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.

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 …

Learn which questions made our 2010 ERP Checklist: Top 10 Critical Questions to Ask When Choosing an ERP Solution. For Finance, Manufacturing and Operations professionals, top questions include detailed answers compiled from industry experts, other ERP buyers and market researchers. Top issues include:

What ERP modules other midmarket and enterprise firms buy
Which features customers determined they don’t need
Which ERP solution has the lowest total cost of ownership
What to do about legacy ERP systems

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:

Contract termination policy
Startup …

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.

There are many factors to consider when purchasing a phone system. We’ve highlighted a few of the key considerations to think about when evaluating phone systems.  For example, consider the investment horizon – make sure you buy a phone system that will grow with your business. Too often, businesses buy what they need now, not what they need over the next 3 years.

This summary report covers the following VoIP phone requirements:

Basic Phone system features
Advanced Phone System Capabilities
Sizing your phone system
Pricing Phone Systems
Let Vendors Compete for your business
Hosted PBX Comparison Table

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Tolly engineers in collaboration with AV-Test – a leading authority on anti-malware testing, evaluated the malware detection accuracy and performance of leading Unified Threat Management (“UTM”) appliances from Fortinet, SonicWALL, WatchGuard and NETGEAR ProSecure. 

Growing businesses are more sensitive than large enterprises to the cost of providing the best security.  UTM appliances are appealing to SME/SMB companies, and branch offices because they are convenient, low-cost and easy to manage.  UTM appliances should deliver protection right out of the box  against malware threats that propagate on the Internet.

This in-depth Tolly analysis tests select appliances …

Miercom tested three top web and email threat managemetn appliances as part of an ongoing industry assessment of spam and web filtering products.  Miercom tested NETGEAR ProSecure, Cisco adn Barracuda products, each of which are designed for small/medium enterprises and branch offices.
the vendors were selected because the offer integrated Web and SPAM filtering appliances for the mid-sized security market, and because each company has a significant market share in threat prevention systems.  This lab report analyzes and compares how each system stacks up in these areas:

Infected Email blocking results (email …

Freight management is an industry where everyone and everything is in continual motion. Eagle’s Atlanta office has 1,500 trucks on the road every month — and around the clock. Keeping track of everyone and making sure their customers’ goods get from Point A to Point B means that Eagle employees spend most of the day on the phone.
With offices all over the country, managing this web of communications — and establishing a unified image — was a challenge Eagle struggled with. David Kraitzick, Vice President of Sales & Marketing in …

IP phones offer businesses a user-friendly and easy-to-manage alternative to traditional phone systems. Such innovation, however, comes at a price; a single IP phone can range from $150 to $700 or more, a hefty price tag for a company with limited funds or a sizable workforce. This collection of documents examines the IP phone market and offers details on what to look for, how to buy, what you can expect to pay and how to get the most out of your investment.
This comprehensive guide contains the following:

The VoIP-News IP Phones …