VoIP
The business and practice of VOIP and associated technologies
Scattered Genesys Needs to Regroup After Alcatel-Lucent Split, Says Analyst
Zultys Adds Android Client for Its IP PBX
Tue, January 31, 2012 - The new client offers presence, access to company directories, call log and secure IM
Mobility, Cloud, Analytics to Reshape IT in 2012
Tue, January 03, 2012 - Gartner says global IT spending growth will be essentially flat in 2012. IDC is more bullish, estimating 6.9% growth, driven by investments in smartphones, media tablets, mobile networks, social networking, and big data analytics.
Sprint Calls on Microsoft Lync, Saves Big with UC
Tue, December 06, 2011 - Sprint weathered the challenges and reaped the rewards of killing off PBX systems and moving to a unified communications suite with Microsoft Lync. Here's how this transition made life easier for Sprint workers and saved millions in reduced technology and real estate costs.
Vodafone Buys Unified Communication Consultant Bluefish
Thu, December 01, 2011 - The operator's enterprise unit is expanding beyond mobile, and the acquisition is part of that push, says analyst
Researchers Find New Way to Hide Messages in VoIP
Tue, November 15, 2011 - Researchers have devised a new scheme for hiding secret data within VoIP packets, making it possible to carry on legitimate voice conversations while stolen data piggybacks on the call undetected, making its way to thieves on the outside.
Going VoIP-Only: Do You Still Need Cellular Voice Service?
Thu, November 10, 2011 - Now that smartphones have mobile VoIP apps, why do consumers still need to pay monthly fees for voice service?
Researchers ID Skype Users Who Also Use BitTorrent
Fri, October 21, 2011 - The research chips away at the perceived privacy protections of using Skype's encrypted service
Neustar Acquires Targusinfo for Better Analytics
Wed, October 12, 2011 - The company wants to take advantage of Targusinfo's position in the caller ID market
Five Reasons to Set Up Unified Communications
Thu, October 06, 2011 - Unified communications can save money and simplify IT administration while improving employee efficiency
Office 365: Non-Profit Moves to Cloud for Global Relief
Wed, October 05, 2011 - NetHope, a consortium of IT leaders serving humanitarian agencies, has been keeping things in-house with Sharepoint for years. But a recent move to the cloud via Office 365 is freeing up IT staff and allowing agencies to better share information.
Massive DDoS Attacks a Growing Threat to VoIP Services
Tue, October 04, 2011 - When the massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack in March brought down the voice-over-IP (VoIP) call processing supplied by TelePacific Communications to thousands of its customers, it marked a turning point for the local-exchange services provider in its thinking about security.
9/11 Anniversary: What our Emergency Response Systems Still Can't Do
Thu, September 08, 2011 - Ten years after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks demonstrated huge gaps in the nation's emergency communications systems, there is still a long list of standard networking capabilities that are unavailable to first responders and 9-1-1 operators.



