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ALSO CALLED: Long-haul Private-line Services, WATS, Wide-area Telephone Service, Wholesale Long-haul Private-line Services, Long-distance Services
DEFINITION: WATS (wide-area telephone service) is a specialized form of fixed-rate long-distance telecommunication service. WATS lines are commonly used by businesses and government agencies. Some individuals and small corporations also have WATS subscriptions.There are three types of WATS lines: IN-WATS (for incoming calls), OUT-WATS (for outgoing calls), or a combination of both services. IN-WATS lines have  … 
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Allied Solutions Moves IP Telephony System to CDW Data Center
sponsored by CDW Corporation
CASE STUDY: As part of a larger outsourcing project, Allied Solutions decided to outsource their IP Telephony infrastructure to take advantage of the stability, security, and redundancy that a data center could offer. To achieve this goal, they turned to CDW’s Hosting and Managed Services solutions.
Posted: 08 Sep 2009 | Published: 08 Sep 2009


An Emerging Triple Play: Video Communications, Managed Services and Unified Communications
sponsored by TANDBERG
WHITE PAPER: An intriguing triple-play is emerging - the combination of video communications, managed services and unified communications - to create a new approach to inter- and intra-company collaboration and operational excellence.
Posted: 12 Nov 2009 | Published: 12 Nov 2009


Best Practices for Controlling Skype in your Enterprise
sponsored by Blue Coat
WHITE PAPER: Skype usage is continuing to gain ground in enterprises with over 250 million downloads worldwide. Management therefore needs to decide whether the benefits overcome the drawbacks and set appropriate policies within the organization. Read this paper for more details.
Posted: 14 May 2009 | Published: 14 May 2009


Case Study: Manchester College Replaces a Failing Voicemail and Phone System
sponsored by CDW Corporation
CASE STUDY: Manchester College had phone and voicemail systems that had outlived their life expectancy. CDW implemented an advanced unified communications system that brought their phone and voicemail into the 21st century.
Posted: 08 Sep 2009 | Published: 08 Sep 2009


Controlling the Cost of Audio Conferencing
sponsored by Citrix Online
WHITE PAPER: This Wainhouse Research application brief explores the costs of audio conferencing – specifically whether organizations consider cost to be a problem and what they're doing to control it.
Posted: 10 Sep 2009 | Published: 10 Sep 2009


Converged Communications: The Time Is Now
sponsored by CDW Corporation
EGUIDE: This Trend Advisory guide features a series of articles on Unified Communications. Each piece covers a different aspect of the subject. Learn how convergence communications is changing everything in the business world as more and more companies are taking voice and video to the data network.
Posted: 08 Sep 2009 | Published: 08 Sep 2009


Developing a Unique Unified Communications Strategy
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
EGUIDE: This E-Guide explains how companies can leverage communications, collaboration and business applications to build a UC solution that produces short- and long-term ROI.
Posted: 14 Sep 2009 | Published: 14 Sep 2009


Get More Value from Audio Conferencing
sponsored by Citrix Online
PODCAST: Listen to this podcast to hear how all-new HiDef Corporate™ leverages the communicative advances of the Internet and next generation telephony to revolutionize the way call conferencing is administered and billed.
Posted: 10 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 10 Sep 2009


How to develop the right skills to make selling UC profitable for your business
sponsored by Catalyst Telecom
EGUIDE: Many networking channel partners have put up the investment to understand and sell hardware components for unified communications (UC). This Pocket E-Guide details what skills you need to have to bring UC to life.
Posted: 05 Nov 2009 | Published: 05 Nov 2009


Networking and Unified Communications
sponsored by CDW Corporation
WHITE PAPER: In an effort to drive profitability and rein in costs, businesses are continually seeking to improve operational capabilities. Primary to this objective are today’s burgeoning network infrastructures which are continually being asked to do more.
Posted: 08 Sep 2009 | Published: 08 Sep 2009


Networking and Unified Communications Reference Guide
sponsored by CDW Corporation
ESSENTIAL GUIDE: CDW is committed to getting you everything you need to make the right purchasing decisions — from products and services to information about the latest technology. This reference guides is designed to provide you with an in-depth look at Networking and unified communications as they relate to the IT challenges your organization faces.
Posted: 08 Sep 2009 | Published: 08 Sep 2009


Reality Check: Five Things You Should Know About SIP
sponsored by Catalyst Telecom
PODCAST: In this edition of Reality Check, telecom analyst and resident expert Jon Arnold discusses the five things you should know about SIP. Take a listen and learn about SIP trunking, presence, mobile SIP and more.
Posted: 02 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 02 Nov 2009


SIP Trunks: A No-Brainer for VoIP Rollouts
sponsored by Sprint
EGUIDE: Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) trunking services from IP telephony service providers have been on the market since 2005, but deployments have been limited. Read this Pocket E-Guide to find out why network managers should be looking at SIP as a part of their VoIP deployment plans.
Posted: 13 Nov 2009 | Published: 13 Nov 2009

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LONG DISTANCE SERVICES DEFINITION (continued): …  telephone numbers with certain area codes reserved expressly for that purpose, such as 800, 888, or 877. People calling these numbers are not charged a long-distance toll. Instead, the recipient (subscriber) is charged a fixed monthly rate up to a certain number of hours of usage. Beyond the limit, an additional toll is imposed. OUT-WATS lines are, in effect, fixed-rate long-distance subscriptions.With most WATS lines, calling-zone restrictions apply. For example, it might not be possible to make or accept WATS calls to or from locations within the state where the subscriber is located, or to … 
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