cut costs - and unified comms is one place many will start, says Quocirca's Bob Tarzey. This has led to a renewed focus from vendors on... [19 Mar 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Unified communications
Cheat Sheet Unified comms - I've heard of it but frankly I don't know what it actually means. Unified comms defined Twitter-style - in 140 characters or less Essentially, it's... [16 Mar 2009]
Nottingham Trent uni bets £1.6m on unified comms
News Nottingham Trent University is replacing its legacy ISDX telephone system with a £1.6m Cisco unified comms (UC) network to foster closer collaboration between members of staff. The university's IT... [26 Jan 2009]
SMEs crazy in love with iPhone
News Discussing O2's strategy for 2009, Dowd said the operator is eyeing up the unified comms space. He told silicon.com: "Our insight has indicated to us that three years from now there will be four or five... [02 Dec 2008]
Unified comms pumps up Tayside fire service
News Tayside Fire and Rescue serves 392,000 people spread over 7,500sq km, using the comms system to provide voice calls, instant messaging (IM), email and streaming video for officers whether they're on the front line or in... [04 Nov 2008]
No compliance or cost blues for Turquoise comms
News Multilateral trading facility Turquoise is aiming for cost savings with the implementation of a Cisco unified communications (UC) network. The network, supplied by integrator Fabric Technologies, will by used by the... [22 Oct 2008]
Top 10 strategic techs for 2009
News Expect massive consolidation in the comms industry as apps shift to common off-the-shelf server and operating systems, says Gartner. This means formerly distinct markets and vendors will converge - so organisations must... [15 Oct 2008]
Microsoft dives into unified comms
News Whereas Microsoft sees software as the foundation of its unified communications strategy, Cisco sees the network as the key to making unified comms work. Microsoft chairman Bill Gates... [17 Oct 2007]
Nortel CEO: 'Hyperconnectivity' the big opportunity
News There are question marks over how bullish any comms vendor should be, given the horizon for such change and the short-term outlook of financial markets, and there are those who even point to the phrase hyperconnectivity... [20 Sep 2007]
Norton Rose reaps rewards of comms upgrade
Case Study The unified communications system is based on a Multi Protocol Label Switching VoIP network, built on Cisco technology. International law firm Norton Rose has signed a £1.9m contract with Affiniti to upgrade its... [23 Aug 2007]
Rohan wraps up tech overhaul
News We don't use super-resilient comms, so Sonic saves up messages if a connection is broken and it passes through when the connection is remade. The retailer has a policy of recording customer details with every purchase,... [25 Jul 2007]
Lloyds TSB invests £3.5m in comms update
News We wanted to be their banker and meet all their banking needs by adopting a unified selling focus. High street bank Lloyds TSB has invested £3.5m to integrate its selling of financial packages to corporate customers... [03 Apr 2007]
