Unified communications (UC) is increasingly being adopted in companies across the spectrum — from small to large businesses. But varying ideas are in circulation as to what this rich collective of technologies entails. So what is UC really? A tale of two components Two components define UC — communication and collaboration applications on the one […]
Bennie Langenhoven
After obtaining a master's in electronic engineering from Stellenbosch University, Bennie spent a few years with Denel as a development engineer. He then moved into an R&D management position in the navigation field, which included hardware and software design at the CSIR. Thereafter, he managed a related business unit within the CSIR until 2000.
At this point, Bennie became involved in the Telecommunications industry. He joined Tellumat as a project manager and has since held a number of positions within the company, including technical manager and manager of managed services. He currently holds the position of managing executive of Tellumat Communication Solutions, bringing to it his extensive knowledge of the telecoms market and business communication systems.
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Unified communications can benefit SMEs too
Unified communications (UC) is enjoying accelerating adoption in the enterprise, based on its inherent efficiencies, cost-savings and business-process improvements. Partly thanks to the rise of tablet PCs and smartphones, it is one of the great success stories of ICT, and many vendors have come to the party with excellent functionality. But the benefits of UC […]
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The state of the unified communications market
To understand the true benefits of unified communications (UC) it is necessary to examine the current state of this market, where it came from and where it is headed. Along the way we can debunk a few myths and misconceptions that stand in the way of its widespread adoption. UC is not VoIP It’s bigger […]
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Unified communications on the go
It took the creative genius of an Apple to fulfil the prophecy, but the age of mobility is finally here, and it shows no signs of letting up on innovative surprises or promoting widespread addictive behaviour. First, the iPhone rekindled the smartphone concept, brushing aside Symbian and to a lesser degree BlackBerry, and spawning formidable […]
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The secret is simplicity
Everybody knows total cost of ownership goes much further than the upfront capital cost of a system, whether a unified communications system or otherwise. What most people don’t see is the golden thread of simplicity that runs through low total cost of ownership (TCO) systems. It is apparent in all the elements of TCO and […]