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Title: UC Must Shift to 'Integrated' Communications to Become Ubiquitous

Author: Kerravala, Zeus Article Type: Product Analysis
Source: Business Communications Review, v37 n11 p20(2) Publication Date: Nov 2007
  ISSN: 0162-3885
URL of Publication: http://www.bcr.com

Adopters of unified communications (UC) remain low in spite of the benefits it offers. This is mainly because majority of IT professionals continue to regard UC as a product instead of a feature. Once this challenge has been overcome, UC will become a core application development that will be deployed through a variety of systems. UC refers to the convergence of the entire communications tools into a single umbrella. UC also means the combination of communications and applications wherein the communications ultimately become an integral part of the application. UC will undergo a transition similar to what happened to the Internet browser in which it will become a common feature in all applications. IBM, Microsoft, and Citrix will play important roles in shaping the future of UC. Avaya's UC push should be given credit although it has not been able to convince many ISVs to adopt UC entirely. Signs are emerging that the 'voice' industry will deploy UC as an application. For instance, the acquisition of Sphere by NEC highlights the push for the UC functionality as well as Mitel's active software integration, growing recognition of Asterisk, and Cisco's move to relaunch 'Cisco Technology Program' as more software-focused. Enterprise software vendors that have current ISV ecosystem and technical knowledge will also be playing a major factor in the advancement of UC.

Companies:
Avaya Inc Citrix Systems Inc
Digium Inc IBM Corp
Microsoft Corp Mitel Networks Corp
NEC Corp Sphere Communications Inc

Products:
Asterisk Unified Communications

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