Cisco TelePresence in your home; Move over VoIP, unified communications is the new battleground

Convergence & VoIP News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Secure Computing Webinar: Securing up network access Learn how token-based, one-time password authentication systems can help enterprises reduce business risk, better comply with regulations, are easy to manage and most importantly keep networks secure. Tune in to this webinar. Network World's Convergence & VoIP News Alert, 09/10/07 Cisco TelePresence in your home in three years: Cisco is developing a scaled down version of TelePresence that consumers can use in their homes. Move over VoIP, unified communications is the new battleground, 09/05/07: Today, we’d like to discuss how recent announcements from Cisco, Microsoft, IBM, Siemens, and Verizon point to trends in IP telephony and IP communications. Know your network before you implement VoIP, 09/03/07: My office has a VoIP system. It’s…small business solution…Vonage…not happy with it, because…calls…punctuated…gaps of silence…call is like a strobe light. The other party…talking, but…no idea that I can’t hear the full conversation. Network World Buyer's Guides Find the right products for your enterprise - fast. With seven categories - security, storage, convergence and VoIP, network infrastructure, network applications, wireless and LAN/WAN management - you can quickly pinpoint the hardware or software you need. With the side-by-side comparison tool you can evaluate product features and make the best purchase decisions for your enterprise. Click here to go to the Buyer's Guides now. Nine wireless network companies to watch, 09/06/07: Wireless and mobile companies you might not know but that are worth learning more about. Specializing in everything from smarter smart phones to going beyond the BlackBerry to exploiting XML data.

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