Dimension Data's dual focus on Cisco and Microsoft-based technologies position it well for future ICT and UC opportunities in enterprise markets. Its differentiation shrinks daily though as competitors move along ...

Revived by strong IP telephony conversion, growth in emerging markets, and new technologies, the long-term outlook for the large contact center market is good. However, near-term growth in the largest ...

Mobile voice still provides the bulk of enterprise mobility revenues; carriers offer pooling plans, Push To Talk, wireline/wireless bundles and more recently, PBX extension services to bring cellular voice into ...

COLT's IP VPN service features impressive SLAs and xDSL access across its 13-country footprint, and while competitors may have larger networks, COLT is achieving greater momentum in terms of customer ...

Cisco's ME 6500 series provides service providers with a cost-effective, feature-rich solution to address the Ethernet access and aggregation layers of carrier Ethernet networks. The ME 6500 series is based ...

Redback's SmartEdge 100 delivers the same carrier-class triple play services on a personalized per-user basis as the SmartEdge 800 and 1200, but is sized for smaller network environments and locations ...

Extreme's BlackDiamond 12800R series Ethernet platforms provide scalability, traffic engineered flows, and a quality of service capability for strict service level agreements. Extreme completes its PBB-TE offering with an integrated ...

Despite the looming Oracle acquisition this summer, BEA continues to execute on several initiatives, reaching milestones with the AquaLogic Suite, building on its Java virtualization capabilities and deepening its Web ...

Cox has offered triple play bundles for over a decade and 62% of the company's customers buy at least two Cox bundled services. Cox has upped its HD channels, started ...

Trillium Software continues to further integrate its technology and leverage its partnerships as it remains almost exclusively focused on data quality products and services. This report contains in-depth analysis of ...

While a mature discipline, Database technology continues to evolve with new vendors, in particular those with column-oriented architectures, entering the fray. Data warehouse appliances have moved from a niche offering ...

Demand for switched Ethernet services is impacting all aspects of the transport network, and access equipment is not immune. The latest metro access trends include integrated switching and WDM while ...

The SME PBX market abounds with solutions for all customer types. Developers must balance traditional SME ease of use and cost priorities against increasingly sophisticated functionality. This report contains a ...

An ATCA-based call server brings Nortel's CDMA switching solution in line with its GSM/UMTS offer. Feature parity with the venerable DMS is a good start. Unfortunately, limited performance data and ...

Switching solutions are a key part of any end-to-end CDMA offer. To this end, Samsung supplies CDMA-centric MSCs and softswitches. Yet with WiMAX dominating Samsung's wireless focus, the company has ...

Motorola gained a competent switching solution when it acquired Winphoria. It did not, however, acquire a switching legacy or the mind share of a market leader. A lack of upgrades ...

Alcatel-Lucent continues to improve its venerable 5ESS solution for CDMA - a smart move since it provides much of the functionality operators look for from softswitches, and the company's IMS ...

Cisco is the largest and most influential player in enterprise infrastructure and it continues that trend with a focus on investment protection and strategic investments in technology either developed in-house ...

Alcatel-Lucent's enterprise R&D and marketing efforts are in tune with industry shifts. Despite lack of North American strength, its power in EMEA and elsewhere give the company global capability and ...

Alcatel-Lucent's services revenues surged in Q4 2007 following several uninspiring quarters. There is evidence that some customers delayed choosing the vendor for new projects until the dust settled on its ...