Chapter 9. Unified Communications Solutions

The networking and communications industries have coined multiple terms to signify differing levels of unification of the various business communication modes: unified communications solutions, unified communications systems and services, unified messaging, and unified messaging systems and solutions. Two fundamental forces are driving this trend toward unification in business communications. First is the need for high productivity and effectiveness by employees, regardless of their physical location and the communication tools that they have available to them. Second is the proliferation of communication devices.

Although each new device comes with the convenience of its own unique applications, it ...

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