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May 5, 2006

The Four Stages Of Enterprise Managed IP Communications

Service Provider Process Automation Is The Key To Managed IP Communications

by Phil Sayer

with Cliff Condon, Elizabeth Herrell, Randy Heffner, Andrea Carini


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

European service providers are promising "on demand" pricing models for managed IP communication services to enterprises. Forrester spoke with 21 service providers vying for position in this emerging market, reinforcing our view that enterprises adopt managed IP communication services in four stages. Savvy enterprises that understand the characteristics of these stages are better prepared to make decisions about the quality and cost tradeoffs of their communication requirements. This helps them better differentiate the "best fit" among service provider propositions and accelerate their unified communication goals.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemEnterprises Turn To IP Communications For Productivity Gains

itemFirms Adopt Managed IPC In Four Stages

itemEstablish Service Provider Deals For Long-Term Results

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itemIdentify The Payoffs For Each IPC Development Stage

WHAT IT MEANS

itemTransforming To IP Is Elementary, But Long-Term Planning Earns Honors

itemSupplemental Material

Forrester interviewed 21 service providers and five user companies, including: AT&T, Avaya, BT, Cisco, CSC, Dimension Data, HP, IBM, Siemens, Swisscom, and T-Systems.

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Analyst: Phil Sayer
Technology: Communications Infrastructure, Managed Telecommunications Services, Networking, Telecommunications Services, Telecommunications Services By Region, Unified Communications, Voice Services
Geography: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America

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