By Erik Linask, Group Editorial Director
Within another 10 years, the majority of energy purchasing decisions will be made by CIOs. In fact, back-up power sources, data center energy usage, energy efficiency, green initiatives, real estate coordination are increasingly coming under the purview of CIOs already.
By Erin Harrison, Senior Editor
The evening keynote session of the 4GWE conference at ITEXPO West covered some of the key issues facing the evolution to a 4G, all IP, wireless network, and specifically the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for wireless companies who seek to take advantage of the broadband stimulus program.
By Michael Dinan, TMCnet Editor
Mike Regan, vice president of unified IP development at Aspect told dozens of IP communications and IT professionals, C-level executives and media members during his speech - held on the first day of the three-day event - that UC's use in the contact center especially has been shown to yield cost-related benefits, among others.
By Erik Linask, Group Editorial Director
By following these steps, you'll not only bring your organization into the future by delivering a communications solution that can be used today but is designed for the future as well. Ultimately, he says, doing your due diligence before investing in a new communications system will ensure you end up with a company full of raving fans.
By Paula Bernier, Executive Editor, IP Communications Magazines
Probably not as widely understood is the fact that TelcoBridges leverages much of that same technology to deliver real-time network monitoring devices, which detect, filter, and record signaling and voice traffic. The company this week at ITEXPO West 2009 unveiled new iterations of these tools, which can enable service providers to do next-generation network monitoring, support lawful intercept and deliver location-based services applications.
By Amy Tierney, TMCnet Web Editor
Industry experts said today that the recent effort by Digium, the company behind Asterisk, the open source telephony platform, and Skype, an online videoconferencing service provider, to offer Skype for Asterisk paves a new road for communications technology.
James Passingham, managing director of Foehn, Ltd., a U.K.-based systems integrator, said the launch of Skype for Asterisk would give clients greater freedom in business communications.
By Paula Bernier, Executive Editor, IP Communications Magazines
The company revealed today that it will provide its SaaS-based digital voice and video services to American Cable Services of Florida, and Suite Solutions Technologies of Ohio.
By Marisa Torrieri, TMCnet Editor
CLEAR is based on WiMAX 4G technology, which provides service areas measured in miles, not feet. In its 14 new markets, the Clearwire network relies on an area-wide WiMAX radio system from Motorola.
By Erin Harrison, Senior Editor
Industry experts debunked the myths surrounding SIP trunking during a tell-all session at ITEXPO on Tuesday at the Los Angeles Convention Center, which is being held Sept. 1 to 3. The session which offered technical insight covered the dynamics of session Internet protocol trunking, including issues such as the service provider's SIP trunk connection, to IP-PBX on the enterprise LAN, as well as setting up secure SIP trunks live and on-site.
