Comcast Business survey highlights importance of mobility for UC users

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	Comcast Business survey highlights importance of mobility for UC users Comcast Business recently released results of a poll highlighting what capabilities users are looking for in their unified communications (UC) solution, and nearly one-third of respondents said that mobility is the most important capability. The poll, conducted in Q1 2014, asked 633 relevant LinkedIn professionals what they look for in a UC solution.The results: 32% − Mobility features 26% − Ease of call management 22% − Scalability 17% − Business voice continuity 3% − Other We followed up on the survey with John Guillaume, VP Product Management at Comcast Business, and he verified that the poll results matched feedback from his customers. 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