Enterprise Telecom Management Issues
October 2004

VoIP is a disruptive technology. Its impact is felt across the organization, especially in the Telecom Management group assigned to manage it. Not only does VoIP bring traditional PBX management issues, it adds management challenges for the data communications portion of the converged network, as well as IT security. VoIP is forcing the convergence of these three functional groups, imposing requirements on each for effective management and delivery of service. This paper discusses voice management challenges facing traditional PBX environments and converging VoIP networks.

Enterprise Telecom Management solutions
October 2004

The limited voice network management tools available to the enterprise have traditionally been single-purpose point products that are expensive, difficult to manage, and only solve a small part of your management pain. These traditional solutions also do not elegantly scale across small and large voice environments nor support a hybrid mix of legacy and VoIP systems in a single enterprise network. What has been sorely absent are appropriately scaled, yet integrated solutions for providing end-to-end, multi-vendor management and security for evolving hybrid voice networks…until now.

Enterprise Telecom Security Threats
October 2004

Legacy voice networks have never been properly secured, and the convergence of voice and data is dramatically increasing network complexity and security risks. Strong voice security is a requirement for any enterprise incorporating VoIP. The paper provides information on vulnerabilities in traditional TDM and new VoIP implementations, as will as how different VoIP deployment scenarios are impacted by these threats. Unique vulnerabilities in hybrid voice networks consisting of legacy and TDM equipments are also discussed.

Enterprise Telecom Security Solutions
October 2004

Whether an enterprise is attempting to address voice threats across a legacy, hybrid, or pure VoIP environment, emerging voice firewall and voice intrusion prevention solutions are now available that address the unique threats of real time communications and support unified voice security across TDM or VoIP networks.