Traditional voice mail gone by '09

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Unified Messaging will supplant traditional voice mail systems – which will disappear from the market by the end of 2009, reports tech research company In-Stat.UM and UM-capable shipments will rise from 8.4 million seats in 2005 to 11.7 million seats in 2010. UM is also beginning to grow beyond traditional voice mail, PC-based e-mail, and fax messaging. "Interfaces associated with wireless personal digital assistants (PDA), Blackberries, and mobile phones are beginning to garner consideration in UM," says Norm Bogen, In-Stat analyst. "With the growing popularity of 802.11-based systems in the workplace, at home, and in public spaces,...