HP has announced new solutions and services that advance the way clients use Unified Communications (UC) to improve collaboration and business responsiveness.

HP’s new Voice Transformation Solutions, Virtual Workplace Solutions and Network Readiness Services address the trials organizations face when integrating telephony with communications applications, such as video or instant messaging

Many organizations are facing challenges with enabling a growing virtual workforce, as well as interoperability issues caused by aging, inflexible telephony and network infrastructures and disparate communications systems. Gartner predicts that by year end 2015, 60 percent of organizations will offer employees at least four parallel, overlapping, voice/telephony options.

As employees share information faster, they increase responsiveness to customers, partners and across the organization, ultimately improving productivity.

“Clients need to understand how changes to their work environment can impact communications,” said Rich Skoba, director, Global Unified Communications Portfolio, Technology Consulting, HP. “By collaborating with HP, clients can leverage HP’s methodology and testing of multivendor UC solutions to create their unique Unified Communications journey, transforming their communications infrastructure to address needs today and into the future.”