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Survivor's Guide to 2006: Messaging and Collaboration: Page 12 of 12

We questioned how far Microsoft would venture into VoIP (voice over IP) and SIP (Session Initiation Protocol). In early 2005, the company announced an alliance between the Microsoft Office Live Communications Server and Siemens HiPath solution.

We predicted that high costs and complexity would hinder unified messaging adoption. A survey by Forrester Research found 43 percent of North American enterprises had no plans to deploy UM.