Archive for 'Mobility'
5 ways to secure the network from BYOD threats
Share This article first appeared on Best in UC. Cybercriminals are setting their sites on new targets in 2012. The upcoming New Year will see cycbercriminals act with more persistency and sophistication, focusing on mobile and cloud computing, according to Trend Micro and its 12 Threat Predictions for 2012. The report points out that: The [...]
Full StoryIn two years, will mobility make desk phones obselete?
Share This article first appeared on Best in UC. The desk phone’s days could be numbered. That’s the opinion of respondents to the BroadSoft 2011 Mobile Enterprise of the Future Survey. This study found that global enterprises are shifting to mobile-only communications more rapidly than expected, as well as adopting unified communications (UC) more broadly. [...]
Full StoryGuest access key to effective wireless network, mobility
Share This article first appeared on Best in UC. Everyone wants to be on the network. Thanks to the multitude of Wi-Fi devices, such as smartphones, tablets and notebooks flooding the marketplace, your team members, vendors and customers want access to the Internet. Mobile access helps meetings run more smoothly, communications happen faster, and problems [...]
Full StorySix reasons we are thankful for mobile technologies
Share This article first appeared on Best in UC. It’s the time of year for counting our blessings. Perhaps more than ever before, companies and their team members have reasons to be thankful for new technologies. Here are four reasons we are thankful for mobility: Affordability. In the last year, the availability of easy-to-use, affordable [...]
Full StoryIs your wireless LAN ready for real-time communications?
Share This article first appeared on Best in UC. For many organizations, the wireless local-area network (LAN) has taken a backseat to its hard-wired counterpart. But today, thanks to the ubiquity of mobile phones, laptops and tablets, an ever-growing number of users need access to the corporate network via a wireless connection. In most cases, [...]
Full StoryUpgrade to ShoreTel Mobility lends freedom, cost control for BYOD
Share This article first appeared on Best in UC. When it comes to network infrastructure and unified communications (UC), mobility used to be one of many desired features. But today, that’s changing rapidly, with an unprecedented demand for access and integration with tablets, smartphones and laptops. UC providers are scrambling to ramp up their mobility [...]
Full StoryGrowth in mobility market making a Ruckus
Share They are making a Ruckus in the mobility marketplace. I am attending the Ruckus Wireless Big Dogs Conference at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. The company talked about its tremendous growth, which includes 100 percent year-over-year sales in its ZoneFlex product line, as well as a 54 percent compound annual growth rate [...]
Full StorySave big on your telecom expenses
Share What if you could save nearly a quarter of your telecom spend – without changing carriers. Thanks to telecom expense management firms, you can. The rapidly growing area of wireless expense management is a key focus, especially for companies with 500 or more devices. This is increasingly important as more companies are allowing employees to bring [...]
Full StoryTablet wars kick-start the mobile UC market
Share Amazon just stopped the run of the also-rans in the tablet market. What the world saw as battle between devices just morphed into a battle between Apple OS and Andriod OS. As ZDNet opined, the two behemoths just took over. Amazon has the price points and the subsidies to move product, build significant share, [...]
Full StoryDespite wish for mobility, few feel empowered to work remotely
Share This blog first appeared on Best in UC. Most professionals have limited ability to work effectively outside the office, a recent survey revealed. Titled “The state of unified communications: Adoption drivers in 2011,” the survey included more than 500 middle- and senior-management professionals across 13 industries. Respondents were asked questions designed to gauge their [...]
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