Small companies embracing VoIP
13 Dec 2006
Still not clear on the convergence advantage though
Small companies are keen to embrace VoIP, but still aren?t seeing the real advantages of convergence.
SMEs to embark on 2007 VoIP love-in
11 Dec 2006
How green is your network?
Concern for the environment and a recognition of the potential cost benefits will see small businesses turn to Voice over IP (VoIP) telephony in their droves next year, according to InClarity.
VoIP regulation could 'put lives at risk'
30 Nov 2006
Ofcom may not allow 999 access
VoIP users could soon feel the pain when it comes to contacting the emergency services via their internet connection, according to a speculative report by the Internet Telephony Services Providers? Association (ITSPA).
VoIP - open season for hackers
29 Nov 2006
7 out of 10 calls vulnerable to attack
Sensitive data sent using VoIP is vulnerable to attack because call centres are failing to secure their networks robustly enough, according to new research.
Cisco aims to plug channel knowledge gap on VoIP
28 Nov 2006
Train to win
Cisco says it has doubled its European channel partners in the last year to more than 2,300. It announced plans to improve the training it offers resellers, adding that many lack VoIP expertise.
RTX ships 'first' cordless Skype phone
23 Nov 2006
Exaggerated claim?
Danish handset maker RTX Telecom today launched what it claims is the first cordless Skype phone that doesn't require a PC. That's what the blogs are saying, at any rate. What RTX is really claiming is to have shipped the first RTX PC-less Skype handset, which is a bit like Honda making a big deal about how it's the first company in the world to ship a Civic with four wheels.
NEC adds VoIP to thin clients
09 Nov 2006
Prefers VMware to Citrix for virtual PCs
Why provide thin clients only with remote access to applications, when you can give them a full VoIP-enabled Windows XP environment on which to run standard PC software? That's the question posed by NEC with its Virtual PC Centre, or VPCC, which combines thin clients with VMware and VoIP.
Skype 3.0 beta is go
08 Nov 2006
What's that coming over the hill? It's a Ballmer
Skype released the beta of the third iteration of its VoIP software today, as Microsoft turns its roving eye towards the free net call market.
Skype says problems not its fault
07 Nov 2006
A bigger boy did it...
Skype is blaming a bigger boy for the problems users are having making phone calls.
AOL cans UK call centre
07 Nov 2006
And then there were none
AOL is pulling out of its call centre contract in Scotland, leaving it without UK-based customer support. Call centres will now be based offshore in the Republic of Ireland and India.