Tallying up 2009 predictions; Nortel purchase to test Avaya big time

Nortel purchase to test Avaya big time; Google releases experimental phone to employees Convergence and VoIP Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile | Forward this to a Friend >>> Sponsored by Avaya Bolster your Unified Communications Know-How Do you know the business value of unified communications? Get the answer to this and many other UC questions at this Solution Center. Learn how your peers are lowering costs and improving collaboration. Get your most pressing UC queries answered from industry experts and read the very latest UC news. Access this site. Spotlight Story Tallying up 2009 predictions Today, we'll look back at the predictions we made a year ago to see how close we came with expectations for 2009, and in a week we'll look forward with some predictions for 2010. As we look back on 2009, we must admit it was filled with some pretty big surprises such as the breakup and sale of Nortel and the renewed FCC focus on net neutrality. But as we predicted 2009 was largely a year of gradual evolution for unified communications and convergence products and services. Read full story Related News: Nortel purchase to test Avaya big time 2010 should be a watershed year for Avaya, which has been reinventing itself for the past three years and is just about to take on the challenge of acquiring and integrating the enterprise assets of Nortel. Google releases experimental phone to employees Google has handed out a new mobile phone running its Android software to some employees, stirring another wave of speculation that the oft-rumored Google Phone is real. Microsoft acquires Opalis and Sentillion Microsoft is doing a bit of holiday shopping today. It announced two acquisitions, confirming the much-rumored purchase of network management company Opalis. It also announced an intent to buy health care ID management software maker, Sentillion. With these buys, Microsoft has acquired a mere four companies in 2009. Internet Society invests in W3C The Internet Society announced Friday that it was making a $2.5 million donation over the next three years to the World Wide Web Consortium, the premier standards-setting body for the Web. Today from the Subnet communities On Cisco Subnet: Happy 25th Anniversary, Cisco and Five Shortcuts to PCI Compliance; On Microsoft Subnet: everRun 2G: Keeps your applications highly available On Google Subnet: Google adds discussion forums, e-mail lists to Google Apps Network World on Twitter? You bet we are Ethernet everywhere! Inside planes, trains, cars and spaceships, Ethernet is a morph master. Here's a look at some of Ethernet's cooler implementations. 7 tools to ease Windows 7 rollout These utilities help you plan, ensure app compatibility and manage images. Executive Guide to Data Loss Prevention Independent, objective research that examines the business justification for implementing DLP solutions and outlines the resource requirements to successfully deploy DLP in an enterprise. Data loss prevention (DLP) technology has never been more important. To that end, we've developed tools to help guide organizations considering DLP technologies. Learn More   December 14, 2009 MOST-READ STORIES Microsoft expands exFAT multimedia file system licensing Microsoft talks cloud computing security 8 more PowerPoint train wrecks Network router cheat sheet Data centers drive Ethernet switch market in 2010 AT&T wireless chief defends 3G network Reasons not to buy Cisco Microsoft getting better at Patch Tuesday updates, experts say ISPs and usage meter accuracy Mozilla exec suggests Firefox users move to Bing Getting the Right Foundation: Unified Communications IP telephony is moving into its second decade with enormous momentum, most users are still waiting for full convergence and voice-enabled applications. Increased network efficiencies have been the primary benefit of IP telephony to date as enterprises struggle with infrastructure and organizational issues. These first-generation benefits have been considerable, but the focus is now shifting to converged applications, with the initial spotlight on Unified Communications (UC). Learn more now. EMO Labs: Better Sound Through Innovation at DEMOfall 09 EMO Labs' Invisible Speaker innovation takes People's Choice Award top honors at DEMO conference. Watch EMO Labs product launch.   This email was sent to networking.world@gmail.com Complimentary Subscriptions Available for newsletter subscribers. Receive 50 issues of Network World Magazines, in print or electronic format, free of charge. Apply here. Terms of Service/Privacy   Subscription Services Update your profile To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. Unsubscribe Network World, Inc., 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2009 www.networkworld.com | Forward this to a Friend >>>