The communication applications market is currently seeing an increased interest, as illustrated by the rollout of real-time collaboration systems by companies like Microsoft, IBM/Lotus, Novell, and Oracle. WiFi hot spots see an enormous growth, which also enables real time collaboration like VoWLAN. The main reason for the growing interest due to solutions and technology getting more mature, and that users are getting more comfortable with using the computer as a communications tool. The biggest growth is being seen in the Enterprise, Collaboration, and Conferencing market segments with PC-based soft phones utilizing SIP, peer-to-peer communication, etc. Making a sound investment in a flexible framework VoIP soft client that includes quality-enhancing algorithms will guarantee faster time-to-market and a sound total life-cycle cost, given the amount of redesign, support and maintenance any quality issues would otherwise generate. This session will discuss these and other issues that need to be addressed in order to successfully offer voice capabilities in this type of environment, and show that excellent solutions that can easily be incorporated already exist.
Presented by:
Robert Dick Director of East Coast Sales Global IP Sound
The Internet has made it easier to communicate, not only in store and forward fashion, but in real time. Concept of real time collaboration, once only a physical face to face experience, the Internet has made it possible to be virtual, with the ability to work from a distance, share a whiteboard, jointly edit documents and enable others to watch, listen and learn.
What does the future hold? Our panel of experts will delve into the new technologies and new user needs in an information packed panel discussion that is done in real time and in a collaborative manner.
Presented by:
Scott Lomond COO SightSpeed
Barbara Pouliot Membership Chair - Southern California Telecommunications Networking Association (SCTNA) Telecommunications Administrator - Orange County Transportation Authority
Geri Mitchell-Brown Director, Technical Business Development Polycom, Inc.
IP-Based Collaboration Tools in the Enterprise (C-03)
Friday - 01/26/07, 11:00-11:45am
While many businesses rely on VoIP to reduce telecommunications expenditures and improve network administration, a growing number of companies are using the technology to leverage advanced IP collaboration tools such as document sharing, Web conferencing, remote support, mobility applications, and other solutions.
This session examines the various elements necessary to successfully deploy collaboration tools, such as network requirements like bandwidth, security, and redundancy. The session would also cover the emergence of SIP-based applications, and would include a brief case study that illustrates the ROI typically associated with collaboration tools.
