Messaging News Webinar--Unified, Secure and Compliant: Best Practices for Unified Communications

April 1, 2010 - PRLog -- On Wednesday, April 7, Messaging News will present a live webinar with Facetime Communications and IBM on how companies are achieving the benefits of Unified Communications (UC), solving the many deployment challenges and managing secure communications of mobile workforces using shared, Web-based resources and social networking features.

WEBINAR DATE AND TIME:
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
11am PDT / 2pm EDT

Registration is open:
http://www.messagingnews.com/form/webinar-unified-secure-and-compliant-best-practices-unified-communications?utm_source=MN&utm_medium=prlog-pressrelease&utm_campaign=ft-webinar

What does unified communications (UC) look like in a Web 2.0 world? The proliferation of applications accessible through multiple devices can be an incredible IT challenge. The convergence of enterprise tools and Web 2.0 apps, like social media, brings new opportunities to the enterprise, but also new risks and an increased need for consistent policies across all UC communications.

Many organizations still need to prepare for the emerging threats and compliance implications that unified communications brings. This free 55-minute Webinar will explore issues to be aware of, examine best practices and review the benefits that drive UC value in the enterprise.

Speakers:
- Stephanie Jordan, editor in chief of Messaging News
- Eric Young, senior director of FaceTime Communications
- Brian Aylward, World-Wide UC2 sales leader for IBM


Focus:

* Best practices and deployment issues to consider when rolling out UC

* Key security and compliance risks created as UC-enabled workforces begin to use new applications from anywhere, at any time

* How UC platforms, like IBM Unified Communications & Collaboration, extend the communications borders of the modern corporate enterprise, increasing productivity while driving down costs

* How to create a security management strategy for UC platforms for social media to prevent malware, loss of confidential information  and to meet compliance requirements

* Ways to address the long-term challenges of managing a UC environment

Attendees will hear how they can achieve the benefits of Unified Communications, solve deployment challenges, learn what’s working in the field, and have their questions answered during this interactive webinar.

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