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<title>UCStrategies Experts Discuss Google</title>
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<description>In this podcast, the UCStrategies Experts discuss Google's recent announcement regarding Google Voice, which allows customers to make and receive phone calls within Gmail.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
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<title>Unified Communications Best Practices</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/uc-best-practices.aspx</link>
<description>In this Industry Buzz podcast, the UCStrategies Experts offer their own UC best practices for enterprises developing their unified communications strategies.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
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<title>Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications - Part 2</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/gartner-magic-quadrant-for-unified-communications-part-2.aspx</link>
<description>In the second of two Industry Buzz podcasts on the topic, the UCStrategies UC experts discuss Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:33:41 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/gartner-magic-quadrant-for-unified-communications-part-2.aspx</guid>
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<title>Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications - Part 1</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/gartner-magic-quadrant-for-unified-communications-part-1.aspx</link>
<description>UC experts Jim Burton, Marty Parker, and Dave Michels discuss Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications in the first of two Industry Buzz podcasts on the topic.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:57:07 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/gartner-magic-quadrant-for-unified-communications-part-1.aspx</guid>
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<title>UC Experts Discuss UC in Health Care</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/unified-communication-in-health-care.aspx</link>
<description>In this Industry Buzz podcast, the UCStrategies UC experts discuss UC in the health care industry.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 23:16:18 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/unified-communication-in-health-care.aspx</guid>
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<title>What is UC All About? Revisiting the Definition of Unified Communications</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/what-is-uc-all-about-revisiting-the-definition-of-unified-communications.aspx</link>
<description>In this Industry Buzz podcast, the UCStrategies experts debate the definition of unified communications, and the validity of trying to define the term.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 23:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/what-is-uc-all-about-revisiting-the-definition-of-unified-communications.aspx</guid>
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<title>Kevin Gavin Discusses 'Brilliantly Simple' ShoreTel</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/executive-insights/kevin-gavin-discusses-brilliantly-simple-shoretel.aspx</link>
<description>Kevin Gavin, VP of Marketing, ShoreTel, joins Blair Pleasant in this podcast to discuss ShoreTel’s successful quarter, new branding, new announcements, and new opportunities.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 22:24:04 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Blair Pleasant</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www.ucstrategies.com/executive-insights/kevin-gavin-discusses-brilliantly-simple-shoretel.aspx</guid>
<category>UCStrategies Executive Insights</category>
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<title>Caleb Barlow on IBM's UC in a Box for SMBs</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/executive-insights/caleb-barlow-on-ibms-uc-in-a-box-for-smbs.aspx</link>
<description>Blair Pleasant of UCStrategies is joined by Caleb Barlow, Director Small Business Solutions, IBM Software Group, to talk about IBM Foundations and how IBM is working with ShoreTel and others to provide “UC in a box” for SMBs.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Blair Pleasant</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www.ucstrategies.com/executive-insights/caleb-barlow-on-ibms-uc-in-a-box-for-smbs.aspx</guid>
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<title>UCStrategies Experts Discuss ShoreTel</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/ucstrategies-experts-discuss-shoretel-2.aspx</link>
<description>Several of the UCStrategies UC experts attended ShoreTel's recent analyst briefing. Today's podcast focuses on ShoreTel and their recent announcements.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/ucstrategies-experts-discuss-shoretel-2.aspx</guid>
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<title>Future Prospects of Mobile UC</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/future-prospects-of-mobile-uc.aspx</link>
<description>The UCStrategies experts debate the future of mobile UC, the driving forces that shape the market, and handicap some of the key players.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:55:28 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/future-prospects-of-mobile-uc.aspx</guid>
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<title>UCStrategies Experts Discuss Cisco Announcements and Cisco Cius</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/UC-Experts-Discuss-Cisco-Announcements.aspx</link>
<description>In this podcast, the UCStrategies.com experts discuss Cisco's recent events and the announcement of the Cisco Cius business tablet.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www.ucstrategies.com/UC-Experts-Discuss-Cisco-Announcements.aspx</guid>
<category>UCStrategies Industry Buzz</category>
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<title>UCStrategies Experts Discuss Architecture Planning for UC</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/ucstrategies-experts-discuss-architecture-planning-for-uc.aspx</link>
<description>The UCStrategies expert team discusses Marty Parker's article, Architecture Planning is Key for Enterprise UC.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/ucstrategies-experts-discuss-architecture-planning-for-uc.aspx</guid>
<category>UCStrategies Industry Buzz</category>
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<title>UCStrategies Experts Discuss Progress in Unified Communications - Successes in the Marketplace</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/ucstrategies-experts-discuss-progress-in-unified-communications-successes-in-the-marketplace.aspx</link>
<description>As unified communications moves past "definitional arguments" to actual adoption and implementation, in this podcast the UCStrategies Expert team reports on the types of successes seen in the marketplace.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:12:01 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/ucstrategies-experts-discuss-progress-in-unified-communications-successes-in-the-marketplace.aspx</guid>
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<title>UCStrategies.com Experts Discuss Video and UC</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/ucstrategies-com-experts-discuss-video-and-uc.aspx</link>
<description>In this podcast, the UCStrategies experts discuss video and unified communications.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:36:58 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/ucstrategies-com-experts-discuss-video-and-uc.aspx</guid>
<category>UCStrategies Industry Buzz</category>
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<title>The Campus View of UC and SIP, Discussion with Professor Henning Schulzrinne, 2010 Update - Part 2</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/the-campus-view-of-uc-and-sip-discussion-with-professor-henning-schulzrinne-2010-update-part-2.aspx</link>
<description>The discussion continues with Professor Henning Schulzrinne of Columbia on the status and direction of SIP and UC including SIP trunking, SIP standards, and cloud computing and its fit with SIP/UC.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:13:25 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jay Brandstadter</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/the-campus-view-of-uc-and-sip-discussion-with-professor-henning-schulzrinne-2010-update-part-2.aspx</guid>
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<title>The Campus View of UC and SIP, Discussion with Professor Henning Schulzrinne, 2010 Update - Part 1</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/the-campus-view-of-uc-and-sip-discussion-with-professor-henning-schulzrinne-2010-update-part-1.aspx</link>
<description>Professor Henning Schulzrinne, of Columbia University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, one of the originators of SIP, joins us again this year to discuss UC, SIP's role in it and other key topics with Jay Brandstadter, Michael Finneran and David Yedwab in a  two-part podcast.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jay Brandstadter</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/the-campus-view-of-uc-and-sip-discussion-with-professor-henning-schulzrinne-2010-update-part-1.aspx</guid>
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<title>UCStrategies Experts Discuss the UCIF</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/ucstrategies-experts-discuss-the-ucif.aspx</link>
<description>The Unified Communications Interoperability Forum (UCIF) is an open alliance of technology leaders working together to fully realize the potential of Unified Communications. In this podcast, the UCStrategies Expert team discusses the UCIF.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 14:11:27 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/ucstrategies-experts-discuss-the-ucif.aspx</guid>
<category>UCStrategies Industry Buzz</category>
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<title>UCIF Kickoff Dinner - Video Highlights</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/ucif-kickoff-dinner-video-highlights.aspx</link>
<description>The Unified Communications Interoperability Forum (UCIF) is an open alliance of technology leaders working together to fully realize the potential of Unified Communications. UCStrategies' Jim Burton emceed the UCIF kickoff dinner in San Francisco on May 18.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 18:31:05 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/ucif-kickoff-dinner-video-highlights.aspx</guid>
<category>UCStrategies Industry Buzz</category>
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<title>Bernard Aboba and Jeff Rodman Introduce Unified Communications Interoperability Forum (UCIF)</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/executive-insights/bernard-aboba-and-jeff-rodman-introduce-unified-communications-interoperability-forum-ucif.aspx</link>
<description>Jim Burton is joined by Bernard Aboba, a Principal Architect for the Microsoft Office Communications Server team, and Jeffrey Rodman, co-founder and CTO of Polycom, for an introduction to the Unified Communications Interoperability Forum. The UCIF is an open alliance of technology leaders working together to fully realize the potential of Unified Communications.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 08:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www.ucstrategies.com/executive-insights/bernard-aboba-and-jeff-rodman-introduce-unified-communications-interoperability-forum-ucif.aspx</guid>
<category>UCStrategies Executive Insights</category>
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<title>UCStrategies Experts Discuss Interoperability</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/ucstrategies-experts-discuss-interoperability.aspx</link>
<description>In this podcast, the UCStrategies Experts rally around the need for interoperability in the unified communications industry.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 14:38:21 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/ucstrategies-experts-discuss-interoperability.aspx</guid>
<category>UCStrategies Industry Buzz</category>
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<title>Siemens' Paul McMillan Discusses Virtualization in Unified Communications</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/executive-insights/siemens-paul-mcmillan-discusses-virtualization-in-unified-communications.aspx</link>
<description>Paul McMillan, Director of UC Technical Vision and Strategy at Siemens Enterprise Communications, joins Jim Burton for a conversation about how Siemens is using the virtual applicance concept.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 17:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www.ucstrategies.com/executive-insights/siemens-paul-mcmillan-discusses-virtualization-in-unified-communications.aspx</guid>
<category>UCStrategies Executive Insights</category>
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<title>UCStrategies Experts Discuss Microsoft Effect on UC</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/ucstrategies-experts-discuss-microsoft-effect-on-uc.aspx</link>
<description>In their weekly podcast, the UCStrategies Expert team discusses Microsoft, and the company's effect on the unified communications industry.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 19:37:12 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/ucstrategies-experts-discuss-microsoft-effect-on-uc.aspx</guid>
<category>UCStrategies Industry Buzz</category>
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<title>UC Summit 2010 - Channel Role in a Cloud World</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/uc-summit-2010-channel-role-in-a-cloud-world.aspx</link>
<description>UC Summit 2010 included a panel discussion moderated by Larry Lisser titled, "Channel Role in a Cloud Role."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 16:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/uc-summit-2010-channel-role-in-a-cloud-world.aspx</guid>
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<title>UCStrategies Experts Discuss Successful UC Summit 2010</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/ucstrategies-experts-discuss-successful-uc-summit-2010.aspx</link>
<description>In this podcast, the UCStrategies Experts discuss UC Summit 2010, held April 25-28.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 14:52:13 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/ucstrategies-experts-discuss-successful-uc-summit-2010.aspx</guid>
<category>UCStrategies Industry Buzz</category>
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<title>UC Summit 2010 - Most Profitable Areas for Dealers-Integrators</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/uc-summit-2010-most-profitable-areas-for-dealers-integrators.aspx</link>
<description>UC Summit 2010 included a panel discussion moderated by UCStrategies expert Marty Parker titled, "What are the Most Profitable Areas Today for Dealers/Integrators? Where's the Money?"</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 03:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/uc-summit-2010-most-profitable-areas-for-dealers-integrators.aspx</guid>
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<title>UC Summit 2010 - Are There Opportunities That Your Company is Missing?</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/uc-summit-2010-are-there-opportunities-that-your-company-is-missing.aspx</link>
<description>UC Summit 2010 included a panel discussion moderated by UCStrategies expert Blair Pleasant titled, "Are There Opportunities That Your Company is Missing?"</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:38:21 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/uc-summit-2010-are-there-opportunities-that-your-company-is-missing.aspx</guid>
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<title>UC Summit 2010 - The Business Case for UC</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/uc-summit-2010-the-business-case-for-uc.aspx</link>
<description>UC Summit 2010 opened Sunday, April 25, with an afternoon workshop by UCStrategies expert Marty Parker titled, "Building the Business Case for VoIP and/or UC.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/uc-summit-2010-the-business-case-for-uc.aspx</guid>
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<title>UC Summit 2010 - Cisco Keynote</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/uc-summit-2010-cisco-keynote.aspx</link>
<description>UC Summit 2010 opened Sunday, April 25 with a keynote presentation by Richard McLeod, Senior Director, Worldwide Partner Organization, Cisco.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:32:50 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/uc-summit-2010-cisco-keynote.aspx</guid>
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<title>UCStrategies Experts Discuss News Headlines: FCC Ruling, and Palm, Inc.</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/ucstrategies-experts-discuss-news-headlines-fcc-ruling-and-palm-inc.aspx</link>
<description>The UCStrategies experts explore the UC implications of two recent headlines: the recent ruling against the FCC in regards to net neutrality, and the report that Palm, Inc. is on the block.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/ucstrategies-experts-discuss-news-headlines-fcc-ruling-and-palm-inc.aspx</guid>
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<title>The Future of the PBX in the UC Marketplace</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/the-future-of-the-pbx-in-the-uc-marketplace.aspx</link>
<description>In this podcast, the UCStrategies Experts address the changing role of the PBX and its future in unified communications.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:33:10 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/the-future-of-the-pbx-in-the-uc-marketplace.aspx</guid>
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<title>Barry Margerum Discusses the Importance of the UC End-User Experience</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/executive-insights/barry-margerum-discusses-the-importance-of-the-uc-end-user-experience.aspx</link>
<description>Barry Margerum, Chief Marketing Officer of Plantronics, joins Jim Burton for a conversation about Plantronics and the importance of the end-user experience for successful UC deployments.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:06:07 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www.ucstrategies.com/executive-insights/barry-margerum-discusses-the-importance-of-the-uc-end-user-experience.aspx</guid>
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<title>Hello, Enterprise Connect! UCStrategies Experts Embrace Last VoiceCon</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/hello-enterprise-connect-ucstrategies-experts-embrace-last-voicecon.aspx</link>
<description>The last VoiceCon was one of the best ever, according to the UCStrategies UC experts. ( The event is changing its name to "Enterprise Connect," with the tagline Communications Transforming Business.) In this podcast, the experts offer their thoughts on what made this show</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:21:10 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/hello-enterprise-connect-ucstrategies-experts-embrace-last-voicecon.aspx</guid>
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<title>UCStrategies Experts Discuss Negroponte's Digital Shift and Unified Communications</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/ucstrategies-experts-discuss-negropontes-digital-shift-and-unified-communications.aspx</link>
<description>In this podcast, the UCStrategies.com experts discuss the digital shift proposed in Nicholas Negroponte's book, Being Digital, as it relates to unified communications.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/ucstrategies-experts-discuss-negropontes-digital-shift-and-unified-communications.aspx</guid>
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<title>Justifying UC in a Tough Economy</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/justifying-uc-in-a-tough-economy.aspx</link>
<description>How can companies justify investments in unified communications in the current economic conditions? In this podcast, the UCStrategies.com expert team discusses how UC can be used to cut costs.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:58:30 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/justifying-uc-in-a-tough-economy.aspx</guid>
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<title>How do the UCStrategies Experts use Social Networking?</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/how-do-the-ucstrategies-experts-use-social-networking.aspx</link>
<description>In this podcast, the UCStrategies experts discuss how they use social networking in their jobs.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www.ucstrategies.com/industry-buzz/how-do-the-ucstrategies-experts-use-social-networking.aspx</guid>
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<title>Talbot Harty Discusses NET UC Strategy, Smart SIP, and Partnerships</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/executive-insights/talbot-harty-discusses-net-uc-strategy-smart-sip-and-partnerships.aspx</link>
<description>Talbot Harty, Chief Development Officer and Chief Information Officer for NET, joins Jim Burton for a conversation about recent acquisitions, partnerships, and how NET is adding value to facilitate the migration to unified communications.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:11:17 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://www.ucstrategies.com/executive-insights/talbot-harty-discusses-net-uc-strategy-smart-sip-and-partnerships.aspx</guid>
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<title>Bill Durr Talks about Workforce Optimization for the Enterprise</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/executive-insights/bill-durr-talks-about-workforce-optimization-for-the-enterprise.aspx</link>
<description>Bill Durr, Principal Global Solutions Consultant, Verint Systems, and Jim Burton of UCStrategies discuss adapting contact center workforce optimization tools and management concepts to other parts of the enterprise.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
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<title>David Price Discusses the Meridian IT IBM UC and Collaboration Practice</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/executive-insights/david-price-discusses-the-meridian-it-ibm-uc-and-collaboration-practice.aspx</link>
<description>Helping customers receive great business value from IBM Sametime software, VoIP and a unified communications and collaboration environment.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
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<title>Paul Segre Discusses the ALU Enterprise Application Group and Transformation</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/executive-insights/paul-segre-discusses-the-alu-enterprise-application-group-and-transformation.aspx</link>
<description>Paul Segre, President of the Alcatel-Lucent Application Software Group and CEO of Genesys, joins Jim Burton and Blair Pleasant for a conversation about the changes at Alcatel-Lucent and Genesys.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
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<title>Jason Andersson Talks About Aastra UC Offerings</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/executive-insights/jason-andersson-talks-about-aastra-uc-offerings.aspx</link>
<description>Jason Andersson, Aastra’s Head of Center of Excellence for Applications, talks about unified communications and the next generation of workers.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
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<title>Larry Levenberg Talks About NEC’s UC Portfolio</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/executive-insights/larry-levenberg-talks-about-necs-uc-portfolio.aspx</link>
<description>Larry Levenberg, Vice President and General Manager of National Channels for NEC Corporation of America, joins Jim Burton to discuss the NEC’s unified communications initiatives, including the Sphericall/IBM Foundations integration, and the company’s unique partnership programs.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
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<title>Steve Hardy Discusses the Avaya-Nortel Roadmap</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/executive-insights/steve-hardy-discusses-the-avaya-nortel-roadmap.aspx</link>
<description>Steve Hardy, Avaya’s Director of Global Product Marketing for the Unified Communications Solutions Group, talks with Jim Burton about Avaya’s vision and the migration path for Nortel customers.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:27:59 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
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<title>Seamus Hourihan Introduces Acme Packet and the Role of Session Border Controllers</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/executive-insights/seamus-hourihan-introduces-acme-packet-and-the-role-of-session-border-controllers.aspx</link>
<description>Seamus Hourihan, Vice President of Marketing and Product Management for Acme Packet, talks about the company and session border controller (SBCs), which enables the delivery of trusted first-class interactive communications—voice, video, multimedia, and data services—across IP network borders.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:20:50 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
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<title>Joe Staples Introduces the Interaction SIP Station</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/executive-insights/joe-staples-introduces-the-interaction-sip-station.aspx</link>
<description>Joe Staples, CMO, Interactive Intelligence,  has a conversation with Jim Burton about their new Interaction SIP Station, a new communications endpoint device designed as an affordable, reliable and simple alternative to IP desk phones.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:23:07 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
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<title>Mark Straton On His Keynote at VoiceCon San Francisco 2009</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/executive-insights/mark-straton-on-his-keynote-at-voicecon-san-francisco-2009.aspx</link>
<description>Mark Straton, Senior Vice President, Strategic Marketing, Siemens Enterprise Communications has a chat with Jim Burton in a crowded (noisy) room after Mark's keynote address at VoiceCon San Francisco 2009.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:21:47 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
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<title>Bruce Morse Discusses the UC Market and Gives a Preview of IBM's Upcoming Announcements at VoiceCon</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/executive-insights/bruce-morse-discusses-the-uc-market-and-gives-a-preview-of-ibms-upcoming-announcements-at-voicecon.aspx</link>
<description>Bruce Morse, Vice President of IBM’s Unified Communications Software Group, has a conversation with Jim Burton about what's new with IBM in the unified communications market and research that showed many are CEOs thinking about UC.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:59:36 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
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<title>Tim Whittington Talks About Aastra’s Extensive History of Innovation and Impressive Product Portfolio</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/executive-insights/tim-whittington-talks-aastras-extensive-history-of-innovation-and-impressive-product-portfolio.aspx</link>
<description>Tim Whittington, Sr. Vice-President and General Manager of Aastra USA talks with Jim Burton about Aastra’s extensive history of innovation and impressive product portfolio.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:12:45 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
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<title>Kevin Schwartz Talks About Aspect's Global Professional Services</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/executive-insights/kevin-schwartz-talks-about-aspects-global-professional-services.aspx</link>
<description>Kevin Schwartz, Executive Vice President, Global Professional Services at Aspect talks to Jim Burton about the Microsoft/Aspect relationship and how Aspect is helping customers.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:39:42 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
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<title>Jeff Kane Discusses NEC’s New Organizational Strategy and the Benefit to Customers</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/executive-insights/jeff-kane-discusses-necs-new-organizational-strategy-and-the-benefit-to-customers.aspx</link>
<description>Jeff Kane, Senior Vice President, NEC Corporation of America, talks to Jim Burton about NEC’s recent organizational news and what it means for its own North America operations and end customers. The company recently announced the merger of NEC Unified</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:50:03 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
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<title>Joe Staples Talks About ININ’s Ability to Extend Business Automation Process Beyond Just Adding Communication Process</title>
<link>http://www.ucstrategies.com/executive-insights/joe-staples-talks-about-inins-ability-to-extend-business-automation-process-beyond-just-adding-communication-process.aspx</link>
<description>Joe Staples, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Marketing talks to Jim Burton about Interactive Intelligence’s approach to business process automation. Expanding business automation beyond just adding communication process to the business automation process and creating an end to end process automation</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Burton</dc:creator>
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