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  • Microsoft: A call to arms

    Net phone companies like Net2Phone are pinning their hopes on an unlikely player: Microsoft. Telecommunications executives and analysts say recent moves by the software giant into Internet telephony may be the last chance for the technology to reach the mainstream.

  • Freshtel's VoIP dreams turn into a nightmare?

    Australian internet telephony minnow Freshtel, a consumer player that recently started providing enterprise services, today revealed to the ASX it had depleted around half its cash reserves over the past year.

  • Freshtel picks up call centre work

    Internet telephony supplier Freshtel has inked a deal with local call-centre outsourcer Quantum Multimedia Communications which will see the firm's outbound calls to mobiles passed over Freshtel's network.

  • Netspace flags telephony ambitions

    Internet service provider Netspace has delayed the launch of its Internet telephony product due to expanding ambitions to provide a full-service telephone solution.

  • Windows update prompts Skype outage

    Skype has come clean on the outage which made its service almost unusable for two days last week, claiming the disruption was the result of a restart which stemmed from a routine Windows update.

Features and Case Studies (13)

  • Integrate VoIP with your existing network

    As organisations increasingly recognise and require the benefits voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) offers, they stop asking "Why?" and start asking "How?".

  • ICANN bosses slam VoIP regulation

    Legislators must not make the mistake of subjecting Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) offerings to the same rules as telephony services, the heads of the global Internet regulator said.

  • Don't fall prey to VoIP abuse

    As VoIP becomes more prevalent, its popularity will undoubtedly attract some unwanted attention -- spammers and phishers looking for their next scheme. Here is a look at some common forms of VoIP abuse, including VoIP spam and caller ID spoofing, and how you can fight back.

  • Asian boost lands open source in VoIP space

    Indonesia-based software developer Trabas has pledged its faith in the open source community,

  • Microsoft makes VoIP acquisition

    Microsoft is set to announce that it has purchased a small Internet calling start-up called Teleo, as part of a move to expand the capabilities of MSN Messenger.

Reviews (4)

  • Linksys CIT400 Skype Phone

    The Linksys CIT400 allows you to make both land-line and Skype calls, all without a PC.

  • Skype protocol cracked?

    Chinese engineers have allegedly cracked Skype's Internet telephony protocol, according to a Thursday blog posting.

  • Wireless mobile phone under development

    Motorola and NEC America are co-developing an Internet Protocol office telephone that roams from Wi-Fi onto cell phone networks, the companies announced Tuesday.

  • Where do you want to work tomorrow?

    Microsoft's experimental office of the future is full of gee-whiz work tech. But would any of it really be an improvement over the tech you use today?

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