The 3Com 3108 is well worth considering in environments where workers spend much of their time away from desks without resorting to expensive to run GSM or 3G dependent mobile phones.
If you're after a business phone that doesn't look entirely like a brick, then the Nokia E70 is an excellent choice.
An impressive set-up well worth the consideration for any small office looking to bring their telephony systems into the 21st century.
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With an interface that lacks ads but is also short on features, this early Google Talk beta serves Gmail users who want to chat via text or voice.
Google is rolling out video and voice capabilities for the chat function that is embedded in the Gmail interface. It's a bare-bones voice and video-conferencing service, but it's simple to install and use and is a very good addition to Gmail.
Australia's first experiment with Electronic Telephone Numbers Mapping (ENUM) call routing technology kicked off with much fanfare.
Google has begun testing a new click-to-call service that allows users of its search engine to speak with an advertiser on Google's search results page without having to pick up the phone and dial.
Internet telephony operator Skype has tens of millions of users but envisions attracting billions with the help of video phones, says the man who co-founded the company.
After months of anticipation, corporate customers will soon get their hands on a beta version of Microsoft's VoIP software, an event that marks an important step in the evolution of corporate communications.
3's bundling of Skype as part of a new services package has the potential to upset the voice monopoly of incumbent fixed-telephony carriers ... if only customers knew about it.
Skype sees the mobile market as the next frontier for its service, but economic realities in the voice market -- coupled with mobile operators who feel threatened by Skype -- could put the kibosh on large-scale adoption for some time to come.
Toward the end of the year, more people will be talking to their notebooks.
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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.
Software-based phones are coming to the fore as big changes come to the way people make calls.
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