December 31, 2009 9:45 AM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
exploit,
risk,
Security,
threat,
UC,
Unified Communications,
VoIP,
vulnerabilityVoIP (voice over IP) infrastructures are generally not as secure as the networks they ride on, and they provide attackers with a weakest link in the chain to exploit as a back door to the rest of the network.
An
December 31, 2009 9:22 AM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
ChannelInsider,
economy,
investment,
UC,
Unified Communications,
Video conferencingThe economy has been rough throughout 2009. Even as it has thawed some, businesses are still reluctant to open the vault and start spending again just...
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 31, 2009 12:18 AM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
Dragon,
Nuance,
Spinvox,
transcribe,
UC,
Unified Communications,
voice-to-text,
VoicemailNuance, maker of the popular speech-to-text software Dragon Naturally Speaking (also offered in a convenient iPhone size),
December 31, 2009 12:03 AM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
Cisco,
Logitech,
Polycom,
Tandberg,
UC,
Unified Communications,
Video conferencingWhen a company (Cisco, for example) makes an offer to acquire another company (like Tandberg), the announcement itself is treated as, and perceived by many, as a done deal. The
December 30, 2009 12:03 AM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
business processes,
UC,
Unified CommunicationsWhat is "unified communications"?
That is a subjective, and fiercely debated question. I think it's important for organizations not to get caught up in the naming conventions or even trying to define what unified communications is, or isn't.
December 29, 2009 11:39 PM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
fax,
fax over ip,
FoIP,
UC,
Unified CommunicationsOne of the less common elements of unified communications is FoIP--Fax over IP. There are a variety of benefits for organizations that rely on faxing to
December 29, 2009 11:27 PM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
instant messaging,
mobile communications,
PBX,
UC,
Unified Communications,
voiceUnified communications is many things to many organizations. There is no set collection of elements or functions required in order to call it "unified communications", and the fluid and varying nature make it virtually impossible to define the unified communications market.
As
December 20, 2009 11:51 PM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
Catalyst Telecom,
Security,
Sipera Systems,
UC,
Unified Communications,
VoIPCatalyst Telecom, a sales unit of ScanSource, has partnered with Sipera Systems to deliver Sipera's UC and VoIP security solutions.
According to the
