Using a TCO model to quantify the ROI on converged telecoms infrastructure, the benefits soon add up, says Wayne Speechly, a business development manager at Internet Solutions.
Business owners overlook day-to-day administrative requirements, which results in panic at year-end, says Tamsin Bradford, support manager at Softline Pastel.
Real-world value will soon be unlocked by vendors using location-based services to trace their customers, says Wesley Lynch, CEO of Realmdigital.
The power of UC&C integrates voice telephony and video communications with other enterprise systems, says Craig Levieux, global GM for Converged Communications at Dimension Data.
The market is awash with misconceptions regarding master data management, says Johann van der Walt, managing consultant at Knowledge Integration Dynamics.
True leaders have the ability to recognise employee talent and turn it into performance, says Dr Ludi Beukman, HR development specialist at Softline VIP.
The Vox Verto IP PBX product provides intelligence in a single platform, says Jacques du Toit, MD of Vox Orion.
Companies must ensure their internal networks are voice-ready, says Jacques du Toit, MD of Vox Orion.
With a proper data management strategy, the entire business benefits from greater efficiencies, says Bryn Davies, MD of InfoBlueprint.
But the benefits are clouded by security risks associated with lack of privacy prevalent in the social networking community, says Martin May, regional director (Africa) of Enterasys Networks.
Application management and modernisation represents the next evolution of application life cycle management, says Andr'e Harington, manager: GDU SAP, at T-Systems SA.
The solution offers significant benefits in terms of data security, management and flexibility, says Tony de Sousa, enterprise business unit manager at Datacentrix.
Be vigilant about your online activities and be sure to stay informed, says Alison Treadaway, MD of Striata SA.