WHITE PAPER - Enterprises are always seeking to cut costs and optimize resource utilization. Now, in this harsh economic climate, the need is more compelling than ever. This paper highlights potential savings exceeding $5,000,000 per year for each 1,000 employees through the application of Microsoft Unified Communications to your business and IT operations.
Posted: November 20, 2009 | Published: August 1, 2009


Topics:  Collaboration | Communications Hardware | Communications Systems | Economic Environment | Microsoft Exchange | Microsoft Office | Mobile Workers | Teleconferencing Software | Unified Messaging | VoIP | Web Conferences

WHITE PAPER - In this paper we compare the major differences between three software deployment models: hardware appliances, virtual machine (VM) appliances and multitenant software‐as‐a‐service (Saas) – against a traditional software delivery model. The goal is to help independent software vendors (ISVs) make informed decisions about these deployment models.
Posted: February 17, 2010 | Published: February 17, 2010


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Infrastructure | Cloud Computing | Data Centers | Hardware | ISVs | Network Infrastructure | Server Virtualization | Software | Software as a Service | Systems Management | Virtual Appliance | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | Virtual Machine

WHITE PAPER - Enterprise Management Associates believes that sophisticated, integrated, heterogeneous, virtual systems management is a critical business differentiator for enterprises as they deploy and expand their virtualization infrastructure. Read this paper for more information.
Posted: January 27, 2010 | Published: January 27, 2010


Topics:  Application Deployment | Applications Management | Hardware | Network Infrastructure | Network Management | Server Virtualization | Software Virtualization | Systems Management | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

CASE STUDY - Manchester College had phone and voicemail systems that had outlived their life expectancy. CDW implemented an advanced unified communications system that brought their phone and voicemail into the 21st century.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  Telephones | Telephony Services | Telephony Systems | Voice Communications Hardware | Voice Communications Software | Voice Mail Software | VoIP

WHITE PAPER - The dial plan is a key element in Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) environments. The dial plan is at the very core of the user experience. For companies that have multiple locations, or that are global, a comprehensive dial plan can become large and very complex.
Posted: November 6, 2009 | Published: November 5, 2009


Topics:  Communications Diagnostic and Test Equipment | Communications Hardware | Communications Networks | Communications Software | Communications Systems | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems

WHITE PAPER - This white paper discusses key issues surrounding configuration management and compliance, such as the IT department's need to lower costs, increase management flexibility and control, and increase responsiveness to business needs and requirements.
Posted: January 8, 2009 | Published: November 1, 2007


Topics:  Business Processes | Change Management | Configuration Management | Hardware | Infrastructure Management | IT Departments | ITIL | Risk Management | Software

WHITE PAPER - By now, most organizations are clear on the advantages and benefits of wireless data solutions in the enterprise. However, It is no longer enough to rely on ad hoc policies regarding wireless computing.
Posted: June 19, 2008 | Published: June 1, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Endpoint Security | Handheld Device Security | Handheld Devices | Mobile Device Management | Remote Access Security | Security Policies | Wireless Computing | Wireless Telephones

EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE - To learn how to develop appropriate policies for your organization and how to enforce them with mobile security and management tools, read this expert series of tips written by Mark Tauschek.
Posted: March 15, 2009 | Published: April 21, 2008


Topics:  Endpoint Security | Enterprise | Instant Messaging | Mobile Device Management | Mobile Security | Security Policies | Wireless Security | Wireless Telephones | WLAN

PODCAST - In this second podcast in a series of three, Augusto Valdez of Microsoft discusses the new mobile messaging features of Exchange 2010. Specifically, Valdez highlights the ease of implementing mobile messaging with Exchange 2010 and how to secure and manage devices once they are deployed in an organization.
Posted: November 20, 2009 | Premiered: November 20, 2009


Topics:  Microsoft Exchange | Mobile Device Management | Smart Phones | Wireless Services | Wireless Telephones | Wireless Telephony Systems

PODCAST - This expert podcast details the criteria for making sure your mobile usage policy fulfills your needs.
Posted: April 18, 2008 | Premiered: April 17, 2008


Topics:  Mobile Device Management | Mobile Device Management Software | Mobile Workers | PDA | PDA Operating Systems | Security Policies | Wireless Applications Software | Wireless Telephones

WHITE PAPER - This white paper addresses the ways in which organizations can ensure preparedness by deploying wireless software solutions based on the BlackBerry Enterprise Solution and BlackBerry applications from Wallace Wireless.
Posted: April 8, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Disaster Planning | Government Agencies (non-U.S.) | Government Agencies (U.S.) | Handheld Devices | Mobile Device Management | Public Sector | Wireless Computing | Wireless Telephones | Wireless Telephony Systems

WEBCAST - The Blackberry® Java® Development Environment (BlackBerry JDE) is a fully integrated development environment and simulation tool for building Java Micro Edition (Java ME™) applications for Java-based Blackberry® smartphones.
Posted: January 12, 2009 | Premiered: January 12, 2009


Topics:  Java | Mobile Device Management | Mobile Device Management Software | PDA | PDA Operating Systems | PDA Software | Wireless Application Development | Wireless Telephones

PODCAST - In this third podcast in a series of three, Augusto Valdez of Microsoft discusses the application advantages of Windows Mobile. Specifically, Valdez reviews what makes Windows phones a good platform for developing mobile applications, how to go about gaining access to applications for Windows phones and how to secure applications on mobile phones.
Posted: November 20, 2009 | Premiered: November 20, 2009


Topics:  Enterprise Applications Software | Microsoft Exchange | Mobile Device Management | Wireless Services | Wireless Telephones | Wireless Telephony Systems

WEBCAST - Unified Communications is about getting the right information, in the right context, sent to the right people with the right timing.
Posted: August 25, 2008 | Premiered: August 25, 2008


Topics:  Email | Instant Messaging | Mobile Device Management | Mobile Workers | PBX | Remote Computing | Remote Office Connectivity | Remote Users | Unified Messaging Systems | Wireless Internet | Wireless Messaging | Wireless Telephones

VIDEO - This video compares Microsoft Virtualization to VMware and outlines the additional cost for VMware because they require four layers - hardware, virtualization, operating system and applications and Microsoft only requires three - hardware, operating system with virtualization, and applications.
Posted: December 21, 2009 | Premiered: December 21, 2009


Topics:  Application Integration | Applications Management | Hardware | Hardware Management | Operating System Virtualization | Operating Systems | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine | VMware