Research and Markets Adds Report: World Enterprise IP Telephony Endpoint Markets

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "World Enterprise IP Telephony Endpoint Markets."

In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include:

This Frost & Sullivan research service titled World Enterprise IP Telephony Endpoint Markets provides IPT endpoint vendors with an analysis of the dynamics of a changing market. In this research, Frost & Sullivan's analysts examine the following technologies: Internet protocol (IP) desktop phones, session initiation protocol (SIP) phones, basic enterprise desktop softphones, enterprise desktop unified communications (UC) clients, and enterprise mobile clients [fixed mobile convergence (FMC)/ message understanding conference (MUC)].

According to the report, an increasing number of enterprises in the world enterprise IP telephony (IPT) endpoint market are realizing the benefits of IP desktop phones and enterprise soft clients. This positive trend neutralizes any ill effects, if any, of the current economic downturn on this market. The IP desktop phone is no longer a simple device, but a highly intelligent and integrated communication endpoint interoperable with the enterprise hardware/software platforms and communication applications. On the other hand, last year, it was anticipated that PC softphones would be the natural transition to unified communications (UC) clients.

The report noted that in terms of models, the year 2008 saw the introduction of third-generation IP desktop phones by various market participants. Their main characteristics are color screens, support for productivity applications, better synchronization with multiple endpoints, improved band audio functionality, and 'green' benefits such as improved power efficiency. Enterprise soft clients, on the other hand, have been penetrating the market in the last two years mainly driven by the overall software revolution, the case around unified communications and the growing demand for enterprise fixed-mobile convergence.

Report information:

http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/25571f/world_enterprise_i

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