Apr 18 2008 3:09AM GMT
Posted by: Tony Bradley
SIP trunking,
UC,
Unified Communications,
interoperability,
500 series,
Smart Business Communications System,
Cisco,
XO SIP,
XO Communications
XO Communications’ XO SIP has passed interoperability tests with Cisco’s Smart Business Communications System. The combination of the 500 series unified communications solution from Cisco, and XO SIP, provides customers with a managed SIP trunking solution for the Cisco unified communications platform. You can learn more about both products, and the benefits of their partnership, from this CNNMoney.com article.
Mar 23 2008 3:12AM GMT
Posted by: Tony Bradley
VoiceCon,
interoperability,
Unified Communications,
UCC,
Lotus Sametime,
IBM,
Microsoft
In my last post, I mentioned that the lack of standards and platform interoperability was one of the biggest issues for early adopters of Unified Communications technologies. Microsoft and IBM are two of the biggest players in the Unified Communications arena. Microsoft is aggressively pushing for its share of the Unified Communications pie with their UCC (Unified Communications & Collaboration) tools. IBM, with their Lotus Sametime product, recently announced that they are investing $1 billion in R&D and acquisitions to strengthen their Unified Communications position. However, there are reports that an impromptu discussion at a VoiceCon Orlando session may lead to the two titans working on testing the interoperability of their products. If they manage to organize the testing, a demonstration of the interoperability may be performed at VoiceCon San Francisco this Fall.
Feb 26 2008 3:56AM GMT
Posted by: Tony Bradley
Network management,
top 10,
Free software,
Ethernet,
IP,
IP addressing,
LAN
To manage and maintain a network, you need to have a well-rounded collection of tools in your arsenal. Many commercial tools can be expensive, and may not perform any better (or sometimes not even as well) than their freeware counterparts. This Computerworld article lists the Top 10 (plus one bonus program) free downloads you can use to monitor and administer your network. Check out 10 great free downloads for your network to see the complete list.
Dec 31 2007 12:38PM GMT
Posted by: Tony Bradley
Development,
Microsoft Windows,
Networking,
Broadband,
Cisco
Consumers typically play 2nd Fiddle to the Enterprise customers when it comes to IT strategy and development. Microsoft used to have separate operating system platforms for enterprise and consumer desktops with Windows NT Workstation and Windows 98, but that has evolved into one operating system platform, with variations to fit the enterprise and consumer desktop markets. Toward that end though, Microsoft seems to still build for the Enterprise, then strip out some features and functionality and repackage it for the Consumers. The Windows Vista operating system was released to business customers prior to its general release to the public. This same behavior has played out on the network side with companies like Cisco focusing research and development on the Enterprise, and letting new technology more or less trickle down to the Consumer market. End users are becoming more technically advanced and they are demanding more advanced tools and technology though. Companies like Cisco have to examine this trend and refocus their development strategy to ensure they don’t get left behind as the market shifts. Take a look at this article from SearchNetworking.com to learn more.
