The coming decade will see enterprises employ a wide range of commercial software, cloud, and mobile IP-based applications. This deployment will raise the importance of having robust WAN IP-connectivity solutions that include the use of more on-demand network resources....
At the recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES), we saw “The Big” thinking small. The race is on for PC makers to find their way into the tablet market. Everyone from Lenovo to Dell is trying to find the ‘Goldilocks zone’ of just the right size, functionality, and battery life in mobile devices for the professional who now alternates between in-the-office and on-the-go....
BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is an awesome opportunity for businesses to reduce costs AND improve productivity. A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Trend Micro, July 2012 states that there are numerous ways to calculate these benefits, and they can be huge. But concerns about...
Your VPN keeps your various business locations interconnected and corporate information flowing. Sometimes the tentacles of that VPN must stretch to reach users working from home or in other small or satellite offices....
Here’s something to think about. One day, your operations are humming along smoothly when, suddenly and without warning, your business systems are compromised by some outside force such as hackers, or even severe weather. Do you have...
Baker Hughes, a Fortune 500 oil services company, recognizes the importance of communications, from monitoring remote wells to managing data collection and distribution. Learn how the company improved its operations using a global MPLS-based network...
As organizations become increasingly adept at doing more with less, Unified Communications has emerged as a game-changing platform that supports streamlined internal and external communications while enabling significant improvements...
Today, Juniper Networks released the results of its Trusted Mobility Index. From my perspective as a chief security officer, the most significant insight from the report highlights the concerns of IT managers regarding mobile security. These...
Golden Flake, a potato chip company, needed to get its products out to retailers quickly, without placing an additional burden on its small IT department. But with processing time lags extending over two weeks, its field reps were in a bind....
Today’s “office” is nothing like it once was. Instead of a fixed workspace with a phone and email as your only communications tools, you can now fully collaborate with customers, suppliers and colleagues from wherever you happen to be working using MPLS-based IP VPN networking....
The Internet broke down the brick-and-mortar boundaries of physical office spaces. Now, when you combine the wide reach of the global Internet with the security of an MPLS-based IP VPN and mobile access options, your office has officially evolved...
Warehouse Pool's business is to focus on customer needs... Productivity is on the rise leaving more time to satisfy customers and support a growing number of retail stores....
You’re here, you’re there, you’re everywhere. And today’s organization has to be. But with the fast pace of modern business, logistics can be a nightmare. So does it make sense to invest in telepresence?...
You know that new application features and functions can set you apart from other organizations, and, now, you might actually be able to invest money and resources into your applications again....
The “siloed” approach to collaboration is so yesterday. Now we’re all over the place. And technology has become super sophisticated about getting us together. Fixed mobile convergence. Virtual meetings. Voice video. Seamlessly, unifying solutions are...
Ever have trouble explaining highly technical issues to senior management? This difficult, but extremely important, communication issue is the subject of Ed Amoroso’s video this...