EGUIDE - Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) trunking services from IP telephony service providers have been on the market since 2005, but deployments have been limited. Read this Pocket E-Guide to find out why network managers should be looking at SIP as a part of their VoIP deployment plans.
Posted: November 13, 2009 | Published: November 13, 2009


Topics:  IP Networks | IP Services | IP Telephony | Network Convergence | Network Management | Network Managers | SIP | Telephony Services | Telephony Systems | VoIP

WHITE PAPER - An intriguing triple-play is emerging - the combination of video communications, managed services and unified communications - to create a new approach to inter- and intra-company collaboration and operational excellence.
Posted: November 12, 2009 | Published: November 12, 2009


Topics:  Communications Software | Communications Systems | Telephony Services | Telephony Systems | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems | Videoconferences | VoIP

EGUIDE - Many networking channel partners have put up the investment to understand and sell hardware components for unified communications (UC). This Pocket E-Guide details what skills you need to have to bring UC to life.
Posted: November 5, 2009 | Published: November 5, 2009


Topics:  Communications Networks | Communications Systems | Telephony Services | Telephony Systems | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems | VoIP

PODCAST - In this edition of Reality Check, telecom analyst and resident expert Jon Arnold discusses the five things you should know about SIP. Take a listen and learn about SIP trunking, presence, mobile SIP and more.
Posted: November 2, 2009 | Premiered: November 2, 2009


Topics:  Computer Telephony Applications Software | Converged Networks | IP Telephony | SIP | Telephony Services | Unified Messaging | VoIP

EGUIDE - This E-Guide explains how companies can leverage communications, collaboration and business applications to build a UC solution that produces short- and long-term ROI.
Posted: September 14, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  IP PBX | IP Services | IP Telephony | Telephony Services | Telephony Systems | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems | VoIP

PODCAST - Listen to this podcast to hear how all-new HiDef Corporate™ leverages the communicative advances of the Internet and next generation telephony to revolutionize the way call conferencing is administered and billed.
Posted: September 10, 2009 | Premiered: September 10, 2009


Topics:  Telephony Services | Telephony Systems | Web Conferences | Web Conferencing Services | Web Conferencing Software

WHITE PAPER - This Wainhouse Research application brief explores the costs of audio conferencing – specifically whether organizations consider cost to be a problem and what they're doing to control it.
Posted: September 10, 2009 | Published: September 10, 2009


Topics:  Business Communications | Cost Benefit Analysis | Telephony Services | Telephony Systems | Web Authoring | Web Browsers | Web Conferences | Web Conferencing Services

CASE STUDY - Manchester College had phone and voicemail systems that had outlived their life expectancy. CDW implemented an advanced unified communications system that brought their phone and voicemail into the 21st century.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  Telephones | Telephony Services | Telephony Systems | Voice Communications Hardware | Voice Communications Software | Voice Mail Software | VoIP

EGUIDE - This Trend Advisory guide features a series of articles on Unified Communications. Each piece covers a different aspect of the subject. Learn how convergence communications is changing everything in the business world as more and more companies are taking voice and video to the data network.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Systems Management | Telephony Services | Telephony Systems | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems | VoIP

WHITE PAPER - In an effort to drive profitability and rein in costs, businesses are continually seeking to improve operational capabilities. Primary to this objective are today’s burgeoning network infrastructures which are continually being asked to do more.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  Communications Systems | Telephony Services | Telephony Systems | Voice Communications Hardware | Voice Communications Software | Voice Networking | Voice Networking Hardware | VoIP

ESSENTIAL GUIDE - CDW is committed to getting you everything you need to make the right purchasing decisions — from products and services to information about the latest technology. This reference guides is designed to provide you with an in-depth look at Networking and unified communications as they relate to the IT challenges your organization faces.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  Communications Networks | Networking | Telephony Services | Telephony Systems | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems | VoIP

CASE STUDY - As part of a larger outsourcing project, Allied Solutions decided to outsource their IP Telephony infrastructure to take advantage of the stability, security, and redundancy that a data center could offer. To achieve this goal, they turned to CDW’s Hosting and Managed Services solutions.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  IP Telephony | Outsourcing | Telephony Services | Telephony Systems | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems

WHITE PAPER - Skype usage is continuing to gain ground in enterprises with over 250 million downloads worldwide. Management therefore needs to decide whether the benefits overcome the drawbacks and set appropriate policies within the organization. Read this paper for more details.
Posted: May 14, 2009 | Published: May 14, 2009


Topics:  Enterprise Systems | Firewall Appliances | Firewall Management | Instant Messaging | Instant Messaging Security | Telephony Services | Telephony Systems | VoIP