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siptel takes positive steps to reduce carbon |
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siptel selected for new Avaya Service Expert status |
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siptel gains ISO 9001 certification, hot on the heels of “Investors in People” status |
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Siptel does their bit for the community and the environment |
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siptel is finalist in two categories at the European IT Excellence Awards 2010 |
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siptel awarded coveted “Investors in People” status |
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siptel wins five year support contract for prestigious London hospital |
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Siptel scoops win at Comms National Awards |
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Avaya unwraps Aura midsize solution for enterprises |
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Avaya launches IP Office Release 5 |
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European IT & office kit replacement plans still on track despite downturn |
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Avaya confirms agreements to purchase Nortel’s Enterprise Solutions Business |
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Plantronics launches VoIP headset system for contact centres |
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Swine Flu highlights need for business continuity plans |
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Avaya claims industry first with new Aura architecture |
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Avaya unveils new range of unified communications technologies |
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Snapshot: Ofcom 's Telecommunications Market Data Update Q3 2008 |
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Downturn spurs market for videoconferencing |
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Sales of smartphones to reach 300 million by 2013 |
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Nortel freezes pay, cuts jobs and forms a new operating structure |
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Speed of UK business broadband gathers pace |
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Ofcom publishes proposals to introduce 116 helpline phone numbers |
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Vodafone moves to de-risk mobile email roll-out |
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Westcon's Las Vegas incentive packs a punch |
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Avaya introduces zero per cent finance promotion |
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IT bosses predict shrinking budgets |
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Microsoft delivers another strong quarter as Vista accelerates |
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Avaya turns iPhone into business tool |
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Companies slow to adopt ‘greener’ IT infrastructure |
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Mobile broadband set to take market by storm |
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Home-based contact center agents rapidly becoming mainstream |
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Financial Institutions push up IT budgets this year |
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Hot market for managed services as firms suffer IT head aches |
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Spend on speech-enabled mobile field force solutions to triple |
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Global market for contact centers exceeds forecasts |
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Q3 PBX line shipments dominated by IP convergence |
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European Commission slams spam laggards |
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LLU in the UK lags far behind European countries |
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Remote working policies lack universal appeal, states report |
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Mobile WiMAX to surpass fixed WiMAX sales by 2008 |
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Research confirms North/South divide in IT staff salaries |
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High cost of telecoms and email misuse |
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Global PSTN voice revenues set to tumble |
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Risk for telecommunications operators |
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Global market for VoIP set for new growth |
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Emerging mass market for Unified Comms |
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Demand for IP Contact Centres 'set to rise' |
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Avaya scores with World Cup network |
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South East set to dominate Euro growth |
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IP Multimedia Subsystem Market 2005-10 |
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UK harvests Convergence potential |
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Avaya and RIM extend IP to BlackBerry on WLAN |
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Extreme Networks' BlackDiamond 8810 Switch Successfully Validated With Avaya's Market Leading IP Telephony Solutions |
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ScanSoft, Inc. and Nuance Communications, Inc have signed a definitive agreement under which ScanSoft will... |
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Avaya SIP Telephony Solutions Receive "Well-Connected Award" from Network Computing Magazine |
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Mitel Introduces New Multimedia Contact Center Integration for Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 |
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Mitel and Microsoft integrate solutions |
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Avaya announces the successful converged solution installations in 6 of the 2006 FIFA World Cup office venues. |
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Avaya launches new enhanced software release on it’s IP Office platform |
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Extreme Networks to showcase an Open Converged Network at CEBIT 2005 |
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Extreme Networks Black Diamond Outperforms key competitors in major tests. |
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Avaya announces at CEBIT it will deliver advanced mobility capabilities powered by its Internet protocol-based software to the Nokia-developed Series 60 Platform. |
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Avaya and Cisco Seen In Tight VoIP Race according to Merrill Lynch |
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Call Centres Planning To Take On More Staff |
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Strong growth forecast for voice applications |
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VoIP set to gain from Y2K fears |
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First London (020) 3 number blocks released from 1 June 2005 |
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Ofcom publishes voice report |
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Intel connects Centrino with all Wi-Fi standards |
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Key Vendors Take IP Testing Further |
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Siptel wins new contract to supply another IP Telephony solution. |
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Small and Medium Businesses’ Needs for Mobility |
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IP Office Named Best In Test |
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Ofcom unveils new comms framework |
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UK harvests Convergence potential
According to a report launched by Intellect the trade association for the UK hi-tech industry, the UK has the potential to become a world leader in convergence, but only if Government, industry and regulators take steps to accelerate the progress made to date.
‘Capitalising on Convergence’, which was developed in conjunction with industry leaders from across the broadcast, consumer electronics, content, telecoms and IT industries, assesses how ready the UK is to exploit the full social and economic value of convergence. Currently, the UK scores 5/10 across a set of six key enablers; Regulation, Commercial, Infrastructure, Content, Devices and Consumers. This score reflects the progress made to date and the scale of the challenge ahead.
Intellect predicts that this score puts the UK on course for full convergence readiness (10/10) by 2012. However, the authors believe that the UK has the potential to accelerate this process by two to three years. This would enable the UK to leap frog its competitors and become a world leader in the exploitation of convergence; delivering real value to UK consumers through an un-paralleled choice of content, services and applications, and real value to the economy through increased investment, the development of a highly skilled workforce, and growth of a strong and healthy converged industry, the report states.
The report has identified three key barriers to more rapid progress, and made recommendations to help speed the process; according to the report:
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Create a more converged industry - With greater levels of dialogue and cooperation between stakeholders across the value chain.
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Create a more converged Government - With a better understanding of the implications of convergence.
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Create more converged regulation - Regulation that takes account of and supports the transition towards digital convergence.
John Higgins, Intellect’s director general, said; “The UK’s strengths in telecoms, IT and the creative industries have given us a head start on our global convergence competitors. However, these competitors are moving at pace, and most are focused on the convergence prize. This term of Government therefore represents a critical juncture.
“We can sit back and begin to feel the social and economic value of convergence from 2012 onwards, or we can accelerate the process within this term of Government, secure our place as a world leader, and reap the full socio economic benefits as our reward.”
In addition to identifying the three key barriers to more rapid progress, the report also identified six key convergence enablers; Regulation, Commercial, Infrastructure, Content, Devices and Consumers. A gap analysis was conducted across each area and the findings highlight key outcomes which industry believe must be achieved if we are to reach 10/10 complete convergence readiness.
Higgins added; “Through the publication of this Report we hope to inform the debate, and provide recommendations which will enable the UK to successfully capitalise on convergence.”
