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Unified Communications delivering on ROI expectations

CDW's second annual Unified Communications Tracking Poll had positive news about the implementation of the technology, most notably that 71 percent of organizations that have fully implemented Unified Communications (UC) say that return on investment (ROI) has met or exceeded their expectations. Read More >>>

Technology budgets 2010: Maintenance gobbles up software spending

Software represents 34 percent of enterprise technology spending, but nearly 55 percent of the applications budget is consumed by maintenance and supporting ongoing operations, according to Forrester Research. Read More >>>

10 things you should know about DirectAccess

DirectAccess is a new remote access technology that's available with the combination of Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 Enterprise or Ultimate editions. DirectAccess promises to revolutionize the entire remote access experience so that employees can be productive from anywhere at any time, without the constraints of traditional remote access technologies, such as network-level VPNs, SSL VPN gateways, and reverse proxies. It provides a seamless experience for users and advanced management capabilities for IT. DirectAccess enables access from anywhere, even when the DirectAccess client system is behind a restrictive firewall. Read More >>>