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Featured Articles » In an Effort to Counter Vendor Lock-In, Polycom Updates Software » Unified Communications (UC) - Getting Ready to Take the Leap » Volkswagen Test Drives Microsoft's Lync 2010 UC Solution on a 100-Day Pilot » Ventana Research: Zeacom's ZCC Delivers a Positive 'Moment of Truth' for Customers   Sponsored By: INTERNET TELEPHONY Product of the Year Award INTERNET TELEPHONY has been recognizing the most innovative products by bestowing the industry's esteemed Product of the Year Award to the most deserving companies. Once again, the editors are searching for IP Communications solutions which in their view demonstrate the vision, leadership and attention to detail that are the hallmarks of the award. Final Deadline is November 18, 2011. Apply now.   Top Stories » Voice Management Company Explores UC Monitoring, Management in Blog » GSMA Predicts 24 Billion Connected Devices in 2020 » Now is the Time for Video Conferencing for Any Size Organization   From The Expert Corner November 16, 2011 Research Says SMB Market Will Spend $12B on Unified Communications By Michelle Amodio, TMCnet Contributor AMI-Partners, as part of its 2011/2012 North America SMB Unified Communications (News - Alert) Review, found that small and medium sized businesses are projected to spend around $12billion on unified telecoms components in the next three years. These results indicate that while unified telecoms solutions provide huge savings after the initial investment, companies are finding it more economical to invest piece by piece in today’s tougher climate. According to the report, more than half of SMBs are using at least one individual UC component rather than a complete solution. This means that companies need to offer a more attractive segmented bundle. “Most SMBs need several UC components on a daily basis, but not necessarily all elements of a complete solution. Currently, few vendors are willing to break apart their full UC suite to capture the share and revenues from a structured series of UC bundles mapped to SMB needs,” said Brian Galgay, manager of Cloud Services at AMI in the report’s release. The results also demonstrate the demand for unified communications packages that are better suited to smaller, more specialized business types. Services such as internal e-mail and remote data access will be available as patches, which could eventually be linked together if and when required... Read More   Featured Video Interview with Desinnova Technologies   TMCnet Free Premium Content » Gateway Appliance, Internal Gateway or Custom System: Which is the Right Solution for Bridging your TDM and VoIP Networks? » Five Questions to Ask Before You Make Your Unified Communications Choice    Latest Blogs » Polycom RealPresence Connects Non-standard TIP TelePresence Systems » Oh no! VoIP is Going Down. Big Bad Bear Economy Taking its Toll   Featured Channels » Business Solutions » Mobile VoIP » Load Testing » Identity Management   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 technology 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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