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.
Sydney's Macquarie University has contracted Avaya to provide it with a 6000-handset IP telephony roll-out, in what appeared to be a snub to its existing networking partner Nortel, which maintains its Australian head office on the university's campus.
The nation's largest Web portal, ninemsn, has dumped its old analogue PABX in favour of an IP telephony rollout largely based on softphones as opposed to handsets.
The federal department responsible for regulating telecommunications in Australia has chosen local integrator BTAS to implement a new Alcatel-based Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony system throughout its operations.
Telephone counselling service Lifeline is implementing an identity management solution as part of a wider rollout of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony.
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Accountancy group PKF Australia has started migrating its 800 or so users from IBM's Lotus Notes collaboration platform to rival Microsoft's Exchange infrastructure.
It's been promised for a while, but IP telephony -- using your network to carry your voice calls - appears to have finally become a sensible alternative for company communications.
VoIP delivers cost-savings and improved control over customer support calls for Australian office-products supplier, Corporate Express.
Software-based phones are coming to the fore as big changes come to the way people make calls.
By being very easy to configure and manage, the 3CX Phone System for Windows scores well on functionality and is compatible with most SIP handsets, gateways and services. However scalability could be an issue for larger organisations.
While being a leader in most areas of IP telephony, Avaya have previously been lacking in support for the smaller end of the market. That's set to change, however, thanks to the introduction of the new Avaya IP Office, a VoIP solution which caters from as little as two users right through to 360 users per server.
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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