To showcase this new alliance in Australia, both vendors are establishing innovation centers in every capital city across Australia in the next 60 days.

The Brisbane center is already operational with other states coming online throughout March and April.

In a study which aimed to identify emerging best practices in unified communications, the Aberdeen Group surveyed more than 200 enterprises across the globe in November, 2006.

It found 48 percent of organizations will be implementing a unified communications solution in the next 12 months.

Two-thirds of 'best-in-class' organizations have revised their communications strategy within the past 12 months compared to 58 percent for the industry average and 6 percent for the laggards.