Broadweave Networks and Veracity Communications Merger Expands Local Offerings Aug 19, 2009
Broadweave also delivers commercial data and telephony services to small and mid-size businesses and enterprises, and recently introduced its new Voice over IP (VOIP) suite of Go Big. Instant Office Tools for small and home office users. (PR Newswire)
Town readies for new voice over IP phone system Aug 12, 2009
Tue Aug 11, 2009, 02:49 PM EDT. LITTLETON Reaching town departments and employees will be much simpler starting next month, as the town implements a voice over internet protocol (VoIP) phone system featuring direct inward dial (DID) numbers that will improve considerably customer and resident access to town departments and result in significant savings to the town. (Littleton Independent, MA)
Cable execs explore gesture interfaces, social nets Aug 11, 2009
In addition, AudioCodes showed a voice over IP system that could offer audio quality higher than standard phones. Ceton Corp. showed a multi-channel cable card that could receive six HDTV streams on a Windows 7 PC.. (EETimes)
First text-to-911 gateway goes live in Iowa Aug 6, 2009
The Federal Communications Commission requires voice carriers, including traditional wireline, cell phones and voice over IP services (VOIP), to provide Enhanced 911 services. E911 not only routes the call to the proper PSAP depending on the location of the caller, but automatically provides information on the callers location to operators so that help can be dispatched even if a caller is unable to say where he or she is. (FCW.com)
Android heads for high def roles Aug 4, 2009
Last week D2 Technologies showed a consumer devices enabling voice over IP using Android on MIPS. In addition, last week Mentor Graphics , the company that to MIPS on the Au1260 processor of RMI Corp. for use in a wide range of embedded systems. Swift said MIPS expects to reveal more systems and silicon partners for its Android initiative later this summer. (EETimes)
Verteks Consulting Receives ShoreTel Top 10 Customer Satisfaction Award for 2009 Aug 1, 2009
ShoreTel's highly qualified partners consist of VARs, integrators and interconnects that help customers navigate a world of voice over IP (VoIP) options, including LAN, WAN, call center, voice and data application integration, technology deployment, and training and support. The Top Ten Customer Satisfaction Excellence Award is presented to ShoreTel's channel partners that have achieved world-class customer satisfaction scores of 95+ as measured by an independent third party. (PR Newswire)
CapRock to connect Genting drilling sites Jul 29, 2009
Genting Oil will use the satellite connectivity for Voice over IP, corporate networking and direct communication between the remote sites and its head office in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reader Comments. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
What is Unified Communications, and Why Should You Care? Jul 28, 2009
They can also incorporate many other communication tools, too, such as and voice over IP (VoIP) telephony solutions, text messaging, screen sharing and video conferencing just to name a few. Many use presence awareness technology that locates where people to see if they re available, (think IM buddy list). (SmallBusinessComputing)
RingCentral Floats a PBX in the Cloud Jul 23, 2009
Not just another VoIP (voice over IP) offering, the solution lets buyers purchase, customize, activate and manage their phone system completely online, making it an SaaS (software-as-a-service) cloud offering much like today s Web 2. 0 CRM, collaboration, ERP and storage applications. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Voice over IP builds bridge to the future of DOD comms Jul 21, 2009
What is your e-mail address. My e-mail address is. (FCW.com)
MagicJack: Seriously Cheap Phone Service Jul 17, 2009
The IT Manager's Guide to Voice over IP. . (SmallBusinessComputing)
New Redundant RAID 5 NAS Appliance from Elma Provides High Shock and Vibration Tolerance for Critical Data Storage Jul 11, 2009
The new RAIDSTOR NAS Appliance can be used in any application requiring a mission-critical data repository where data preservation is essential, including distributed communications processing, voice over IP (VoIP) and video streaming. In addition to providing remote RAID array management through SNMP or a web interface, the system's network attached topology facilitates real-time data access by sharing critical data across multiple users, reducing overall storage capacity needed, and... (PR Newswire)
GSA announces list of Networx agency telecom awards Jul 10, 2009
Nov. 13, 2008Defense Information Systems AgencyAT&T Universal for frame relay services, network-based IP VPN service and voice over IP (alternate) was cancelled. Nov. 13, 2008Defense Information Systems AgencyVerizon Universal for frame relay services (alternate), Asynchronous Transfer Mode service, IP services, network-based IP VPN service, and VOIP, wireless and private line services was cancelled. (FCW.com)
Infineon sells wireline group for $350 million Jul 9, 2009
The operation being disposed of focuses on semiconductors and systems for wireline access and Voice over IP gear. Infineon says that despite the economic downturn, the segment achieved a positive result in the past few quarters. (EETimes)
Report: DOJ Probing Telecom Dominance Jul 7, 2009
For example, the mobile version of Skype, a voice over IP calling service, is restricted from use by most U.S. operators. Also, ATbeen criticized for , such as the SlingPlayer for the iPhone. (CBS News)
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We would want Voice over IP and possibility to call in. Members should be able to send questions online, but not ask questions over the phone. (Multichannel News)
Broadcom to Introduce GPON Integrated Access Device Semiconductors in China Jun 22, 2009
As a result, service providers that deploy Broadcom's BCM6800 family of gateway processors will leverage increased bandwidth for such offerings as high quality triple play services, high definition (HD) video, gaming, wireless and voice over IP (VoIP) supporting Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) and Fiber-to-the-Node (FTTN) applications. With unparalleled levels of integration and increased throughput performance, Broadcom's GPON products will offer Chinese telecommunications carriers high performance... (PR Newswire)
Nokia Siemens buying Nortel wireless units Jun 21, 2009
Zafirovski said their enterprise business, their optical Metro Internet business and their carrier voice over IP and application business as well as part of the wireless business are among the assets still up for sale. Nortel also said it will ask to have its shares delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Networx task-order update Jun 5, 2009
Sept. 25, 2008Education Department, Federal Student AidVerizon Universal for communications transport services: voice, circuit-switched data, toll-free, combined, private line, frame-relay, ATM; IP-based services: premise-based IP VPN, NBIP-VPN, voice over IP (VOIP) transport, content-delivery network, converged IP, IP telephony, IP; optical services: Synchronous Optical Network (Sonet), optical wavelength; wireless services: cellular/personal communications service (PCS), multimode wireless;... (FCW.com)
Motorola's WiMAX 3.5GHz Access Point Earns WiMAX Forum(R) Certification Jun 2, 2009
5GHz customer premises equipment (CPE) -- the (data only) and the award-winning (data and Voice over IP) -- and two 2. 5GHz WiMAX Access Points, the and. (PR Newswire)
A painless way to cut the cord May 28, 2009
Mr Lock is signed up with Internode, one of a dozen Australian internet service providers offering Naked DSL. The internet service comes bundled with Internode's Voice over IP service, which bypasses the phone network to make cheap calls over the internet. Mr Lock can still use his cordless telephone; it's just plugged into the back of his broadband modem rather than into the phone socket in the wall. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Vecima Signs DOCSIS 3.0 Module Supply Agreement with Major OEM Customer May 26, 2009
Consumer demand for bandwidth is being driven by: - Faster and ubiquitous access for traditional applications including web surfing, email access, and Voice over IP; - Emerging bandwidth hungry applications such as social networking and peer to peer (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter); - Novel online video distribution models from traditional broadcasters such as ABC. Cable operators are responding to this demand by migrating to all-digital networks. The large network bandwidth used by analog channels... (Canada Newswire)
Network-1 Reports First Quarter 2009 Results May 15, 2009
By taking advantage of PoE technology, companies can deploy next generation solutions such as Voice over IP and Wireless LAN's without having to run separate power cables. PoE technology provides numerous benefits including significant deployment savings and increased service reliability through centralized backup power. (PR Newswire)
Voxeo Named to Datamonitor IVR Vendor 'Shortlist' May 12, 2009
Beyond just IVR, Voxeo supports Unified Communications and Self-Service application design and delivery across traditional voice, Voice over IP, video, instant messaging, SMS, and mobile-web devices. "We're extremely pleased that Datamonitor's comprehensive review of Voxeo, our technology and solutions, financial viability and a detailed survey of our customer base led to Voxeo being one of only two companies included on Datamonitor's shortlist. It's a validation of the decision thousands of... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
CA Showcasing its Lean Operator Vision and Comprehensive Solutions for Service Assurance for CSPs at TM Forum Management World 2009 May 6, 2009
CA solutions also help operators to monitor core network health and the services that run on it, including VPN, VPLS, Metro Ethernet, voice over IP, IPTV, video on demand, multicast and QoS as well as legacy transport technologies such as ATM and Frame Relay. Service Delivery Platforms (SDP): The CA solution for SDP provides end-to-end visibility into customer transactions, helping to ensure comprehensive monitoring and delivery of Service Level Agreements (SLA), proactive monitoring of Key... (PR Newswire)
Going CommandoWith Your Cell Phone May 6, 2009
Zer01 claims it will be able to undercut other wireless carriers because it will send calls from cellular towers over the Internet (so-called voice over IP or VoIP). There will be a one-time activation fee of $30, and you'll have to pay full price for a phone or use your own AT&T compatible model. (Fox News)
Oracle Announces General Availability of Oracle(R) Communications Unified Inventory Management 7.1 May 6, 2009
1 introduces pre-built technology packs that provide out-of-the-box functionality for accelerated rollout of the most common IP multi-play and higher layer services including voice over IP (VoIP), multiprotocol label switching layer 3 virtual private network (MPLS L3 VPN) and Metro Ethernet/virtual local area network (VLAN) services. The application enables true inventory federation through a federation framework that allows integration and collaboration with external inventory systems without... (PR Newswire)
Hosted Voice Services: Basic Concepts Apr 18, 2009
And since up-to-date phone systems today run on IP networks, rather than the traditional TDM phone network built by Ma Bell in the last century, they are often called Hosted IP PBX or Hosted Voice over IP (VoIP) services. This article is the first in what will be an ongoing effort at sister site Enterprise VoIPplanet. (SmallBusinessComputing)
App-a-Day: Skype Apr 16, 2009
Skype, the free-to-cheap Voice Over IP service, has a huge user base, and it's almost as passionate about it as iPhone users are about their device ... App-a-Day Articles Skype, the free-to-cheap Voice Over IP service, has a huge user base, and it's almost as passionate about it as iPhone users are about their device. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Pease director sees potential in prominent property Apr 15, 2009
Whaleback Systems, a voice over IP (VoIP) technology provider, occupied approximately 12,000 square feet of the building, but moved to Two International Drive, though the sign still remains. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has leased space for periods of time to address natural disasters, but is no longer there. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Middlebury Selectmen Request Restoration of Funding Apr 15, 2009
Ms. Strobel submitted a break-down of the town's telephone costs and upgrades for the town's voice and data system highlighting the benefits of a private DSL and VoIP (Voice over IP). VoIP is a terminology used for a family of transmission technologies for delivery of voice communications over IP networks. (Voices, CT)
Skype's Founders May Seek Firm From eBay Apr 15, 2009
Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis are aiming to raise funds to make a bid for the Voice over IP player they created ... The founders of Voice over IP (VoIP) service Skype, currently owned by eBay, are interested in bidding for the company they sold some four years ago, according to a media report. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Dell Updates Vostro Laptops, Holds the Line on Prices Apr 10, 2009
The software also supports free (voice over IP) calls between two PCs, plus low-rate voice calls to landlines and mobile phones. The Dell Video Chat interface features an IM window that integrates with your SightSpeed or Video Chat contact lists, letting you IM with up to four people at once (both in and out of a video chat). (SmallBusinessComputing)
Google's Plans for Mobile Apps Apr 7, 2009
That might not be much of a stretch, considering that Google has gone from being purely a player in Internet search to pioneering efforts in Web-based e-mail (courtesy of Gmail, which celebrated its fifth anniversary this week) as well as mobile operating systems (think Android), Voice over IP (with the upcoming Google Voice) and the Web browser (Google Chrome). But for the world's largest online search company, the proliferation in smartphones as a viable Web platform is also creating a... (Datamation)
CET Teleport Launches iDirect Evolution DVB-S2/ACM Network to Expand Services Over Africa Apr 7, 2009
These dramatic gains open new opportunities for service providers to improve support for a range of IP applications, including Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Voice over IP (VoIP), videoconferencing, enterprise networks, point of sale, SCADA, telemetry, multimedia and Internet cafes. For more information, please visit CET Teleport at booth #7 during SatCom Africa 2009, April 6-9 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (PR Newswire)
Jack Kapica on who's watching your surfing Apr 6, 2009
The technology, already in use by Rogers and Shaw, may eventually be used to charge users for using Voice over IP or file sharing. Editor's Note: globeandmail. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Skype for iPhone Lands at Apple App Store Apr 2, 2009
Skype has released its highly anticipated Apple iPhone application today, putting the Voice over IP (VoIP) company in a position to leverage the Apple App Store's broad reach to find new users while callers get the benefit of free and low-cost calls. But while the new app -- officially called Skype for iPhone, supports the iPhone's Wi-Fi and cellular data connections for features like its contact list, calls can only be made when on a Wi-Fi network. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Norway's GET Deploys Amdocs Cable Solution to Enable First Digital TV Virtual Network Operator to Go Live - Quick Facts Apr 2, 2009
Amdocs' provisioning and fulfillment solution for cable provides GET with a single platform to automate provisioning of digital TV, voice over IP, and high-speed Internet services for multiple service operators. The product's multi-domain capability enables the segmentation and management of VNO's subscriber's data so that GET can now sell and bill services to new customers even if they are physically located outside of the GET network. (Multichannel News)
Verizon's Hub: Reinventing the Home Phone Apr 2, 2009
As such, it makes phone calls and performs other feats over the Internet similar to the "voice over IP" (VoIP) services offered by such upstart Internet carriers as Vonage () and Skype. The phone's base station features a seven-inch touchscreen that enables a variety of features, turning the Hub into an Internet message center that displays Web information, such as weather forecasts or movie showtimes. (BusinessWeek)
VoiceCon Talks Interoperability, Integration Apr 1, 2009
And that's hurting everyone involved in Voice over IP (VoIP). "You would be hard-pressed to identify any IP voice vendor offering a totally open solution," conference founder Fred Knight told InternetNews. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Skype Now Means Business, Friends The SIP World Mar 23, 2009
If you think about Asterisk as a very pragmatic and practical platform for telephony, for business phone systems, Skype has been incredibly successful in the Voice over IP space because it s been a very pragmatic solution for customers to be able to use. As Mark points out, this is really a marriage made in heaven. (Salon)
Government Considers Cybersecurity Projects Mar 21, 2009
"Voice over IP isn't anything new," said Luke Berndt, CTO at the department's Office of Interoperable Communications. "It's a great thing. The problem is people are implementing it differently.". (eSecurityPlanet)
New president named at I-Evolve Mar 13, 2009
Meller said I-Evolve s success is a result f offering multiple solutions, which include hosted Voice Over IP, business continuity and data backup, co-location, E-mail and Web hosting. Reader Comments. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Telsey's BLOBbox Absorbs the Web's Free Content and Services to Enjoy Directly on Your HDTV Mar 12, 2009
Telsey's BLOBbox Absorbs the Web's Free Content and Services to Enjoy Directly on Your HDTV. Telsey's BLOBbox Absorbs the Web's Free Content and Services to Enjoy Directly on Your HDTV. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Verizon Business Empowers Corporate Users Through Unified Communications Mar 11, 2009
The service - based on the recently released Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 platform - delivers unified communications functions to the desktop, enabling workers to enhance communications through real-time instant messaging, "presence" (the status of an end-user's online or phone availability), Web conferencing and voice over IP (VoIP). The service is available immediately. (PR Newswire)
Microsoft: SharePoint Picks Up Office's Slack Mar 5, 2009
Unified communications aims to tie disparate communications technologies -- instant messaging, video and Web conferencing, e-mail, Voice over IP (VoIP) telephony and data like a user's location and availability -- into a single platform. SharePoint, meanwhile, , collaboration, portal and enterprise search capabilities. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Speakeasy Launches Direct SIP for Integrated Voice Mar 3, 2009
"With Direct SIP, Speakeasy can offer integrated voice and data regardless what kind of phone system a customer may have in place, allowing us to expand our customer pipeline and make it even simpler for small and mid-sized businesses to access high-value, low-cost Voice over IP telecom services," said Bruce Chatterley, Speakeasy President and CEO. "This new service solidifies Speakeasy's position as a full-service voice and data provider and creates yet another attractive option to avoid the... (PR Newswire)
West Texas Students Don't Need to Wait for New Stimulus Package to Access Subsidized Rural Broadband Services Feb 27, 2009
The Conterra network is now providing Internet access to over 15,000 WTTC endpoints, Internet video conferencing and distance learning service to more than 200 locations and Voice over IP service to members. Conterra monitors, manages and supports the WTTC network on a 24X7X365 basis and guarantees network performance and reliability. (PR Newswire)
EU group aims to eavesdrop on Skype calls Feb 24, 2009
As high-tech tools expand the ability of intelligence and law enforcement agencies to sweep up and sort vast quantities of communications traffic, European Union officials worry that encrypted Voice over IP technologies like Skype are leaving criminals with a digital hole in the telecom dragnet. In a , the Italian arm of the European Union's judicial cooperation agency, Eurojust, announced it would lead an international effort to "overcome the technical and judicial obstacles to the interception... (Ars Technica)
SureWest Communications to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results on March 12 Feb 21, 2009
Headquartered in Northern California for more than 90 years, the company expanded into the Kansas City region in February 2008 with the acquisition of Everest Broadband, Inc. and offers bundled residential and commercial services that include IP-based digital and high-definition television, high-speed Internet, Voice over IP, and local and long distance telephone. Its fiber-to-the-premise IP-based network in the Sacramento region features the fastest symmetrical Internet speeds in the nation at... (PR Newswire)
Introducing NoiseFree Pro: Noise Cancellation for the Voice-Over-Computer User and Mobile Professional Feb 18, 2009
Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- NoiseFree, (Noise Free Wireless, Inc.) a leading provider of next generation software to enhance voice-based communications, announced today that its new NoiseFree Pro for voice-over-computer users, better known as Voice over IP (VoIP), is now available for FREE user download at. NoiseFree Pro is a new and improved version of NoiseFree VoIP which was introduced in 2007 and stimulated thousands of visits to the NoiseFree website. (PR Newswire)
Cox Kicks Off Throttling Test Feb 13, 2009
Cox opted to forego a user-centric bandwidth-management approach because it believes prioritizing time-sensitive apps -- like voice over IP -- will yield a better experience for all users, according to Rolls. He said Cox's trial does not single out particular services but rather attempts to group together "classes of applications." The alternative to implementing some kind of congestion-management system, he added, "is that everything has problems.". (Multichannel News)
Datebook (Feb. 9) Feb 9, 2009
Presenter, Jeff Rowley of ShoreTel Sales Engineer, N.W. U.S.A. and Western Canada, presents a Voice over IP seminar. Lunch followed by open discussion and questions. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Colocation America Partnership with IPsmarx Feb 7, 2009
New York, NY - November 14, 2008 (INB) -- IPsmarx Technology Inc., a leading provider of full-featured, turnkey Voice Over IP (VoIP) solutions to VoIP Service Providers, today announces their partnership with Colocation America, allowing VoIP service providers using IPsmarx solutions to collocate in their nationwide facilities. IPsmarx Technology's Class 5 Softswitch with integrated billing allows VoIP service providers to offer feature-rich voice services as well as Video over IP. IPsmarx... (Internet News Bureau)
