Whitepapers

What is the Emphasis on Choosing an IM Software For Business?

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:44:45 -0500

The majority of companies all over the world use the Instant Messaging (IM) and document collaboration systems daily. These systems help to solve a number of problems of different levels while being at the same time very convenient means of real-time connectivity between the employees. Communication and instant collaboration of the employees play one of the most important roles in business running and often prove to be basic factors of success. This whitepapers briefly overviews a functionality of enterprise-level IM systems and describes new features and tasks that can be important to corporate and business users.

Maximize the Green Efficiency of Multi-Site National Rollouts of Technology

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:03:42 -0500

The service industry consumes millions of gallons of fuel and expends trillions of pounds of carbon monoxide in our environment each year as trucks roll to installation and service locations around the globe. Finding ways to reduce truck rolls by eliminating unnecessary travel is a proactive way for service companies to play a role in protecting the environment and to meet federal environmental initiatives and guidelines.

The research and development required to create a methodology that captures these objectives and which decreases the cost associated with multiple truck rolls is, in most cases, beyond the abilities of small-to-medium sized businesses.

In an effort to meet the growing environmental concerns and to provide the service industry with a process that can be implemented in nearly every niche, Concert Technologies has developed and released a methodology to reduce fuel consumption and carbon monoxide emissions by nearly 70%.

IPv6 Visibility and Protection: Best Practices for Managing and Securing IPv6 Traffic

Rebecca Friend — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:47:00 -0500

Given the impending exhaustion of IPv4 addresses, the transition to IPv6 is inevitable. Network operators need the same management and security capabilities for their IPv6 traffic that they are accustomed to today for their IPv4 traffic. This white paper examines the progress in preparing the global Internet infrastructure to support IPv6 traffic and best practices on how to manage and secure both native and tunneled IPv6 traffic on your network.

HSPA+ for Enhanced Mobile Broadband

Rebecca Friend — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:06:48 -0500

WCDMA operators have rapidly launched High Speed Packet Access
(HSPA) services to capitalize on HSPA's mobile broadband capabilities
and increased data capacity. As the natural evolution, HSPA+ further
enhances the mobile broadband experience and increases the capacity
through incremental investments and backward compatible handsets.
HSPA+ Release 7 (R7) is commercial and HSPA+ R8 is targeted for
commercialization during 2010. HSPA+ has a strong evolution path
beyond HSPA+ R8 and the definition of HSPA+ Release 9 (R9) has
already started in the 3GPP standards.

HSPA+ R7 doubles the data capacity of HSPA and more than doubles
the voice capacity WCDMA, enabling operators to offer mobile
broadband and voice at even lower cost. HSPA+ Release 8 (R8)
introduces the first step of the multicarrier feature, aggregating two 5
MHz carriers, which doubles the user data rates to all users in the cell.
While HSPA already supports the full range of packet-based IP services
with integrated Quality of Service (QoS), HSPA+ further enhances the
end-user experience through higher peak rates, lower latency, improved
"always-on" experience and extended talk time. HSPA+ is the optimal
solution for single or aggregated 5 MHz carriers and provides
performance similar to that of LTE in the same bandwidth and when
using the same number of antennas. HSPA+ is the natural evolution of
HSPA and provides next-generation performance through an incremental
and a cost-effective upgrade while leveraging existing investments.

Building Wireless Networks: The Essentials of Superior Program Management

Rebecca Friend — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:54:22 -0500

Mobilitie, In this white paper, "Building Wireless Networks: The essentials of superior program management", Mobilitie author Gene Beall outlines principles that can serve as a guide for network executives on how to leverage Program Management Principles to achieve the fastest, smoothest and most cost-effective results. Read more click here.

9 Savvy Ways to Reduce the Cost of Your Existing Enterprise IP Telephony Network

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:18:07 -0500

Enterprise IP telephony proved to be a great communication tool to unite distant employees in a solid team, to reduce costs for international calls, to improve productivity and not only that. Moreover, there are many ways to make enterprise IP telephony network usage even more attracting. From this white paper, you will learn about: 5 effective ways to reduce expenses for paid calls:

manage your employee telecom expenses effectively by setting limits of expenses for paid calls for each user or user group individually and restrict paid calls when a limit is reached;
cut costs for unwanted calls by restricting calls to specific phone numbers, city/country codes;
eliminate “friends & family” calls and stop paying for private conversations of your employees;
re-bill users (departments/sites/employees/clients) for phone charges;
bill your clients for their phone consultations;

4 valid tips to decrease costs for IPT network ownership and administration:

simplify IP PBX administration and cut your monthly expenses for it sharply;
eliminate costs for wasted working time, spent searching for contact information with a timely updated corporate “Address-book”;
spend less on phone inventory management and always provide timely information about availability of needed items with a multi-location phone inventory feature;
remove compatibility restrictions and cut costs for your network extension and upgrade;
a unique solution that combines call-accounting and IP telephony network administration features to cover all the ways of telecom costs reduction. The solution developed by BCS-IT allowed a large manufacturing enterprise to decrease expenses for phone communications, IP PBX administration and VoIP network ownership.

802.11n: Lessons Learned from the First 1,000 Xirrus Installations

Megan Comerford — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:28:15 -0500

This white paper reveals the lessons learned from the past 2 years of over 1,000 Xirrus 802.11n installations. Download to learn real world insights, network and architecture considerations and overall recommendations for making the move to 802.11n or deploying a wireless network for the first time.

Next Generation Broadband Access White Paper

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:04:19 -0400

Global demand for broadband Internet access is as strong as ever. A tough economy, rising

energy costs, and flu epidemics often turn consumers and businesses to broadband as a costeffective

and green alternative for communication, collaboration, and entertainment. Service

providers are not only working hard to expand service coverage and increase subscriber

penetration rates, they are also asking how they can significantly improve interoperability and

network performance, increase bandwidth, and lower latencies for demanding applications such

as IPTV, interactive gaming, and video chat.

Broadband access has reached yet another generation, thanks to the continued advancements in

DSL, introductions of passive optical networks (PONs), optical Ethernet fiber to the premises

(FTTP), and wireless access via Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) or

Long Term Evolution (LTE) in the last mile. The landscape of broadband technologies has

grown more capable and complex with the addition of these exciting alternatives. Decision

makers and technologists alike are faced with choices on access technologies and network

architectures that have long-term implications. The purpose of this white paper is to provide an

overview of next-generation access technologies, and to show how these new technologies can

both enable new services and still coexist with, and make use of, currently deployed broadband

access infrastructure.

The Broadband Forum, successor of the DSL Forum, has recognized the need to shepherd new

access technologies to market since 2005, and has been actively working on incorporating fiber

and other alternative broadband access methods into its standardization work. In doing so, it

strives to align future architectures with the existing global deployment of more than 400 million

broadband lines, while meeting the demands of future applications.

Mobilizing Small Businesses - The Billion Dollar Opportunity

Megan Comerford — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:41:25 -0400

This whitepaper from the Radicati Group looks looks at how SMB focused, business-grade mobile Unified Communications could generate significant revenues for mobile carriers over the next five years. Download your free copy of the whitepaper now!

Belden Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) White Paper

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:36:58 -0400

Building a Reliable VFD System

Belden - Trapeze Wired/Wireless White Paper

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:35:21 -0400

Smart Planning for New Network Infrastructures

Take Control: The Importance of Subscriber, Service and Policy Control in Long Term Evolution

Rebecca Friend — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:26:26 -0400

Take control with Bridgewater's LTE Evolved Packet Core solutions. Learn more about the importance of subscriber, service, and policy control in managing the complexities of mobile data. Use controls to entice subscribers with innovative personalized services. Free LTE Whitepaper.

Connected TVs: A new era of choice and control over the TV experience

Megan Comerford — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:09:49 -0400

As television is becoming a more "lean-forward", interactive component of a multi-screen, digital set-up at the center of a connected home, television viewing is expanding to adopt numerous technologies and services that enhance the viewing experience. Find out how Web-connected TV extends beyond browsing into unlimited content choice and revenue potential.

Residential Gateways are blazing the tail to the new broadband services frontier

Megan Comerford — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:59:13 -0400

The residential gateway is the critical link to enable broadband services on a variety of connected devices. This paper discusses the software foundation for emerging connected home products and how using a proven solution can enable service delivery responsiveness, flexibility and modularity for low costs, fast integration, and reliable operation.

Integrated Edge Services: The TCO Advantage

Megan Comerford — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:30:58 -0400

Yankee Group cites a shift among network carriers to integrated edge routing solutions such as the Ericsson SmartEdge, showing a total cost of ownership (TCO) of 22% with CAPEX and OPEX savings of 21% and 53% (respectively).