Vodafone buys unified communication consultant Bluefish

Unified communication has been around for years, and for a long time vendors struggled to convince enterprises to start using it. But the growing availability and popularity of broadband has made it easier to implement, and more popular, Blood said.

Today, most organizations are comfortable in their basic understanding of unified communication and collaboration technologies, according to Rich Costello, senior research analyst at IDC. Many have already implemented IP telephony, instant messaging and presence, and are now increasingly considering mobility, video conferencing, and hosted unified communication services, in particular, he recently said.

Bluefish has know-how in other areas besides unified communication. For example, Vodafone also highlights its capabilities in networking and cloud services.

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