Let us now take a look at the current trends and developments in the information and communications industry. We recognize that unified communications and Collaboration solutions will soon be a standard requirement in mid to large enterprise companies. In the past, IT and Telecommunications departments mostly operated independently and were jointly responsible for the acquisition and deployment of the most diverse technologies. Trends show that more and more companies combine their IT and Telecommunications departments when discussing about their telecommunications information technology solutions for the future.

The Internet, Web 2.0, and Web 3.0 solutions have also made web technologies an increasingly important aspect. The Internet has triggered many improvements and innovations in information and telecommunications over these past years and has also given birth to the term "social networking" and "real-time communication and collaboration" which have gained tremendous...