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Convergence
ScanSource, Inc. helped transform the converged communications marketplace in 1997 by introducing Catalyst
Telecom as the first two-tier distributor in the telecommunications market to focus exclusively on resellers. In 2002,
the Paracon sales unit was formed to specialize in products that provide the building blocks for convergence
solutions, giving the company’s customers access to a complete lineup of communications products.
The emergence of Voice over IP (VoIP) in the convergence space is opening up powerful opportunities for dealers to
help end users save money and improve their communications processes by allowing them to manage just one
network instead of two. With VoIP, voice and data can be consolidated onto a single network, making network
management costs lower and reducing a user’s total number of suppliers.
“
We , ve reached a defining moment
for convergence and have arrived at the
point where it is no longer an emerging
technology. With more and more end users
moving away from traditional voice
systems to converged solutions that save
money and increase the productivity of
their employees, there is now no turning
back. Convergence is the future. ”
David Watson
Product Manager
Catalyst Telecom
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