Two of the hottest terms in IT and telecom today – cloud computing and unified communications – are perfect dance partners. Cloud computing suggests a world of high mobility, a world where messages, tools, applications and anything else can be drawn

There are two ways to understand the world of unified communications. On one hand, there are the discrete technologies and platforms -- the VoIPs, IMs, videoconferencing suites and others -- that make up an overall corporate communications platform. On

Much of the autumn has been spent watching Cisco spend money and make product introductions. The biggest deal was its move on Tandberg, the Norwegian videoconferencing company. The deal was announced Oct. 1, but stalled as most Tandberg investors

Since the deployment of a unified communications (UC) platform is such a complex undertaking, many people assume that it immediately spells big changes – both negatives and positives – to users.   That isn't necessarily the case, however.

There is nothing dramatically new in smartphone security.   That doesn’t mean that the world is safe for the growing category of gadgets. Quite the opposite: The landscape is growing increasingly dangerous. The growth is more incremental than