VoIP

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Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) has evolved from a low-cost phone service into a platform for integrated business communications. In this ForwardView webshow, IBM explains the business advantages of running your phone network on the same lines as your data network, and how […]

FierceVoIP is an easy-to-read, twice-weekly email service that brings must-read VoIP news to senior executives in the Voice over IP and IP telephony industry.
In one quick email per day, FierceVoIP will get you up to speed on new technologies and developments in the field of Voice over IP. Its goal is to save you time […]

This independent report includes a comparative assessment of the top IP telephony vendors.
It features ratings along with nine different metrics including:

Product features

Technology

Performance

Value

Also provided is best practice advice regarding IT professionals’ selection and deployment of voice systems. This Nemertes summary report will provide you with key insights to help you evaluate IP telephony solutions.
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Reliability is the most critical aspect of a business phone system. IP telephony systems will deliver differing service levels because their architecture is fundamentally different. Ironically, optimal architecture and design does not only deliver high reliability, but also produces a system that is easy to use and manage.
This white paper, Building Reliable IP Telephony Systems […]

Learn how to save money with the right IP telephony solution, in almost all areas of deployment and management.
IP telephony is the way of the future. The convergence of Voice and Data Networks through IP Technology can help your organization gain a competitive advantage, boost employee productivity, and enhance customer service. There are however, important […]

Learn all about how VoIP Fax Technology can benefit you and your company.
Learn about VoIP Fax technology, terminology and ITU protocols in this guide that explains how integrating Fax over IP (FoIP) with VoIP networks leverages and adds value to converged network architecture.
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Learn to better understand the challenges within the vertical professional services market.
In February 2007, Computerworld invited IT influences in the vertical professional services sector to participate in a survey on IP telephony. The goal of the survey was to better understand the challenges of IP Telephony within the vertical professional services market. This report offers […]

IP telephony promises businesses a compelling combination of features, efficiency, manageability, and cost savings. IP PBX sales are soaring. However, too often companies make the leap to convergence without being certain that their network infrastructures are ready to handle the special requirements of voice. With this in mind, companies need to do a network assessment […]

It has been said that you can’t manage what you can’t measure. This especially holds true for VoIP quality. In some cases administrators may simply implement VoIP without understanding the bandwidth demands on their networks from existing applications. Given the importance of call quality for ensuring a positive user experience, constant monitoring of VoIP networks […]

In monitoring VoIP traffic there are critical metrics and issues to understand which will improve your ability to quickly troubleshoot performance and call quality issues. In the last article we covered the impact that jitter and delay can have upon VoIP applications. Today, we’ll be covering the issue of packet loss and how to […]

In yesterday’s article we looked at the importance of understanding your overall network performance and existing network demand through a site survey before implementing VoIP. We also stressed the importance of continual monitoring of VoIP on your network to develop an understanding of normal network performance.
In this article we’ll be looking at two of the […]

Widespread VoIP adoption is underway and many organizations are merging their voice and data networks together to reduce costs. But as with any new technology, VoIP can also introduce potential problems. Because of the sensitivity of VoIP to network performance and delay, it’s critical to understand and constantly monitor VoIP as well as overall network […]

I’ve recently started a little research project, through which I am hoping to figure out the best option for replacing four disparate old-skool PBX systems with a single, unified VoIP/SIP-based system. I’ve amassed more than a few Internet resources and have been doing research for a number of weeks, and figured someone else out there […]

Shawna McAlearney of SeachSecurity.com writes:
Saving pennies on VoIP could cost your enterprise the whole enchilada. Voice over Internet Protocol offers many benefits and appears inevitable for enterprises, but before you jump into it with both feet - as many enterprises are expected to do next year - it’s crucial to consider quality of service, manpower […]

The Brits have managed to get a leg up in VoIP. A ruling by the communications regulatory body Ofcom allows service providers to hand out numbers regardless of geography. They’ve even provided a prefix for those lucky folks in the ether, 056.

Using a Linux-based PBX system, a creative phone system snooper can circumvent virtually every aspect of the telephone Caller ID system. This includes spoofing the call source information and uncovering blocked phone number data. The weak point in the system is with loose Voice over IP (VoIP) systems that implement Caller ID improperly. This is […]