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Managing the Growth of Enterprise Video Collaboration

CEOs are increasingly going virtual in their use of video to conduct meetings. One study shows they spend on average 18 hours of their 55-hour workweek tied up in meetings. But the real surprise was to learn was how many of those meetings were conducted virtually by many global organizations.

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The Strategic Value of Unified Communications

Integrated unified communications solutions are able to help CIOs and companies lower costs by minimizing telecommunications and conferencing costs, leveraging their existing network and building infrastructure, reducing facilities and equipment needs, and cutting employee travel and commutation expenses.

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How the C-Suite is Embracing Video Collaboration Tools

In the executive suite, video collaboration technologies are used to connect remote leaders tasked with making key strategic decisions.

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HP Inks Communications Deal With Avaya

Partnering with Avaya is HP's latest move in its efforts to compete against Cisco in the data center.

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Four Reasons to Turn to Telepresence

High-end, high-resolution videoconferencing has finally coming of age. Here's what’s driving its acceptance.

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Making the Case for IP Telephony

IP telephony has come a long way in recent years, yet many IT leaders are still struggling to effectively make the case to upgrade.

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Where's the Unified Communications Vision?

When it comes to communications as whole, very few organizations are thinking in terms of an overarching strategy.

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Adobe Stresses Flexibility in Web Meeting Software

New telephony and security features and increased capacity make Acrobat Connect Pro more flexible, says Adobe.

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Collaboration Gets New Consideration

Collaborative tools are taking on a larger role in an economic environment that encourages companies to work differently.

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AT&T To Push Wireless Beyond Cell Phones

Glenn Lurie, the executive who led AT&T's negotiations with Apple for its exclusive U.S. iPhone deal, will now work on introducing wireless links in devices other than mobile phones.

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Can 'Telepresence' Extend Exec Reach?

Telepresence, a high-end, high-definition form of videoconferencing—often combined with life-size images of remote participants displayed on one or more large screens—offers a higher level of intimacy than other forms of virtual communication. The technology promises to make virtual meetings attractive to even the highest-ranking.

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3 Network Budget Items You Can't Neglect

When preparing 2009 budgets, there will be items that seem like easy cuts. However, when it comes to networking resources, three seemingly less-critical areas are probably going to increase in importance.
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How To Manage IT In A Downturn

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Top 5 Network Concerns Of IT Pros

Security issues top the list of networking challenges information technology professional face, according to a just-released survey by IT industry association CompTIA.
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CompTIA's CEO On IT Training, H-1B, CIO Education
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Chambers Says Cisco Clients Mixed On Economy

Cisco is seeing mixed views from its customers around the world, Chief Executive John Chambers said in response to a question about global technology demand in an interview with CNBC.
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Slower Global Demand Could Hurt Dell, HP

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