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  • Windows Phones and Unified Communications
    Source: Microsoft
    White Paper:Increasingly, teams consist of geographically and departmentally dispersed people who work asynchronously. This means team members can be doing their work any time, any place. A key enabler to this modern, collaborative way of working is a unified communications strategy which brings people together in real time so they can quickly turn raw business information into actionable business intelligence and uninterrupted business process. A cornerstone to any unified communications strategy is the smart phone. This paper explains why unified communications is essential and why Windows Phones are ideally suited to serve as the "mobile connection" in a unified communication environment.
  • Case Study: Curve
    Source: NEC
    White Paper:Curve, a theater which opened in November 2008 in the UK, needed a highly flexible communications solution that could support both its current communications and customer interaction requirements. Download this case study to see how Curve partnered with NEC to deploy Unified Communications.
  • Improving Healthcare Delivery with Role-Enabled Communications
    Source: NEC
    White Paper:Today, more healthcare IT organizations than ever are interested in implementing UC applications in a planned, cost effective manner. In order to meet their tremendous potential for improved healthcare delivery requires far more than UC; it requires role-enabled communications. Download NEC's whitepaper to see how to deal with healthcare challenges.
  • Mobility Enables True Unified Communications
    Source: NEC
    White Paper:Deploying UC in conjunction with a mobility solution can increase employee productivity and improve customer service enabling workers to more easily collaborate from disparate locations. Download this whitepaper to see how NEC can partner with you to improve your communication bottlenecks.
  • TORO National Support Network
    Source: NEC
    White Paper:TORO's contact center handles an average of 300 calls per day and it needed a cost-effective solution that would improve its operations. Download this case study to see how they partnered with NEC and how NEC's UC for Business contact-center solution improved productivity both inside and outside of the contact center.
  • Eldorado Hotel Casino & Silver Legacy Resort Casino
    Source: NEC
    White Paper:The Silver Legacy Resort casino and its sister property both faced problems when their legacy communications solutions reached end of life. Download this case study to see how they partnered with NEC and improved employee communications and also provided an enhanced experience for their guests.
  • SIP Trunking is Key to Accelerating Unified Communications Deployments
    Source: Sprint
    White Paper:Overcome common unified communications (UC) deployment challenges by better understanding the cost and networking benefits of embracing UC as well as how SIP trunking plays a key role in accelerating your migration to UC.

    Also get recommendations on evaluating SIP trunking providers and how to successfully deploy this service.
  • Effectively Integrating Wireline and Wireless Services for Seamless Communication
    Source: Sprint
    White Paper:Reduce costs, minimize complexity and improve worker productivity by integrating your wireline and wireless services.
    Respected consulting firm IDC examines the benefits, challenges and the choices available today that will allow you to successfully bridge your wireless and wireline services. Find out how you can simplify your communications strategy, save money and create a transparent environment.
  • Mobility without Complexity: Four Tips to Prepare Your LAN for 802.11n
    Source: Cisco
    White Paper:Read these 4 easy-to-follow suggestions on how to simplify deployment of an 802.11n wireless network on your wired LAN to take advantage of performance enhancements, scalability and maximize LAN efficiency.
  • Wireless vs. Wire Line - What's Right for Your Organization
    Source: Cisco
    White Paper:The next two years will see significant improvements in wireless LANs and wire line networks. Determine you own network roadmap by reading this report from ABI Research that covers the pros and cons of both technologies.
  • The 802.11n Ratification Checklist
    Source: Cisco
    White Paper:The ratification of 802.11n promises to unleash the power of mobility. This checklist advises how to avoid common pitfalls when integrating 802.11n into your network - from developing a 5-GHz strategy to selecting the right adapters and more.
  • Comparing Research In Motion and Microsoft Mobile Solutions
    Source: Microsoft
    White Paper:The concept of working "any time and anywhere" has become popular. To support this concept, many organizations are adopting mobile solutions. As employees use these solutions, their expectations are increasing. This paper compares the Research In Motion BlackBerry solution with the Microsoft mobile solution by analyzing features of the user experience and the administrator experience. Read about their findings.
  • How to Calculate ROI & TCO of Mobile Device Users
    Source: BoxTone
    White Paper:To wring costs out of your BlackBerry or iPhone mobile platform, you must first understand its actual Return on Investment (ROI) and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). This handbook shows how, using a typical environment of 2,000 mobile users. Includes analytical model for lowering TCO by 15-20 percent.
  • Aberdeen Report: 5-Steps For Lowering Mobile Employee TCO
    Source: BoxTone
    White Paper:The rise of employee-owned BlackBerry, iPhone and other smartphones has created significant IT management and compliance challenges. This report recommends a 5-Step Mobility Management approach used by IT execs at best-in-class companies to cut mobility TCO, reduce risk and increase productivity.
  • Why Your Firewall, VPN, and IEEE 802.11i Aren't Enough to Protect Your Network
    Source: HP ProCurve
    White Paper:The emergence of WLANs has created a new breed of security threats to enterprise networks, which cannot be mitigated by traditional firewall technologies and VPNs. Learn how HP ProCurve WLAN solutions can alleviate threats from WLANs.

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