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- Making the Right Call: Ensuring a Successful IP Telephony Implementation
- The benefits of a converged network seem obvious: not having to create, staff, and run two different networks for voice and data, running just one cable to desktops instead of two, and a reduction in phone tariffs are all good for business. But more interestingly,the converged network introduces a new...
- Tags: Phone, Converged Network, Telephony, Network, Packeteer, IP Telephony, Tariff, IP, VOIP, Telecom & Utilities, Free Trade, Telecommunications, Networking, Finance
- White papers 2008-03-24
- Andrade Gutierrez Builds Converged Network on Stable Check Point Foundation
- Andrade Gutierrez AG is one of Brazil's largest heavy construction firms with projects throughout Latin America and Europe. To sustain its rapid growth, AG required a more reliable, higher-performing, and easier-to-manage network. When the company redesigned its infrastructure to converge voice and data on a single network, it needed a...
- Tags: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Converged Network, Network, Andrade Gutierrez, Security, Networking
- Case studies 2008-02-20
- Dental Provider Gains Efficiencies With Converged Network
- The Productivity of dental office staff was hampered by lack of adequate phone service. The network capacity limited growth, and lack of redundancy put company at risk for business disruption. Willamette Dental lacked the capacity and resiliency to implement electronic dental records application. Cisco switches and routers reduced equipment needs...
- Tags: Phone, Converged Network, Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco IP Phone System, Telecom & Utilities
- Case studies 2008-02-01
- Security Strategies for Converged Networks
- Organizations are moving disparate networks to a converged platform in an effort to streamline costs and increase productivity. The presenter of this webcast explains how to implement effective security solutions in converged network environment. The presenter examines today's convergence landscape, how it impacts security practices, and why service provider should...
- Tags: Converged Network, Network, Security Strategy, Cisco Systems Inc., Security
- Webcasts 2007-09-19
- Engineering Firm Facilitates Fast Growth, Improves Communications and Reduces Costs With New 3Com Secure Converged Network
- The multidisciplinary engineering firm GAI Consultants, Inc. relies on its 3Com secure converged network. Its experience with 3Com solutions has been so exceptionally positive, in fact, that the company is becoming a registered 3Com Focus Silver Partner so it can ensure equally impressive network economy and performance for its own...
- Tags: Converged Network, Network, 3Com Corp., VOIP, Engineering, Networking, Telecommunications
- Case studies 2007-06-01
- Deploying VoIP: Weigh the pros and cons of convergence
- If your organization is currently contemplating a VoIPimplementation, one big decision you'll have to make is whether to keep theVoIP network separate from the data network or if convergence is the way to go.Convergence is one of the popular ITbuzzwords right now, and the connotation is generally positive.While there are...
- Tags: VoIP and IP telephony, Security, Networking, Bandwidth
- Technical articles 2007-05-31
- Delivering the First-Ever Converged Olympic and Paralympic Games Network: It's All About Teamwork
- To work together to deliver a single, highly secure, highly reliable converged network infrastructure across 15 geographically dispersed Vancouver and Whistler Games venues, as well as numerous support venues, meeting the voice, video and data communications needed as many as 90,000 individuals and a million plus spectators. To address the...
- Tags: Teamwork, Converged Network, Nortel Networks Corp., VOIP, Ethernet, Games, Telecommunications, Networking, Personal Technology
- Case studies 2007-05-01
- Hospital Trust Improves Patient Service at Reduced Cost With a Converged Network
- North West London Hospitals NHS Trust the Trust commissioned the redevelopment of the Central Middlesex Hospital. The Trust required a new voice communications solution that would integrate with legacy systems and provide a platform to help improve patient services. A resilient IP telephony solution based on the Nortel Communication Server...
- Tags: Patient, Hospital, Converged Network, Network, Nortel Networks Corp., Nortel Contact Center, Telecommunications
- Case studies 2007-04-25
- BankWest of Nevada, Industry: Financial
- To keep pace with business initiatives and growth objectives, BankWest's information technology team determined that all locations needed to be converted to one, centrally managed converged communication system. They required a solution that would provide them with the flexibility and extensibility to add new branches, and the redundancy necessary to...
- Tags: Converged Network, Financial, Industry
- Case studies 2007-02-09
- How to Generate Revenue With a Carrier Ethernet Infrastructure
- Service providers, rapidly transforming their service model from basic transport to managed services, are adopting a converged network platform that can generate sustainable competitive advantages and profits. With its Carrier Ethernet foundation, the Cisco IP Next-Generation Network with the Cisco ServiceFlex design is a platform suited for new managed services...
- Tags: Revenue, Managed Services, Ethernet, Converged Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Carrier
- White papers 2006-11-01
- Unified Communications and Why Your Business Needs It Now
- For small and medium-sized businesses, fast and efficient communication and information sharing are essential. By converging voice and data on a single network, you can enable employees to collaborate more easily and provide more responsive customer service. Learn how the Cisco Unified Communications suite provides your...
- Tags: phone, wireless phone, wireless, videoconferencing, tool, telephone, small and medium business, network, fax, e-mail, customer service, converged network, Cisco Systems Inc., benefit
- White papers 2006-11-01
- Cisco Demystifies IP Communications
- Sooner or later, every organization will migrate to a converged network for voice and data. Now, let TechWiseTV from Cisco show you how to do it right. Learn the technical criteria for a successful deployment. Discover the common migration traps to avoid. Find out how third-party applications can provide a...
- Tags: Converged Network, IP, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco TechWiseTV
- Webcasts 2006-09-28
- The Trusted Computing Group Mobile Specification: Securing Mobile Devices on Converged Networks
- Mobile workers and consumers alike have increasingly numerous ways to access these networks - via data-enabled cell phones, smartphones, PDAs, Ultra-Mobile Personal Computers UMPCs and notebook computers. In many cases, these same devices can also access the thousands of Wi-Fi hotspots which dot every major metropolitan area. The near term...
- Tags: Converged Network, Mobile, Network, Ultramobile PC, Smart Phone, Trusted Computing Group, Specification, Mobile Device, Worker, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Smart Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing
- White papers 2006-09-01
- Travelex Overhauls LAN Infrastructure to Support Multi-Media Future
- Travelex is the world's largest foreign exchange specialist, with over 700 retail branches and 15,000 business customers internationally. To support ongoing expansion, the company is now undertaking a significant application overhaul. However, the new CTI and converged service applications will have a considerable impact on network performance. Initially Travelex considered...
- Tags: Foreign-exchange, LAN, Converged Network, Travelex, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Finance
- Case studies 2006-07-24
- HP Open View Route Analytics Management System for Converged Networks White Paper
- Voice over Internet Protocol VoIP is transforming corporate and consumer communications today. Service providers have invested in VoIP for years and are starting to see a noticeable ramp in VoIP subscribers, while a significant percentage of enterprises have now deployed some VoIP in their networks, at least in a pilot...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Converged Network, Network, Analytics, IP, Telephony, VOIP, Network Technology, Networking, Telecommunications
- White papers 2006-07-01
- Ford Empowers Its 24-Hour Business With a Converged Network
- For almost 50 years, Ford Otosan has distinguished itself as one of Turkey's largest car manufacturers. It produces over 200,000 vans and minibuses for export and domestic sale every year. The company wanted to provide one of Turkey's leading manufacturers with high-performance, cost-effective telecommunications support for its round-the-clock production facilities....
- Tags: Converged Network, Network, Nortel Networks Corp., Ford Motor Co., VOIP, Manufacturing, Ethernet, Networking, Telecommunications
- Case studies 2006-05-08
- Securing the Wiring Closet With Cisco Catalyst Switches
- As enterprises continue to rapidly deploy more applications on their IP network to gain the efficiencies of a single, converged network, the demands on the network - and in the wiring closet itself - intensify. The entire network is becoming more critical to business productivity as businesses rely increasingly on...
- Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Converged Network, Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Networking
- White papers 2006-03-01
- Sovereign Bank: Branch of the Future - Deploying a Converged Network With Cisco
- Cisco's Branch of the Future solution provides a reliable network for Sovereign Bank to increase productivity.
- Tags: Bank, Converged Network, Network, Cisco Systems Inc.
- Webcasts 2005-11-11
- Supporting the Converged Network
- This the sixth of six technical briefing papers that examine the concepts, operation and analysis of converged networks — networking infrastructures based on the Internet Protocol IP and designed to support voice, data, video and other types of information flows. This paper addresses some of the challenges that occur when...
- Tags: Converged Network, Network, Network General Corp., Networking
- White papers 2005-11-01
- BlueFin Research Partners: IP Telephony Solution
- Cisco provides BlueFin Research Partners with a converged network solution to connect employees, and is easy to manage and use.
- Tags: Converged Network, Partnership, Telephony, IP Telephony, IP, Cisco Systems Inc.
- Webcasts 2005-09-19
