Since 1999, J.W. Thomas Consulting has helped organizations understand, evaluate, plan and procure advanced IT capabilities, with special focus on IP telephony, unified communications, video conferencing, wireless solutions and reliability/security. By delivering comprehensive needs assessments, professional business cases and comprehensive business plans and strategies, past Clients were able to confidently make fact-based business decisions. Past Clients fall into three categories: service providers (including Bell, Telus and MetroNet), equipment/solution suppliers (including Cisco, Nortel and Mitel) and end customers (including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Department of National Defence, SaskPower, Alberta Government, Manitoba Government, Bank of Montreal and many Government of Canada Departments and Agencies). Working with these three types of clients has given J.W. Thomas Consulting a unique industry perspective, enabling better ability to help all types of Clients realize the greatest possible benefit from unified communications. Past customers attest to the high value of the deliverables and the professional approach. Because of well-structured processes and proven analytical tools, new Clients can be assured that there will be no learning-on-the-fly and no wrong turns. John Thomas is the sole owner and principal consultant of J.W. Thomas Consulting. In addition to 14 years of providing IT consulting services, his expertise also draws extensively from 22 years as a senior business leader in the BCE group of companies. Additional information is provided at jw-thomas.com.