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Investing in IP Phones: How to Control Costs, Now and Later by Cisco Systems, Inc. January 20, 2011 - (Free Research) Businesses that use voice over IP (VoIP) service and IP phones gain many advantages. No wonder desktop IP phones are used by more than a third of small and medium-sized businesses surveyed in Europe and North America. Continue reading to learn more and discover how to make the best investment through seven key questions.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Lumber Company Cuts Customer Delays down to Size by Cisco Systems, Inc. February 22, 2008 - (Free Research) In this case study, Mountain Lumber Company streamlined their customer and employee communications with a Cisco Unified Communications system. They have also eliminated the need for a separate intercom system. Read this study to learn more.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

Network Foundation - Cisco 1700 Series by Cisco Systems Cisco 1700 Series modular routers are ideal for enterprise small branch offices and small and medium-sized businesses that need secure access to business applications, network resources, and Internet services. The Cisco 1700 Series delivers fast, reliable and secure Internet/network access through a wide-range of high-speed WAN access technologies.  (HARDWARE PRODUCT)

Avaya IP Office Release 6: Small Office Deployment & TCO vs. ShoreTel IP Phone System by Avaya September 02, 2011 - (Free Research) Read this white paper for a comparison of Avaya's IP Office and ShoreTel’s IP Phone System. Then discover how Avaya IP Office uses a scalable system that minimizes power consumption and avoids the need for a dedicated Windows server system in sub-20 person offices.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Mobility - Aironet 1100 Series by Cisco Systems The Cisco Aironet® 1100 Series delivers an affordable and upgradable 802.11b wireless LAN (WLAN) solution, setting the enterprise standard for high performance, secure, manageable, and reliable WLANs.  (HARDWARE PRODUCT)

Expert Integrated Systems: A Next-Generation Computing Platform (IDC) by IBM April 30, 2012 - (Free Research) Converged systems and converged application middleware are coming together to optimize modern datacenter management. Read this IDC white paper to learn how these two elements are being combined to deliver the simplified, highly available IT services that tomorrow's mobile, cloud and social workloads will require.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

E911 VoIP Essentials for Enterprise Deployments by XO Communications December 02, 2010 - (Free Research) Deploying VoIP across multiple business locations is a great way to simplify and streamline your distributed network and reduce costs, but how does a business provide E911 effectively across the enterprise and what are the legal requirements?  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Voice over IP Open-Source Platforms and the Session Initiation Protocol by Global Knowledge Network, Inc. April 2006 - (Free Research) This paper shows the industry-wide acceptance of SIP and the recent advances of the open source software projects related to Voice over IP (VoIP). Read why the author firmly believes that the VoIP open source is still in its infancy, but its acceptance and product maturity will grow rapidly over the next few years.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Get Ahead with a Business Communications Network by Cisco Systems, Inc. August 2009 - (Free Research) Even the smallest business can live large with a business communications system from Cisco. Why switch to a small business communications system from Cisco? Because when you combine voice, video, and data in a single network, you can cut costs and get more done.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Watson – A System Designed for Answers by IBM February 2012 - (Free Research) Following four years of research and development, IBM's Watson debuted on Jeopardy! last year, competing at the level of human experts in terms of precision, confidence and speed. This white paper details Watson's workload optimized system design, how it's a glimpse into the future of systems design and why it offers a new computing paradigm.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

HRG Assessment: Comparing IBM PureSystems and Cisco UCS by IBM July 2012 - (Free Research) Keeping pace with the demand for ne IT functionality can be next to impossible for many of today's IT organizations that lack the necessary time, budget, and skilled resources. Both IBM and Cisco offer integrated systems designed to alleviate these challenges, but the two products differ in important ways. Read this white paper to uncover them.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Introduction to the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS): IMS Basic Concepts and Terminology by F5 Networks August 2007 - (Free Research) IMS is a whole new way to deliver multimedia regardless of the device or the access medium. This paper will change the way you relate to an increasingly digital world.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Real-Time Collaboration For Your Growing Business by Avaya December 2012 - (Free Research) Discover how Avaya IP Office – a complete, across the board solution – can help you increase connectivity within your enterprise regardless of where employees, clients, and business partners are located. Click through to learn more about this innovative unified communications solution now!  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Building Reliable IP Telephony Systems: How Architecture and Design Differentiate ShoreTel from the Competition by ShoreTel May 2009 - (Free Research) ShoreTel's architecture and design not only deliver high reliability, but do so in a very simple and cost-effective manner. This paper describes ShoreTel's unique approach to providing extremely reliable VoIP.  (ARTICLE) READ ABSTRACT |

Workload-Optimized Systems For Superior Business Value by IBM February 2012 - (Free Research) This brief white paper examines why making the right server choices can help solve many challenges. It contrasts x86 multi-cores with Power Systems and mainframes. Read on to learn how making the right server choices can help an enterprise realize greater ROI while also helping extracting greater business value from the servers that it buys.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Cloud Computing and SaaS: A Practical Guide for Financial Professionals by Host Analytics, Inc September 2010 - (Free Research) This white paper looks at cloud-computing and software-as-a-service (SaaS) technologies and what you need to know about these emerging trends.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Understanding Voice over IP Converged Trunking Alternatives by Verizon and Adtran January 2008 - (Free Research) The benefits, risks and design alternatives are explored within this paper to help you select the solution and service provider that best meet your needs.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

A BI Agenda for Midsize Organizations: Six Strategies for Success by IBM January 2009 - (Free Research) Make informed decisions at a lower cost with the right BI strategy.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Smarter Products - The Building Blocks for a Smarter Planet by IBM May 2009 - (Free Research) IBM offers the first integrated software platform dedicated to the delivery of smarter products, with our portfolio of software, hardware and services, IBM can help companies create and manage smarter products for a smarter planet. Read on to learn more.  (WHITE PAPER)

SAP Outsourcing for Mid-Market Companies: A Comparison of Three Leading Providers by itelligence, Inc. March 2011 - (Free Research) Running a business on SAP requires that the application be available 7x24, data be secure, and that the application can grow with an organization. The decision to select an outsourcer goes far beyond finding a data center. Read this paper and learn what questions to ask in order to select an outstanding SAP outsourcing provider.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Cisco Unified CRM Connector 3.0 by Cisco Systems, Inc. The Cisco Unified Communications system is a full-featured business communications system built into an intelligent IP network.  (HARDWARE PRODUCT)

Enterprise VoIP Security: Potential Threats and Best Practices by Global Knowledge Network, Inc. March 2006 - (Free Research) As VoIP usage becomes widespread, enterprise users will become subject to many of the same security risks that have affected data networks. This report highlights some of the potential security problems associated with VoIP and address what measures can be taken to secure enterprise VoIP deployments.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Upgrading to Cisco Unified Communications Manager Business Edition 6000 by Cisco Systems, Inc. September 2011 - (Free Research) Learn how the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Business Edition enables your employees to collaborate in the office or on the road from desk phones, PCs or Macs, mobile phones, business tablets, or any combination.Now through Oct.29th 2011, US-based customers can buy one eligible Cisco Unified IP Phone and get another free.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Nimsoft for Cisco VoIP Monitoring by Nimsoft, Inc. February 2011 - (Free Research) Today’s successful VoIP deployments require incessant network availability and 360 degree transparency of the infrastructure. Read this paper to learn how to achieve this requirement by proactively monitoring end-to-end performance of all VoIP components for improved quality of service and problem diagnosis.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

PBX Buying Guide: How to Choose the Right Phone System for Your Business by Fonality Inc. August 2010 - (Free Research) While moving to an IP phone system will bring great advantages, the more options, features, functions and capabilities that are available, the more decisions the buyer has to make. That makes it crucial to thoroughly understand your needs before you buy. In this guide are seven steps to help in that process.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

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