http://www.ucstrategies.com/rss/content_all.aspx http://www.ucstrategies.com/detail.aspx?id=3094In a keynote address at theNXTComm show in Las Vegas this week, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse outlined the rollout schedule for theXohm mobile WiMAX service. Like everything else surrounding WiMAX, the key word is “delayed”. Xohm has been inFri, 20 Jun 2008 13:02:48 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/detail.aspx?id=3094UC Strategies Newsroom http://www.ucstrategies.com/detail.aspx?id=3136There is no more frustrating a market to watch than mobile devices. The phenomena success of the iPhone demonstrated that customers would plunk down several hundred dollars for a compelling (or at least “eye-appealing”) mobile device; however,Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:56:56 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/detail.aspx?id=3136UC Strategies Views http://www.ucstrategies.com/detail.aspx?id=3130My UCStrategies colleagues have agreed on a definition for UC “Communications Integrated to Optimize Business Processes” that appears to be consistent with and being adopted my many of the industry’s players – both providers and users.  Also,Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:11:33 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/detail.aspx?id=3130UC Strategies Views http://www.ucstrategies.com/detail.aspx?id=3092The introduction of the more functional iPhone 3G has raised the intriguing question of whether Apple now has a mobile device that will get them into the enterprise market in a big way. While the second comingFri, 20 Jun 2008 12:44:22 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/detail.aspx?id=3092UC Strategies Views http://www.ucstrategies.com/detail.aspx?id=3080At long last the Unified Communications market study I’ve been working on for months is now complete. This study, Unified Communications Market 2007 2012, has been a massive undertaking, and covers not just premise based market forecasts,Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:56:08 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/detail.aspx?id=3080UC Strategies Views http://www.ucstrategies.com/detail.aspx?id=3056The benefits of UC to end users are hard to describe unless there is actual usage and productivity metrics. Those benefits are not only important for usage adoption, but also key to business process ROI. The new UC Strategies study digs into the experience of end users who have actually used new UC capabilities in order to get qualitative feedback about the value of UC functions to different types of business users.Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:26:16 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/detail.aspx?id=3056UC Strategies Views http://www.ucstrategies.com/detail.aspx?id=3044Nortel is thinking along the same lines as ucstrategies.com, and explains that there are two types of UC - UCc and UC-B.Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:25:47 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/detail.aspx?id=3044UC Strategies Views http://www.ucstrategies.com/detail.aspx?id=2472In order to better understand the benefits of Unified Communications, I’ve started collecting customer examples and case studies.Here are a few examples of Nortel customers and how they are using UC.Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:55:00 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/detail.aspx?id=2472UC Strategies Views http://www.ucstrategies.com/detail.aspx?id=3070Anyone who has sold telecommunications systems in the past knows the importance of the piece of equipment that is going to sit on the CEO’s desk.  Phone system sales have been won or lost based on theTue, 10 Jun 2008 12:32:44 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/detail.aspx?id=3070Resellers Views http://www.ucstrategies.com/detail_reseller.aspx?id=3040While some Dealers/VARs are struggling to make a profit, others are growing at a strong rate.  What makes the difference?  While there is no hard and fast formula, we have already featured several “convergence integrators” that do have two characteristics in common: focus and the willingness to re-invent themselves.Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:46:14 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/detail_reseller.aspx?id=3040Resellers Views http://www.ucstrategies.com/detail_reseller.aspx?id=3038By some statistics, there are more than 70,000 VARs and telecom dealers in the U.S.  This may be true, but by all indications, too few of them are achieving the success that they would like to have!  So “In the Channel Spotlight” features convergence integrators (VARs and telecom dealers) who have business models that are working for them, i.e. they’re seeing a good measure of success.Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:22:11 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/detail_reseller.aspx?id=3038Resellers Views http://www.ucstrategies.com/detail_reseller.aspx?id=3036One of the goals of UC Strategies is to introduce convergence integrators (VARs and telecom dealers) to the business models that are succeeding for other CI’s, as well as share some of theirThu, 05 Jun 2008 16:10:08 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/detail_reseller.aspx?id=3036Resellers Views http://www.ucstrategies.com/detail.aspx?id=3052Lori McLean of Nortel discusses Nortel's relationship with IBM, and describes some joint unified communications products and customers.Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:42:12 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/detail.aspx?id=3052Industry Buzz http://www.ucstrategies.com/detail.aspx?id=3088Phybridge Inc. announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) named the Phybridge UniPhyer as a 2008 TMC Labs Innovation Award winner presented by its publication, INTERNET TELEPHONYMon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:58 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/detail.aspx?id=3088Press Releases http://www.ucstrategies.com/detail.aspx?id=3086UCStrategies.com and COMMfusion LLC, has released Unified Communications Market 2007-2012, one of the most comprehensive studies on Unified Communications, including the drivers, challenges, key players, technology, trends, and market forecasts.Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:15:52 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/detail.aspx?id=3086Press Releases http://www.ucstrategies.com/detail.aspx?id=3072The Brookside Group (www.brooksidegroup.com), the recognized authority on the US and Canadian Independent Telecom Consultant market for more than a decade, announced the release of its annual 2008 State of the Market Study.Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:47:27 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/detail.aspx?id=3072Press Releases http://www.ucstrategies.com/detail.aspx?id=3116Unified communication it seems is the extension of contact center functionality into the enterprise, enabled by technology innovation that has allowed siloed enterprise communication applications to interoperate. This white paperWed, 25 Jun 2008 18:40:12 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/detail.aspx?id=3116White Papers http://www.ucstrategies.com/detail.aspx?id=3110Discussions about a “convergence reseller channel” first began more than 13 years ago when AT&T and Novell developed TSAPI.  Development of this channel has been a long, painful, slow process; and some vendors today will question whether it has even yet reached critical mass.Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:11:04 GMThttp://www.ucstrategies.com/detail.aspx?id=3110White Papers