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U.S. Okays Skype Deal While Skype Cuts Execs By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published June 20, 2011 Microsoft gains preliminary approval of its plan to buy Skype as the phone service provider cuts executives before the merger settles. Tags: Skype, VoIP, Microsoft Skype Updates for Outage Flaw By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published May 27, 2011 Skype fixes flaw that prevents users from signing into the VoIP service. Tags: Linux, outage, VoIP, Skype Manager, Microsoft Skype, Avaya, Form Enterprise VoIP Alliance By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published October 01, 2010 Enterprise UC vendors Avaya and Skype will partner to bring Skype support to Avaya equipment. Tags: networks, UC, VoIP, Skype, unified communications Skype Files for $100 Million IPO By Larry Barrett | Article Published August 09, 2010 The VoIP service provider is going public after it filed an S-1 report with the SEC Commission declaring its intention to offer shares worth as much as $100 million. Tags: video conference, Skype, video, mobile, VoIP The 2010 IT Salary Guide By James Maguire | Article Published November 17, 2009 The 2010 IT Salary Guide lists salaries for many tech professionals, and also details IT salary levels for various U.S. regions. Plus: salary incentives for specialty IT skill sets. Tags: network, Oracle, New York, virtualization, VoIP Bringing Your Wireless Network Up to Speed By Eric Geier | Article Published August 31, 2009 Boost your wireless network's speed using a number easy and affordable strategies. Tags: wireless, video, VoIP, networking, music 10 Free Online Tools to Improve Browsing By Joseph Moran | Article Published July 10, 2009 These free online services will give you faster speed, more information and better security. Tags: services, voice, Windows, VoIP Skype 4.0 for Windows: Significant Overhaul By Joseph Moran | Article Published June 26, 2009 Available for free download, the new Skype offers an array of improved features. Tags: voice, e-Mail, Windows, VoIP, search The Proprietary Software/Linux Conundrum By Matt Hartley | Article Published June 23, 2009 Can proprietary software/driver modules find a home in an open source platform that was designed to be the complete opposite? Tags: VoIP, open source, Linux, video, DRM Wi-Fi Phone for Skype: Mobile Skype By Ted Stevenson | Article Published March 30, 2009 Our reviewer finds that the IPEVO So-20 Wi-Fi Phone for Skype is reasonably priced and works well over Wi-FI. But the audio isn't great at high volumes and the device lacks non-voice functions. Tags: video, Skype, Wi-Fi, instant messaging, VoIP Turn Your iPod into a Cell Phone By Ted Stevenson | Article Published March 11, 2009 A new technology provider has released software to enable an iPod to make calls and send text messages. Tags: text messaging, cell phone, iPhone, VoIP, iPod Cisco's EnergyWise Upsets Competitors By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published February 11, 2009 The networking giant's plan to manage power though network hardware is a strategy for vendor lock-in, rivals claim. Tags: policy, networking, HP, Cisco, VoIP Don't Ditch That Broadband Connection By Joseph Moran | Article Published January 26, 2009 Switching to VoIP phone service can save money without suffering the returning to the sloth and hassle of dial-up Internet access. Tags: Microsoft, voice, VoIP, services, wireless Connecticut Town Lays Groundwork for Merged School, Municipal VoIP Network By Adam Stone | Article Published January 16, 2009 Merged network will bring cost savings, enhanced service, improved town management—and boost the growth of commerce. Tags: VoIP, services, wireless, Cisco, unified communications Symantec's Five Resolutions for Network Security in 2009 By SmallBusinessComputing.com Staff | Article Published January 14, 2009 The security giant says small business owners will focus on five key areas to better manage IT information and infrastructure. Tags: Storage, virtualization, VoIP, marketing, e-Mail Looking Ahead to VoIP in 2009 By Ted Stevenson | Article Published January 07, 2009 Enterprise VoIPplanet consults its crystal ball and spots some trends for the coming year. Tags: services, e-Mail, VoIP, Microsoft, voice Case Study: Leveraging Next-Gen Wi-Fi to Transform Healthcare By Lisa Phifer | Article Published January 06, 2009 Five-site rural medical center replaces legacy WLAN with new cooperative mesh to improve the quality of patient care with reduced cost and complexity. Tags: Microsoft, VoIP, wireless, voice, policy 4G: Here It Comes, Ready or Not -- Part I By Gerry Blackwell | Article Published December 03, 2008 The 4G era has begun. What will it mean for enterprise IT and telecom managers - beyond higher mobile wireless data speeds? It depends who you ask, and who you believe. Tags: carriers, Wimax, voice, VoIP, wireless Voting via VoIP�Coming soon to a polling place near you By Adam Stone | Article Published November 03, 2008 The technology is in place and has been used elsewhere on the globe. Adoption in the U.S. will likely be gradual. Tags: voice, IT, VoIP, technology, security Testing SIP Security on a Budget, Part 1 By Lisa Phifer | Article Published October 31, 2008 Along with its advantages, VoIP brings its own vulnerabilities. Fortunately there is a host of free/open-source tools to mitigate them. Tags: voice, Linux, VoIP, security, services Picking a Hosted PBX Provider By Gerry Blackwell | Article Published October 29, 2008 There are many clear advantages to hosted VoIP services, but it may or may not be for your business. Tags: Microsoft, voice, services, e-Mail, VoIP VoIP and Cellular Mobile: Blurring the Lines By Adam Stone | Article Published October 23, 2008 Joint venture between VoX, UTGI, and 'a tier one carrier' will bring low-cost, all-you-can-eat voice/data plans to the mobile telephony scene. Tags: VoIP, marketing, voice, carriers, services Introducing IEEE 802.11r By Jeff Goldman | Article Published October 09, 2008 In July, without much fanfare, the IEEE published the final specification for IEEE 802.11r-2008, also known as Fast Basic Service Set Transition, an amendment to the 802.11 standard that supports fast handoff between access points--specifically in order to enable VoIP roaming on a Wi-Fi network with 802.1X authentication. Tags: wireless, VoIP, middleware, Specification, voice For Small-Business VoIP, Ease of Use Is Paramount By Adam Stone | Article Published September 29, 2008 Toronto startup Jazinga offers a turnkey IP phone system anyone can install and maintain. Tags: VoIP, Microsoft, open source, wireless, voice Business Continuity: Always On, Always Working By Lauren Simonds | Article Published September 16, 2008 What happens to your business if the network fails or the power goes out? If you don't know, you need a disaster recovery plan. An IT provider can help. Tags: voice, video, VoIP, marketing, services VoIP Enhancements Coming to iPhone By Ted Stevenson | Article Published September 08, 2008 The iPhone version of Global IP Solutions's VoiceEngine Mobile will smooth the path for developers working on VoIP enhancements for iPhone 3G apps. Tags: voice, iPhone, services, VoIP, unified communications New Cisco Certs Aim At Networking Skills Shortage By Lynn Haber | Article Published September 04, 2008 With three recently introduced Cisco Systems CCNA concentrations, the equipment vendor takes a first step toward bridging the networking skills gap. Tags: Cisco, services, IT certifications, VoIP, wireless The Hosted Advantage: Doing better for less By Gerry Blackwell | Article Published August 11, 2008 Thrifty New England-based credit union solves several communications problems with a hosted phone system from VoIPnet Technologies. Tags: Cisco, PBX, voice, wireless, VoIP Hauling Wireless From the Warehouse By Judy Mottl | Article Published July 16, 2008 Costco's deal with Sotto could give bigger carriers ideas on how to sell plans. Tags: PBX, voice, wireless, services, VoIP VoIPowering Your Office: VoIP Appliance Power-Shopping, part 3 By Carla Schroder | Article Published July 14, 2008 After backtracking to factor in some costs we neglected to consider in parts 1 and 2, we proceed to examine Fonality's PBXtra solution. Tags: e-Mail, VoIP, Cisco, Dell, services VoIPowering Your Office: VoIP Appliance Power-Shopping, part 2 By Carla Schroder | Article Published July 10, 2008 The second in our ongoing series. This week's stars: SIPxchange ECS and a trio of offerings from RockBochs. Tags: software, server, management, VoIP, Intel VoIPowering Your Office: VoIP Appliance Power-Shopping, part 1 By Carla Schroder | Article Published July 02, 2008 This is the first in a series of guides to all-in-one VoIP solutions. Today: Asterisk (the ancestor), Switchvox (the offspring). Tags: Linux, VoIP, voice, Cisco, e-Mail Cisco Wants to Virtualize Your Datacenter By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published June 25, 2008 Server virtualization is all fine and nice, but networking's giant wants you to take it a step further. Tags: virtualization, VoIP, services, Cisco, VMware Those Creeping Unified Communications By Judy Mottl | Article Published June 16, 2008 New research indicates that while hurdles remain, deployments are taking root. Tags: voice, IBM, e-Mail, VoIP, Microsoft Re-imagine IT: Energy Costs, Security and the Road Ahead By Sonny Discini | Article Published May 30, 2008 A global energy crisis is forcing many to readjust their business processes. But it's not necessarily a bad thing for adaptive enterprises that take security seriously. Tags: video, Google, services, VoIP, Storage VoSKY Exchange Adds Click-to-Call, F/MC to its Bag of Tricks By Ted Stevenson | Article Published May 23, 2008 A rundown on what's new from the PBX-Skype gateway provider. Tags: international, PBX, services, server, VoIP VoIP Security: SIP�Versatile but Vulnerable By Lisa Phifer | Article Published May 19, 2008 As SIP-based VoIP and related communications apps proliferate, IT managers need to know where the chinks in the armor lie. Tags: open source, search, wireless, voice, VoIP Healthy VoIP Nets�Network Management Architectures: RADCOM By Mark A. Miller | Article Published May 01, 2008 RADCOM's tools continually monitor all network traffic, giving complete visibility into VoIP services running on the network Tags: VoIP, voice, Oracle, Copyright, services Unified Communications Complexity Baffles Buyers By Judy Mottl | Article Published April 30, 2008 Cisco, Microsoft and other major vendors are pushing hard on converged communications platforms. But IT shops are stymied when it comes to integration. Tags: Microsoft, Cisco, IBM, VoIP, unified communications Interop Las Vegas: It's a Jungle Out Here By James Maguire | Article Published April 29, 2008 Here at the Interop trade show in Las Vegas, the gamblers have come to gamble and the IT vendors have come to sell. Who faces longer odds? Tags: VoIP, virtualization, VMware, Interop, services FreeSWITCH, a Second-Generation Open-Source Communications Platform By Carla Schroder | Article Published April 29, 2008 Here's a relative newcomer: scalable, multi-function server software that can go far beyond merely managing VoIP phone calls. Tags: VoIP, open source, Linux, infrastructure, Windows New Collaboration App Opens Service to Public By Ted Stevenson | Article Published April 15, 2008 Open-source whiteboarding application Dimdim requires no software download—it just works. Tags: VoIP, marketing, video, services, instant messaging Asterisk: More Than 'Just' a PBX Powerhouse? By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published April 14, 2008 The project's founder points to the vast amount of innovation happening around the open source VoIP PBX -- with a nod to the challenges ahead. Tags: open source, PBX, VoIP, telecommunications, Cisco iPass Offers Worldwide Hotspot Access to SMBs and Consumers By Gerry Blackwell | Article Published April 03, 2008 Until this week, iPass only provided access to its high-speed Wi-Fi service to enterprise customers. Now, there is a pay-as-you-go model that is perfect for small business and consumer users. Tags: technical support, VoIP, international, support, software, consumer, services, data, marketing, browser, IT, browsers, video, HP WYDE Voice Ships Wideband Conference Bridge By Ted Stevenson | Article Published April 02, 2008 Audio appliance integrates VoIP, PSTN, and brings HD quality to voice and other interactive Web applications. Tags: servers, technology, MySpace, desktop, VoIP, voice, support, server, services, marketing, Facebook, IT Review: Propel Personal Bandwidth Manager By Joseph Moran | Article Published March 28, 2008 Are you making the most of your Internet connection? Propel Personal Bandwidth Manager can show how you're using it and whether bandwidth is in short supply, but it does have its issues. Tags: .NET, Cisco, media, desktop, e-Mail, VoIP, voice, wireless, management, software, Microsoft, search, data, Google, Windows, Dell, Intel, Vista, IT, video AT&T Introduces Business in a Box By Jeff Goldman | Article Published March 27, 2008 AT&T's new IP communications solution is targeted at small and medium businesses with 15 to 50 users. Tags: VoIP, voice, Mac, PBX, support, services, data, IT, telecommunications UC Will Prove Challenging To Buyers and Sellers By Judy Mottl | Article Published March 24, 2008 While boasting promise, unified communications won't be a smooth road for vendors or enterprise. Tags: search, desktop, PBX, e-Mail, HP, Microsoft, software, voice, InternetNews.com, unified communications, IBM, Cisco, IT, VoIP Collaboration Moves Into 3D By Judy Mottl | Article Published March 24, 2008 Better training, richer interaction -- and saved lives? That's the promise of IBM and Forterra's new unified communications "virtual environment" app. Tags: InternetNews.com, HP, IT, software, IBM, Lotus Notes, e-Mail, VoIP, security, marketing Objectworld Revamps Product Line to Broaden Market By Ted Stevenson | Article Published March 20, 2008 Vendor creates product subsets to bring unified communications to customers that already have a PBX. Tags: PBX, Cisco, unified communications, Microsoft, VoIP IBM's Secret SaaS By Larry Barrett | Article Published November 10, 2007 IBM's been very busy the past few weeks telling everyone about a lot of new products and services. It's what they aren't talking about (yet) that's really interesting. Tags: Microsoft, SaaS, Larry Ellison, IBM, VoIP Trilog Extends SaaS Tentacles To Project Management By Larry Barrett | Article Published September 23, 2007 Now that everyone has seemingly found religion with the Software-as-a-Service model, upstarts like Trilog Group are moving beyond CRM to get some of that SMB cash. Tags: SaaS, Salesforce.com, IBM, VoIP, Microsoft Does IT Certification Matter Anymore? By James Maguire | Article Published May 09, 2007 The value of IT certification changes as technology changes, so it benefits tech workers to stay current with employers’ attitudes toward certs. Tags: IT certifications, VoIP, wireless, IT career, SOA Is MPLS Right for Your Network? By Jerry Hodgen | Article Published June 15, 2006 Now that VoIP and reliable disaster recovery platforms are topping many of an IT department's priorities, it may be time to reevaluate Frame Relay. Tags: IT, voice, broadband, carriers, VoIP Play the Certification Game to Win By Paul Rubens | Article Published January 06, 2006 Is there any point in spending the money and taking the time to get a higher certification? And if so, which is the best investment? Tags: Cisco, VoIP, IT certifications, Microsoft, Sarbanes-Oxley |
