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Featured Articles » FTI Technology Reveals Results of Corporate e-discovery Trends Study » Is Your Bank Portable? » ComSci Introduces New Solutions » Study: Vast Majority of Employees Don't Know What's Expected of Them   Sponsored By: Sangoma Technologies WEBINAR: Defining Best Practices For Deploying a Resilient UC and SIP Trunking Solution using Microsoft® Lync® Tuesday, March 12, 2013 TIME: 2:00PM ET/ 11:00 AM PT REGISTER TODAY! Insight on Smaller, multi-site Microsoft LYNC deployments with SIP Trunking and SBCs Two of the hottest topics in the IP Communications space are about to converge; deploying a UC Solution with Microsoft Lync and the fast growing technology of SIP Trunks. Fold in the concern of providing both of these services with the resiliency and reliability of a more traditional PBX solution and the need is clear for a new set up with Best Practices for deploying this important solution set. As forward-looking companies around the globe are realizing the cost savings and workforce productivity gains using unified communications solutions, such as Microsoft(R) Lync(R) and Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) trunking, deploying these solutions in smaller or multi-site companies bring a unique set of challenges. These types of sites often do not have the on-site support staff to manage these implementations on a day-to-day basis. Implementations need to be extremely reliable and continue to deliver key services, even in the event that one component or connection fails. This unique on-line panel discussion, will discuss these issues and recommendations for successfully addressing them. A panel of experts such as this is usually only assembled for industry events with a big price tag for attending. This is a rare opportunity to hear and interact with a panel of this caliber as this in a free webinar. Discussion Will Include: Security and interoperability best practices with Microsoft Lync Potential saving from using SIP Trunking Keys to evaluating SIP Trunking service providers Benefits of an Enterprise Session Border Controller (eSBC) Adding survivability with a qualified Survivable Branch Appliance (SBA) Creating resiliency with Failover, Dynamic Routing and Local Registration Capabilities   Top Stories » Drivewyze, PeopleNet Sign MoU to Enhance Road Safety for Trucks » LRES Introduces New Version of Auto Assignment Technology for Financial Industry » Rebirth Financial Lending Program Available Across America » CareerBuilder Launches New Mobile Features   From The Expert Corner March 06, 2013 Looking at the Financing Landscape in the Year Ahead -- and Beyond By TMCnet Special Guest Tracy Eden, National Marketing Director, Commercial Finance Group (CFG) Though we are now nearly four years past the official end of the Great Recession, obtaining credit remains challenging for many small and mid-sized businesses. This is especially true for businesses that have experienced difficulties such as a drop in revenue, or those with inadequate capital structure to support their cash flow. Companies like these often find that their financing options are limited, especially within the realm of traditional bank financing. In fact, many small and mid-sized businesses have simply given up trying to obtain financing. In a recent survey conducted among business owners and executives by Forbes Insights and CIT, only 11 percent of respondents said they had sought new lines of credit or small business financing over the past year in an effort to help improve their cash flow. Asset-Based Lending as an Alternative In these circumstances, many owners often find that alternative and non-bank financing options can help them obtain the capital they need to keep the gears of their business running smoothly. Asset-based lending (or ABL) is one of these non-bank alternatives... Read More    Featured Videos TransNexus Talks VoIP Fraud at ITEXPO Miami 2013    Featured Resources » Biscom Secure File Transfer Architecture and Overview » RingCentral allowed the Amerivest Reality to go national without the expense of traditional phone systems. » Simplifying the Tax and Regulatory Obligations of Your Telecom Offering   TMCnet's Blogs » Mobile World Congress 2013 Recap » Microsoft EU Fine Shows Irony of Tech Antitrust   Featured Channels » Telecom Expense Management » Enterprise Mobile Solutions » Software Monetization   Advertise With Us   General advertising Info: Click here      Become a TMCnet columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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