Zeus Kerravala Quotations

What they're trying to do is to take IP communications to another level. Every vendor has the same vision, but they're all at different points to getting there.

We're starting to hit that wave where interoperability and partnerships will define the long-term winners and losers.

One of the goals here is unified communications. It's really removing a lot of latency in business communications.

I think it's good for 3Com to get a fresh start. Bruce probably took them as far as he could.

I think enterprise is an area they need to shore up. They've had a lot of change there. And I don't know how you keep the train running when you've got churn throughout the organization like that.

What I think a lot of companies are looking for is a multipurpose LAN device like Cisco's ISR. This is a relatively small deal. It won't turn Nortel around, but it does give them a legitimate end-to-end WAN play.

What IP does is remove the heavy infrastructure demands for call centers.

We characterize this trend as the 'growing operational gap' between the level of IT staffing and the requirements their companies are placing on their infrastructure, particularly their networks. A solution for bridging this operational gap is for networking vendors to develop more intelligent products and features that will help boost an IT manager's operational efficiency.

As the volume of mission critical traffic continues to grow, it is imperative for organizations of all sizes to improve the availability and security of their networks. Specialized managed and professional services that meet specific business challenges, will allow companies to keep pace with congestion in today's network environment.

It's like driving on the interstate during rush hour. Nobody is moving that fast... If you're in a branch office and you need to access the data center, these people watching the game could actually create a situation where all traffic slows to a halt.

Interest in March Madness is much higher than other sporting events, especially by office workers who have betting pools everywhere.

The emergence of integrating presence applications to streamline communications amongst employees is one area that is garnering tremendous interest from enterprise customers worldwide. Cisco and IBM demonstrating standards-based integration of presence applications within a leading IP communications systems environment is indicative of this trend and the forthcoming delivery of these solutions.

The growing complexity coupled with heavy competition is placing significant pressure on network equipment manufacturers to quickly bring to market high quality systems. Test systems that are focused on improving the testing cycle and reducing time to market are critical for the success of system vendors.