A VoIP "war" is set to begin between providers Cisco and Microsoft, according to a new report.
Writing for CRN, Larry Hooper suggests that the two firms will soon go head to head in the VoIP market. The situation arises as Microsoft prepares to launch its unified communication strategy this fall.
Dubbed Office Communication Server 2007, the new package includes instant messaging, email, mobile and VoIP telephony, as well as videoconferencing. But Mr Hooper warns Microsoft that Cisco did not find things easy in the early days of VoIP. He states that it took Cisco a number of years to establish its channel program in the voice market.
"Time will tell if Microsoft will hit the same bumps in the road to VoIP, but the journey will be fascinating to watch," the writer suggests. Announcing the new product earlier this year, Microsoft business division president Jeff Raikes said that unified communications will be behind "the next major advancement" in the mobile work environment.
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