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Networking Readiness Assessment

Harvard Network Readiness Guide
This site provides information for communities to gauge whether they are prepared to participate in the network world. The assessment can help communities identify strategic priorities for effective network participation.

“Network Readiness: The First Step Toward IP Telephony”
Article that notes the positives of IP Telephony for business while also addressing the challenges of readying the network and deploying the technology.

“New Tool Tests Network Readiness for VOIP”
Article that points out potential problems with the network that need to be addressed before deployment.

NetIQ Press Release
NetIQ's Chariot Assess Data Network Readiness for VoIP - a web page sponsored by netIQ including recent press releases on its products.

Network Readiness
The CSPP to Global Electronic Readiness Site designed to assist communities in accessing their readiness for global EC.

Network Readiness Index 2007
The Networked Readiness Index 2006–2007 rankings published by The World Economic Forum based in Switzerland.

Network World Fusion
Network World, Inc: Headlines and articles oriented towards Network/IT Decision Makers to make the best buying decisions for their enterprise networks.

Readiness for the Networked World
Comprehensive resource on assessing network readiness including diagnostic tools.

State of the Net Initiative
The Internet Education Foundation has launched a new "State of the Net" initiative to establish baseline measures of progress to chart the further development of the Internet.

World Competitiveness Yearbook 2007 (WCY)
The World Competitiveness Index published by the IMD business school in Switzerland.

Articles on Network Readiness

"The Deployment of Advanced Telecommunications Capability to All Americans"
The last report on the availability of broadband services to America focused on “the last mile” bottleneck.

"The Networked Readiness of Nations"
The document presents Networked Readiness Index that has been used to determine the progress of 82 countries along with other dimensions of progress in IT.

 
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