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  • Pacific Internet defuses Optus VoIP hype

    Interest in Voice over Internet Protocol technology has reached fever pitch amongst Australian businesses, an Optus survey claims, but competing research by Pacific Internet suggests otherwise.

  • Skype's affiliate scheme goes live

    The popular VoIP service provider has taken the wraps off its new community programme, with incentives to try and get more people signed up to its paid-for services.

  • VoIP too tough to use: Expert

    A usability expert has run into opposition from domestic Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers over his claim VoIP services are not easy enough to use.

  • Skype plugs hole in VoIP software

    Peer-to-peer phone company Skype has updated its Internet telephony software, patching a critical flaw in its client for Microsoft Windows-based systems.

  • iiNet offers Internet telephony service

    The nation's third-largest Internet service provider today started offering its long-awaited Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service to the public, billing it as a free second phone line.

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  • Mobile: Skype hungry for next frontier

    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.

  • 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?

  • Skype's VoIP ambitions

    Q&A Niklas Zennstrom may be Sweden's most famous serial entrepreneur.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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  • Skype releases beta for Mac OS X

    Skype has released a beta version of its latest client for Mac OS X users.

  • Skype protocol cracked?

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

  • 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.

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