* The number of branch offices continues to increase, creating more IT challenges
* Telecommuting benefits employees and employers
* Microsoft, Nortel’s branch device has potential, but it’s not the first
* Can we ever really get away?
* IT executives are more focused on the branch than ever, so what can you expect?
* Will telepresence products ever reside in the branch office?
* Telepresence can provide more advancement opportunity for branch office employees
* More organizations adopting a multivendor strategy for their VoIP deployments
* Getting support to the branch is one of the biggest challenges organizations face
* What's driving the trend toward multivendor VoIP deployments