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Unified Communications Pocket Guide: This comprehensive guide, intended for technical IT staff, voice system managers, and CIOs, provides a complete introduction and expert guidance to enable the successful deployment and management of a Unified Communications UC solution in the enterprise. It describes the issues decision makers need to understand as they set out...; Tags: Unified Communications, ShoreTel, Voice System, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting; White papers 2008-02-25
Getting the Foundation Right - Unified Communications: Enterprises have committed to IP telephony, and completing the conversion to VoIP is just a matter of time and money. VoIP equipment sales surpassed TDM in 2003, and Infonetics projects that 89% of worldwide enterprise voice lines will be IP-PBX based for calendar year 2008....; Tags: Telephony, Unified Communications, IP Telephony, IP, ShoreTel, VOIP, Telecommunications, Telecom & Utilities, Networking; White papers 2008-02-15
Top Ten Issues in Planning, Deploying, and Managing IP Telephony Systems: Carrying out a successful IP telephony IPT deployment takes careful planning and consideration. The detail-laden process requires that you: Assess your company's needs Evaluate competing solutions Select the right vendor Develop an implementation plan Execute a trouble-free deployment ...; Tags: Telephony, IP Telephony, IP, ShoreTel, Ennenga, VOIP, Telecommunications, Telecom & Utilities, Networking; Webcasts 2007-11-07
ShoreTel files infringement counterclaim against Mitel: VoIP technology company ShoreTel has filed a patent infringement counterclaim against competitor Mitel Networks. Filed in Ontario Canada Superior Court, the suit seeks $10 million in damages as well as an injunction.The action comes in reaction to a Mitel patent infringement filing against ShoreTel at the end of June....; Tags: Regulatory, News; Blog posts 2007-08-01
Mitel Vs. ShoreTel: Two VoIP solution providers in Patent suit: (Hey guess what, this isn't an iPhone post!!)But it's important to one of our core missions.Fellow VoIP blogger Jon Arnold's just back from a Mitel conference. They make VoIP products and solutions.Mitel is suing ShoreTel big time. Oh, and ShoreTel makes VoIP products and solutions.Jon's take is here.I share...; Tags: Regulatory; Blog posts 2007-06-28

ShoreTel's IPO should elevate their competitive posture in enterprise VoIP: You may not have heard of ShoreTel, so some factoidness to get you started.I consider them a leader in the Enterprise VoIP space. ShoreTel 7 has some new features, including Programmable Toolbars that enable end users to execute telephony applications via the Personal Call Manager as well as the...; Tags: Predictions and Observations, News; Blog posts 2007-06-12
IP Telephony Executive Guide 2007: If you're considering a switch from a traditional PBX to an IP PBX, ShoreTel's IP Telephony Executive Guide will help. It's an information-packed compendium of articles that explains how you can: Assess your IP infrastructure's readiness for voice Mitigate IP telephony security risks Develop a...; Tags: IP Telephony, IP, ShoreTel, PBX, VOIP, Telephony, Network Technology, Networking, Telecommunications; White papers 2007-04-01
The Vertical Professional Services Market Rates Importance of IP Telephony Features, Management and Applications: This white paper presents the results of a ShoreTel-commissioned survey that was conducted by Computerworld Research in February 2007. The goal of the survey was to better understand the challenges of IP telephony as reported by IT influencers in the vertical professional services market (primarily in the architecture/engineering and consulting/accounting/...; Tags: Phone, Telephony, Professional Services, IP Telephony, IP, ShoreTel, Survey, VOIP, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking; White papers 2007-04-01
IP Telephony from A to Z: The Complete IP Telephony eBook: This information-packed eBook is a must-read if you're considering a move to an all-IP network. The document outlines the benefits of convergence and explains what you need to consider when you're ready to evaluate IP telephony vendors. It even offers a handy implementation calendar that you can use to chart...; Tags: Telephony, IP Telephony, IP, ShoreTel, VOIP, E-books, Telecommunications, Network Technology, Networking, Personal Technology; White papers 2007-03-01
Selecting an IP Telephony System: Why Architecture Matters: Today, over 90 percent of all phone systems sold are IP telephony systems. But not all IP phones are created equal. Some are merely IP-enabled legacy systems that can't deliver on the full promise of IP telephony IPT. The best way to understand how an IP...; Tags: Phone, Telephony, IP Telephony, IP, ShoreTel, Winslow, VOIP, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Telecom & Utilities; Webcasts 2007-02-15
Building Reliable IP Telephony Systems: One of the most important pieces of keeping a business afloat is reflected in its voice system. Downtime can severely affect an organization's productivity and hinder businesses throughout all departments. Many businesses are starting to look at their telephony systems, so it is more important than ever to understand...; Tags: Telephony, Downtime, IP Telephony, IP, ShoreTel, VOIP, Telecommunications, Telecom & Utilities, Networking; White papers 2006-10-01
ShoreTel Ergonomic Phones: Ergonomics is the science of designing products, machines, and systems in a way that maximizes the safety, comfort, and efficiency of the people who use them. Unfortunately, until now, few office telephones have been designed with ergonomics in mind. But ShoreTel has changed all that with the introduction of its...; Tags: Phone, ShoreTel, Ergonomics, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Telecom & Utilities, Human Resources, Gender And Diversity; White papers 2006-09-01
Liberty Hardware Switches to VoIP, Saves Over $211,000 in First Year Alone: When Liberty Hardware embarked on an initiative late in 2004 to improve internal communications between all of its worldwide locations, it decided a Voice over IP phone system was the way to go. After thoroughly researching VoIP solutions from Avaya, Cisco, and ShoreTel, Liberty selected the ShoreTel system for its...; Tags: ShoreTel, Hardware, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking; Case studies 2006-06-01
Opening the Door to VoIP--and More Effective Phone Communications: When YSG Door Security Consultants began exploring IP-based phone systems, it was because the company realized it needed a more efficient and cost-effective way to communicate among its multiple manufacturing facilities, distribution center, and corporate headquarters. To meet its growing communications needs, YSG considered upgrading its existing Avaya PBX system;...; Tags: Phone, ShoreTel, Telephony, VOIP, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking; Case studies 2006-06-01
California Superior Court Switches to VoIP to Improve Service and Cut Costs: After thoroughly reviewing its options for replacing an aging Ericsson PBX-based telephone system with a new VoIP solution, the Superior Court of California, County of Monterey, ultimately partnered with ShoreTel for its IP telephony needs. Find out why in this case study, which highlights the features of ShoreTel's voice switches...; Tags: Phone, California, IP, ShoreTel, VOIP, Telecom & Utilities, Telephony, Telecommunications, Networking; Case studies 2006-06-01
Muzak Tunes its Telephony System with ShoreTel: As the world's leading music, messaging, and sound systems provider, Muzak found that its legacy PBX system could not scale to support the company's tremendous growth. With 200 offices worldwide using more than 30 different kinds of telephones, the complexity and costs were staggering. After carefully evaluating VoIP offerings from...; Tags: Telephony System, ShoreTel, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking; Case studies 2006-05-01
ShoreTel System Keeps Pace With Retailer Design Within Reach's Expansion Plans: Design Within Reach deployed ShoreTel to 25 locations with 135 users. Another 40 locations and 265 users will be added in the near future. Fast-growing Design Within Reach was opening 20 new store locations a year. Thirty-five retail stores were already open, each using separate and expensive-to-maintain...; Tags: Phone, ShoreTel, Retail, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications; Case studies 2006-05-01
Extreme Networks Delivers High-Performance Infrastructure for Powerful ShoreTel IP Telephony Solution: IIMAK (International Imaging Materials, Inc.) is North America's leading manufacturer of thermal transfer ribbons. IIMAK needed to upgrade its infrastructure in order to keep up with its financial, administrative, and order fulfillment applications. The previous 3Com infrastructure, built on shared hub architecture, was no longer sufficient and performance and reliability...; Tags: Telephony, High-performance, IP Telephony, ShoreTel, Extreme Networks, VOIP, Telecommunications, Leadership, Manufacturing, Telecom & Utilities, Networking, Management; Case studies 2006-03-01
Satisfied with Your Phone System? Leading Company Tells You How It's Done: Because any phone system is critical to your mission, you must be confident with both the product and service -- BEFORE you select a vendor. With ShoreTel, you can be assured of minimal business disruption, ease of migration and world-class phone features. ShoreTel provides technical training and shares best...; Tags: Phone, ShoreTel, Telecom & Utilities; White papers 2005-12-01
Network World Special Report on VoIP: IP telephony allows you to marry your voice and data networks, eliminating duplicate costs, headaches and hassle, not to mention traditional PBX leases, per-minute toll charges and more. This year more than 50% of all PBX systems sold are IP PBXs. This special report lays the groundwork for identifying...; Tags: Network, IP Telephony, IP, ShoreTel, PBX, Network World, VOIP, Telephony, Telecommunications, Networking; White papers 2005-10-01

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ShoreTel: ShoreTel is a provider of Internet Protocol IP telecommunications systems for enterprises. Co.'s systems are based on its distributed software architecture and switch-based hardware platform...; ShoreTel company page on BNET »