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• Intel's mantra: Let's make a deal

  Would you avoid buying a PC with an Advanced Micro Devices chip inside because it wouldn't let you host an Internet conference call with six of your friends?

• Does Skype make sense for business?

  Skype's CEO plans to make the software an accepted part of corporate communications -- both on the desktop and on smart phones.

• VoIP wants to cut the computer cord

  Software-based phones are coming to the fore as big changes come to the way people make calls.

• 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.

• When phone meets Internet

  As VoIP use rises, so does the number of questions about it. Here are some of the essentials.

• Trojan masquerades as Skype update

  Cybercriminals are spreading a malicious Trojan horse under the guise of an update to Skype, e-mail security firm MessageLabs said on Monday.

• Skype goes mobile

  Free Net phone calls move to Pocket PCs

• Phone fallout: Talk is cheap

  In the United States, the shift to low-cost Internet calling has cost the old-line phone giants dearly. Someday, this could happen in Australia.

• BT bets on open development

  BT, long considered a risk-taker in the telecommunications market, has laid a US$105 million bet to open its network to application developers in the hopes of creating innovative voice services. But will other phone companies take a similar gamble?

• Guide to VoIP in Australia

  Making phone calls over the Internet isn't just for the tech savvy anymore. Using Voice over Internet Protocol is easier than ever before, with several services out there that can help drastically reduce your phone bill.

• VoIP handsets reviewed

  Voice over Internet Protocol, in some way, shape, or form, is a standard inclusion now with most business telephony systems. We review the latest offerings.

• Looking beneath the net neutrality surface

  IBRS advisor Guy Cranswick argues that the use of net neutrality is an aggressive manoeuvre to retain market share and withhold change in the telecommunications market.

• Top alternatives to Microsoft Outlook

  If you're using a Microsoft Windows operating system there is also a good chance that you use Office and Outlook as your email client. But is this really a choice?

• Giant Aussie 2009 predictions round-up

  What will 2009 hold for Australia's ICT industry? We asked dozens of local leaders for their predictions; and this is what they came up with.

• Unwired pushes into VoIP

  Residents and businesses throughout 95 percent of Sydney will soon have the option to side-step Telstra's copper-line network altogether for their broadband and telephony services.

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