October November 2014

SPECIAL CONFERENCE EDITION

OCT//NOV
NETWORKS • IP/IP-PBX • VOIP • SIP • SOFTWARE • SERVICE
2014
Ensuring the successful
MCMANUS
BYRD
GUSTAVSEN
PERCY
PATTERSON
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implementation of a Lync
SPICEWORKS EARLES
MEDAK
SURVEY JORGL
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COLWELL
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Room System – Part 2

SULLIVAN
KYKER
Plus much
CROSS
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RUFFIN
more inside
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MM
CANUS

By Kevin McManus, UC Product
Manager, Presentation Products (www.presentationproducts.com)

M
any organizations are looking to
understand how a Lync Room System
can it into their UC strategy. In the
case of the Lync Room System, a good irst step is to launch a Proof of Concept test in order to
evaluate the solution and determine its impact
to the company’s worklow.
his approach is only going to be worthwhile,
however, if all aspects of the integration are
taken into account. Successfully deploying the
Lync Room System requires an understanding
of both the unit as a stand-alone technology
as well as its ability to join the network and
connect users efortlessly.
A key consideration as you move from
discovery to the evaluation phase choosing an
audiovisual integrator that understands how to
help clients successfully deploy and adopt these
systems.
McMANUS continues on page 4
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The Power

of Presence

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by David Byrd, CMO, ANPI –
dbyrd@anpi.com
E
xplaining Hosted Uniied
Communications can get complicated.
Covering and demonstrating the
advanced call-handling features alone could
take hours, leaving the typical traditional system
user dazed and very confused. Ater you factor
in a Hosted UC salesperson’s natural desire to
show of every bell and whistle – from video conferencing to desk sharing to ixed mobile
convergence – any presentation of features and
beneits can quickly become a blur of sound and
motion.
he research has clearly shown that business
men and woman around the world want to
improve their communication capabilities.
BroadSot recently surveyed 1,000 people from

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