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Comprehensive news and discussion of enterprise communications and converged network solutions.

Interested in Convergence? You’re in Luck…

on September 28, 2009 by Mark Ivey

If you are reading this blog to stay up to speed on Unified Communications and IP convergence, make sure the Sprint convergence portal is also on your radar. More...


UC is Ready, So Why Wait?

on September 21, 2009 by Steve Parrott

So often when anybody talks about moving to unified communications, what they leave out are the words “soon,” or “someday,” or “maybe next year.” There seems to be a sense that UC isn’t quite ready yet, that it isn’t something they can convince executives to buy into now either conceptually…or with real money. More...


The Maturing of Mobile Devices

on September 08, 2009 by Sushant Mathur

Not too long ago, a smartphone was viewed as unnecessary by consumers and inappropriate or inadequate by enterprises, mostly due to security concerns.  Now, both sides of the aisle are converging in the middle, not only accepting smartphones, but demanding them more than any other type of mobile device.  Consumers obviously crave such devices to manage everything in their lives, socialize, and communicate. And, it is becoming clear to enterprises that their networks must adapt and accommodate these robust devices that enable their employees to be more productive, responsive, & efficient.  More...


Palm Pre Q&A: John Traynor

on August 28, 2009 by Mark Ivey

The Palm Pre launch earlier this summer was universally deemed a success, generating widespread interest. Given that it's been well over two months since the Palm introduction, we thought it would be a good time to revisit it. To that end, we asked John Traynor, Vice-President of Business Products at Palm, for his thoughts on the latest release of Palm webOS, Pre applications, the Sprint partnership, prospects for success in the business market, and more. More...


Eating Your Own (UC) Dog Food--Why it Works

on August 26, 2009 by Admin

Three weeks ago my colleague Steve Coker and I were interviewed by FierceVoIP to discuss how Sprint has been using Unified Communications to slash costs and solve many of its own enterprise telecom needs. The savings is significant (more on that later).More...


Bright Spots in the Second Quarter

on August 25, 2009 by Denise Russell Fleming

The last couple of years haven’t seen much good financial news for most companies, Sprint included, but there were some bright spots in the second quarter of 2009, including for our wireline operations. For us, it was like a cloudy day when the sun breaks through, providing hope that better weather is coming. More...


UC's Image Problem

on August 12, 2009 by Steve Parrott

There’s no denying that UC can be confusing and that it isn’t easy to define. We’ve talked about that before. The definition is actually in the eye of the beholder, as pointed out by Brent Kelley of Wainhouse Research in an article he posted on No Jitter. Because of this, UC will take on many different shapes and forms to fit the needs of each business culture, which of course will vary depending on industry, size, philosophy, etc. More...


Blackberry Tour (9630): Best from Blackberry since the Curve?

on July 29, 2009 by Sushant Mathur

The short answer is an emphatic YES.

RIM is getting back to its roots after straying off the path with the Blackberry Storm for Verizon. It’s not that the Storm performed poorly for RIM – clearly, they sold a lot of units. But the buzz and user experience fell short of the Pearl & Curve. More...


Ushering in Mobile 2.0 with the Palm Pre

on July 28, 2009 by Steve Parrott

More on the legacy of the Palm Pre, this time focusing on the potential of the Palm Mojo SDK (software development kit) and webOS to bring about the advent of Mobile 2.0. More...


Top 10 blog posts 2009 (first half)

on July 23, 2009 by Mark Ivey

Not surprisingly, the most-read blog for Seamless Enterprise in the first half of 2009 was focused on predicting industry trends (Seven 2009 Business Telecom Predictions). With so much change underway in the telecommunications industry, readers seem to hunger for forward thinking thought pieces. One of the top runnerups-- UC, Web 2.0 and the Future--was also forward looking (rankings were based on reader traffic). More...