The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is slowly converging its voice and data networks under the guidance of its new chief information officer, with some staff already using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony and a further pilot planned for the organisation's Queensland office.
Aged care specialist Hammond Care Group is deploying a new Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) corporate telephony system based on technology from Cisco Systems.
Aged-care provider Anglican Homes has replaced a PABX telephone system with a converged voice and data network at two sites as part of a wider project due for completion by the end of 2007.
Pacific Internet has started selling a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), going against research the telco recently released showing its small to medium business (SMB) target market was primarily not interested in the technology.
Melbourne Grammar School's (MGS) IT director has warned organisations examining Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony not to underestimate the value of allocating in-house staff to the project.
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NEC's business-grade broadband wholesale division, NEXTEP, is tooling up its national network to provide Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, with a wireless offering also on the horizon.
VoIP delivers cost-savings and improved control over customer support calls for Australian office-products supplier, Corporate Express.
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