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ALSO CALLED: Metro Area Networks, Metro Access Networks, Networks, Metropolitan Area Networks, Metropolitan Access Networks DEFINITION: A metropolitan area network (MAN) is a network that interconnects users with computer resources in a geographic area or region larger than that covered by even a large local area network (LAN) but smaller than the area covered by a wide area network (WAN). The term is applied to the interconnection of networks in a city into a single larger network (which may then also offer efficient connection to … Definition continues below.
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Best Practices for Communications Transformation: Transportation, Energy, and the Public Sector sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper will provide insight into: a- the communications requirements of three specific industry segments (transportation, energy and the public sector), b- best practices to deliver the services and manage the projects efficiently, and c- innovative solutions and strategies deployed by these industry segments. Posted: 26 Mar 2009 \| Published: 26 Mar 2009 TOPICS: Communications Networks \| Communications Systems \| Energy Industries \| Public Sector \| Telecommunications Industry \| Telecommunications Infrastructure \| Telecommunications Service Providers \| Telecommunications Services \| Telecommunications Systems \| Transportation Industry

Beyond Boundaries: A New Role for Finance in Driving Business Collaboration sponsored by SAP America Inc ANALYST REPORT: In June 2008, CFO Research Services conducted a research program among senior finance executives in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The research looked at what kinds of alliances companies are forming and how finance sees itself working with internal and external partners to establish and assess successful alliances. Posted: 08 Jun 2009 \| Published: 08 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Business Communications \| Business Intelligence \| Business IT Alignment \| Business Management \| Business Metrics \| Business Models \| Business Performance Management \| Business Process Modeling \| Business Processes \| Business Systems \| CEOs \| CFOs \| CIOs \| Communications Networks \| Financial Management \| Financial Reporting

Business IP Telephony Cost Savings are Driving Unified Communications Beyond the Office Walls sponsored by Sprint EGUIDE: Mobile unified communications can take many forms, but it is essentially defined by the ability to deliver all the communication options of the office desk to workers outside the office. This pocket E-Guide details how to alleviate cost pain points of communications by implementing various aspects of mobile and unified communications. Posted: 13 Nov 2009 \| Published: 13 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Communications Networks \| Communications Systems \| Email \| Mobile Device Management \| Mobile Workers \| Unified Messaging \| VoIP \| VPN

Case Study: Unified Communications and Indiana University Medical Group sponsored by CDW Corporation CASE STUDY: When outdated equipment and disparate systems were hampering in-house communications, customer service, and workflow, Indiana University Medical Group turned to CDW for a three-part Cisco solution. This case study gives details on the benefits they gained. Posted: 08 Sep 2009 \| Published: 08 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Communications Networks \| Communications Systems \| IP \| IP Telephony \| Unified Messaging \| Unified Messaging Systems \| VoIP

Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7 Dial Plan Enhancements and Their Effect on the Dial Plan sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: The dial plan is a key element in Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) environments. The dial plan is at the very core of the user experience. For companies that have multiple locations, or that are global, a comprehensive dial plan can become large and very complex. Posted: 06 Nov 2009 \| Published: 06 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Communications Diagnostic and Test Equipment \| Communications Hardware \| Communications Networks \| Communications Software \| Communications Systems \| Unified Messaging \| Unified Messaging Systems

Discover your Collaboration Destiny sponsored by IBM PRODUCT DEMO: Nearly every business has global connections, no matter the size. Learn how to successfully drive efficiency and flexibility in your company's collaboration solutions. Posted: 05 Oct 2009 \| Published: 05 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Business Development \| Business Management \| Collaboration \| Communications Networks \| Communications Software \| Communications Systems \| Unified Messaging

End-to-End Business-to-Partner Integration: A Strategy for Revenue Growth and Cost-Reduction in Uncertain Times sponsored by Sterling Commerce WHITE PAPER: Flexible software solutions that reduce costs while driving revenue expansion are welcome in any business climate. But when money is tight and markets are in a state flux, they are essential. Download this white paper for practical strategies on how to achieve this. Posted: 11 Sep 2009 \| Published: 11 Sep 2009 TOPICS: B2B \| B2B Integration \| Business Intelligence \| Communications Networks \| Communications Systems \| ROI \| TCO

Firm Boosts Collaboration, Responsiveness to Customers with Unified Communications sponsored by Microsoft CASE STUDY: This case study examines the benefits BSA LifeStructures was able to gain by deploying a communications solution using Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Exchange Server 2007with Unified Messaging, and LifeCam webcams. Posted: 21 Sep 2009 \| Published: 21 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Business Communications \| Communications Networks \| Communications Software \| Communications Systems \| Exchange Virtualization \| Microsoft Office \| Microsoft Virtual Server \| Unified Messaging \| Unified Messaging Systems

Getting There From Here: Delivering Unified Communications to Your Organization - Part 1 sponsored by IBM WEBCAST: This webcast explains the business value of unified communications to improve productivity by streamlining processes. Discover how to get started and which considerations to keep in mind when implementing this technique. Gain an understanding of various use cases of this approach and determine which applications best fit your needs. Posted: 10 Sep 2009 \| Premiered: 10 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Business Communications \| Business Processes \| Collaboration \| Communications Hardware \| Communications Networks \| Communications Systems \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| Project Management

Getting There From Here: Delivering Unified Communications to Your Organization - Part 2 sponsored by IBM WEBCAST: In this webcast, discover new unified communication (UC) technology that enhances collaboration and conferencing capabilities. Gain insight into four UC applications and how to select the best one for your use cases. Learn how to extend telecommunications, mobility, desktops and applications to improve business operation performance. Posted: 10 Sep 2009 \| Premiered: 10 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Business Communications \| Business Development \| Collaboration \| Communications Hardware \| Communications Networks \| Communications Systems \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| Unified Messaging

Hitachi Consulting Sees Its Way to Application Control with Blue Coat sponsored by Blue Coat CASE STUDY: With two data centers serving 24 offices in the U.S., Europe and India, Hitachi Consulting required a solution that could provide visibility into the applications running on the network while selectively accelerating business critical ones. Read on to learn about the solution they found. Posted: 22 Oct 2009 \| Published: 22 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Communications Networks \| Data Center Networking \| Network Appliances \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Management \| WAN \| WAN Switching

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 TOPICS: Communications Networks \| Communications Systems \| Telephony Services \| Telephony Systems \| Unified Messaging \| Unified Messaging Systems \| VoIP

How to Get Ahead in a Challenging Economy sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Like their larger counterparts, small businesses are turning to innovative, network-based communication tools to work more efficiently for less. Cisco offers a number of unified communications solutions tailored specifically to small businesses. Posted: 14 Aug 2009 \| Published: 14 Aug 2009 TOPICS: Communications Networks \| Communications Software \| Networking \| Productivity \| Small Businesses \| Teleconferencing Software

Implementing Unified Communications (UC): How to Minimize the Pitfalls and Capitalize on Business Benefits sponsored by Avaya WHITE PAPER: As Unified Communications (UC) moves increasingly from promise to implementation, questions arise about the best ways to establish UC solutions. This paper describes effective approaches to unifying communications, the importance of optimizing your network infrastructure and how embracing converged communications can increase business productivity. Posted: 14 Sep 2009 \| Published: 14 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Collaboration \| Communications Networks \| Messaging Software \| Network Management \| Networking \| Unified Messaging \| Unified Messaging Systems \| Voice Networking \| VoIP \| VPN \| WAN \| WAN Switching \| Web 2.0

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 TOPICS: Communications Networks \| Networking \| Telephony Services \| Telephony Systems \| Unified Messaging \| Unified Messaging Systems \| VoIP

PODCAST: Getting There From Here: Delivering Unified Communications to Your Organization - Part 2 sponsored by IBM PODCAST: In this podcast, discover new unified communication (UC) technology that enhances collaboration and conferencing capabilities. Gain insight into four UC applications and how to select the best one for your use cases. Learn how to extend telecommunications, mobility, desktops and applications to improve business operation performance. Posted: 11 Sep 2009 \| Premiered: 11 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Business Communications \| Business Development \| Business IT Alignment \| Business Management \| Collaboration \| Communications Hardware \| Communications Networks \| Communications Software \| Communications Systems \| IT Infrastructure \| Unified Messaging

Presentation Transcript: Getting There From Here: Delivering Unified Communications to Your Organization sponsored by IBM PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: This presentation explains the business value of unified communications to improve productivity by streamlining processes. Discover how to get started and which considerations to keep in mind when implementing this technique. Gain an understanding of various use cases of this approach and determine which applications best fit your needs. Posted: 18 Sep 2009 \| Published: 18 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Business Communications \| Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| Collaboration \| Communications Hardware \| Communications Networks \| Communications Systems \| IT Infrastructure

Roadmap to UC Projects that Reap Rewards sponsored by SearchUnifiedCommunications.com E-Books EBOOK: This e-book provides a roadmap for building a unified communications business case and offers practical strategies for implementing short-term projects with long-term payback, establishing metrics for ROI evaluation, and setting the stage for adoption of richer collaboration capabilities in the future. Posted: 09 Nov 2009 \| Published: 09 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Collaboration \| Communications Networks \| ROI \| Unified Messaging \| Unified Messaging Systems \| Videoconferences \| Voice Communications Software \| Voice Networking \| VoIP

The Power of Converged Networks sponsored by CDW Corporation WHITE PAPER: Before moving forward with a converged network several key issues should be addressed: Capacity, security and reliability. CDW can help your organization by arming you with the information you need to choose the ideal solution. Posted: 08 Sep 2009 \| Published: 08 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Communications Networks \| Communications Systems \| Unified Messaging \| Voice Communications Hardware \| Voice Communications Software \| VoIP

True Convergence Demands a Communication Service Provider that Embraces a Customer-Centric Approach sponsored by Sprint ANALYST REPORT: The purpose of this paper is to describe the attributes of a true customer-centric converged solution. From these attributes, a framework to measure and compare providers' converged solutions emerges. We will conclude with a review of Sprint's approach to offering true convergence to business and government customers. Posted: 20 Oct 2009 \| Published: 20 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Communications Networks \| Converged Networks \| IP Networks \| LAN \| Network Provisioning \| Telecom Provisioning \| Telecommunications Carrier Systems \| Telecommunications Service Providers \| Unified Messaging \| VoIP

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Phone Hardening-- Part I sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: This paper presumes that your enterprise already has a data network security policy in place. It examines the many different settings that are available to help secure the Cisco IP Phones from potential hacker attacks, and it looks at a selection of Cisco secure infrastructure technologies that are especially useful for protecting voice systems. Posted: 01 May 2009 \| Published: 01 May 2009 TOPICS: Communications Networks \| Hackers \| Network Management \| Network Security \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Policies \| Voice Communications Software \| VoIP

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MAN DEFINITION (continued): … A metropolitan area network (MAN) is a network that interconnects users with computer resources in a geographic area or region larger than that covered by even a large local area network (LAN) but smaller than the area covered by a wide area network (WAN). The term is applied to the interconnection of networks in a city into a single larger network (which may then also offer efficient connection to a wide area network). It is also used to mean the interconnection of several local area networks by bridging them with backbone lines. The latter usage is also sometimes referred to as a campus network.Examples of metropolitan area networks of various sizes can be found in the metropolitan areas of London, England; Lodz, Poland; and Geneva, Switzerland. Large universities also sometimes use the term to describe their networks. A recent trend is the installation of wireless MANs.
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