In response to the large number of requests received to publish a follow-up on my last post, I am posting this in response. With my last post I hit on the multiple issues that represent real world roadblocks to seeing Unified Communications (voice, video and collaboration) being successfully rolled out within the Department of Defense …
As many vendors of legacy TDM telephony technology end their support for classic End Office and PBX solutions, customers are faced with the challenge of deciding what their transition strategy is going to be and how much is it going to cost. With flagship TDM companies like Nortel and Lucent no longer in the voice …
When engineering a Unified Communications solution for any enterprise, the issue of security has to be baked in from the beginning. Many commercial users of Unified Communications are not aware that their telecommunications experience is often being carried over the public internet in the clear for any hacker to tap into. Spoofing SIP packets is …
It amazes me how DOD leadership continues to ignore the growing crisis stemming from aging telephony technology and infrastructure. No, it’s not as sexy as C4I technology and applications, and it doesn’t have a bayonet lug; but the need for highly reliable telecommunications in support of the warfighter is as important today as it was …
