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Cisco Systems has released a security patch to fix vulnerabilities in a number of its products that are at risk of a denial of service attack.
Cisco is expected to announce a unified communications suite for very small businesses, called Smart Business Communications Systems (SBCS), on Tuesday at its Worldwide Partner Summit in Las Vegas.
Construction heavyweight Leighton Contractors deployed a 500-seat unified communications solution to selected Sydney employees last month.
Cisco's Nick Watson discusses 802.11n, the battle with Microsoft in unified communications, and security issues with Unified Communications Manager.
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If you're thinking about voice over IP, we take a look at the steps involved in getting it set up and what's on offer from four major vendors.
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