http://www.ucstrategies.com/rss/content_all.aspxUnified Communications Strategies - An industry resource for enterprises, vendors, and system integrators. http://www.ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategies-views/ciscos-postpath-announcement.aspxCisco announced its intent to acquire PostPath, which provides email and calendaring software and is seen as an alternative to Microsoft Exchange and Outlook.Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:15:37 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategies-views/ciscos-postpath-announcement.aspxUC Strategies Views http://www.ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategies-views/smart-wallet-applications-for-mobile-devices-will-drive-consumer-and-business-uc.aspxNew financial services for consumers with mobile smart phones will become a major driver for both "Consumer UC" and enterprise "Customer UC," as end users end up using them as a "Smart Wallet" for business communications as well as for personal contacts.Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:05:09 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategies-views/smart-wallet-applications-for-mobile-devices-will-drive-consumer-and-business-uc.aspxUC Strategies Views http://www.ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategies-views/views-on-social-software-and-unified-communications.aspxThe topic of social software (or social networking) and its relationship with unified communications is becoming a hot topic.Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:09:26 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategies-views/views-on-social-software-and-unified-communications.aspxUC Strategies Views http://www.ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategies-views/what-is-uc-to-a-business-user-everything-or-nothing.aspxUC implementation planning is going to be evolutionary and complex, since it involves both old and communication applications and devices. In addition, UC needs will be different for individual end users, depending on their job responsibilities, work environments, and the needs of their different business contacts. So "UC" can mean everything or nothing to an end user.Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:05:17 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategies-views/what-is-uc-to-a-business-user-everything-or-nothing.aspxUC Strategies Views http://www.ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategies-views/the-fcc-should-be-getting-more-for-white-space.aspxThe FCC has announced that come September it will decide on one of the more controversial plans regarding use of the radio spectrum, TV white space. The outcome of this long contested issue could have a majorWed, 20 Aug 2008 14:16:17 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategies-views/the-fcc-should-be-getting-more-for-white-space.aspxUC Strategies Views http://www.ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategies-views/fixed-mobile-convergence-and-mobile-unified-communications-bringing-the-picture-into-focus.aspxMobility is one of the most important topics in enterprise communications today, and fixed mobile convergence is at the center of that discussion. The ultimate in those systems would be a solution that merged the wired desk set, a voice over WLAN capability,Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:54:27 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategies-views/fixed-mobile-convergence-and-mobile-unified-communications-bringing-the-picture-into-focus.aspxUC Strategies Views http://www.ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategies-views/when-can-we-talk.aspxUp till now, "UC planning" looked to IT management for technology implementations and at line-of-business management to help justify and define UC to support key business processes. However, neither group could really represent the different needs of individual end users very well. Now, the new consumer forms of real-time text communications are muscling out business telephone voice contacts and the ripple effects have reached the HR folks. Maybe it is time to get them involved in UC planning too?Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:26:35 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategies-views/when-can-we-talk.aspxUC Strategies Views http://www.ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategies-views/planning-migration-to-uc-who-knows-what-end-users-really-need.aspxUC is geared to supporting individual end user communications in doing their jobs anywhere and in any mode of contact. In planning to migrate an enterprise organization to UC, who really knows what those end users need from UC today and tomorrow?Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:13:20 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategies-views/planning-migration-to-uc-who-knows-what-end-users-really-need.aspxUC Strategies Views http://www.ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategies-views/another-look-at-the-siemens-news.aspxNow that the future of Siemens Enterprise Communications has been resolved, I’m relieved that the company will be able to continue focusing on unified communications, as it has one of the best offerings in the industry.Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:08:25 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategies-views/another-look-at-the-siemens-news.aspxUC Strategies Views http://www.ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategies-views/deadlines-and-uc-b-hotspots.aspxThe biggest payoff to business organizations, recently dubbed "UC-B," from UC implementations can easily come from business process "hotspots" that are caused by missing a deadline of some kind. In planning UC implementations, look for such worst-case scenarios and all the people that wiill be involved in those problems.Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:48:40 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategies-views/deadlines-and-uc-b-hotspots.aspxUC Strategies Views http://www.ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategies-views/holy-uc-batman-whats-happening-here.aspxThese are rather interesting times in the trials and tribulations of the phenomenon called “Unified Communications”. I don’t know what the reasons for this are, but whatever they are, “UC” seems to be stuck looking for identityWed, 30 Jul 2008 19:36:28 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategies-views/holy-uc-batman-whats-happening-here.aspxUC Strategies Views http://www.ucstrategies.com/detail.aspx?id=3250While the rest of the UC Strategies crew is wrestling with the larger ramifications of the SEN 49 51% partnership with the Gores Group, I look at things from the mobility, wireless and mobile UC perspectives. InWed, 30 Jul 2008 19:00:05 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/detail.aspx?id=3250UC Strategies Views http://www.ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategies-views/siemens-enterprise-communications-joint-venture.aspxThe two year old saga of Siemens AG restructuring its telecommunications industry participation is finally concluding with the formation of a Joint Venture with US based The Gores Group.  The JV will retain the Siemens Enterprise CommunicationsWed, 30 Jul 2008 12:16:40 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategies-views/siemens-enterprise-communications-joint-venture.aspxUC Strategies Views http://www.ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategies-views/motorola-to-acquire-airdefense.aspxMotorola continues to expand its footprint in the enterprise mobility space with the acquisition of wireless intrusion detection prevention firm AirDefense. Motorola is already an AirDefense technology partner, so the acquisition is apparently the next stepTue, 29 Jul 2008 21:40:00 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategies-views/motorola-to-acquire-airdefense.aspxUC Strategies Views http://www.ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-is-a-channel-goldmine.aspxIn this webinar presented by UCStrategies, leading industry experts and UC intergratorswe discussed how a growing number of VARs, integrators and telecom dealers are undergoing or about to undergo significant changes that will be reflected in:Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:56:12 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-is-a-channel-goldmine.aspxResellers Views http://www.ucstrategies.com/community-college-benefits-from-uc.aspxHinds Community College is located in Mississippi, with 6 campuses, more than 170 academic and vocational programs, and 1,100 employees. The college was looking for better ways for the employees to communicate and work together across the campuses and with other colleges, while still keeping expenses under control.Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:33:46 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/community-college-benefits-from-uc.aspxResellers Views http://www.ucstrategies.com/texas-manufactuer-benefits-from-uc.aspxThis case study begins with a family-owned, 55-year old, manufacturer based in Texas, with manufacturing and sales offices in the US, Canada, Mexico and China. The company is very service oriented, but its communication structure was impeding the company’s ability to provide the level of service that was so important to them.Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:28:57 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/texas-manufactuer-benefits-from-uc.aspxResellers Views http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/don-smith-on-the-first-anniversary-of-mitels-acquisition-of-inter-tel-and-the-first-unified-communications-ultra-thin-desktop.aspxDon Smith, Mitel’s CEO, has a candid conversation with Jim Burton on why Mitel didn’t go public when it acquired Inter-Tel on August 17, 2007, the progress it has made as a combined company, an update on its unified communications initiatives, and Sun Microsystems and Mitel global partnership to provide an innovative and complete unified voice and ultra thin client desktop.Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:16:01 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/don-smith-on-the-first-anniversary-of-mitels-acquisition-of-inter-tel-and-the-first-unified-communications-ultra-thin-desktop.aspxIndustry Buzz http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/genesys-gets-it.aspxJim Kraeutler of Genesys discusses Genesys Enterprise Telephony Software (GETS) and how enterprises are using it to benefit from UC capabilities.Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:35:00 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/genesys-gets-it.aspxIndustry Buzz http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/michael-sawka-speaks-on-the-value-of-consultants-in-the-uc-market.aspxMichael Sawka speaks on the major growth drivers for the consultant practice in the telecommunication industry when transitioning from traditional voice systems to converged voice data communications or UC. Mick_Sawka_PodcastWed, 06 Aug 2008 15:45:00 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/michael-sawka-speaks-on-the-value-of-consultants-in-the-uc-market.aspxIndustry Buzz http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/a-compilation-of-uc-strategies-experts-views-on-the-gores-group-acquisition-of-a-stake-in-siemens.aspxOur UCStrategies.com team has been discussing the acquisition of Siemens Enterprise Networks (SEN) into a joint venture with The Gores Group, who also owns Enterasys and SER. According to the Siemens press release " SiemensWed, 30 Jul 2008 19:59:02 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/a-compilation-of-uc-strategies-experts-views-on-the-gores-group-acquisition-of-a-stake-in-siemens.aspxIndustry Buzz