Integrated communications services: News stories

In this CIO Magazine article, IBM's Laurence Guihard-Joly and Bruce Morse discuss tips for implementation and achieving ROI, and benefits of unified communication (instant messaging (IM), web conferencing, IP telephony, expertise identification, e-mail, unified messaging and mobile devices).

IBM is ramping up its investment in products such as Lotus Sametime to provide unified communications to the largest business customers.

IBM RFID Services and Software combine in container management solutions for Honda Italia. US-based manufacturer uses RFID tracking solutions from IBM for yard management which yields 100% ROI in just one year from labor savings and optimized workflow.

IBM and our partners converge Virginia Commonwealth University's (VCU)complex voice and data network to accommodate VoIP across 120 buildings on two campuses, and install new IP phones providing the savings, expandability and enhanced security, 911 and call features needed for the future.