So, the day has come, Microsoft releases Unified Communications..  I decided not to goto the release in SF, simply because I have too much stuff to do, and there is no reason to spend money to go there.  There are plenty of web based resources that I research and study to learn more about UC. 

I read a pretty good white paper by Nortel, called "Hyperconnectivity: an unstoppable force of change."

http://www.nortel.com/hyperconnectivity/media/hyperconnectivity_white_paper.pdf

This is definetly where things are headed, soon everything will be connected.  For better or worse its coming...  10-20 years from now most people will have never driven a car without a navigation system to guide them.  Imagine if the thing broke and you could no longer find your way around because you had become so dependant on it. 

The waves keep coming...