Convergence

This paper provides an overview of the challenges businesses face today and how IT addresses the explicit need to manage network costs, provide choice and flexibility and reduce complexity.

This whitepaper describes the HP BladeSystem Matrix solution, with a focus on how the solution delivers shared IT infrastructure services-improving the speed and reliability of service delivery while increasing IT efficiency and lowering associated costs.

See how an award-winning animation company of the movie "Happy Feet" tackled improving their compute-intensive environment by deploying HP BladeSystem and achieved a fourfold increase in performance within the same data footprint.

This Illuminata paper discusses the shift toward a shared services model and its benefits.

Environmental responsibility is good business. This white paper discusses and explains green issues for networking, explains what to expect from standards development, and offers best practices suggestions for planning and implementing a network that will be aligned with environmental sustainability goals. We've reached the tipping point, where the price and performance of IT are no longer compromised by being green, but are now enhanced by it.

The concept of FMC-the ability to access multimedia applications from a variety of end-user devices while roaming across a range of fixed-line and mobile networks-has broad appeal. Enterprises see FMC as a way to improve employee efficiency which may also help reduce telecom costs. Carriers look to FMC to help them survive and grow in a world where profits from providing mere connectivity and transport for voice and data are rapidly dwindling. In this white paper, discover how your company can benefit from FMC.

As networks become more reliable, it is important for IT managers to put into place networking equipment that not only meets their current needs but also provides the scalability to meet bandwidth and functionality demands down the line. In a study of midmarket organizations that have implemented HP ProCurve in a production environment, IDC found that HP ProCurve provides more than sufficient functionality for their current needs and the scalability to grow into the future. IDC estimated that these organizations were able to achieve a ROI of 473% and a payback period of 5.7 months

The emergence of WLANs has created a new breed of security threats to enterprise networks, which cannot be mitigated by traditional firewall technologies and VPNs. Included in HP ProCurve WLAN solutions is security technology that alleviates threats from WLANs through: . Monitoring wireless activity inside and out of the enterprise . Classifying WLAN transmissions into harmful and harmless . Preventing transmissions that pose a security threat to the enterprise network . Locating participating devices for physical remediation

Listen to IBM Internet Security Systems' take on network security convergence. This presentation will be available to audience members until February 22, 2010 at 09:00 AM Pacific Standard Time.

Today's IT organizations are dealing with the consequences of exploring IT Infrastructure growth and complexity. With its growing complexity and volume, the cost of managing the infrastructure from simple patch management to skill sets requirements for IT administrators is increasing.

Can consolidating your data center yield long-term savings sufficient enough to warrant the project? There is no doubt. By right-sizing your data center, you can often recoup the project costs in months, not years.

Increase efficiency through best practice project execution, resource optimization and comprehensive project management. IT Management and Governance systems have entered the mainstream, joining ERP, CRM, HR and e-mail as part of the standard enterprise applications landscape. Learn more today.

Lifetime Products manufactures tables, chairs, and basketball equipment for customers in more than 50 countries. Its employees in the United States and China depend on messaging technologies to stay connected to customers and the office. To improve productivity, Lifetime deployed Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging. Employees can access their e-mail, voice-mail, and fax messages in their inboxes—while at work, at home, or on the road.

This eBook takes a detailed look at how to develop, implement and manage a converged network.

In today’s converging, multi-services market, leading providers must standardize processes and IT infrastructure across their multi-play offerings in order to improve profitability while reducing costs.

Telecom assets are a special class of IT assets that require an accurate inventory for effective financial management. Enterprises should consider the benefits of establishing a "single version of the truth" that comes from linking management of IT and telecom assets with their other systems and processes. An accurate inventory is critical for effective financial management. Managers need accurate information that supports their business decisions.

Voice over IP (VoIP) has much to offer in cost savings but some customers have concerns about VoIP call quality compared to the quality of traditional voice services. This white paper will help you learn how to take the right steps so that voice quality is assured. It leads you through the pre-deployment assessment and describes how quality of service should be applied to ensure your production network will meet users' expectations.

More and more employees are working remotely or traveling around the world to meet with colleagues, customers and partners. Jobs are no longer tied to a specific physical location, and people have come to rely on devices such as mobile phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and laptops to stay connected and productive.

Unified communications has the potential to dramatically simplify and improve enterprise communications, as well as improve business agility. By integrating various forms of communications, such as voice, video, instant messaging, conferencing, presence and voicemail, individuals can more effectively control and manage their inbound and outbound communications sessions, and enterprises further stand to benefit.

In this white paper, you’ll learn how two of the most respected industry analysts define unified communications and why organizations are considering its use to improve business operations. With vivid examples of the problems it solves and its value to users and IT, you’ll begin to understand how unified communications improves productivity and enhances business processes.

Aberdeen's research shows that Unified Communications (UC) solutions have a measurable impact on the productivity of an organization's workforce. Read this report to learn how best-in-class organizations are leveraging their UC solutions as part of an integrated business-process mapping program to understand how UC solutions help the workforce most effectively impact those core business processes.

The Taridium managed VoIP offering (TMV) is a complete PBX replacement solution for small to medium enterprises. Taridium Managed VoIP combines the reliability of an on-premise open standards VoIP telephony system with the convenience of a simple monthly fee for equipment, services and support.

Ultra High Speed Internet, TV and local/long distance phone services combined into 1 superior service.

The internet has grown rapidly from a random collection of mainly academic networks and military control and routing protocols into a global, integrated and sophisticated commercial utility. No longer simply an 'Information Superhighway', it has extended to embrace voice telephony, video and mobile communications as part of a converged network. Connection options and services have expanded, with opportunities for internet service providers (ISPs) to add value beyond simply forwarding bit and bytes.

Businesses of all sizes adopt technology to make them more productive, cost effective or flexible and help them compete. Over the years the adoption of tools such as mobile phones, wireless laptops, the internet and email have all been driven by such expectations. Small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are often at the forefront as these technologies can give them a lead on their larger competitors. What starts as a useful extra tool or 'competitive edge' soon becomes the accepted norm and a search for improved quality and utility then ensues.