Creating a Roadmap for the Inevitable Cloud - Communications Developer

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Featured Articles » ITU Radio Conference Proposes More Spectrum for Mobile Communications Services » Comverse Offering Solutions for Communications-Dependent Enterprises at Mobile World Congress » PanTerra Offers New Unified Communications Program » Virtualization: '100 Percent' ROI for Unified Communications System   Sponsored By: Panasonic SIP Corded and Cordless Phone Systems Thanks to Panasonic, there are now a variety of SIP phone options designed specifically to meet the needs of small and mid-sized businesses. Customers can choose from cordless and and corded lineups, the latter of which just added its newest model, the KX-UT670, Panasonic's Smart Desk Phone. Panasonic is making a big splash in the SIP market. Last year, Panasonic's SIP UT Series was named Best-of-Show in the Open Source Category at ITEXPO West 2011. Introducing Panasonic's SIP phones - the perfect communications tool for businesses or home offices.http://sip-phones.tmcnet.com/   Top Stories » GMP Selects RuggedCom to Provide Communications Solutions for Its Smart Grid Initiative » XO Communications Recognized for its Strong Ethernet Market Presence » SIX Card Solutions Deploys Mitel's IP Communications Solutions   From The Expert Corner February 21, 2012 Creating a Roadmap for the Inevitable Cloud By Tammy Wolf TMCnet Web Editor If there’s one message that resonated with TMCnet after attending the Cloud Connect conference in Santa Clara, it’s that the cloud is real, and it’s here to stay. This point was repeatedly driven home by the more than 30 companies TMCnet had the opportunity to meet and speak with during Cloud Connect, an event bringing together the entire cloud ecosystem to better comprehend how companies are addressing the cloud transformation. Dave Meizlik, vice president of Marketing for cloud security automation company Dome9 (News - Alert), put it perfectly, when he told TMCnet that in addition to security, it’s the “unknown” that continues to challenge the cloud. “It’s a new delivery of infrastructure. People are trying to understand not just what it is, or how it works, but how they should use it,” he told TMCnet last week. Meanwhile, Dan Letandre, CEO of IGLOO (News - Alert) Software -- a purveyor of social business software-- confidently told TMCnet that the cloud is “inevitable and transformational. Companies are looking for agile ways to get solutions up and running. We can’t rely on IT anymore – a lot of them aren’t built to build solutions... Read More   Featured Video Interview with Sonus Networks   TMCnet Free Premium Content » Automated Listening vs. Keyword-based Monitoring » The Case for a Multichannel Analytics System » Licensing for SaaS Applications: ISVs Take to the Cloud    Latest Blogs » LightSquared Gets Square Rooted - 4G LTE Network Killed by FCC   Featured Channels » Cloud Telephony » Education Technology » Fax VoIP   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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