Meet VOXOFON
Always with the new! VOXOFON is the latest in VoIP. The company is billing itself as low-cost and easy-to-use for international internet telephony. The service has a good deal of flexibility as well. Calls start at 1.3 cents per minute, and can be made from computers, landlines or cell phones. “We think VOXOFON will appeal to a [...]
Is VoIP the Next Cell Phone Technology?
I have this thing for online videos … well a lot of people do. It’s so nice to see and hear someone describing whatever — feelings, ideas, hopes, dreams . . . Certainly the same is true for a video of a guy explaining why he thinks VoIP will be the next cell phone type thing. [...]
Viola! A Fluke?
Fluke Networks has acquired Viola Networks. The network performance management company didn’t say how much it said for Viola, a VoIP management company. According to Network World: The deal brings to Fluke Networks the technologies and source code the now-defunct Viola Networks used to underpin its NetAlly product line. NetAlly offered such products as its Lifecycle manager, [...]
Things to Consider: VoIP
Are you considering switching your call center to a VoIP-based operation? If so, you are going to want to check out this article on Inside CRM (which, in the interest of full disclosure is a sister site to this one). Some things you should think about? What kind of a system do you currently have? How [...]
Friday Links: Collaboration, Vonage
I was speaking with a woman this week about her phone service. It seems that she has been having trouble with the clarity of her Vonage. She’d been perfectly happy with it until it started having interference. Now, she and her husband have magicJack ready to try out. Wonder which they will prefer? CNET News reports [...]
Bartering for VoIP
EvaPhone has an interesting model. It takes something that isn’t cheap: international calls and makes them more accessible. See EvaPhone give out free international VoIP in exchange for watching some ads. Easy peasy. The Russian-company offers a web-based VoIP application. According to Information Week: In tests, the service was easy to use, and calls went to their destinations [...]
GrameenPhone Fined
GrameenPhone is in hot water in Bangladesh. It seems the VoIP provider partook in illegal call termination schemes, violating rules set by the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission. The company was ordered to pay a $37 million fine. Sounds like it was handled seriously. Or was it? According to TMCnet: This is not the first time that this local [...]
What Does FISA Mean?
Shh! Someone might be listening to this conversation . . . and it’s legal. President Bush recently signed the FISA amendments into law. FISA, for the uncertain, stands for Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The law legalizes warrantless surveillance activities by the government. Cause like we needed more of our rights trampled on. Want to know more about what [...]
Oh Mother!
Oh yea, baby. That’s what I’m talking about. Intel is working on four new motherboards that will feature a wake when VoIP rings feature. Nice. So you can let your computer sleep without worrying about missing phone calls. Talk about good news in a trying financial time — after all, energy costs are on the rise. According [...]
ShoreTel Takes Over for Cisco
Bye-bye, Cisco! It’s been a good run. But it’s time to go . . . The Cisco VoIP system installed in Oakland, California, in 2003 has been removed. In its place is a new ShoreTel system. The unified communications system isn’t used by the Emergency 911 system there though. Check out a video about the swap at [...]
U.S. Independent-VoIP Market Stalls as Cable VoIP Takes Off
It's been clear for some time that independent-VoIP providers like Vonage Holdings Corp. will never threaten the traditional telephone companies like they were supposed to. According to the conven...
SNOM Brings m3 DECT Phone to U.S.
DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications) phones, though widely used in Europe, haven't made much headway in the U.S. That's a shame, because such phones have several advantages invo...
30 Ways to Use VoIP That You've Never Heard Of
You probably know by now that VoIP calls can save you money on cell phone bills, landlines and Web conferencing. But is that really all your VoIP service can do for you? If you only knew. From giving ...
The Essential Guide to On-Premise VoIP PBXes
An on-premise PBX system is a phone system whose equipment, including servers, cables and routers, must be physically installed on the premises of and maintained by the company purchasing the PBX syst...
ShoreTel's Latest PBX Release Adds Video-Calling Capability
ShoreTel Inc. has always touted the ease of use of its SMB- (small- to medium-sized business) focused IP PBXes, with some justification. The company's newest PBX version, Release 8.0, makes even f...
How to Use iSkoot's Mobile Skype Service
For many people, the first name that comes to mind when they hear the word VoIP is Skype. More than 300 million individuals around the world use the pioneering Internet phone service to stay in touch ...
How to Make JAJAH Mobile VoIP Calls
Mobile VoIP can be an enormously attractive service on its own. It can cut the cost of overseas cellular calls from dollars to cents per minute. In many cases, mobile VoIP is part of a larger set of W...
Free Webinar: Securing Your Network - The Constant Battle (May 28, 2008)
WHEN: Wednesday, May 28, 200810 AM PT / 1 PM ET WHAT: Securing your network against both internal and external malicious threats is a constant battle. Learn how to guard key vulnerable entry points &...
Nimbuzz Mobile VoIP Lacks PSTN Connectivity
Yet another supposed Skype killer has arrived. This one is from Nimbuzz BV, a company that focuses on mobile VoIP solutions. The Rotterdam, Netherlands-based startup tries to be all things to all call...
How to Use Raketu's Two Mobile-VoIP Services
Some mobile-VoIP providers use VoIP all the way to the mobile handset, transporting voice calls in IP packets over the cellular-data network. Calls can be cheap or even free, but the service can antag...
In the News: Nimbuzz, Jangl's Death and MacGyver VoIP
Buzz on NimbuzzAnother week, another Skype Ltd. killer. This time it's Nimbuzz!, a Dutch application that promises IM (instant messaging), voice calls and text messaging from PCs, Java-enabled mob...
New Bill Makes Network Neutrality an Antitrust Issue
Where is Comcast now that the politicians need it? Rep. John Conyers, chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, has introduced Congress's second network neutrality bill of...
6 Questions to Ask About Conference-Call Solutions
No single approach to conference calling is right for every company — or even the majority of them. There are simply too many variables in terms of both requirements and solutions. One big decis...
TokBox's Browser-Based Video Conferencing Could Help Small Businesses
Lots of Web and other applications started as consumer services. Take instant messaging. It was easy, free and convenient. But corporations originally didn't take it seriously — it seemed bo...
Does Jangl's Demise Mean That Web VoIP Business Is in Trouble?
It seemed like an ominous sign for the nascent Web-activated VoIP industry. First, Jangl Inc. went out of business, then rumors surfaced that TalkPlus Inc. was also shuttering its doors. The two ventu...
The Essential Guide to ATAs and VoIP
An ATA (analog terminal adapter) is a hardware device that connects an analog phone to a data network. A basic ATA includes an Ethernet port that joins the device to the data network and an RJ-11 jack...
How to Use EQO's Mobile VoIP Service
The main attraction of mobile VoIP is saving money on overseas calls. Cellular carriers' international rates are often dollars per minute. Most VoIP companies can cut that to cents. They often pro...
In the News: E911, VoIP Boom and Rumors of Skype Competition
Why VoIP Needs E911The wires and blogs in Canada have been buzzing this week with a genuine VoIP-related tragedy. A family in Calgary, Alberta used a VoIP phone to call 911 to summon an ambulance for ...
WebMessenger Extends Microsoft OCS Capabilities to Mobile Employees
UC (unified communications) is becoming a hot topic in enterprises these days. So, unsurprisingly, is Microsoft Corp.'s variation, known as Office Communications Server, or OCS. UC lets people det...
Free Webinar: Customer Privacy, Malware & Government Regulation (May 21, 2008)
WHEN: Wednesday, May 21, 200810 AM PT / 1 PM ET WHAT: New breeds of malware – spyware, adware, Trojans, and viruses – are rapidly infecting networks and exposing businesses and their cust...