Side-by-Side Comparison of the Top 12 Enterprise IP Phone Systems
IP telephony is increasingly replacing traditional PBX technologies at all types and sizes of companies. However, most businesses can’t simply replace all of their incumbent telephony in one fell swoop. Instead, decision makers like you must look carefully at what’s available, what you’ve got and what you need. Once you’ve surveyed the market and identified and prioritized your specific business needs, you’re challenged to craft your best possible “short list” of candidates. And this Comparison Guide, designed for mid-size and large enterprises, is here to help.

Today’s enterprise anti-spam solutions typically deliver 95% effectiveness. Unfortunately, that’s not good enough. A border-line attack that gets through a 5% gap in defenses could cost your organization millions of dollars in terms of lost business, exposure to privacy threats, and brand loyalty.

Recent attacks show that spammers and scammers are determined to find their way through any gap, however slight, in an enterprise’s defenses. They’re exploiting a variety of tactics — including blended attacks combining email, Web access, and phony Web sites — to infect systems on enterprise networks.

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(Focus Research, 2011) Before you implement CRM at your growing company, learn more about the real-world issues that accompany such growth, and how to apply systems and systematic thinking when dealing with those issues. When a company transitions from a small to a midsize business, growing pains are inevitable. How do you continue to grow while maintaining the same level of customer experience that you did when you were a small business?
In this Focus Experts’ Guide, we’ve recruited some Customer Relationship Management (CRM) thought-leaders to explain in detail what …

Simplifying the Data Center Network (IDC Report)

Today’s data center networks are under tremendous pressure. Not only are they expected to keep pace with rapidly escalating business demands and improve the overall user experience, they’re expected to do so more efficiently and more cost effectively than ever before. A simplified solution can address all of these challenges and positively impact the bottom line.

Learn what IDC’s Vice President of Enterprise Communications and Datacenter Networks has to say about the future of network architecture. Register now to download this free IDC …

The internet and the web-based applications that run over it are the preferred method of attack for financially motivated hackers. In order to protect themselves from threats emanating online and to aid in ensuring that data security objectives are met, web security technologies are key defenses in any organization’s security arsenal.

In taking the protection nearer to the threats, organizations can benefit from vastly improved internet security as the threats are stopped before they ever reach the network.
This paper discusses the new generation of web security offerings provided by service providers in the cloud, where protection is applied at the point where the threats are being seen—that is, directed at web-based applications. more…

Why Hosted Security Makes Sense

Hosted security services’ ease of deployment, ease of management and lower cost compared with most on-premise security architectures make these services fit well in a recessionary cycle when IT budgets are being cut. Further, hosted security offers the advantages of better security in many cases, more predictable costs, more flexible deployment options, and the ability to better absorb unexpected changes in spam or malware volumes.

Learn more about the growing problems associated with email and Web security, as well as the advantages of hosted security. (Published …

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In-Depth Product Review: Performance, effectiveness and usability of seven business security suites.

The nature of the threat landscape has become more sophisticated, with malware events not only causing lost productivity and reputation for affected businesses but a staggering potential for losses from theft of data and other security breaches from more targeted attacks.

In response, businesses have placed their confidence in a wide range of security solutions to meet their needs. With the large amount of software available from many vendors, the challenge for businesses now becomes determining which security solution is …

Be Informed when Buying Hosted PBX Services

A Hosted IP PBX phone system can save up to 60% and eliminate the costs of obsolete PBX hardware, software and maintenance fees.

But business VoIP providers may have long-term contracts, legal restrictions and hidden costs. Before committing to a business VoIP provider for your office phone system, get the industry’s Top 10 questions to ask before making a purchase decision and learn why they are important. Find out how to properly asses these issues and more, before moving forward:

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Looking for a new phone system? You’ve come to the right place. This Toolkit has everything you need to know about leading phone systems. Round out your research before you invest with the in-depth market knowledge you need.

Focus’ comprehensive Requirements Toolkit has it all: a guide to what features are right for your business, a side-by-side vendor comparison, and tools that will help you make a smart decision.