voip News and Other Resources

Switching to VoIP telephony systems is gaining momentum with consumers and businesses alike. If you are planning to make the leap, make sure your network is ready.

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Five tips for helping your clients save money

December 6, 2010 10:40am PST

There are all sorts of ways to help your clients get maximum value from your services -- and that means cost savings for them and future business for you.

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Five Exchange 2010 gotchas and how to handle them

October 20, 2010 7:49am PDT

Before upgrading to Exchange 2010, there are five points of caution that administrators should understand. Scott Lowe discusses these Exchange 2010 gotchas and explains how to mitigate each one.

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Steve Jobs proclaims the post-PC era has arrived

June 2, 2010 7:01am PDT

On Tuesday, Steve Jobs said we've reached the beginning of the post-PC era, while acknowledging PCs have "taken us a long way" and that the transition could be lengthy, and uncomfortable for some.

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Configuring VOIP in Twinkle

September 21, 2009 6:00am PDT

If you need a reliable and capable SIP softphone for Linux, Vincent Danen suggests using the feature-rich Twinkle to configure its use.

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Video: Sony Electronics CIO believes Internet connectivity has changed the TV game

April 21, 2009 6:27am PDT

Drew Martin, CIO of Sony Electronics, talks about the convergence of content and consumer electronics. He explains the company's move to hook up its Bravia TVs with Internet connectivity so...

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Take advantage of unified communications' efficiency without the risk

March 31, 2009 11:53am PDT

The tools we have available now for real-time communication provide efficiency and collaborative opportunities for business, but unregulated, they can also expose your company to danger. How can...

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Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging and CUCM 6.1 integration tips

January 29, 2009 1:27pm PST

Exchange Server 2007's Unified Messaging service can be a bear to get running well. Scott Lowe spent a week helping a college through some of its final outstanding issues in getting this service...

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The hot certifications right now: Cisco's CCNA Voice, CCVP, and CCIE Voice

January 16, 2009 6:00am PST

The Cisco Certified Voice Professional (CCVP) is the sixth highest paying certification for 2009 in a recent survey. David Davis explains your options for achieving Cisco's various VoIP...

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Video Whiteboard: The future of VoIP - CoIP

January 8, 2009 1:00am PST

Madhu Yarlagadda from Yahoo says that text, voice and video are converging over the same set of protocols used by VoIP and that Instant Messenger will be the application that enables users to...

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Exploring entry-level options for using VoIP

December 18, 2008 11:01am PST

In an era of slashed IT budgets, David Davis looks at several lower-cost and entry level options of implementing VoIP, including those from Cisco.

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Video: Four obstacles to implementing VoIP

December 3, 2008 11:07am PST

Voice over IP is growing in popularity but fewer than half of all businesses are using VoIP because of a few drawbacks. This episode of Sanity Savers for IT Executives discusses the biggest...

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Video: Five things to know about VoIP over wireless

September 24, 2008 2:03pm PDT

VoIP can save money on phone service and you can even run it over Wi-Fi, but you need to be aware of certain limitations. Learn how to prepare for wireless VoIP in this episode of Sanity Savers...

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Supporting staff who work from home

August 4, 2008 5:43am PDT

More employees than ever are working from home. Unlike in the past where reams of paperwork had to be lugged home, technology now makes it possible to remotely access corporate resources -...