I am a huge fan of virtualization and specifically VMWare. VMWare has a geek factor that is unrivaled by pretty well any other technology. It is also remarkably practical for consolidation efforts, gaining efficiencies in hardware use and flexibility of resourcing.

One area that is ripe for using virtualization is in securing systems. Now, virtualization by itself is not going to solve any of your security concerns. What it will do is allow you more flexibility with a limited budget. 

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Communications Manager formerly CallManager is the application foundation of the Unified Communications infrastructure.  This component provides traditional telephony features as well as the foundation for advanced features such as presence, mobility, preference, and rich media collaboration.

The comparable traditional telephony component would be the PBX (Private Branch Exchange) or key system.  These are the traditional telephone systems that have been around for decades and are now being replaced at a rapid rate with new yet mature and emerging  technology such as Cisco's Unfired Communications Manager.  It is a known fact that Cisco is now the leader in the telephony market space and is displacing the likes of Avaya and Nortel.

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