A brief history of UC&C, part three: UM, UC and SIP

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	A brief history of UC&C, part three: UM, UC and SIP Continuing our mini-series, today we will discuss unified messaging, unified communications and the importance of presence as contributors to the evolution of unified communications and collaboration. Read More WHITE PAPER: Kaseya Why Corporations Need to Automate IT Systems Management In today's competitive business environment, corporations across all industries are looking to provide quality products and services while at the same time cutting costs, saving energy and doing more with less. Automated IT systems management is the ultimate facilitator for achieving these goals…and more. Read now In this Issue Leveraging virtual I/O technologies to achieve converged infrastructures: The road to the private cloud The cure for network downtime is not just technology Clemson IT team embraces call to be entrepreneurial Early OpenFlow user details 'exciting' benefits Not all VoIP rollouts go as planned Defining applications vs services Citrix buys VDI personalization vendor Staying ahead of cloud complexity LightSquared says GPS makers ignored filtering rules WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Three steps to agile change Comprehensive IT change configuration and release management (CCRM) continues to confound and frustrate both IT and the business units for which it provides services. But by first instituting the appropriate foundational processes and supporting tools, many enterprises are experiencing renewed CCRM success. Read Now Leveraging virtual I/O technologies to achieve converged infrastructures: The road to the private cloud A private cloud architecture leverages the power of end-to-end virtualization so workloads can be fluidly distributed among a pool of servers, but this ideal cannot be achieved with traditional network infrastructure. Read More The cure for network downtime is not just technology Design and tune your network all you want. But if your company doesn't also have a culture of high availability, your High Availability and Fast Convergence is not complete. Read More Clemson IT team embraces call to be entrepreneurial Five years ago Clemson University named James Bottum chief information officer and gave him the mandate to overhaul the school's IT infrastructure and build out a high performance computing environment. The goal: catapult the school into a leading research university and help attract faculty and students. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Case study: Getting started with desktop virtualization The promise of virtualized desktops is widely recognized and desktop virtualization is topping most IT departments' priority lists. But while the "why" of desktop virtualization is clear, it's the "how" that is most challenging. Follow one customer's journey to a more agile and secure business environment. Learn more.>> Early OpenFlow user details 'exciting' benefits OpenFlow promises to make networking more programmable, and one early user is reaping the initial benefits. Read More Not all VoIP rollouts go as planned Even with a new building and new networking gear, a voice over IP implementation does not always go as planned (video). Read More Defining applications vs services One of the perpetual tasks in telecommunications is defining the terms that we're talking about. For example, we all talk about "the cloud," but we bet that most folks when asked would have vastly differing definitions - if able to define at all. Read More WHITE PAPER: Fluke Networks Importance of Permanent Link Testing This white paper is the joint effort of 2 industry leaders of high speed infrastructure cabling and testing, Panduit and Fluke Networks. This technical paper provides a thorough analysis and review of different testing techniques and their associated benefits for high speed permanent links. Learn More Today! Citrix buys VDI personalization vendor Citrix has acquired RingCube, a vendor of software for personalizing desktops within virtual desktop infrastructures (VDI). Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Read More Staying ahead of cloud complexity Managing cloud infrastructure and services is similar to traditional network management - only bigger, badder and more complex. Read More LightSquared says GPS makers ignored filtering rules GPS vendors have not complied with a 2008 Department of Defense recommendation that called for much better filtering of signals from adjacent spectrum bands, mobile startup LightSquared told the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. Read More
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