Users do not have to be in their offices to be notified of new messages. With these systems, they can access messages either via telephone or laptop. Desktop management and message control. Permits users to access messages in any order they choose, rather than in the order they were received. The Pelorus Group One barrier that's rapidly disappearing is price.
Activity also is high on the product side.
This approach further simplifies deployment of the technology and lets companies leverage their investment in existing systems. For example, Lotus is adding unified messaging capabilities to its Domino platform, including Mobile Notes, and has partnered with AVT to deliver unified messaging solutions. Because of all this activity, awareness of unified messaging and its purported benefits is on the rise. And as word spreads among users and IT administrators about productivity gains, adoption is set to explode, say analysts. N.J. Likewise, the number of unified messaging CPE seats shipped worldwide will climb from 303,407 in 1998 to more than 2.4 million by 2004, the study indicates.