/EINPresswire.com/ -- FOOTHILL RANCH, CA--(Marketwired - Feb 27, 2017) - The state of the Unified Communications (UC) market is constantly in flux with the rise of cloud technologies, the emergence of new vendors, and an increasing number of acquisitions and consolidations. In an effort to assist IT leaders effectively develop and evolve their UC strategies, Applied Voice & Speech Technologies, Inc. (AVST) has teamed up with UC expert Phil Edholm to deliver a free educational webinar, "Disruption and Disruptors: Future-Proof Your UC Strategy."

Edholm, the President and Founder of PKE Consulting, will join AVST President & CEO Hardy Myers in discussing enterprise strategies for future-proofing UC investments. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, March 1 at 10 a.m. Pacific/1 p.m. Eastern. Register for this free online event.

"The UC marketplace is entering a time of significant transformation, with major vendor restructurings and acquisitions, emerging new vendors and communications now being embedded in a range of adjacent applications and business processes," said Edholm. "Planning your strategies to navigate through the challenges while continuing to improve enterprise productivity is critical. This webinar will focus on how you can begin to invest for success in this rapidly evolving environment."

"With an ever-changing UC landscape, it's important for companies to keep up-to-date on current trends and their options for deploying new, advanced UC solutions that meet the evolving requirements of their workforce and customers," said Myers.

AVST's UC solutions offer the broadest interoperability of any UC platform on the market, enabling Avaya, Alcatel-Lucent, BroadSoft, Cisco, GENBAND, Microsoft, Mitel, NEC, ShoreTel, and Unify customers to deploy advanced enterprise-class voice, mobility, business process, and team communications solutions while leveraging existing and future IT investments. When it comes to mission-critical communications, future-proof and best-of-breed UC solutions lie at the heart of AVST's value proposition.

For more information about AVST's products, visit the company's website at www.avst.com.

About AVST
With more than 35 years of continuous innovation, Applied Voice & Speech Technologies, Inc. (AVST) is a trusted developer of software-based, enterprise-class Unified Communications (UC) solutions.

Our mission is to design, deliver and support communications solutions that transform the productivity of individual workers, teams and enterprises while leveraging the value of their existing and evolving IT infrastructure.

Thousands of businesses worldwide rely on AVST's advanced voice, mobility, team communications, and business process UC solutions to meet their mission-critical communications requirements. The world-class interoperability and flexibility of AVST's UC platform, provides a future-proofed bridge to their digital future.

Headquartered in Orange County, California, AVST maintains facilities in Seattle, Washington, Victoria B.C., Canada, the United Kingdom, and has remote sales offices throughout the United States. AVST's UC solutions are sold and supported worldwide by an extensive network of resellers and OEM partners. To learn more about AVST, our products and partners, please visit www.avst.com or you can follow us at Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn.

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