A good VoIP watch and read

Convergence & VoIP This newsletter is sponsored by Tripwire The Key to Efficient IT: Change Management Research shows that IT groups that deliver top-notch user satisfaction and greater security also boast two top controls in their infrastructure: monitoring systems for unauthorized changes and defined consequences for them. Learn how improving change control can boost your organization's effectiveness and SOX compliance. Click here to download this whitepaper today. Network World's Convergence & VoIP Newsletter, 07/02/07 A good VoIP watch and read By Steve Taylor and Larry Hettick Today, we’d like to recommend our readers check out some insights about VoIP shared by our friends and colleagues in the analyst community. John Dix, Network World editor-in-chief, and Brian Riggs, enterprise communications principal analyst at Current Analysis, recently sat down to discuss "VoIP Lessons Learned," and they have recorded their assessments in a Webcast. Brian, citing the oft-used cliché “VoIP is no longer a matter of if, but when” suggests that VoIP isn’t a magic wand that will solve all of an organization's communications challenges right out of the box. The 25 minute presentation covers: * How often enterprises need to upgrade their infrastructure before adding voice. Manage Insider Security Threats Experts say 75% of security threats come from inside your organization. Watch the latest Network World Editorial Perspectives Webcast today, "Security From the Inside," and learn which technologies and processes best protect your intellectual property and assets inside the perimeter. Click Here to View * Why adopters may not see expected productivity gains. * How VoIP fares for reliability. * Why VoIP systems may cost as much as the legacy system they replace, and much more. The second recommended insight is a paper written by Robin Gareiss, executive vice president and senior founding partner of Nemertes Research (and author of Network World’s Branch Office Best Practices newsletter), that explores the VoIP market in general and specifically focuses on the latest trends and practices for managed service providers and their customers. The paper titled “Third-Party VoIP Management on the Rise” discusses how VoIP has in many ways revolutionized the way people communicate. But with these advancements has come unprecedented network complexity and lack of internal expertise on how to implement, troubleshoot and optimize these networks. As such, a growing number of IT decision-makers are considering third parties, or Managed Service Providers (MSPs), to take over the monitoring and management of all or a portion of their converged networks — connecting a growing number of remote locations. Up next: How one hotel is upgrading its hospitality by combining VoIP with a service-oriented architecture (SOA) in guest rooms.   What do you think? Post a comment on this newsletter

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Contact the author: Steve Taylor is president of Distributed Networking Associates and publisher/editor-in-chief of Webtorials. For more detailed information on most of the topics discussed in this newsletter, connect to Webtorials, the premier site for Web-based educational presentations, white papers, and market research. Taylor can be reached at taylor@webtorials.com Larry Hettick is an industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience in voice and data. He is Vice President for Telecom Services and Infrastructure at Current Analysis, the leading competitive response solutions company. He can be reached at lhettick@currentanalysis.com This newsletter is sponsored by Tripwire The Key to Efficient IT: Change Management Research shows that IT groups that deliver top-notch user satisfaction and greater security also boast two top controls in their infrastructure: monitoring systems for unauthorized changes and defined consequences for them. Learn how improving change control can boost your organization's effectiveness and SOX compliance. Click here to download this whitepaper today. ARCHIVE Archive of the Convergence & VoIP Newsletter. BONUS FEATURE IT PRODUCT RESEARCH AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Get detailed information on thousands of products, conduct side-by-side comparisons and read product test and review results with Network World’s IT Buyer’s Guides. Find the best solution faster than ever with over 100 distinct categories across the security, storage, management, wireless, infrastructure and convergence markets. Click here for details. PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE You've got the technology snapshot of your choice delivered to your inbox each day. Extend your knowledge with a print subscription to the Network World newsweekly, Apply here today. International subscribers, click here. SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. This message was sent to: networking.world@gmail.com. Please use this address when modifying your subscription. Advertising information: Write to Associate Publisher Online Susan Cardoza Network World, Inc., 118 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2007