Intercompany: Size Matters. One of the crucial components of this public announcement is the” Intercompany” ability. An intercompany Cisco TelePresence network service, which allows clients to preserve close contact with their protracted supply chain or communities of interest, has the latent potential to revolutionize businesses. Additionally, as more and more people utilize a network service –like Telephony, Internet, Web 2.0 social networking, or Intercompany Cisco TelePresence, the more valued the service becomes.

Increased value entices more users, ensuring a positive feedback loop and sustained usage expansion and growth –this is called the “Network Effect “. It is no small coincidence or wonder that the New AT&T shares this vision with its partner Cisco; as per Wikipedia, the network effect was presented in the 1908 annual report by the then AT&T President Theodore Vail — nearly 100 years ago! and now IP DNA meets network DNA, fitting anniversary event.

Talking of IP DNA, this brings me to the networking and Internet innovator, Robert Metcalfe and his commandment. In this situation it stimulates: “The value of intercompany Cisco TelePresence – and the network service which makes it conceivable – can be expected to go up not linearly, but in ratio to the square of the quantity of users. “As more companies utilize intercompany Cisco TelePresence, its value for the user and for the provider increases. This is definitely true as the network reaches its critical mass.

AT&T Managed TelePresence Solution will be obtainable in the second half of 2008 with reach to 23 nations all over the world. Additional country availability is planned for the year 2009. Early trials of the solution are happening now.

Managed Telepresence: “Managed” Matters. Managed business services provide dependability, high availability and self-assurance. Via Cisco TelePresence, enterprise clients are able to connect with each other, partners and suppliers via this super scalable and protected solution across the globe. The addition of an ongoing managed service facet to TelePresence delivers sureness that the experience will be provided. The AT&T solution is a ground-breaking turnkey bundle which assimilates AT&T global MPLS VPN network, Cisco TelePresence application, and tactical application management for quick turn-up and simplicity of use, promising the client experience to be awesome.

AT&T Managed TelePresence will provide:

  • a bundled, completely-managed service which provides a turn-key solution for companies.
  • a “meet-me” business-to-business connectivity feature which permits numerous companies in different sites to connect with one another
  • Web-based application for setting up, directory assistance and reporting analytics
  • Managed network services empowering converged network solution supported by Service Level Agreements to enhance Cisco TelePresence application

 

As enterprises increasingly look to Cisco TelePresence in their office work places, the confidence that it can be completely managed should only assist them to adopt and scale it all over their enterprise. An analyst said” There’s no apology for companies not to have Cisco TelePresence as it fits with worldwide growth stratagems, enhances work practices, carbon reduction programs, etc — and the business case is obvious.”

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