Eric Shepcaro Quotes (5 Quotes)

Immediate benefits of convergence include significant reductions in capital and operational expenditures. However, those are secondary gains, because network convergence should be more focused on creating the next generation of services that will enable business customers and partners to increase value.

What we find in these statistics is somewhat alarming, that four years after 9-11, a third of companies surveyed still lack these plans. We find that (many) companies that have these plans don't practice them.

A year after the four hurricanes in Florida, 74 of Florida companies have a business continuity plan. And 72 say it's an important priority.

As we look at the landscape for the next several years, we believe all objects will be networked. Everything will have a relation to the network. We believe that's what the future holds, and we also believe that only the service providers with the broadest reach will be able to support it.

Interoperability is one of the biggest challenges facing businesses and government agencies today as they plan their migration to VOIP and IP telephony. This alliance addresses that challenge, ensuring that regardless of where enterprises are in this migration, their traditional voice networks will interoperate with their IP-based voice network and equipment.