December 31, 2009 12:37 AM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
Exchange 2010,
Joe Schurman,
Microsoft,
ocs 2010,
UC,
Unified CommunicationsI suppose we can blame the crappy economy, but looking back on 2009 the unified communications market seems sort of stagnant. Granted, Microsoft released Office Communications Server 2007 R2, and much later in the year Exchange Server 2010, but it just doesn't feel like much happened.
That will...
December 17, 2009 11:57 PM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
BT,
Cisco,
cloud computing,
hosted,
Microsoft,
UC,
Unified CommunicationsBT and Cisco announced that the two are teaming up to deliver hosted unified communications on a global scale. There is a lot of buzz--much of it little more than hype--about the impending merger of unified communications with the ubiquitous cloud, and the advent of delivering hosted unified...
December 17, 2009 11:45 PM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
AltiGen,
contact center,
gateway,
Microsoft,
OCS 2007,
Office Communications Server,
PSTN,
UC,
Unified CommunicationsAltiGen Communications has successfully completed Microsoft's Open Interoperability Program (OIP) for Office Communications Server 2007 R2, becoming the first company to offer both an all-in-one...
December 1, 2009 4:57 AM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
Exchange 2010,
OCS 2007 R2,
OWA,
UC,
Unified CommunicationsMicrosoft is poised to revolutionize unified communications once all of the Wave 14 products hit the streets. We're already realizing some of the benefits with the release of Exchange 2010. As
November 12, 2009 4:32 AM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
Cisco,
HP,
LifeSize,
Logitech,
Microsoft,
UC,
Unified Communications,
Video conferencingLogitech is a name that most people are familiar with. It is a virtual household word when it comes to things like keyboards, mice, PC game controllers, and webcam equipment. Logitech is not a name, however, typically associated with enterprise-class video-conferencing. That is about to...
November 7, 2009 1:55 PM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
cage match,
challenge,
Enterprise 2.0,
IBM,
Microsoft,
UC,
Unified Communications,
VoiceConIts unified communications meets WWF.
IBM had some serious issues during a live demonstration of its UC technologies at the Enterprise 2.0 conference. Its a presenter's nightmare. I am sure the stuff works better than that and I assume they even rehearsed the presentation just fine. But, during...
October 28, 2009 4:21 AM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
Apple,
iPhone,
Microsoft,
Office Communicator Mobile,
UC,
Unified Communications,
Windows Mobile 6.5OK. To be fair, there are iPhone apps related to unified communications, and even an iPhone app which provides rudimentary integration with Microsoft Office Communicator. The point, however, is that as popular and as functional as the iPhone is it still has some catching up to do in order to be a...
October 19, 2009 2:56 AM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
business continuity,
disaster recovery,
failover,
Microsoft,
OCS 2007 R2,
Office Communications Server,
redundancy,
resiliency,
UC,
Unified CommunicationsAs organizations move to unified communications it becomes imperative that disaster recovery and business continuity be incorporated into the design and implementation. In the event that a natural disaster or other catastrophe strike the primary data center, there needs to be a fall-back plan in...
October 19, 2009 2:45 AM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
malware,
Management Pack,
Microsoft,
monitor,
OCS 2007 R2,
Office Communications Server,
protection,
SCOM 2007,
Security,
System Center Operation ManagerFor organizations that rely on Microsoft unified communications, Forefront Security seems like a natural fit. With components to protect and secure Exchange, SharePoint, and Office Communications Server, as well as client endpoints, Forefront Security provides comprehensive protection for a...
