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Finding the ROI for Unified Communications
November 14, 2012 12:50 PM
Posted by Michael Finneran
Companies that examine the business case for UC often focus on the "unified" aspect. But the real returns come from integration. Here's why.
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Motorola's New Computing Headset Pushes Mobile Boundaries
October 22, 2012 04:21 PM
Posted by Lee H. Badman
Motorola has released a computing platform that straddles the juncture of science-fiction and real-world technology.
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4 Must-Ask Interview Questions for Network Engineers
October 10, 2012 11:05 AM
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If you’re looking to hire a network engineer (or be hired as one), here are four job interview questions that I’ve asked, and three you shouldn’t bother with. These questions will help you figure out what a candidate does and doesn’t know.
ShoreTel Jumps Into Cloud UC for Mobile Devices
June 19, 2012 04:44 PM
Posted by Lee H. Badman
ShoreTel Mobility is a new app for iDevices that can turn smartphones into full-featured office phones. Our blogger dives into the cloud UC option.
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RingCentral Puts A PBX In The Palm Of Your Hand
April 23, 2012 09:00 AM
Posted by Lee H. Badman
Telephony has certainly done its share of morphing during the last decade, as IP networks have invaded pretty much all communications spaces. The traditional PBX has given way to server-based voice systems, and wireless networking has stretched the paradigm even further. Enter both the cloud and mobile apps, and we have RingCentral’s latest strike in the battle for ever-more-powerful business communications.
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Shared Data Plans Will Have Significant Impact
January 10, 2012 06:01 AM
Posted by Lee H. Badman
As the major U.S. carriers get closer to unleashing shared data plans for mobile devices, it’s worth noting how this change in offering will likely impact both the private and corporate sides of the mobile client world. Smartphones and tablets have already been profoundly disruptive in a number of ways, and new multidevice data plans will only magnify the effect.
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Best of the Web
VXLAN termination on physical devices
VXLAN is an Experimental IETF draft of protocols to enable the creation of a large overlay, multi-tenant network.
ONF Deadly Serious About OpenFlow-Based SDNs
: OpenFlow is poised to reach over-hyped status, yet there are practical, useful reasons for keeping an eye on Openflow. The biggest cloud players are involved and driving the feature creation.
Practical Introduction to Applied OpenFlow
Get a primer on the Openflow protocol and what it can do for networking.
On Resilience of Spit-Architecture Networks
This research papers investigates the practical issues in split-architecture networks and the placement of the controllers, such as Openflow controllers, in the network.
