Unified Communications Buyers Guide

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	Unified Communications Buyers Guide We occasionally suggest outside reading for our subscribers, and today we'd like to highlight a white paper "Unified Communications Buyers Guide: The Top Ten Requirements for a UC Solution" written by Larry Hettick -- yes the same guy pictured in this newsletter. We've been covering VoIP, Convergence, and (more recently) Unified Communications for Network World since July 2000, and Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Mobile Application Monitoring Breeds Business Possibilities Mobile applications are radically altering the way businesses operate and how they interact with their employees and customers. Ensuring performance of these mobile apps is critical, yet performance is difficult to monitor. Read Now! In this Issue Five issues to examine when considering cloud-based UC How to Deploy IP Cameras in Your Small Business Test-driving Motorola's Moto X customization tool Nokia updates Lumia smartphones with camera app, better imaging BlackBerry turns to 7 OS with social networking features for new 9720 smartphone WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Xeon® processors HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 - Enterprise for the Mid-range In this report, the Taneja Group takes an objective, in-depth look at the features of the HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 powered by Intel Xeon processors and critiques it against key requirements for the mid-market. Learn More Five issues to examine when considering cloud-based UC If you're considering cloud-based unified communications (UC) services, sooner or later you're going to have to weigh the difference between multi-tenant vs. multi-instance architectures. At first glance you may wonder, "If it works, why should I care?" But this design question cuts to the core of fundamentally different approaches to delivering UC in the cloud, and has very important implications about the scalability of the platform and services it is supporting. Read More WHITE PAPER: Condusiv Technologies Guide to 50% Faster VMs - No Hardware Required For administrators seeking to increase performance in their virtual environment without investing in more hardware, this white paper outlines how I/O optimization technologies deliver performance at a fraction of the cost of hardware for applications with the heaviest workloads. Read more. Read Now! How to Deploy IP Cameras in Your Small Business Deterring would-be criminals and resolving disputes rank among the benefits derived from setting up IP cameras to keep an eye on your business. Here are some guidelines and recommendations on what to look for in a network camera solution. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Autonomy Guide to virtual server protection This whitepaper discusses key challenges associated with backing up virtual servers and how HP Data Protector's powerful and advanced capabilities provide comprehensive protection for VMware and Hyper-V environments. Read Now Test-driving Motorola's Moto X customization tool Motorola will soon give consumers the ability to personalize their own smartphones. It is a bold move to reshape the oldest brand name in the smartphone business. Android dominates the market in total volume and technical innovation, but lags in physical design. Motorola previewed its consumer web portal "Moto Maker" yesterday that consumers will use to design and purchase Moto X smartphones, joining... Read More Nokia updates Lumia smartphones with camera app, better imaging Nokia has started rolling out the Amber software update to its Lumia smartphones, which will allow users to take better pictures and get new camera apps. Read More BlackBerry turns to 7 OS with social networking features for new 9720 smartphone BlackBerry has launched the 9720 smartphone running the 7 OS in a bid to stay relevant in the growing low end of the smartphone market. Read More
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