The When, Where and How of Cisco versus Microsoft for Unified Communications

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	The When, Where and How of Cisco versus Microsoft for Unified Communications Earlier this week I was at a CIO conference in Europe and one of the big topics of conversation was Unified Communications. Remote working, collaboration initiatives and cost cutting have all made UC a more important topic over the past twelve months. There was lots of discussion about deployment issues, the ROI of UC, training issues, etc. but the biggest point of discussion was Cisco versus Microsoft... Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Bisk Education Master Business Intelligence With Villanova! Learn to make better business decisions and leverage productive analytical techniques that drive better risk assessment and business potential with Villanova's 100% online training and certification in Business Intelligence. Enroll by 2/29/12 and save up to 25% on your 3-course master certificate. 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