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Cisco Secure Wireless Office Solution for SMBs by Cisco Systems, Inc. The Cisco Secure Wireless Office Solution consolidates all network requirements into a complete, reliable wired and wireless infrastructure.  (HARDWARE PRODUCT)

The MPLS Network: A Future-Proof Engine for Voice-Data Convergence by MegaPath Inc. March 26, 2010 - (Free Research) Voice and data on a single wire is an exciting network development. MPLS technology, which enables voice and data to be transported together on wide area networks (WANs), has matured to provide a platform for almost unimaginable communications and cloud computing possibilities. Learn more about MPLS by reading this white paper.  (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)

IP Integrated Access Service by Verizon and Adtran August 11, 2007 - (Free Research) IP Integrated Access is specifically designed for small-and medium-sized businesses that are looking for a cost-effective way to carry voice and data over the same connection.  (DATA SHEET) READ ABSTRACT |

How to Get Ahead in IPTV: A Guide to Setting up an IPTV Service by Alcatel-Lucent February 01, 2007 - (Free Research) Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) is a cutting edge mass-market technology. This paper gives advice and lessons learned by the key successful IPTV service providers in 2007. This is also a useful introductory guide for companies considering IPTV.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Inter-Process Communications: The Next Leap in Business Productivity by LEGACY - DO NOT USE - Insight April 2008 - (Free Research) Inter-Process Communications (IPC) makes up the infrastructure that merges voice, data and video applications over a single network by enhancing IP telephony (VoIP) with technology such as conferencing, call transfers and forwarding.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Is Your Network Ready for VoIP? by BlueCoat December 2008 - (Free Research) This paper summarizes in question and answer format the many critical factors pertaining to VoIP's viability, regardless of which vendor's IP-PBX system is deployed across the distributed enterprise.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Infrastructures for Innovation by Qwest Communications May 2010 - (Free Research) A difficult economy is impacting IT investments, but advanced communications infrastructures bring opportunities for innovation and cost savings. Read this paper to learn more.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Cisco Catalyst 3560 Series Switches by Cisco Systems, Inc. The Cisco® Catalyst® 3560 Series is a line of fixed-configuration, enterprise-class switches that include IEEE 802.3af and Cisco prestandard Power over Ethernet (PoE) functionality in Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet configuration.  (HARDWARE PRODUCT)

The CIO's Guide to Fixed Mobile Convergence by BlackBerry April 2010 - (Free Research) Organizations seeking solutions that provide high-performance access while addressing security needs can leverage fixed mobile convergence (FMC) systems to enhance communication. This document explores why your organization should implement an FMC solution, the benefits of FMC and considerations for methods of implementation.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Technical Brief: Next-Generation Wireless Backhaul Solutions by Brocade January 2010 - (Free Research) Many services, such as mobile Internet and mobile TV, require high bandwidth, and current backhaul infrastructures are not optimized to handle this traffic. Advanced routers and switches from Brocade enable highly scalable designs for the eventual convergence of voice and data infrastructure that can deliver new multimedia services.  (PRODUCT OVERVIEW) READ ABSTRACT |

Provergent Suite - Telecom Order & Inventory Software by Digital Fairway, Inc. The Provergent Communication Asset Management Suite helps to manage the planning, procuring, provisioning, auditing & delivering of communications services. Provergent allows you to build accurate & easy to manage centralized inventories, backed up by automated provisioning processes to manage all moves, adds, changes & deletes in the inventory.  (SOFTWARE PRODUCT)

Session Initiated Protocol (SIP): A Five-Function Control Protocol by F5 Networks August 2007 - (Free Research) The intent of this paper is to offer the reader a basic understanding of the Session Initiated Protocol. SIP is the conduit that will bring together the enterprise and telecommunications to provide IP-based communications.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Using Voice over IP (VoIP) in Mobile Networks by Global Knowledge June 2011 - (Free Research) While the technology that supports VoIP has been present since the mid-1990s, the ability to quickly alternate between VoIP and circuit-switched networks has come into prominence in the last few years. Access this white paper for a full history and overview of the current mobile communications landscape.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The Convergence of Enterprise Telecom Services: BlackBerry Mobile Voice System on the Aruba Networks Wireless LAN Infrastructure by Aruba Networks December 2010 - (Free Research) Learn about the benefits that fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) and unified communications (UC) offer for both remote and mobile employees and for the corporate IT group, and solutions available to help implement these technologies.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Overcoming IP Telephony Performance Issues in a Converged Network by Global Knowledge August 2009 - (Free Research) In this white paper, we are going to discuss the application of QoS to networks with media flows installed within them, such as voice and video. We'll see that it is very unnatural for voice to even exist on a data network, because it was never designed to do so.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

RTSP: One of the Foundations of Convergence by F5 Networks September 2007 - (Free Research) Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) is a foundation for the current convergence of communications. When implementing RTSP, the multiple port and protocol nature of RTSP makes streaming audio/video difficult to manage. This white paper explains it.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Best Practices for Planning, Deploying and Managing Enterprise VoIP by CA Technologies. April 2008 - (Free Research) The goal of this white paper is to help the reader gain a better understanding of the challenges presented by VoIP as well as what must be done from a planning and management perspective to successfully deploy VoIP.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The MPLS Network: A Future-Proof Engine for Voice-Data Convergence - Addressing network traffic trends with new opportunities for business communications by MegaPath Inc. May 2011 - (Free Research) This paper discusses the origins and future of Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) technology, highlighting how new applications are demonstrating the potential of these networks and uncovering advantages you can expect to see.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The MPLS Network: A Future-Proof Engine for Voice-Data Convergence - Addressing network traffic trends with new opportunities for business communications by MegaPath Inc. May 2011 - (Free Research) This paper discusses the origins and future of Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) technology, highlighting how new applications are demonstrating the potential of these networks and uncovering advantages you can expect to see.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Independent Lab Comparative Review by Avaya June 2011 - (Free Research) MierConsulting engineers conducted an hands-on, comparative review of three leading contact center packages, focusing on these products' multimedia, mixed voice and text-based contacts - capabilities.  (PRODUCT REVIEW) READ ABSTRACT |

Critical Success Factors Deploying Pervasive BI by MicroStrategy Incorporated June 2008 - (Free Research) Pervasive BI is the ability to deliver integrated right-time DW information to all users - it also provides an enterprise with the necessary visibility, insight, and facts to make smarter decisions in all processes at all times.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Voice Architectures and Deployment Models by Global Knowledge December 2008 - (Free Research) Telephony design requires a solid understanding of the drivers for Voice over IP, corporate policies for infrastructure design, and telephone components.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

How to Make Magic with VoIP: Weighing the Options by Cisco Systems, Inc. January 2011 - (Free Research) VoIP with UC can transform a business across four dimensions: lower costs, higher productivity, better customer service, and higher revenues. It can make a small business appear big, and help it outperform larger competitors. There are several ways to implement VoIP. Read this paper to determine which way is best for your business.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Hosted VoIP Reduces Costs and Improves Efficiencies for Small Business by 8x8, Inc. August 2009 - (Free Research) Read this brief yet informative paper to learn how hosted VoIP can benefit your small business.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

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