As the world becomes more interconnected and the marketplace relies more and more on electronic transactions, you need an enterprise messaging system that connects distributed applications so they can communicate with each other.  Not only that; enterprise messaging must be free-flowing with partners and customers outside the firewall.  A robust enterprise messaging system will ensure that communication and transactions happen accurately and reliably, thereby facilitating fast responses to requests for payments, status checks, quotes, and more.

Enterprise messaging, voice, and conferencing are often integrated into Unified Messaging solutions to enable easier, more direct collaboration.  Product complexity and previous large investments in existing communication infrastructures make it challenging for organizations to implement the right system.

Voice & Data Networks (VDN) helps you assess the business impact of unified communications and select and deploy the right technology.  We can:

• Determine vital factors such as cost, performance, compliance, disaster planning, and backup/recovery objectives.
• Assess your current environment.
• Create a strategic migration plan.

VDN’s expertise in enterprise messaging and unified communications technology helps you plan, optimize, and deploy your system.  Combined with our solutions for business continuity, backup/recovery, security, management, and compliance, this expertise uniquely qualifies us to design your complete system.

Unified Communications

Most enterprises have already made significant investments in communication infrastructure.  Implementing new systems, upgrading existing technology, or migrating to a new platform can be daunting.

VDN can help you through this process.  And to ensure we design and deploy the unified communications system that meets your needs, we start with a detailed analysis of your:

• Current and planned networks.
• Active directory environment.
• Existing and planned messaging platforms.
• Scalability requirements.
• Required service levels.
• System manageability requirements.
• Remote and mobile user needs.
• Interoperability requirements.

Microsoft Exchange

Exchange Messaging Server is a highly modular and scalable open architecture messaging system.  Strategic IT Services specialists utilize Exchange Messaging, integrated spam detection, handling, and decision making across the entire messaging system — from connection controls to the end user mail client.

VDN can help you design, implement, or upgrade your messaging systems.  We can help you:

• Design and implement unified communications systems that integrate email, messaging, fax, voice, and conferencing.
• Integrate compliance, disaster planning, security, and backup/recovery strategies.
• Migrate from Lotus Notes or Novell GroupWise platforms.
• Upgrade existing systems to the latest Microsoft technologies.
   

VDN's Mission Statement:
Make communications applications return profitability and efficiencies to our customers.