The Lippis Report

October 2nd, 2006

In this fourth and final special edition "essons Learned" podcast, Mr. John Poole, President and CEO, and Mr. Mike Taylor, CTO, both of Strategic Products and Services, discuss their experience, both pro and con, about deploying VoIP networks for 1000s of companies. As one of the largest system integrators in the VoIP space John and Mike have seen it all and they offer up a wealth of lessons learned for any company at any life cycle point of a converged network. Issues such as WAN provisioning, PoE budget planning, the top five issues that negatively impact voice service quality and more are discussed. The first three podcasts in this series are available in the Lippis Report Download Library. This is a must listen podcast for corporations serious about implementing VoIP. Special thanks to Viola Networks for sponsoring the "essons Learned" series. Enjoy, Nick

October 2nd, 2006

In this Part Three Special Edition "essons Learned" podcast, Dr. Ron Marquardt, Director Broadband Access Technologies at Covad discusses their experience, both pro and con, about deploying a nationwide VoIP network. As the largest VoIP service provider for business, Covad had many challenges to overcome which many of their competitors are now just starting to experience. Dr. Marquardt discusses how Covad took a life cycle approach to their VoIP deployment and now offer three distinct and unique VoIP services. The first two podcasts in this series are available in the Lippis Report Download Library. This is a must listen podcast for corporation series about implementing service provider VoIP. Special thanks to Viola Networks for sponsoring the "essons Learned" series. Enjoy, Nick

September 11th, 2006

In this Part Two special edition "Lessons Learned" podcast, Peter Palmisano, CIO and Jerry Weiner, Manager of Systems and Networks both of Camp Dresser & McKee continue to discuss their experience, both pros and cons, about deploying a multi-national converged network. This is, by far, one of the best podcasts we have recorded, and is full of useful advice and insights from two leading IT executives. They will tell you what to look out for and what works. The huge questions raised are: Is the IP telephony industry ready to support connected remote offices, a fully converged network, disaster plans and more? You will hear it from executives that are living with it right now. The first part of this interview is available in the Lippis Report Download Library. This is a must listen podcast. Special thanks to Viola Networks for sponsoring the "Lessons Learned" series. Enjoy, Nick

September 4th, 2006

In this part one special edition "essons Learned" podcast, Peter Palmisano, CIO and Jerry Weiner, Manager of Systems and Networks both of Camp Dresser & McKee discuss their experience, both pros and cons about deploying a multi-national converged network. This is by far, one of the best podcasts we have recorded and is full of useful advice and insights from two leading IT executives. They´ll tell you what to look out for and what works. The huge questions raised are: Is the IP telephony industry ready to support connected remote offices, a fully converged network, disaster plans and more? You´ll hear it from executives that are living with it right now. The second part of this interview will be distributed September 12th. This is a must listen podcast. Special thanks to Viola Networks for sponsoring the lessons learned series. Enjoy, Nick