A free white paper from IP PBX phone system company Interactive Intelligence, “Paving a Successful Migration Path to VoIP: Five Checkpoints to Make Your Migration the Right Move,” outlines five tips that companies should consider. The checkpoints are discussed in much greater detail in the white paper, but are summarized below:

1. Don’t let proprietary IP PBX vendors fool you.

2. Network analyses and infrastructure planning are essential.

3. Know where lower costs and higher ROI are really coming.

4. Ensure that your IT teams are properly trained and certified in IP technologies.

5. “How does converged voice and data reach my end-users?” It does with the new breed of pre-integrated IP PBX application suites and desktop tools that truly bring voice and data together at a user’s fingertips.

via Free White Paper Outlines Five ‘Checkpoints’ to Consider when Selecting an IP Phone System.