Converged security pays dividends

Networking Technology Update This newsletter is sponsored by ShoreTel eBook: IP Telephony from A to Z Get the book on VoIP, from vendor evaluation and selection to ensuring reliability and security. Whether you're considering a rollout or you've already deployed, you'll quickly get up to speed on the most important IP telephony issues and factors. Networking Technology Update, 06/18/07 Converged security pays dividends By David Ting Security convergence - integrating building- and IT-access systems - is supposed to make life easier for everyone: IT, building security staff and employees coming into the office each day. VoIP: Lessons from Early Adopters Experts say VoIP isn't a magic wand that will solve all of an organization's communications challenges right out of the box. Learn why VoIP may not produce expected savings and productivity gains, and other lessons from early adopters. Click Here to Watch But two big questions loom: * Will security convergence force employees to change their routines and learn entirely new ways to work, thereby lessening productivity before it can be improved? * Can security convergence be used by organizations to enforce policies that have been unenforceable previously and therefore not truly effective? For the answers to these questions, please click here.

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