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snom introduces New Business VoIP Phone for North American Enterprise and SMB Markets
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... , a powerful new business VoIP phone for the North American enterprise and small and medium-sized business (SMB) markets at VoiceCon San Francisco . The new snom 820 SIP-based business phone sets a new standard for design innovation and business-class performance blending a sleek, cutting-edge look with a highly intuitive user interface and a rich set of business communications features. “The snom 820 represents the fourth generation of SIP-based business phones from snom and is designed to address the requirements of the enterprise work force of today and tomorrow,” said ...
VoiceCon: End Users Are Key To Enterprise Communications, Avaya Says
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... . During a keynote speech at VoiceCon in San Francisco, Giancarlo stressed that communications companies still need to deliver the network reliability and business-centric capabilities that have been their foundation. But future success lies in making sure individual employees have access to the tools and applications that can make them more productive and happy. For many companies, this means giving up a certain level of control and say, letting workers have access to traditionally non-business features like Facebook and instant messaging. This doesn't mean all ...
VoiceCon: Microsoft Expands On Its Communications Efforts
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... the Unified Communications field about a year ago, there were many questions on if it could deliver in a crowded field. But during a keynote conference at VoiceCon Tuesday, a Microsoft executive said the company has proven the transformative power of software in communications, and this is leading to many companies already bypassing a generation of PBX hardware. Even with the uncertain economic climate, interest for UC seems high. Forrester estimated 84% of large enterprises are at least in the evaluation phase, and about 27% have done some type of deployment. Betsy ...
VoiceCon: IT Will Revolutionize Health Care
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The United States health-care system is "aging and obese" and information technology will play a crucial role in a much-needed overhaul, according to Kaiser Permanente chief information officer Phil Fasano. During a keynote session at VoiceCon Wednesday, Fasano said that health care is costing $2.4 trillion and it's becoming more bloated every day. One of the main reasons for the rapidly escalating costs is many aspects of health care - research, pharmacies, hospitals -- operate in silos. With a strong emphasis on IT and unified communication, Fasano said his company has ...
VoiceCon Review: IT, Communications Can Help Weather Economic Storm
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It's nearly impossible to escape the looming specter of the global economic slowdown, and the consensus among vendors, analysts, and many enterprises at this past week's VoiceCon in San Francisco was that communications technology is going to be critical to survive the expected recession. Many enterprises are in the midst of upgrading their communications infrastructure, or soon will, and the uncertain economic times mean they want it all: cost savings, quicker return on investments, and productivity boosts. "Budgets are going to shrink but you have to keep your business ...
Sneak Preview: Avaya/Nortel Panel at VoiceCon
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... I will be participating in a panel discussion at next week's VoiceCon San Francisco on the tentative Avaya acquisition of Nortel Enterprise Solutions (ES). The deal, if it goes through as expected, will be the largest and most significant joining together of two competitive enterprise communications system suppliers. It will also be one that promises to have major ramifications on the current and future dynamics of the marketplace. ...
VoiceCon 2009: Tackling A Shifting Business Communication Landscape
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The last year has been full of uncertainty and change, but Fred Knight, general manager of VoiceCon San Francisco , November 2-5, said the best bet for businesses is really understanding what their options are in order to maximize the investments they make in enterprise communication. Enterprise ...
VoiceCon 2009: Users Key To Unified Communications
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During his keynote speech Tuesday at VoiceCon San Francisco 2009 , IBM's Bruce Morse said end users are going to play a key role in the shaping of future collaboration and communication architectures, and that businesses can embrace this while still retaining security and return on investment. Morse, IBM's VP of unified ...
VoiceCon 2009: Avaya Aims For Voice 2.0
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During Tuesday's keynote speech at VoiceCon San Francisco 2009 , Avaya's Dr. Alan Baratz said that in order for enterprises to plan for their next generation of business ...
VoiceCon 2009: Siemens Brings Twitter To OpenScape
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During the VoiceCon San Francisco 2009 keynote Wednesday, Siemens Enterprise Communications Group said it will be supporting Twitter in its OpenScape unified communication software to enable enterprises to tap into the growing business uses for social networks. The Twitter support will be available in the first quarter of 2010, and it integrates the micro-blogging site into the UC software by enabling users to send tweets directly from the OpenScape interface, as well as including Twitter names and messages with existing contacts. Mark Straton, Siemens ...
VoiceCon 2009: Avoid Unified Communications Hype
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During a panel discussion Thursday at VoiceCon San Francisco 2009 , experts said there definitely is a bit of a hype cycle with integrating collaboration and Web 2.0 features into business communication networks, but it can lead to measurable productivity gains if implemented correctly. Bringing collaboration and unified communications into enterprises is basically trying to extend that small office feeling to a large distributed workforce, said Dan York, Voxeo's director of conversations. Teams that meet in a close geographic location on a day-to-day basis learn their ...
