Cisco Unified Presence is receiving ample marketing attention as the company increases focus on UC solutions. A steady R&D pace must also continue to combat increasingly sophisticated alternatives. ...

Unified Communicator enables advanced, personalized productivity options for several of Mitel PBXs. However, the platform's days may be numbered since it overlaps with Microsoft-based unified communications solutions within Mitel's portfolio. ...

The OmniSwitch 9000 Family does not lead the market in density, port diversity or speed, but does make a compelling case with its management features, security features, and aggressive price ...

Alcatel-Lucent's 1540 Litespan is now IP/Ethernet-enabled and ready for Multi Play, with support for a 20 Gbps point-to-point non-blocking Ethernet bus and a 24 Gbps switch fabric. Its multiservice features ...

AT&T Remote Access Service is positioned as a key component of the carrier's Enterprise Mobility portfolio, providing secure access to corporate VPNs and extranets in over 160 countries. This ...

Secure Computing Secure Mail, previously known as IronMail, is a policy-based appliance supporting AV, anti-spam, anti-malware, and outbound content compliance with encryption; it relies on the global reputation intelligence of ...

Alcatel-Lucent continues to defend its worldwide DLC/MSAP market share leadership, however the North American-targeted Litespan 2000/2012 series, one of the oldest systems on the market, offers very low density/scalability versus ...

Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway includes DLP and policy-based encryption, features deployable on a single appliance. Proofpoint's e-mail security solution is available as an appliance, software, virtual appliance, or hosted ...

Motorola's WLAN solutions bring its retail linage to the broader enterprise, offering a highly resilient, mission-critical wireless network with a wealth of features out of the box. This report contains ...

Cisco's 3800 Series Integrated Service Routers are extremely successful in the marketplace with the most options available to assist customers with branch office edge consolidation. This report contains insight and ...

The Enterasys SecureStack C-Series is threatening to competitors, with its PoE, Layer 3 and 10 GbE support, as well as its ability to play nice with its new siblings. This ...

The Barracuda Spam Firewall 400 provides enterprises with an easy-to-use appliance and straightforward configuration, with enhanced spam detection (for ZIP attachments) and a load balancer option. This report contains ...

Postini Email Security is a leading managed e-mail security service that is achieving good traction in the mid market with an aggressively tied service tied to its broader Google Apps ...

Enterasys's Matrix X-Series offers excellent management and security but lacks the raw speed and port diversity of many competing products. Yet the product line is still competitive on the ...

Ericsson's EDA 2500 series, which includes the hybrid IP/ATM 2510 model and the all-IP/Ethernet 2530 platform, has been instrumental to Ericsson's continuing success in the global DLC/MSAP market, where it ...

Huawei's mobile switching solution (MSoftX3000) offers impressive capacity backed by a list of wins. Unfortunately, it is bulkier than most with a smaller GSM/UMTS market presence than rivals, which may ...

Where major CDMA competitors seem to be putting BSC innovation on hold, ZTE's high-capacity offer promises a compelling solution. Maximum scale, however, requires a painful deployment architecture, particularly when compared ...

The IronPort C350 is a leading e-mail security appliance with solid accuracy based on a combination of best-of-breed and proprietary solutions as well as enhanced policy compliance support, and the ...

With the launch of IP/MPLS VPN services, a compatible Ethernet access strategy, and a sales group with a dedicated enterprise focus, XO has put the building blocks in place to ...

C&W Internet Direct is available across a single backbone and includes VoIP access. However, the reduction of European coverage to 23 cities in 11 countries and the outlook of ...