Unified communications (UC), offers the promise of converging voice, data, and video communication and of eliminating many roadblocks in communication. In conducting these in-depth interviews with Microsoft UC products customers, Forrester found that organizations can achieve significant productivity improvements and cost savings. 

This whitepaper will provide insight into: a- the communications requirements of three specific industry segments (transportation, energy and the public sector), b- best practices to deliver the services and manage the projects efficiently, and c- innovative solutions and strategies deployed by these industry segments. 

On today's converged networks -- where data traffic competes with latency-sensitive applications such as VoIP, video conferencing, and virtual machines -- only the greediest survive and thrive. Watch this webinar to learn about bandwidth issues, network resource allocation, and real-time applications management. 

In the most challenging economic environment in generations, organizations are more focused than ever on retaining customers and maintaining existing revenue. Many businesses have put significant resources into implementing CEM and VOC programs. Read on to learn seven ways to inspire customer loyalty using these VOC initiatives. 

Telephony design requires a solid understanding of the drivers for Voice over IP, corporate policies for infrastructure design, and telephone components. 

Telecom service providers have to work harder at creating new ways to generate voice services revenue as the demand for wireless grows and traditional voice services declines. This pocket E-Guide details how service providers can leverage next-gen voice services, like Fixed Mobile Convergence, to address this issue. 

QoS can be used in converged networks to provide voice packets priority access to resources, or it can be used to differentiate data packets from different application stream and provide access to resources according to policy. 

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. 

Cisco's unified communications vision combines individual systems with different communications capabilities into a cohesive, powerful communications ecosystem that allows a business to revolutionize itself overnight. 

To optimize VoIP deployments, Blue Coat is driving a new generation of solutions designed to accelerate converged IP voice and data networks. With Blue Coat's Application Delivery Network (ADN), IT can deploy comprehensive application visibility, security and acceleration technologies to deliver the highest quality VoIP transactions possible. 

Read this paper to learn why Load Testing 2.0 solutions are needed and who benefits. Learn best practices to get business value out of advanced load testing features, the limits of load testing 1.0 solutions, how today's approach complements existing 1.0 solutions, and what factors are important for selecting successful Load Testing 2.0 solutions. 

Tune in to this podcast now for expert insight on the connection between web performance testing and the bottom line, and pointers and best practices for ensuring the success of your critical eBusiness initiatives. 

This podcast offers recommendations for moving your virtualization project from the testing phase to production. Learn how to plan virtualization design to ensure a smooth transition to production rollout. Discover ways to align your implementation with best practices and determine which next steps to take to prepare for production.