Increased Need for Interoperability and Standardization in North American Unified Messaging Markets

Business Wire, Dec 6, 2006

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c46498) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report: Unified Messaging Markets (N.A.) to their offering.

This report covers unified messaging markets in North America. It contains a market overview, and sections on Enterprise Solutions, Platforms and Solutions for Service Providers, Messaging Services, and provides a strategic assessment of the market. Unified Messaging Markets also provides trend information.

* Adherence to various message exchange standards: new UM solutions have to function with a wide variety of enterprise products; ratified industry standards such as VPIM (Voice Profile for Internet Mail) and IMAP4 (Internet Messaging Access Protocol version 4) enable interactions among distinct voice messaging systems and e-mail clients.

Vendors must ensure their products meet these standardization requirements. Other standards for interoperability of message exchange include SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol), MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions), LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) and the legacy POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3).

1. UNIFIED MESSAGING MARKETS

Market Overview

1. Executive Summary

2. Definitions

3. Challenges

4. Technology Trends

Unified Messaging Enterprise Solutions

1. Drivers

2. Restraints

3. Measurements

4. Revenue Forecast

5. Demand Analysis

6. Pricing Analysis

7. Competitive Profiles

8. Market Share Analysis

Unified Messaging Platforms and Solutions for Service Providers

1. Drivers

2. Restraints

3. Measurements

4. Revenue Forecast

5. Demand Analysis

6. Pricing Analysis

7. Competitive Profiles

8. Market Share Analysis

Unified Messaging Services

1. Drivers

2. Restraints

3. Measurements

4. Revenue Forecast

5. Demand Analysis

6. Pricing Analysis

7. Competitive Profiles

8. Percentage of Users by Service Provider and by End User Type

Strategic Assessment

1. Key Strategic Recommendations

2. Awards for the Unified Communications Market

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Source: Frost & Sullivan