Still worried about being a Vonage user? Just because it's not on the front pages this week doesn't mean you shouldn't be looking at alternatives, just in case. And you may be surprised at what other carriers can offer you. Vonage's big advertising budget tends to drown out some of its smaller competitors but that [...]
Monday, December 29, 2008
Today’s high-priced telepresence systems may be out of reach for most, but if industry experts are right, it won’t be long before this revolutionary visual conferencing tool is as much a part of corporate America as coffee mugs and staplers.With offerings from major players such as Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard, Teliris, TANDBERG and Polycom, a telepresence [...]
Monday, December 29, 2008
Keep those blue screens of death jokes coming, but don't be fooled. However funny it might seem to entrust your phone system to the software everyone loves to hate, Microsoft is on track to become a dominant IP telephony player. It surely won't mind if people get the wrong impression about what it can or [...]
Monday, December 29, 2008
Question: Which mobile VoIP client will end up the winner? Answer: What do you mean by mobile VoIP client? Is it software that lets you make VoIP calls via your cellular data service? That lets you make WiFi calls using your dual mode handset? That lets you initiate cellular calls that end up being delivered [...]
Monday, December 29, 2008
Starting a few years ago, Google began buying thousands of miles of so-called “dark fiber”–fiberoptic communications wiring that was installed in the ground but going unused. The fiber was historically cheap thanks to a fiberoptic building boom that had gone bust, allowing the Mountain View search giant to acquire large amounts of it for pennies [...]
Monday, December 29, 2008
It’s not often that a feisty upstart attempts to go head-to-head with industry behemoths such as Cisco Systems and Hewlett-Packard, but Telanetix is doing just that. Putting a hi-tech spin on the battle of David vs. Goliath, the fledglin… Source Related posts With Nortel Deal, Avaya Moves Past Cisco in Enterprise Telephony (0) What`s Hot in Unified [...]
Monday, December 29, 2008
For a few years now, VoIP technology has allowed customers to centralize their business communications, from faxes to voicemail messages, in a single Microsoft Outlook inbox. But expanded integration features such as directory dialing and calendar synchronization are proving to be a potential business generator for resellers.Related Articles… Source Related posts With Nortel Deal, Avaya Moves Past Cisco [...]
Monday, December 29, 2008
It's no secret that ShoreTel's success over the past few years has gone hand-in-hand with the growing interest of small businesses in VoIP. The Sunnyvale, Calif. based IP PBX vendor has done a good job of providing products that fulfilled that interest. But a new Infonetics report provides some surprising insights into the pre-IPO company's [...]
Monday, December 29, 2008
You may not currently have a huge choice in buying VoIP phones. After all, most companies buy phones that work with their PBXs, not the other way around. You're often limited to your PBX vendor's proprietary or third party vendor-certified models — at least until session initiation protocol (SIP) is mature and ubiquitous enough to [...]
Monday, December 29, 2008
In part one of this special Polycom On Demand podcast, the hosts visit with several Polycom employees during their time on the show floor and review three new announcements made by Polycom during the show, including the new IP phones and softphone enabling solutions.Products and services mentioned in the announcements include: Polycom HD Voice Source Related posts About [...]
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Skype — apparently pleased with its five-way beta group video-calling functionality — has just released a new version of Skype 5.0 for Windows that doubles group support. It now allows for up to 10 video callers. Skype 5.0 beta…
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NEW YORK — When he wanted to interview a source in Connecticut for a recent “World News” story on technology, ABC reporter Pierre Thomas didn’t even leave the office. ABC’s cameras showed him sitting in front of a computer screen, talking to Michael Coppolla through Skype. The video phone service has become an important tool for television news organizations over the past several months.
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Skype — apparently pleased with its five-way beta group video-calling functionality — has just released a new version of Skype 5.0 for Windows that doubles group support. It now allows for up to 10 video callers. Skype 5.0 beta…
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Skype on Monday announced the official launch of Skype Connect 1.0, formerly known as Skype for SIP. Previously available in beta, Skype Connect delivers a business solution that enables IP-enabled private branch exchange (PBX) or Unified Communications systems to connect to Skype.
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Originally appeared on VoIP Biz-News.com on 02/09/2010
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NEW YORK — When he wanted to interview a source in Connecticut for a recent “World News” story on technology, ABC reporter Pierre Thomas didn’t even leave the office. ABC’s cameras showed him sitting in front of a computer screen, talking to Michael Coppolla through Skype. The video phone service has become an important tool for television news organizations over the past several months.
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Orange announced that they are launching mobile High Definition Voice, which is now available nationwide at no extra cost for all UK Orange customers with an HD voice enabled handset.
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Originally appeared on VoIP Biz-News.com on 02/09/2010
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Cisco’s rumored bid for Skype would make a great deal of strategic sense for the networking giant, but the pairing faces one major obstacle that might prevent the deal from getting done.
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Skype Mobile on the Android operating system has just been given a boost, as the updated version allows you to make calls over Wi-Fi as well instead of relying on just 3G connectivity. Basically, this bodes well for Android users since it translates to faster speeds over Wi-Fi, and with so many wireless hotspots available these days, you no longer need to rely entirely on Verizon’s data which is…
Monday, December 29, 2008
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