

Consulting:
After evaluating our client’s Information and Communications Technology needs we formulate RFP’s/RFQ’s in order to obtain the necessary systems and/or services to meet their requirements. Being vendor-agnostic, we conduct unbiased negotiations with the vendors to provide our client with the best options to maximize ROI.
Strategic Telecommunications Convergence Roadmaps and Considerations
Evaluation, Selection & Operational Design of Enterprise Communications Systems
Technical Evaluations of Existing Platforms Leading to Upgrades or Replacements
Desktop Telephony Integration, Instant Messaging (IM), Presence, Call Control
Application Integrations, Click-to-Dial, Voice Mail/Email Unified Messaging
Audio/Video Conferencing
Collaboration Systems, Real-time Desktop and Data sharing
Mobile Device Integrations to Corporate Communications systems
Considerations for Emerging Technologies such as WebRTC
Communications Integrated to Optimize Business Processes & CEBP Considerations
Point of Sale Systems
Property Management Systems
Access Control/Door Locking Systems
Energy Management Systems
Guest MATV/IPTV systems and SAT-TV service
Guest Internet Services
Intelligent Building Systems
Network Infrastructure, Wide-Area Network (WAN) Planning & Design
The planning and design of the WAN are critical to success. Corporations connecting multiple offices or mobile personnel must take into account a number of variables that will impact overall costs and network functionality. These include user requirements for voice, video, asynchronous and synchronous data and LAN traffic as well as realistic capacity planning and bandwidth management. Trien & Associates has experience with the effective design of WANs.
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Benefits Analysis
SIP is changing the way systems utilize Voice over IP (VoIP).It is designed to support the calling features of traditional telephone systems as well as multimedia communications byutilizing a peer-to-peer protocol. While its benefits are being touted, we will analyze the potential benefits based on your specific requirements.
Cloud / Hosted vs. Premise Considerations
Corporations are facing new deployment decisions. Should you consider cloud solutions? If so, should you deploy Platform-as-a-service (PAAS) or Software-as-a-service (SAAS)? What are the technical and financial considerations? We can guide you with regard to the best solution for your organization.
Telecom Needs & Requirements Analysis
Vendor Comparative Analysis
Contract Negotiations with Vendors
Request for Proposal (RFP) development for Systems and Services
Wide-Area Network (WAN) Procurement & Implementation
Trien & Associates does not sell products and services. We do however, as part of our RFP processes, identify and recommend qualified vendors who will provide the recommended solutions at the best possible price. We will then project manage the implementation of our recommended solution.