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The Future of the IT Department: Exploring the Impact of Cloud on IT Roles and Responsibilities
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Cloud computing has made a name for itself in the enterprise computing industry today and it is likely to gain traction in the future. This does not mean the end for IT departments but their roles and responsibilities will certainly be changing. Check out this white paper to learn more about what to expect from IT in the post-cloud era.
Posted: 10 Feb 2012 | Published: 10 Feb 2012

IBM

Maximizing ROI with the Microsoft-Polycom UC Solution
sponsored by Polycom, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Read how Microsoft and Polycom’s partnership offers customers an end-to-end, fully interoperable unified communications (UC) solution that combines real-time instant messaging, voice, video, and data to lower business costs, improve productivity, and achieve a faster return on investments (ROI).
Posted: 15 Feb 2011 | Published: 15 Feb 2011

Polycom, Inc.

The Confident Choice for Cisco® Unified Communications: Datasheet
sponsored by Insight and Plantronics
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper provides a breakdown of a range of audio devices compatible with Cisco phones and UC Integration soft clients.
Posted: 14 Nov 2013 | Published: 14 Nov 2013

Insight and Plantronics

Top Unified Communications Trends for Midsize Businesses
sponsored by Cisco
WHITE PAPER: This insightful white paper summarizes research from Forrester regarding current usage trends and perceptions of unified communications among midsize organizations around the world.
Posted: 01 Apr 2014 | Published: 31 Jan 2014

Cisco

The New World of IP Multicasting
sponsored by Avaya
WHITE PAPER: This resource examines the complexity of IP multicasting and an approach to overcome these limitations – delivering new levels of performance, scalability and resiliency to IP multicasting.
Posted: 09 Sep 2013 | Published: 30 Apr 2013

Avaya

Unified Communications Management Before and After Deployment
sponsored by Nectar Corp
WHITE PAPER: A successful UC rollout should test voice performance -- and video, if applicable -- before and after deployment. In this expert e-guide, Irwin Lazar of Nemertes Research, explains how organizations can minimize operational costs and maximize user satisfaction with proactive unified communications management and testing before and after deployment.
Posted: 21 Feb 2017 | Published: 17 Feb 2017

Nectar Corp

Tripwire IT Security and Compliance Automation Solutions: Empowering IT Security
sponsored by Tripwire, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: View this informative white paper to learn how you can improve your IT security practices. Uncover some of the toughest challenges to maintaining Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA). Uncover the sensitive data that needs protection as well as security policies and controls that could lead to a false of security.
Posted: 26 Sep 2012 | Published: 26 Sep 2012

Tripwire, Inc.

The Future of Email and Applications is Social
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: The workplace is evolving – is your email application keeping pace? This resource details why the future of email and applications is social and details the many benefits a socially relevant email experience provides.
Posted: 05 Apr 2013 | Published: 28 Feb 2013

IBM

IBM Cognos Lifecycle Manager - Streamline upgrades. Meet changing business and IT requirements quickly.
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: The process of verifying that business intelligence report content has not been adversely affected following a change in the IT environment can be time-consuming and tedious. This resource introduces a utility that automates the testing process – read on to learn more.
Posted: 15 Jan 2014 | Published: 30 Sep 2012

IBM

Improve Organizational Communications
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: As an organization’s workforce becomes increasingly mobile and dispersed, its ability to survive and thrive depends on effective employee communications. Learn about a collaboration platform that allows for improved employee communication and productivity.
Posted: 28 Oct 2011 | Published: 28 Oct 2011

Cisco Systems, Inc.