October 6, 2009
UC and managed WAN optimization
Network World
Johna Till Johnson offers some business advice to those who are looking to implement a unified communications solution.
“Assess your own needs for optimization: how many branches do you need to provide UC among? How are they connected to each other? Are you already using WAN optimization in some of the locations? What does your current WAN carrier offer? In what is still a buyers market, negotiate hard with potential providers to get the maximum flexibility in deployments: ask about in-cloud as opposed to CPE-based deployments, press for a try-out with your first choice technology and the option to swap in another brand if performance is not what you need.”
How Microsoft will lift us out of the IT-spending dumps
CrunchGear
John Biggs writes about Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 7 release.
“We’re about see an IT renaissance, and it will be driven by Microsoft. Remember: Apple may change the way we think, but Microsoft changes the way we spend. Windows 7 is a solid operating system with lots of great IT-oriented features, including an XP emulation mode, an imperative for skittish IT guys.”
RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 spotted in pictures, video
ZD Net
Andrew Nusca writes about the new BlackBerry Bold 9700 device.
“The release of Research in Motion’s BlackBerry Bold 9700 is imminent, and business users everywhere are waiting for the device, which sports a leatherette trim, a trackpad instead of a rollerball, and AT&T service.’”