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Telecommunications Management for Network-centric Organizations

Invoice-Centric vs. Inventory-Powered ETM

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Webinars

Telecom Expense Management for the Fortune 500: IKON Office Solutions

Introduction to Enterprise Telecommunications Management

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Are You Ready to Migrate to an MPLS-based / Private IP Network?

Multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) has become a hot topic for network executives looking for cost-effective solutions to meet increasingly complex and growing network requirements.  Some of the benefits of MPLS include the ability to prioritize bandwidth by application, automatic redundancy, and the value of a fully-meshed network that's less complex and costly.  But before your organization gets caught up in the buzz, determine first if MPLS migration is truly beneficial to your organization. 

This whitepaper from Visual Networks looks at the basics of MPLS including: What's the difference between MPLS and Site-to-Site IP VPNs, the benefits of Private IP, and the challenges surrounding Private IP Networks.  

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Five Things We Learned about VoIP at VoiceCon 2005

A Commentary About Rivermine's Trip to VoiceCon

1.       Corporate WANs need significant attention prior to being prepared for voice traffic

2.       VoIP initiatives are being created by CEOs and CFOs that read Covad’s advertisement in the Wall Street Journal claiming 40% cost reductions

3.       Telecom managers do NOT believe cost savings will even come close to 40%

4.       Businesses are struggling with basic infrastructure needs such as power and cooling systems

5.       Best practices are emerging for VoIP Migration and IP Convergence

Last week we attended VoiceCon 2005 in Orlando, FL.  If you were looking for some answers to help make sense of the VoIP market, then VoiceCon was a great place to be.  It was an even better place to meet people, and confirm that there are even more questions about owning and operating a mission critical IP network than there are answers.  The one thing that was made clear though, was that no one has all the answers, and migrating voice traffic onto your IP network creates the need for a whole new set of skills, technologies, and services – all at a significant cost.

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Coming Attractions: Gartner's Telecom Expense Management MarketScope Report 

Leading analyst firm Gartner recently published their MarketScope Report on Telecom Expense Management (TEM), along with their ratings of the providers.  Rivermine is proud to be included as one of Gartner's top-rated providers in the TEM space.  This report will be available soon to our newsletter readers, check your inbox in the next few days for the link.  If you are currently a Gartner client, the report can be found at their website, www.gartner.com, doc #G00123396 titled, "MarketScope: Telecom Expense Management, 2005".  

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March 22 - 23, 2005 
Rivermine Software is a sponsor/exhibitor at IQPC's Telecom Financial & IT Asset Management Conference in New Orleans 
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