TMC Congratulates Winners of the Unified Communications Excellence Awards

 

The result is growing adoption of unified communications solutions - the term used to describe communications platforms that integrate these different communications mechanism in use today, including the PSTN, VoIP, e-mail, fax, IM, voice and videoconferencing, and more.

 

Among the most appealing benefits of UC - in addition to cost savings - is the ability to leverage presence information across different communications standards to enable individuals to know instantly how to most effectively reach other users. In fact, many solutions allow users to define rules for different caller IDs as to when and how they can be reached by different individuals. And Asterisk developers are working on solutions that will integrate UC preferences with calendar information, so such detail can be automatically determined by the one application that knows best what your availability is.

 

Ultimately, while there are likely as many definitions of unified communications as there are vendors in the space, the underlying theme is integration of different communications platforms to create a more effective, easily managed communications system. Those benefits, along with the inherent cost savings, have created an industry that will likely come close to reaching $100 billion dollars in revenue over the next five years.

 

In recognition of the growth and innovation in the UC market, TMC is recognizing the vendors that are taking a leadership role in the industry and bringing innovative solutions to market that will help users leverage UC capabilities to grow their own businesses through more effective communication.

 

The vendors recognized by the Unified Communications Excellence Awards have raised the bar in the UC market and are developing the products and services that will drive the future of UC as a mechanism for fulfilling corporate strategies and driving business growth through advanced communications technology.