Unified Communications ManagerWith the advent of smartphones, wireless PDAs, Netbooks and the ever decreasing cost of Wi-Fi laptops. Not to mention VOIP and multimedia software (videoconferencing, video continuously), it has become increasingly clear that a comprehensive communications solution is necessary for the modern workplace. Software solutions for business communication tend to offer affordable and easy-to-implement options with much smaller costs. short-term financial benefits and valuable improvements. However, you won't get long-term service quality guarantees for the most part. They may also fail to address the limitations of outdated hardware infrastructure that would take advantage of communications software. At best, these solutions ignore the network; at worst, they leave organizations vulnerable to excessive network maintenance. Limited scalability with significant performance degradation. Current software approaches are as follows: Peer to Peer. The P2P approach includes options such as voice conferencing and video conferencing with limited basic VOIP options. The disadvantage is that this method presents extreme administrative difficulties. The IT team can never hope to combine functions that may be offered by different vendors. Even when using full-featured vendor software, one encounters "black box" functionality that puts obstacles in the way of IT administrators with applications that cannot be integrated with subsequent add-on software. Device- or vendor-hosted telecommunications and Internet service providers can offer a range of communications packages that can temporarily reduce overhead costs and administrative requirements. With this approach, you can select and purchase the best devices or endpoints for on-premises use with...... middle of paper...... and rich media can all be handled through this hardware approach and software. Unified communications enables a wide range of easy-to-manage solutions that can be scalable and suitable for most business environments. The open environment allows for existing software applications from vendors as diverse as IBM, Microsoft, WebEx and RIM. Cisco should remain in use. Application development software that provides a versatile service creation platform allows existing software to be used through communication devices. The user is allowed to use multiple software platforms, these eliminating any apprehension of the user. Unified Communication Manager enables scalability without compromising security by unifying communications through a single point. Almost any organization, regardless of size or current infrastructure, can quickly start using unified communications.