Top 5 UC predictions for 2012

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	Top 5 UC predictions for 2012 Today we unveil our top five predictions for 2012, looking at expected trends for telepresence, wireless substitution, cloud-based unified communications, BYOD and fixed mobile convergence, and net neutrality. Read More WHITE PAPER: Sybase Scaling Out Query Performance with Sybase IQ 15.3 This paper is meant to provide a holistic perspective and introduce the technical concepts behind DQP in general and Sybase® IQ 15.3's DQP implementation through the PlexQ Distributed Query Platform. Read now. In this Issue New Versions of the Cisco Cius - Excitement or Shoulder Shrugs? Cisco dumps the UMI Personal Telepresence very quietly. Survey shows we need a better definition of paperless 10 essential data center appliances WHITE PAPER: AMD Business at the Speed of Virtualization Enterprises increasingly rely on technology to serve as the enablers and accelerators of the business—not just to reduce costs but also to empower new business initiatives and increase the top line. Learn More! New Versions of the Cisco Cius - Excitement or Shoulder Shrugs? Cisco recently announced that it will release both smaller and larger versions of its Cius tablets in 2012. While this is potentially exciting news, it also may be met with quite a bit of indifference. This is Cisco's ongoing attempt to get into a highly competitive, highly loyal, consumer market space. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Managing Cloud Services from Request to Retirement This lifecycle is tailored to the needs of the business, with both the flexibility to deliver the full required software stacks and the management rigor to ensure the operational integrity of the cloud. Learn More! Cisco dumps the UMI Personal Telepresence very quietly. Speaking with a friend who purchased the Cisco UMI Telepresence from Best Buy, I was made aware he cannot get service on the product. Also I was made aware that Best Busy had a fire sale on the product selling them at a price of 2 for 1 no so long ago and then pulling the product from sale. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aruba Networks WLAN Vendor Ranking This 2011 Gartner Magic Quadrant analyzes and ranks the many options. Learn more. Survey shows we need a better definition of paperless A literal reading of this survey question leads inevitably to a pair of correct answers: absolutely yes and absolutely not. The question: "Do you think the United States will ever be a paperless society?" Ever? That's a long time, so my answer is absolutely yes; everything happens sooner or later. But a paperless society? As in no paper? None? Read More 10 essential data center appliances WAN optimizers and application accelerators are vital pieces of the data center Read More
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