September 20, 2009 2:51 AM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
Compliance,
DUST Model,
Mobile,
Security,
WirelessMobile devices are a critical component of enterprise communications and a core element of unified communications. They used to just be phones, but now they are more like tiny micro-laptops that fit in a pocket. With that increased functionality and ability to store massive amounts of data comes an...
July 31, 2009 3:34 AM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
iPhone,
OCS 2007 R2,
Office Communicator Mobile,
presence,
single number reach,
UC,
Unified Communications,
Windows Mobile,
Windows Mobile 6.5I have used some form of Windows Mobile phone for almost 4 years. During that time, I did flirt briefly with the iPhone- trading my AT&T Tilt with my wife for her iPhone for a few months. The iPhone had a coolness factor and some 'gee-whiz' bells and whistles, but I really missed having my...
September 28, 2008 4:05 AM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
Callwave,
Cisco,
CUCM,
Fuze,
iPhone,
Microsoft,
OCS 2007,
smartphone,
streaming video,
Video conferencingThrow away your excuses. You won't be missing any more meetings. As long as you have your mobile phone, you will only be a click away. CallWave is rolling out the Beta version of FUZE which, according to a...
September 20, 2008 4:23 AM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
BlackBerry,
OCS 2007,
RIM,
UC,
Unified CommunicationsI give credit to Palm for bringing the concept of the personal digital assistant (PDA) to the masses. Research in Motion (RIM) however introduced the revolution of integrating the PDA functionality with a mobile phone which can almost be said to be the beginning of unified communications. Well,...
May 31, 2008 12:36 PM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
Echoes,
Live Messenger,
Mary-Jo Foley,
Microsoft,
Mobile device,
presence,
sync,
UC,
Unified CommunicationsIn a recent post on the 'All About Microsoft' blog at ZDNet, Mary-Jo Foley describes an ambitious plan already in the works from Microsoft that seeks to eliminate the need for phone numbers. The project, codenamed 'Echoes', is being developed...
May 25, 2008 3:03 AM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
AT&T,
Starbucks,
TMobile,
Wi-Fi hotspot,
Wireless
I have never understood why Starbucks charged for their wifi hotspot access. I understood why TMobile wanted to make some money off of the deal, but wifi hotspots are everywhere. I like Starbucks, but Panera has free wifi,...
May 10, 2008 12:38 PM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
BlackBerry,
Microsoft,
Mobile,
OCS,
Office Commmunications Server,
UC,
UCC,
Unified CommunicationsThe Palm Pilot started the handheld PIM (Personal Information Manager) trend, but the RIM (Research In Motion) Blackberry handheld is the device that revolutionized information management by merging it with a mobile phone and incorporating enterprise email on the go. Unified communications seeks to...
May 8, 2008 2:28 AM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
Avaya,
communicator,
Mobile,
One-X,
speech recognition,
UC,
Unified CommunicationsAvaya's flagship unified communications platform, One-X Communicator, now has speech recognition as well. One-X offers a flexible and versatile interface for unified communications,...
March 29, 2008 5:11 PM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
cellular,
Mobile,
phone,
UC,
Unified Communications,
VoIPOver the past ten years or so, the variety of ways available to connect with an individual has exploded. I mentioned a few posts back how technology has evolved so that you can call, email,...
