Big Blue is seeking to change the way IT services are delivered by driving out as much of the needed customization as possible in order to deliver standardized network and communication service products to its clients.
In a report called An Exciting Year Ahead, consulting firm SeaBoard Group predicts that in 2005, voice-over-IP (VoIP) products and telephone company hosted VoIP services will go well beyond the early adopter stage and take off. In an interview with Susan Maclean, Toronto-based SeaBoard principal Brian Sharwood explains when and how investing in enterprise network convergence can bring competitive advantages.
The year 1998 saw the beginning of the end for the two distinct worlds of datacom and telecom. In 1999, enterprise networking moves to a voice/data-blended place.