Adoption of VoIP, IP VPN and Converged Solutions to Rise Across the Education Sector.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c44050) has announced the addition of In-Sights: Education Adoption of VoIP, IP VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. , and Converged Solutions to their offering. Businesses are increasingly well aware of the wide array of IP voice solutions available to meet their business needs. This has resulted in strong adoption among US business overall (33%), with similar adoption among the Education market segment. This segment is slightly below the national average in adoption of IP VPN services. To date, the Education market segment has been one of the weakest industries in converging con·verge v. con·verged, con·verg·ing, con·verg·es v.intr. 1. a. To tend toward or approach an intersecting point: lines that converge. b. voice, data, and video capabilities. However, Education IT managers are similarly inclined to increasingly converge con·verge v. con·verged, con·verg·ing, con·verg·es v.intr. 1. a. To tend toward or approach an intersecting point: lines that converge. b. network capabilities in the next 18 months, as are their counterparts in other industries. IT expenditures in this segment are more focused on achieving competitive advantage. As competition for students increases, we anticipate continued differentiation in these areas for higher-education institutions. We believe that in the long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. , efforts to improve employee productivity and contain costs will continue to drive increasing levels of investment in IP-based services, including multiple VoIP solutions, such as IP PBXs (Internet Protocol Private Branch eXchange) A telephone switch that supports voice over IP (VoIP). IP PBXs convert IP phone calls into traditional circuit-switched TDM connections for the PSTN. , as well as IP VPN. The Education sector expenditures on convergence of networks are also likely to grow closer to the national average through the next several years. List of Tables Table 1. Use and Planned Use of IP VPN Table 2. Types of Current IP VPN Deployments (Multiple Responses Allowed) Table 3. Future IP VPN Deployment Plans (Multiple Responses Allowed) Table 4. IP VPN Displacement displacement, in psychology: see defense mechanism. Same as offset. See base/displacement. of Legacy WAN Services Table 5. "In-House In-house In the context of general equities, keeping an activity within the firm. For example, rather than go to the marketplace and sell a security for a client to anyone, an attempt is made to find a buyer to complete the transaction with the firm. " vs. Carrier Deployment of IP VPN Table 6. Current VoIP Adoption Table 7. Preferred Channel Partners for IP Solutions Table 8. Current Common Network Convergence of Voice, Data and Video Table 9. Future Convergence Plans Table 10. Drivers of Network Convergence For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c44050 |
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