At the beginning of a year there is generally no shortage of lists and prognostications. Ray Depena put together his Five Trends to Watch for 2010 and Beyond for ColdFusion Developer’s Journal, including the following prediction regarding unified communications.
Telepresence and unified communications should continue to increase in use, specially as they become less expensive and more widespread decreasing the need for face to face meetings. I expect continued consolidation of telecommunications assets including the acquisition of Skype, and completion of the migration to IP by the end of the decade for large telecommunications providers.
The list of predictions that the rise of technology, combined with the economic recovery, will lead to a banner year for unified communications. Let’s check back in December and see how the year really goes.