Telepresence Or High-Definition Videoconferencing
[ Source: Interop ]
May 2009-
Vendor hype and product placement have given telepresence unprecedented visibility in the boardroom, but the IT team and the blogosphere think HD videoconferencing can provide the same experience at a dramatically lower cost. In this session, we will quiz a panel of vendors on the differences between HD videoconferencing and telepresence. Later, we will attempt to determine when each solution should be considered and why.
Choosing A Videoconferencing Solution
[ Source: Interop ]
May 2009-
Traditional videoconferencing vendors, as well as a set of recent market entries, are pushing a wide variety of videoconferencing solutions. These offerings run the gamut from high-end telepresence suites to software solutions running on the PC desktop. Which technologies will provide the right communications solution for your enterprise’s needs? This session will propose a decision tree for sorting through the vendor offerings and hype, while focusing on the right size, right bandwidth, and right features ....
Is There A Need For A Next-Gen LAN Switch
[ Source: Interop ]
May 2009-
As recently as a decade ago, the majority of local area networks (LANs) were based on shared media. Today, they are based on switching and are designed for two key parameters: speed and availability. However, there is a growing interest in implementing services, such as security in LAN switches. This session will help IT organizations determine what functionality belongs in each class of LAN switch. To achieve that goal, this session will look at how ....
Video On The Enterprise Network: From Requirements To Solutions
[ Source: Interop ]
May 2009-
Videoconferencing places significant demands on the enterprise network, both in terms of how the traffic needs to be treated (priority and quality of service) and in the bandwidth needed to support good video. Designing the right network solution to support an enterprise videoconferencing deployment is critical to getting early positive feedback on using a video capability that will affect its uptake as a business tool. This session with John Bartlett will look at the technical ....
Four Flavors of Fixed Mobile Convergence
[ Source: VoiceCon Orlando 2009 ]
April 2009-
Fixed mobile convergence is coming, but different implementations are being proposed. Some combine Wi-Fi and cellular and transparently hand off calls between the two environments, while others depend solely on cellular service. Most implementations have employed servers that are under the control of the enterprise, but some cellular carriers are introducing network-based FMC services. In the current economic environment, any investment is subject to close scrutiny, but an FMC deployment has the potential to pay ....
Leveraging VoIP For Unified Communications: NEC
[ Source: VoiceCon Orlando 2009 ]
April 2009-
Now that your IP Telephony infrastructure is in place, you're thinking about Unified Communications. What enhancements do you need to your telephony, desktops, applications and to your mobility solutions to make it work? Gary Gordon, Product Manager at NEC Unified Solutions addresses those topics and more in this presentation. Various equipment suppliers outline the alternatives and discuss the steps for delivering UC by integrating telephony, business processes, and applications.
E911 Requirements For IP-PBX Deployments
[ Source: VoiceCon Orlando 2009 ]
April 2009-
Lev Deich, director of 911 Enable, will help you understand the latest approaches to providing E911 coverage for an IP Telephony-enabled enterprise. This includes examining the infrastructure you need to add to your deployment in order to ensure accuracy, resiliency, and high availability in your E911 coverage. This presentation also looks at related emergency-notification technologies aimed at pushing information out to end users in times of disaster or other crises.
Developing An Enterprisewide Emergency Notification System
[ Source: VoiceCon Orlando 2009 ]
April 2009-
Nicholas Maier, SVP at RedSky, will help you understand the latest approaches to providing E911 coverage for an IP Telephony-enabled enterprise. In this presentation, he examines the infrastructure needed to ensure accuracy, resiliency, and high-availability in your E911 coverage.
Mobile Unified Communications Beyond the Office
[ Source: VoiceCon Orlando 2009 ]
March 2009-
In this panel discussion, Motorola's Mario DiPrizio addresses the development of the mobile unified communications (UC) environment. This includes which UC capabilities are widely available on mobile devices today, how well these capabilities integrate with enterprise communications platforms, and what to expect from mobile UC in the coming year.
Video On The Enterprise Network
[ Source: VoiceCon Orlando 2009 ]
March 2009-
Like voice, video is a real-time communications medium with stringent performance requirements. Unlike voice, however, video can also consume large amounts of bandwidth, and video networks may also be architected differently from voice networks. As a result, enterprise managers face many new concerns when configuring a network infrastructure to support video, from quality of service to overlay networks and from global connectivity to inter-company connections. John Bartlett helps you understand why video needs a different ....