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whitepaper Unisys Boosts Productivity, Security With Enterprise-Grade Instant Messaging Solution2006-11-01 01:00:28 Microsoft
  Unisys, a global IT services and solutions company, was an early adopter of Instant Messaging (IM). As use of IM grew, the company needed an enterprise-grade solution that would provide high availability, scalability, and security. The company is upgrading to Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 and plans to deploy it early in 2005. Live Communications Server 2005 uses a two-tier architecture that gives the company high availability, reliability, and scalability. Security is enhanced with message encryption and user authentication. Productivity is boosted by integrating IM into line-of-business applications - including Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services and Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003 - and by extending IM to mobile and remote users without requiring the use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).   
whitepaper National University of Singapore Boosts Collaboration Internally and Externally2006-11-01 01:00:29 Microsoft
  The National University of Singapore (NUS) works hard to provide its students and staff with an up-to-date, efficient communications infrastructure. To achieve that aim, NUS deployed Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 and Microsoft Office Communicator 2005. With this deployment, NUS has provided Instant Messaging (IM) capabilities internally, including within its e-learning portal. And by using the federation feature of Live Communications Server 2005, NUS has also enabled its users to connect instantly to their counterparts at another university. Now, students and faculty find it easier to collaborate with each other and their peers, and the university has gained a communications system it can extend in the future.   
whitepaper Real Estate Firm Extends Communications Channel With Enterprise Presence Solution2006-11-01 01:00:29 Microsoft
  In the highly competitive real estate market in Hong Kong, Centaline Property Consultants has long relied on information technology to enhance its ability to serve clients and support the rapid growth of its mainland operations. Although employees were proficient with e-mail, Centaline decided to improve day-to-day contact among staff members in remote offices by using instant messaging. The company deployed Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 and equipped staff in China with the Microsoft Office Communicator 2005 client. With presence awareness, staff can see at a glance the best way to contact colleagues. The solution is easy to manage and support, provides better network security, and has helped Centaline reduce costs.   
whitepaper IBM Helps Professional Services Firm Improve Collaboration and Automate Business Processes2006-10-20 01:00:16 IBM
  Chio Lim Stone Forest needed to improve its ability to collaborate on transnational projects; its IT subsidiary wanted to create custom collaborative applications that could be used both internally and packaged as service offerings for external clients. The CPA firm implemented a flexible infrastructure for e-mail, instant messaging, calendaring and scheduling, shared team spaces and custom collaborative applications using IBM Lotus Domino Collaboration Express software.   
whitepaper 10 Tips for Using Instant Messaging for Business2006-10-13 01:00:15 Microsoft
  A technology designed initially for conducting one-on-one personal chats has permeated the workplace. Many business people are choosing text-based IM over phone calls and e-mail - preferring its immediacy and streamlined efficiency in getting real-time information from partners, suppliers and colleagues working remotely. Instant messaging is essentially the text version of a phone call. At businesses large and small, more and more people are using it as a communications tool. For many, it serves as a backstop for e-mail problems and other emergencies.   
whitepaper Instant Messaging in Java Made Easy: The Smack API2006-11-01 01:00:29 Sun Microsystems
  Instant Messaging (IM) needs little introduction. IM is a well-known and widely used technology which allows people (or software) to exchange messages over a network in real time. Using loosely coupled client-server architecture, IM clients send their messages over the internet to a central server, which in turn forwards them to the appropriate recipient or recipients. Instant messaging services are regularly used by hundreds of millions of users worldwide. There are many, many IM clients around. Companies such as AOL, Microsoft, and Yahoo provide IM services based on proprietary messaging protocols. This paper explains the Smack API, an easy-to-use open source Jabber API that a person can use to integrate instant messaging and chat features into the Java applications.   
whitepaper Reaching People, Not Devices: Technology that Helps You Reach the Right Person the First Time2006-09-26 01:00:16 Cisco Systems
  This Interactive Overview explains how a Cisco Unified Communications Solution combines data, voice, and video on a single secure network to deliver more effective commhnications that can help lower operating costs, increase customer satisfaction, and optimize business productivity.   
whitepaper ePolicy Best Practices: A Business Guide to Clean & Compliant, Safe & Secure E-Mail and Web Usage and Content0000-00-00 MessageLabs
  Whether your organization is a mid-sized company, a small family business, or a publicly traded corporation, any time you allow employees to access the Web and e-mail, you put your organization's assets, future, and reputation at risk. Accidental misuse -- and intentional abuse -- of e-mail and the Internet can create potentially costly and time-consuming legal, regulatory, security, and productivity headaches for employers of all sizes in all industries.

Organizations that are committed to preventing accidental and intentional email and Web disasters put best practices to work. This white paper highlights best practices that you can begin using in your organization today. 		  
whitepaper Microsoft Unified Communications Solution Helps Chinese Bank Handle Rapid Growth2006-09-20 01:00:17 Microsoft
  Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (SPDB) is a fast-growing financial services company with hundreds of branches across China. In 2004, the bank adopted Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003 to provide employees with Instant Messaging (IM), application sharing, document exchange and collaboration, and voice conferencing. SPDB was very satisfied with the results. Over the next two years, the bank expanded rapidly, and it wanted to ensure that its IT infrastructure, particularly the IM system, would scale to meet ongoing growth. In response, SPDB deployed Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 and Microsoft Office Communicator 2005. The new solution continues to increase worker productivity and save on telephony and storage costs.   
whitepaper Siemens Reaches Consensus Faster With Unified Communications2006-09-14 01:00:16 Microsoft
  In 1998, Siemens, a global technology leader, formed the Siemens Workplace Architecture Team (SWAT) to develop common standards for technology deployments. But as its scope grew, the group struggled to communicate across multiple regions and time zones. Then, the company deployed Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003, followed a couple of years later by Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005, which provided Siemens with instant messaging and presence awareness. SWAT also subscribed to Microsoft Office Live Meeting, a hosted multimedia Web-conferencing solution. With these real-time communication and collaboration tools, SWAT reached consensus faster, cut the number of in-person meetings - and their costs - by half, and took on more projects within the same budget.