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BYOD Now the Norm for Enterprise IT

Cisco study finds most companies are adopting BYOD and that it yields positive benefits so long as a security and deployment challenges can be solved.

Bargain Videoconferencing Is Here

Cisco's telepresence is a great idea but it will cost you. But video conferencing, may be just the ticket this year.

Cisco Brings Jabber to Mobile, Tandberg to Telepresense

Cisco rolls out Jabber for iPad and Jabber for Windows for its Cius tablet. Telepresense users with the cash can upgrade to the new TX9000.

HP Digs Deeps for UC

New AppSystem for unified communications and video set to debut with some help from Polycom's conferencing platform, Microsoft Lync and F5 Big-IP family.

Video Surveillance: Killer App or Network Killer?

Video surveillance is moving away from dedicated networks and becoming an IP-based megabyte bandwidth hog. Is your network up to task?, asks Jim Frey of Enterprise Management Associates.

Unified Communications: Lost in a BYOD World?

Smartphones, Skype, and mobility have conspired to reinvent what UC means and, just maybe, reinvigorate the market.

Mobile Internet Traffic Continues Skyward

To no one's particular surprise, mobile traffic is set to double in 2012 and then hit 10.8 exabytes a month by 2016. Cisco says that video is now more than half the total data stream and 4G accounts for six percent of traffic.

Is Mobile Really a Network Threat?

Not yet but this will undoubtedly change given what usually happens with malware, the proliferation of Android and iOS devices in the enterprise, and the organized crime syndicates behind many of today's threats.

Cisco Pulls Plug on Umi

Another Cisco consumer product meets its end.

Asterisk Grows Up, Turns '10'

Latest version of the open-source IP PBX engine emphasizes high-quality audio, video conferencing, and 'insane' sampling rate.

UC Security Essentials Already in Place

Securing unified communication systems just comes down to doing what you already know how to do.

Cisco Jabbers About WebEx

Cisco expands instant messaging and collaboration solutions.

VoIP forms core transport for new wireless service

republic wireless, a startup division of Bandwidth.com, uses Wi-Fi as its primary network, with 3G cellular backup.

snom announces a pair of new SIP phones

The 720 and 760 IP phones mix features from snom's original 3xx and the 8xx executive models.

Vonage launches final piece of Extensions program

One-touch dialing app lets iPhone users make Vonage VoIP calls—domestic or international—from their mobile.

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