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ITEXPO West begins in: 60 Days. REGISTER NOW!   Featured Articles » Report Finds Biz Mobile VoIP to Increase 'Tenfold' by 2015 » Evolve IP Talking about Reinventing the Channel » European Commission to Mandate Lower Roaming Charges » Copia Addresses Fax Challenges with Help from Commetrex » Wireless Carriers Increase Spending on Communications Infrastructure Gear, says IHS   Sponsored By: WEBINAR: SIP Trunking: Three Key Strategies for Implementation Wednesday July 20, 2011 1:00 PM EDT 10:00 AM PDT For today's enterprises, the benefits of implementing a SIP trunking solution include lower operating costs and improved worker productivity among others. Yet the optimum strategy can vary significantly depending on organization size, existing communications infrastructure, and other variables. This webinar de-mystifies the problem by delineating the details of three key strategies for building SIP-based, business-class converged communications... Sign up now! What Attendees will learn: The three most practical approaches for rolling out a SIP trunking solution Business drivers and motivations for determining the right strategy Benefits, requirements, and trade-offs associated with each approach   Top Stories » Siemens Enterprise Communications Unveils OpenStage 5 SIP Phone » Sauna Works Completes VoIP Transition with Virtual PBX » Proteus 7 Includes Full Support for Call Accounting » COMVOICE Intros Android Business Desk Phone   From The Expert Corner July 12, 2011 Skype Will Complement Microsoft Lync, Not Mark its Demise: CEO By Beecher Tuttle, TMCnet Contributor Microsoft’s (News - Alert) recent $8.5 billion acquisition of video calling client Skype will help solidify Lync, the company’s enterprise-focused communications product, CEO Steve Ballmer (News - Alert) said earlier this week during his keynote speech at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Los Angeles. Responding to speculation that Skype (News - Alert) could spell the end of Lync, Ballmer said that it is actually quite the opposite, according to Business Insider. “One of the great motivations in acquiring Skype is to enable the enterprise to have all the control it wants in communication and collaboration through Active Directory and Lync, and yet be able to connect people within enterprises to consumers, businesses and trading partners around the world,” Ballmer said... Read More   Featured Video Carl Ford interviews Randy Bryson of Sprint   TMCnet Free Premium Content » IceWarp Unified Communications » Best Practices for VoIP Service Providers » SIP Trunking: Three Key Strategies for Implementation » Building Video Conferencing Solutions with Asterisk    Latest Blogs » 8 Steps to Unified Communications - Step 4 » SIP Trunking Deployment Lessons by XO » TMC Video Crew Coming to San Jose July 18th   Featured Channels » Virtual PBX » Virtual Office » #1 VoIP Enabler: Risk-free, Quick & Easy Deployment » VoIP Gateways   Webinars Download One of Our Webinars Today to learn about new opportunities to enhance your business. http://www.tmcnet.com/webinar/   Contact Us   Company Directory    |    All Editors' Info   Become a TMCnet Columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of IP Communications professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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