• Automating mobile UC with location-based applications

    Mobile UC location-based applications that automatically update presence, status and call routing preferences with Wi-Fi, cellular signals and GPS are making mobile UC mindlessly easy and smoothing...

  • Microsoft Lync: The next big thing in UC

    Lync 2010 is the third release of Microsoft's unified communications portfolio, and this time the company got it right. Many of the shortcomings in Live Communications Server and Office Communicati...

  • Top unified communications RFP design models

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  • Tutorial: Mobile unified communications (UC)

    Mobile unified communications (UC) is an integral part of a UC system. Learn about the benefits of mobile UC and implementing mobile UC, and discover what's available in terms of mobile UC products.

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About Unified Communications and Collaboration

Unified communications and collaboration applications are no longer a novel concept for most UK enterprises, but planning for UC implementation is complicated. In this section, learn about planning your network for unified communications and collaboration applications, as well as mobile unified communications. Also find out about unified communications standards and protocols, such as SIP, that enable unified communications interoperability. Options in hosted or managed unified communications services are also discussed.

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