Comprehensive Technique for Jazz Musicians: For All Instruments

Book Description

An incredible presentation of the most practical exercises an aspiring jazz student could want. All are logically interwoven with fine "real world" examples from jazz to classical. This book is an essential anthology of technical, compositional, and theoretical exercises, with lots of musical examples.

Customer Reviews:

Incredible..Exercise Therasus.......2007-04-18

Definitely on my top 10 of instructional books!! Such vast amount of material. I shouldn't be writing - I should be working on the stuff in this book! Enjoy!

Theory & Practice Married: as they should be.......2005-10-07

A common theme across all of Bert Ligon's books is that they are comprehensive and rooted in the reality of jazz. What do I mean by that? They are comprehensive in that their coverage of the subject area is full: you have an excellent single source of information. Rooted in reality? Whilst they cover the theory of jazz they do it in a practical way: a lot of analysis of actual improvisations has been done, and is used to illustrate the ideas. There are many exercises and the examples can be used as exercises. Any of the books could easily double as a source of jazz vocabulary.

You can see the contents pages elsewhere in Amazon. Each chapter explains things clearly.

It is not a mistake to buy any of his books. I have four. Years ago a departing friend said to me `I'm glad I met you.' That's how I feel about these books: they are a Jazz-send.

Whereas `thin' jazz tutors mention particular techniques such as Chromatic Embellishment or Neighbor Tones, and cover them in at most two pages this book covers all of its subjects in great depth, and with many exercises and examples.

It is an excellent book of musical jazz technique.

The chapter on Outline Exercises covers what Bert Ligon refers to as Outlines. These are three basic structures that recur with a mind-blowing frequency in actual improvisations by great jazz players. Think of them as some of the dots in a dot-to-dot drawing: the great players find ways to vary joining the dots (using the techniques covered elsewhere in the book). Again there are hundreds of examples taken form real solos. The reason I mention this is that `Outlines' also appears in the Volume I of Jazz Theory Resources and are the majority of the Connecting Chords With Linear Harmony. However, they are not `cut and paste' of a Chapter. Instead you learn a whole lot more of the power of Outlines with each book. The Outlines are only a small part of this book.

If I lost this book I'd buy it again instantly.

Book Description

An evaluation of cultural and political changes that we are now facing, including the conflict between Islam and Christianity.

Customer Reviews:

Reforming the Prophet.......2002-11-18

I think the author should stop for a moment an consider how similar Islam is to many currents of the Reformation before he gets too hopeful.

Islam is best understood as a heresy, albeit one that started outside of Christendom rather than within such as Clavinism. Without the groundwork left by Arianism, Islam would never have taken hold.

Like most heresiarchs, Mohammed oversimplified what were basically Christian tenents. His movement was basically a "Reformation" and we can find numerous affinities between Islam and the Prostestant Reformers-- on images, the mass, celebacy, the incarnation, and predestination.

For a better treatment of the issue, consider "The Great Heresies" by Hilaire Belloc

Outstanding and a little unnerving.......2000-06-29

I found Mr. Clement's work fascinating and disturbingly plausible. He draws an analogy between our time and the beginning of the Renaissance when inconceivable changes were poised to sweep the Western world, initiated by things that at the time seemed relativly insignificant. Similarly, the author makes a very believable case for enormous changes impending in today's world. Just as perspective art had far-reaching consequences which no one at the beginning of the Renaissance could have imagined, it's very likely that the Internet will have larger consequences faster than we can imagine. As complexity and interconnectedness increase, changes in one place affect the rest of the system faster. Speed builds upon speed, just as knowledge builds upon knowledge, and only the nimble will survive.

I actually read the book about half a year ago. When my reading list gets thinned down again, I will probably re-read it. It's too big to fully digest in one reading, but well worth the re-reading in my opinion.

My only problem with the book is the author's mistaken use of "hyperspace" (a term for hypothetical 4+ dimensional physical space) when he should be using "cyberspace." Aside from that one nitpick, it's a visionary book. I only hope I'm going to be one of the sufficiently nimble...

New World Blunder.......2000-05-23

If you have ever wanted to read about the Evil Empire from the point of view of the mouse next to the elephant, this is the book for you. It is a book on eco/politico/social change that we all are experiencing whether we acknowledge it or not. Very few individuals that are privileged to know the inner workings of the indrustrial military complex ever have any of their writings declassified for public eyes. It is obvious and frightening that although many of the large transnational corporations and governments blunder around in the perceived era of the NWO, many of thinkers in their tanks are perfectly aware of these mammoth entities' incapacity to effect change in the coming era. Boiled down, the author is telling us that we are on the verge of a new era in perception. Examples used in this book (two of the most basic) are the use of 3D perspective in Renaissance art, quantum mechanics as espoused by Einstein and Planck. Both are two blatant examples of quantum shifts in the level of abstraction. The most common level of abstraction for people today is still the use of money, although more and more of us are using another level of abstraction, N-space (the internet). This book is dense, as is James Burkes' "Connections" book was, but it does describe analogies and connections on levels that are not readily apparent to those of us (the masses) not in the loop. It is well written and easy to understand, you get the feeling of a career military officer receiving a series of one hour briefing dumbed down so that it will all sink in. While written a a series of essays, causing a slight repetition of some ideas and themes (which is forgivable), this book is of as great intellectual importance as Marshall McLuhan's "The Medium is the Message" because we ARE experiencing this era transition...NOW, as you read this review...by reading this review. Of particular interest to this reader was the analysis of the intellectual, social and effective political collapse of the Arabic world under Islam and the implications of other fundamental and dogmatic (read American Christianity) religions. If every 1st year economic student read this book, we'd all be better off.

A guide to the changes going on in the world today.......1999-05-17

The basic thesis of this book is that we are undergoing a radical shift at the way we look at the world and everything in it. The cause of this shift comes from the revolution in physics started by Einstein and continued by Bohr, Planck, Heisenberg and others, although another major factor is the increasing importance of computers and the growth of cyberspace . He compares our era to the Renaissance, another period when everyone's world-view changed. The author has had a varied career, having been a soldier and a software designer, among other jobs. He is currently a policy consultant to the Canadian government, looking at the trends in the world and advising them on how to respond. One of the main targets of his criticism is the New World Order. His critique is not based on some paranoid fear of World Government, but rather the idea that the managers of the major corporations are capable of making decisions outside their specialty, which is making short term money for their stockholders. In fact, they are not so good at doing that anymore, as he illustrates using examples like IBM, once perhaps the greatest corporation in the world and now a lumbering giant always trying to play catch-up with the smaller companies able to take advantage of the incredible rate of change in the computer industry. I found the book a fascinating combination of history, business, philosophy, and current events. My one complaint is that is could have used a little editing. It is too long and repetitious in spots.

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Intelligent writing, intense characters, a dark sense of humor, innovative editing, and complex plots-Homicide: Life on the Street has raised the caliber of television police dramaHomicide: Life on the Street is addictive television. Each week we watch to see who Detective Pembleton will spar with in "the Box," or what conspiracy theories Detective Munch will be espousing as the truth, but more than anything we tune in to see the gritty reality that makes this show the best police drama to ever grace the small screen. There aren't any car chases, rarely any shootouts, and sometimes the cases don't get solved. Instead, these detectives keep their clothes on, have a relentlessly morbid sense of humor, and catch the criminals because they have brains, not necessarily brawn. In other words, they're real.Homicide: Life on the Street, The Unofficial Companion by David P. Kalat--the first and only full-length guide to this Emmy Award-winning and three-time Peabody Award-winning television series--brilliantly captures the essence of this groundbreaking show.You'll Learn About:famed filmmaker Barry Levinson's decision to bring Homicide to television instead of making a film of David Simon's novel Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streetsthe behind-the-scenes anecdotes about cast regulars, including the onscreen clutches that led to offscreen romancesthe producers' many battles with the network suits over poor placement in the schedule, and the series' repeated trips to the land known as hiatuscast casualties--why they left or were let gothe esteemed cast--including Andre Braugher, Ned Beatty, Daniel Baldwin, and Yaphet Kotto, among others--the characters they've created, and their beyondHomicide careersseason-by-season critiques of each episodeRevealing, resourceful, and thoughtful, Homicide: Life on the Street, the Unofficial 0Companion is a must-have for any fan!

Customer Reviews:

Leave the Book on the Shelf.......2001-09-13

Hungry for anything HLOTS related I picked up this companion book. In providing some interesting tidbits about the actors lives, it does illuminate some story lines. But that is about it. The numerous editorial errors make the book a waste of good coin.
A b-more guy

A valued companion for a great show........2000-12-12

My Bride hooked me on this show (thank God for syndication!). This book helped me understand more about the characters and the actors who portrayed them in television's most compelling program in years (even though I know more about Luther Mahoney now, the actor portraying him still gives me the chills in other roles). The plot explanations often link up earlier (sometimes later) episodes. Moreover, they link to other programs, like Law & Order, NYPD Blue and other great TV.

An easy read as it is broken into two parts (one for the participants generally and then a season and episode chronology). I would like to see an update, to complete the end of the series.

Homicide: Life of the streets.......2000-10-05

I discovered the tv series first then had to read the related books. Having served for thirty three years as a police officer and investigator I must say that the authors of the respective books and the superb cast of the series have and continue to bring memories crashing back from my own time on the streets. I have never been a great fan of police "thrillers" but, captured in the pages and on the screen are the words, the exhilaration, the elation, the depths of despair and depression. Present is the action/reaction of the squad room; here is the bond of friendship and, yes "love", between partners. Here is the quiet appreciation of your brother officer and here also is the death of close friends and companions. I suspect "Non-police types" enjoy these tales but, unless one has lived what is depicted on the pages and screen, one cannot truly appreciate what is being presented. To the authors of both books, the Producer, Mr. Atanasio ( I think that is it ) and to the cast, each and every one, a special thanks from an old-time cop and from a generation of war horses either still in harness or, like me, retired and looking back at a career in law enforcment.

useful overview of the greatest TV drama ever!.......2000-06-19

It's too bad this book abruptly ends in the middle of season six. Although the last season and a half was far from the show's best period, there were still some good episodes scattered in there, and it just seems annoyingly incomplete. The publisher should really issue a revised edition, although now that the show has ended that seems unlikely. But it's great having a resource like this w/ details about each episode, each season, the characters and actors, etc. The Court-TV website borrows shamelessly from this book for the episode summaries. "Homicide" is simply a fabulous show, and once you start watching it, you just want to know everything about it. This book, while it isn't perfect, contains a lot of information that wouldn't be easily accessible elsewhere, and is highly recommended for the show's fanatical fans for that reason.

Not Quite the Goods.......2000-02-29

Eager to read anything about one of the best television shows on braodcast networks in the past decade, I found this book to be somewhat filling but not necessarily satisfying. The author certainly understands the nature of Homicide and its impact on the history of television. One of the most intense but unpredictable shows, you cannot watch Homicide while reading the paper. The characters are all fully fleshed, 3 dimensional characters. Rarely did the show resort to the cliche, and when it did, it turned the cliche on its head. Most notable is the diversity of the case in terms of race and gender, and its refusal to define its characters in those terms. Mr. Kalat explores all these aspects of Homicide, but at times, jarring comparisons to other, more successful television shows, especially NYPD Blue and Law & Order, as well as numerous editorial mistakes, keep the discussion largely superficial. The discussion with the actors comes from other sources for the most part, and scandously neglects Toni Lewis, who at the time of publication, was a recurring character involved in the brutal Luther Mahoney case. In other words, watch Homicide reruns on cable and leave this book on the shelf.

Homicide: Life on the Street ~ The Unofficial Companion

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Homicide: Life on the Street ~ The Unofficial Companion
David P. Kalat
Manufacturer: Renaissance Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000NQK67I

Book Description

Understand how IP telephony can change your business

This book explains four key points to help you successfully implement your IP telephony strategy:

IP telephony works today. This is not new, unproven technology. Thousands of customers have implemented IP telephony successfully. So can you.
Expect to save money. IP telephony may well cost your organization money-initially. But the business impact and post-installation process improvements give you a significant and rapid return on your investment.
It's more than voice over IP. You'll understand the difference between voice over IP (VoIP) and IP telephony and what that means for your business. This is critical. They are not the same. It's more than a dial tone. There are potential business-impacting applications within your own organization. IP Telephony Unveiled helps you recognize these applications.

The emerging IP telephony market is fraught with misunderstandings and misinformation. IP telephony can impact a company's business model in tremendous ways. It can open new revenue streams, enhance profitability, drive new levels of customer and employee satisfaction, and be a key enabler in a company's strategy to differentiate itself competitively-but only if you're aware of these benefits.

IP Telephony Unveiled is written for all those responsible for corporate strategies for revenue generation, cost containment, and customer satisfaction. IP Telephony Unveiled uncovers the value behind this technology, which helps you see past what might appear to be only a new telephone system, to understand the strategic enabler laying dormant in many companies' networks. Through this book, you will understand the real benefits of an IP telephony strategy and get assistance in developing this strategy inside your organization.

This volume is in the Network Business Series offered by Cisco Press. Books in this series provide IT executives, decision makers, and networking professionals with pertinent information on today's most important technologies and business strategies.

Customer Reviews:

A convincing case for adopting IPT.......2005-03-09

The phone service in the United States is one of the most useful and reliable services ever invented. So reliable that we are astounded when we pick up a phone and there is no dial tone. Through all kinds of weather and heavy usage, we rely on the phone system to transmit our voices, fax our documents and be available for Internet connections. Therefore, when managers are told that there is a more efficient replacement, their "Why switch?" response is one that must be answered. The response must also be persuasive, demonstrating that the new way to do things is better than the old.
The new wave in this case is IP telephony (IPT), or the placing of voice clients and voice applications on an IP network. Approximately ten years ago, I worked for a company with a programmed phone system and at the beginning it did not work well. Furthermore, moving to another cubical generally required changes in the phone system that didn't always work as expected. Therefore, the idea that you just plug phone devices into the network is a strong argument in favor of adopting IPT.
IPT technology is here and is reliable, a point stated and restated in this book. It is written at the level of the manager considering the adoption of IPT, there is very little in the way of technical arguments. Most of the points in favor are made using examples, such as in K-12 education. One of the strongest points made in that area was the possibility of a bomb or other threat being phoned in to a school. With IPT, the conversation can be automatically saved as a WAV file and the recipient can dynamically dial up the police and have them be privy to the conversation as it is happening. It is a sad commentary that such an example can no longer be considered an extreme one.
Even though I believe that the author does a bit of overselling of IPT technology, Cisco Systems provides IPT services, the book sold me on the value of IPT. If you are considering the adoption of IPT or are just interested in what it can do for you, then this book is a primer that will answer most of your basic questions.

Exceptionally well written and refined.......2004-06-11

(...)Voice over IP and IP Telephony, both are arguably the same thing. Or are they really? The true test is where does it end? No I'm not talking about who you are calling. I am talking about what functions your phone and network capabilities really are. Do you have a typical phone system with a Voice over IP feature? Or perhaps an extraordinary system that can change the way you do business in addition to how you use your phone?

This books goal isn't going to change the way you do business. It's not about what your phone system can't do that Cisco's can. It's not about convincing you to throw out your high dollar PBX in exchange for a new phone system. If any of these mentalities fit your thought process then this book is a must read.

If however you are looking for a book about how a "phone" can change the way you do business. If you are looking for a new way to look at the equipment your company uses and make it do what you only wished and never dreamed it could. This is also a must read for you as well.

The fact is this books main audience isn't the techie at all (although many will read it as it's truly a mind opener). This book is about how to think outside of the box. It's about taking a new approach.

Convergence is a term thrown around the industry as the latest buzz word. It sounds really sophisticated doesn't it? But what is it really. That in itself is hard to describe but, suffice to say it's more a way of thinking.

Why is it people expect and do more with what is today a "common" cell phone than they do the phone's on their desk? Why do PBX systems have so few usable features as compared to a cell phone? The answer is simple. Today's PBX systems have done the same thing for years. Provide a way to make a phone call. But what if it could do more? Fact is they can, Cisco's definition of IP Telephony is just that. Put your "phone system" in your control. Make it a platform to do what you want it to.

This book shows you how a "phone system" can become a tool as or more powerful than the computer has become. Imagine a phone system that can show you at the push of a few buttons your profit for the day. Now imagine it could actually help you do your job.

The point is that in any other sense a PBX is just a PBX. It gives you a phone but doesn't truly do anything else for you. IP Telephony is a comcept (and very well done) to make a phone into a full blown utility capable of doing whatever it is you need. To make the business phone systems every bit as capable as modern cell phones are and then expand that to the next level(...)

That is Cisco's vision of IP Telephony and convergence. To make a system that isn't dependent on a particular provider, company, or manufacturer. To make a system that can not only make phone calls but that can integrate into existing systems or newly conceived systems and idea's and make them more useful and in such to impact business in ways never thought possible.

IP Telephony and Convergence mean the same thing. They are a way to empower a business to do what it does best. To make a profit and enable that profit to be maximized. They are a concept that has until now permeated every aspect of a company but it's telephony systems. To make a system that each individual can utilize in their own individual way to maximize their own productivity. To empower business to make their systems return on investment instead of returning an expense.

This book provides the concepts and ideas behind whether or not your business mentality is suited for Voice over IP and IP Telephony or not. It explains in detail the differences in the two as well as why and how it can do so much more than just save you money. It's about looking at a concept and design and not only wishing it could do more but being empowered to do such. Instead of saying "I wish our phone system could do _____" why not just make it?

When you get right down to it technology and computers have evolved a long way in the past 10 years. Phones on the other hand have remained basically the same during that time. Cell phones have evolved in leaps and bounds with features such as email, messaging, and camera's while desk phone users are still lucky to have a several unused features and voicemail. The time is now right to take the next logical step and dissolve that boundary.

Plain and simple this book does an exceptionally good job of explaining the common pitfalls and shortcomings of the technology and clear up the misconceptions involved with it. The only complaint I had was trivial in that a few features it presents, while still having a current implementation, do still have a slightly lackluster performance. Not due to the technology's failures but due to the current implementations lack of flexibility. This however is addressed in an unspoken way as the fact that development for the technology is very rapidly completed and the concept is much greater than the scope of such trivial minutia.

All in all a must read for anyone that has even considered Voice over IP or who thinks they may possibly benefit from one of the most elegantly written books on the subject from a business perspective.

Good Context for Voice/Data Convergence.......2004-05-31

IP Telephony Unveiled by Kevin Brown (Cisco Press, 2004) provides some interesting history of the convergence of voice and data, and points out how early efforts in this area were focused on the PBX; it turned out this was not a good place to converge because the links were inadequate for ever-increasing data traffic. Eventually the tables were turned and now it's apparent that the data network is the place to converge the two traffic types.

The book discusses new capabilities and applications: virus alerts, paging, etc. And it implies throughout that many more revolutionary ("killer") applications are still to be conceived. I kept asking myself if I was convinced of this, but there weren't enough true-ringing examples to sway me. Of course, the day has dawned for IP telephony (IPT). There's no question that toll bypass and unified messaging-with its undeniable cost savings and the means to increase employee productivity and hold staff accountable-will drive a very high growth rate in the coming years. I also think that video, with highly similar requirements (more bandwidth but nearly the same service quality) to pure voice over IP (VoIP), will be another business driver, but the book doesn't touch on this in any detail.

For the CxO or IT manager, there are some interesting pointers on selecting PBX features to implement in an IPT environment. It's interesting how simple-seeming features are implemented differently from one company to the next-call transfer is a classic example. This poses both a difficulty and an opportunity for IP telephony-standards are very nice things, even if there are sometimes too many of them, and IPT is inherently less proprietary than PBX technology.

I found the insisted-upon difference between IPT and VoIP (VoIP is just the traffic and IPT is the whole solution including clients, users, etc.) to be a bit of hair-splitting. In practice, these are used interchangeably and I don't see this resulting in any serious misunderstanding or lack of awareness of the potential of this technology.

There is a nice rundown of various PBX features such as profiles, authorization codes, time-of-day routing etc. It's easy to see the advantages of integrating these applications via softphone onto the PC. And the book points out that IP phones, though slightly harder to use because they're so feature-rich, lend themselves to simpler rollout and training than you get with a PBX, because the solution can be deployed incrementally like any new network application.

Yet I think there is inadequate defense of a couple of key rollout drivers. Ongoing maintenance costs-such as the ability to perform moves, adds, and changes-are indeed lessened with IPT as the book points out, though this was not the case only a couple of years ago, and IT management probably still needs convincing on this point. It also is fairly recently that folks are accepting that the data network provides the same reliability as a PBX based phone system, and this is also a perception that account managers still need to disabuse to get their sales.

The book does a nice job differentiating PBX from IPT architecture-IPT is both revolutionary and evolutionary, and is not private, nor branch-specific, nor an exchange. In a sense, phones are just another client, and IPT is evolutionary in this sense. IPT provides all the advantages of a PBX, and allows new applications to emerge. It partly does this because of how easy it easy to merge with the web and office applications on the PC-thus the book details the notion of speed URLs, which are similar to speed dials that we're familiar with on our everyday phones.

In the last chapters, the book focuses on the "vital few" initiatives that lead to a successful rollout, and on return on investment (ROI) issues. It stresses finding the value proposition and understanding the business. There are different issues for different markets, with one common thread in that sophisticated users, who drive markets in early stages, want the same intelligence for their phones that they currently enjoy on their workstations or personal digital assistants. Maximizing ROI is a matter of driving down network, administrative, and maintenance costs, while creating applications that focus on key company initiatives. Convergence logically extends the call control platform instead of requiring (in the old paradigm) a PBX in each location. This is where I would have liked to see more on call server deployment options, such as distributed versus centralized call processing, or clustering servers over a WAN.

And this is a choice that an author faces when writing a business book about technology-how much of the technology to include when you are focusing on the business benefits. My personal preference would have been to see more technical examples, because ultimately these details illuminate the marketing-oriented points of view. This is why I would give the book four stars out of five, with the caveat that if you are not a novice to IPT or you are looking for more meat on the real issues of deployment, it's more of a three. If you need an introduction with a strong sense of historical context, it's arguably a five, though it shouldn't be your only resource before engaging a vendor and working out the nuts and bolts of your IP telephony solution.

There is some good technical advice towards the end-the author stresses the importance of an infrastructure that can handle voice. This section talked about some of the key "gotchas" to watch out for: lack of WAN bandwidth and over-utilized routers that might have trouble handling the Quality of Service (QoS) capabilities to ensure delay and jitter are within end to end limits for acceptable conversation. There are also some tips on planning the pilot and ensuring you have some voice expertise in house.

Provocatively the book ends by pointing out how little anyone foresaw the quick impact of the web and the productivity enhancements of connectivity and opines that increased convergence of voice and data may turn out to be just as catalytic. Again, I'm not personally convinced of this-I remember other grand promises-the paperless office, artificial intelligence-that fell short of the mark. In this sense, IPT is both a little less and a little more than the author implies, because the cost savings are a no brainer and this is one of the few certain high-growth areas in networking today.

Excellent Starting Point for All Considering IP Telephony.......2004-04-28

Short and sweet, this book is a must if you're considering IP Telephony. This publication is especially useful for the manager, or executive, level technologist that wants to know more about IP Telephony. From concepts and comparison to the traditional PBX to ROI and usage of IP Telephony technology this publication makes a great, easy to understand read.

The CIO of the company I'm consulting for has had very positive comments regarding the information he has gained after I recommended this book to him. I can't rate it highly enough.

IP Telephony Unveiled.......2004-04-09

IP Telephony Unveiled
ISBN 1587200759
By Kevin Brown

Do you have questions like these?
What is IP telephony? What is Voice over IP (VoIP)? What is an IP telephone?
Is this a new PBX system? How can I use IP telephony and make it work for me? Where
Do I start?

If you do have these and other questions then Kevin Brown and Ciscopress have the answers for you. The book is IP Telephony Unveiled ISBN 157200759 by Kevin Brown, and Published by Ciscopress. It will answer all of your questions without being to technical. In Ciscopress own words "This volume is in the Network Business Series".
And just what is this Network Business Series? It is a series that explains a technical subject without all the geek speak. Don't let that fool you, the subject is well covered, and all of your questions will answered. But that's not all, it also gives direction to get IP
Telephony started the right way at you company. The book will help you avoid pitfalls, (if you will follow Mr. Brown's directions), and explains the differences between your
PBX and IP Telephony. It also tells you the many amazing things you can do with this new Telephone (client) on your network.

If you are a hard core techie wanting to know the nuts and bolts of how to set-up and maintain an IP telephone system then I would suggest looking at the technical books that Ciscopress has to offer on this subject. If you are a tech, manager, or executive that needs information to make a decision about IP Telephony at your company, this is the book for you.

Even though it is not a big book, (only 170 pages including the index), it is full of information and the experience if the author. The book is divided into eight chapters.
The first chapter covers the similarities and differences of a PBX system compared to an IP Telephony system. It also covers the convergence of the phone and data network system. Chapter two explains the advantage of IP Telephony over the PBX. It also shows the potential of IP Telephony. Chapter three cover the fact that you keep all of the function of the PBX and add so much more. In chapter four called "If this isn't a PBX, what is it?" Mr. Brown gives real world examples of IP Telephony system proving this is not just a phone but a client on the network. To me chapters' five thru eight is worth the price of the book. In these chapters Mr. Brown shows his tremendous experience with IP Telephony. The subjects in these chapters are topics such as, sample business cases, ROI, ROI real-world examples, planning, and the seven steps to a successful IP Telephony experience. Mr. Brown also covers what is coming in the future.

Kevin Brown shows he knows his stuff , and once again Ciscopress comes up with a great book. I know you will enjoy this book. I did.

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