The state of the mobile unified communications market

NetworkWorld.com | VoIP & Convergence Research Center | Update Your Profile The state of the mobile unified communications market By Steve Taylor and Larry Hettick Keeping with our theme from last week on unified communications, today we'd like to announce the availability of the "2007-2008 Mobile Unified Communications State-of-the-Market Report" written by Peter Brockmann and Steven Taylor. (Yes, the same Steve whose picture appears to the left of this paragraph.) The report, available here for free, reviews the drivers, challenges and 12-month action plans of over 250 users, recommenders and others involved in the purchase and implementation of mobile unified communications. Read full story Steve Taylor is president of Distributed Networking Associates and publisher/editor-in-chief of Webtorials. For more detailed information on most of the topics discussed in this newsletter, connect to Webtorials, the premier site for Web-based educational presentations, white papers, and market research. Taylor can be reached at taylor@webtorials.com Larry Hettick is a Principal Analyst at Current Analysis, the leading provider of competitive response solutions. A 25 year industry veteran, he has focused on Convergence and VoIP since 2000. SPONSORED BY FLUKE NETWORKS Fluke Networks New - Visual Performance Manager A unified performance management system that supports an entire network eco system. Simple integration of information from multiple data sources. Includes Visual UpTime Select and NetFlow Tracker. Take a tour and enter to win 10 Netflow Tracker licenses. RELATED NEWS: Ofcom rules that VoIP must do emergency calls, 12/07/2007The U.K. telecom regulator has, as expected, ruled that customers must be able to call the emergency services using VoIP. . . Ofcom has ruled that ... 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