Archived Business VoIP News

Wednesday, September 26th

• How to Switch to VoIP Phone Service

  If small businesses are anything, they're cost conscious. And many are looking to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) to help lower the monthly phone bill, often a big expense. ...

Tuesday, September 25th

• 'Productivity boost' for VoIP users

  Voice over internet protocol (VoIP) can 'massively boost productivity' by untethering individuals from the office, it has been claimed.
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• Microsoft's OCS changing the face of VoIP?

  Microsoft has set Oct. 16 in San Francisco as the date and venue for the debutante ball of Office Communication Server (OCS). Microsoft's entry into the world of VoIP and unified communications (UC) will help realise the promise of 'VoIP as an application' as it pulls the software community into a market that has historically been siloed....

Friday, September 21st

• How To Gain With Business VoIP

  Business houses have a different set of requirements pertaining to communication since their key motive is to focus on networking with clients and maintaining a constant contact with their customers. With clients coming from all across the globe and same for their suppliers and dealers they need a cheaper mode of communication; one that would not only prove to be cost effective but will also help them in increasing the productivity of their organisation....

• Ingredients For A Successful VoIP Deployment

  Voice over IP promises big savings on the corporate phone bill. Yet companies have been slow to replace their traditional phone systems with VoIP. In fact, only 6% of organizations have deployed it across the enterprise, according to the Yankee Group, although 82% have dabbled in VoIP in pilots or departmental installations....

Thursday, September 20th

• Best Buy (BBY) launches new VoIP services for businesses

  Telecom companies are in trouble these days as more and more customer dump landlines for cellphones and use Voice-over-IP (VoIP) products instead of those expensive home telephone services. Did you ever think retailers would be competing with telecom companies for customers?...

• Small business VoIP use rising, expert says

  The take-up of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) among small businesses is currently rising at a faster pace than that seen for larger firms, according to one expert....

• CEO: 3Com Prepping Small Biz VoIP Onslaught

  3Com within the next few weeks plans to unveil its latest strategy for taking market share in the low-end VoIP market, said Edgar Masri, president and CEO. ...

Wednesday, September 19th

• Web Host, Cbeyond VoIP Provider, Accelerates BeyondVoice SIPconnect Service

  Web hosting and managed integrated VoIP services provider, Cbeyond's BeyondVoice with SIPconnect Service, with SIP trunking to scale, has been engaged by Houston-based small businesses, to enhance growth, while reducing expenses....

Friday, September 14th

• Technology company makes call to enter VoIP industry

  A small technology infrastructure and distribution company is learning -- sometimes the hard way -- what it takes to make money in the rapidly evolving voice over Internet protocol, or VoIP, industry. ...

Thursday, September 13th

• Homeworking growth set to boost VoIP demand?

  Working away from the office is becoming ever more popular and may see increased demand for hosted PBX (private branch exchanges) from both large and small businesses....

• EMC Smarts VoIP Performance Manager and Performance Reporter

  EMC Corporation has unveiled EMC Smarts VoIP Performance Manager and EMC Smarts VoIP Performance Reporter, targeted at organizations that are seeking to maximize the availability and performance of business-critical VoIP services through comprehensive monitoring, alerting, diagnosis, and reporting on all aspects that may impact IP telephony services....

Friday, September 7th

• NHS Direct looks to VoIP for healing

  Announcing the installation of a new VoIP-based system for its patient calls, NHS Direct became the latest of many organisations and companies to embrace internet-based telephone services....

• Hosted VoIP the Best Solution for Small Businesses

  Communications Program Specialist for Speakeasy, recently sat down with me to discuss the future of the VoIP market and the impact of wireless technology. ...

Wednesday, September 5th

• VoIP Provider InteleCom to Launch USB SmartFone

  InteleCom will soon launch a USB VoIP phone that works on any PC or laptop without having to download or install software. Called the SmartFone, it is as small as a cellular phone and works anywhere in the world. Thus it will be ideal for travelers....

Tuesday, September 4th

• Vocalocity's Phil Hill on the Future of SMB VoIP

  Vocalocity provides customized VoIP phone solutions to small and medium size businesses, specializing in 'Micro enterprise' companies with fewer than 25 employees. Vocalocity’s core service offering, VocalocityPBX, is designed to provide customers with the quality and reliability of traditional PBX phone systems, with more features, at a lower cost....

Monday, September 3rd

• Cutting the costs of VoIP

  One of the key issues in implementing VoIP is cost. Until around 2005, organisations that implemented VoIP did so because of its real or perceived cost savings over traditional telephony. ...

Saturday, September 1st

• Designing a basic Asterisk VoIP system for SIP clients

  Asterisk is becoming an increasingly popular way for organisations to deploy voice over IP (VoIP) without making a huge investment in proprietary systems. One of the major hurdles to get over when deploying Asterisk is to learn how the different configuration files work together and how to configure the system to answer phones....