VoIP #38; Gadgets Blog compares OpenSky and SkypeForSIP. Smith on VoIP comments on Vonage#8217;s latest ad campaign. ChannelWeb talks about the new FCC rules on VoIP.

Grandstream Networks, which offers IP PBXs, SIP trunking gateways and IP voice and video solutions, is now fully operable with Voipswitch softswitches. #8220;Voiceserve is glad to announce our partnership with Grandstream Networks. Achieving interoperability with Grandstream#8217;s IP PBX, allows Voiceserve to provide its consumers with very high quality and reliable VoIP business solutions. Grandstream#8217;s premier products [...]

tw telecom has installed a 25-site IP-VPN for RS#38;H in Jacksonville, Florida. The facilities and infrastructure consulting firm offers engineering and architectural design services for aerospace, aviation, defense, education, science and techology facilities, among other industries in the U.S. #8220;RS#38;H is a highly collaborative company with architects, engineers, designers and planners throughout the country sharing large [...]

If you are considering a move to VoIP from your traditional business phone system, things could be a little more involved than just changing up the phone equipment. With some peripherals (such as intercoms) running off the traditional service lines, it can become a costly and complicated transition. Fortunately, Cyberdata has released VoIP intercoms designed to [...]

Sometimes when the FCC makes a new rule it#8217;s for the better. That#8217;s the case this week when the FCC approved a new rule that requires failing VoIP vendors to give their customers and federal offices reasonable notice of an impending shutdown. That is intended to prevent situations where VoIP customers find out that their [...]

EMBARQ has launched EMBARQ Managed IP Telephony service, an always-on managed IP solution with monitoring and alerting, management and support services. The service oversees a business#8217;s voice communications systems including call servers and voicemail servers. #8220;Unmanaged growth could result in problems with speed, throughput, response time and other issues causing jitter and latency,#8221; said Susan McQueeny-Scholes, [...]

Sipera Systems has launched a business communications solution. Read about it on VoIP News of the UK. Video conferencing got some mainstream coverage. What does it mean? Read VoIP Watch to find out. Smith on VoIP offers up four keys to a successful VoIP gateway purchase.

Diamond Management #38; Technology Consultants is now using NetMotion Wireless#8217;s Mobility XE, the latest version of its Mobile VPN. The company, which has more than 600 employees spread around the work, is hoping the new Mobile VPN will increase consultant productivity. Among the benefits is being able to reconnect to the network without logging in [...]

OneAccess will be assisting TeleCable in providing new telecommunications services with VoIP technology for their Asturias business customers. TeleCable will be using a One Access ONE100 router among its new technology. #8220;TeleCable has a strong track-record as one of Spain#8217;s most innovative telecoms operators. Its selection of our ONE100 multiplatform router demonstrates that the ONE100 is [...]

Agents today are under even greater pressure to deliver top-notch customer support, and face even higher service level expectations, especially as customers are engaging more via the web.There have be...

Cheaper calls to Mexico? Yep. Pingo and Pingo Business have reduced their calling rates to Mexico by 50 percent for consumers and SMBs. The prepaid VoIP calling service offered by iBasis is offering the discount in order to facilitate communication with the country that is facing massive shutdowns thanks to the recent H1N1 influenza outbreak. According [...]

Angola and Mozambique represent two emerging communications market where revenues from mobile communications are expected to be considerably higher over the next few years, according to a new report from Frost #38; Sullivan. #8220;Mozambique and Angola are both emerging from long civil wars,#8221; said Frost #38; Sullivan research analyst Silvia Hirano Venter. #8220;Their governments have put [...]

There is a new software and services solution based on Microsoft Unified Communications that offers SMBs a way to delivery cost-effective and feature-rich customer service experiences available from Clarity Consulting. The solution uses multi-modal and presence-based communications services that are built on top of existing Microsoft Unified Communications infrastructure. #8220;Consumer expectations for superior service are at [...]

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For some SMBs (small to medium-sized businesses), moving to IP telephony can be more complicated than it is for others. The reason: They have many peripheral devices and equipment connected to and wor...

This company wants to grow#8230; Communications solutions provider Telanetix is restructing its $29.6 million in debt to lower debt service requirements and allow the company to grow. #8220;We have successfully negotiated the total restructuring of our current debt relationship. The restructuring allows us to fund organic growth of our business, rather than use cash for interest and [...]

Fixing quality issues in IP telephony networks will be helped by service-level reporting (SLR), according to a new report from Light Reading#8217;s VoIP Services Insider. The report offers comparative analysis#8217;s of solutions as well as a look at the vertical market strengths and stategies for various vendors. #8220;Many IPT managers are turning to SLR to learn [...]

With workers being spread out more far and wide, it can be a challenge to keep everyone connected without spending gobs of money. After all, the key to being a successful, spread-out organization is ensuring accountability through regular communication and check points. That#8217;s why Sipera Systems#8217;s new workforce communications solution is so interesting. It combines secure [...]

VoIP Watch now covers video too! Andy Abramson is shifting his focus a bit to keep up with his evolving interests. Smith on VoIP says that the game is changing in the IP communications realm. Nimbuzz 2.0 has been released and can be used by even more phones. Read about it on Mobile Pakistan#8217;s Blog.

8#215;8 is the latest of the VoIP companies to announce their call to release the data on their earnings for the quarter that ended on March 31. For 8#215;8, that means FY09, quarter 4 #8212; so the year end results will be released at the same time. The conference call will be led byBryan R. Martin, [...]