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From IP Communications to Unified Communications
Years ago, my former boss had a "right-hand man" named Rose. If you wanted to know where the boss was, Rose knew. If you wanted to send the boss a file, Rose knew that he was in a meeting and didn't have his laptop with him, so instead of emailing a file to him you'd have to settle for a voice call on his cell phone. |
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Collaboration and UC - Group Productivity Applications
The whole point of collaboration is not for workers to maintain a spirit of camaraderie, but rather to achieve significant gains in productivity. One might therefore more properly refer to such technology as telecom-enabled group productivity applications. |
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Get a Move On - Mobility's Effect on
Unified Communications
The well-known consulting and research company Frost & Sullivan tells us that only about 20% of today's workers actually work at their desk anymore. Amusingly, half of the average worker's cell phone bill is spent on intra-company calling, with a third of the bill accounting for calls made inside the worker's business premises. |
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Rich Tehrani,
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• Voicemail is Dead!
Long Live Voicemail
Launching a new magazine is always an exhilarating process here at TMC, particularly in the case of Unified Communications, which has both timely subject matter and a unique "landscape" design. I can tell from this magazine's rapidly expanding subscription list that the future looks bright for both our new magazine and this exciting and burgeoning technology. |
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