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  • Skype goes for the gold

    Net phone phenomenon Skype is preparing to expand its menu of paid services, hastening efforts to evolve from a free provider of niche services into a profitable company that could give industry giants a run for their money.

  • Net phone customers brace for 'VoIP spam'

    If you're sick of spam, imagine wading through dozens of prerecorded porn and Viagra messages on your voice mail.

  • Juniper acquires IP telephony gear start-up

    Juniper Networks announced on Tuesday that it plans to buy startup Kagoor Networks for US$67.5 million in cash to expand its portfolio of carrier products.

  • engin revs up VoIP

    Telecommunications vendor engin has today released what it claims to be the first "broadly available" in major retailers voice over Internet protocol product.

  • Special Report: The dawn of VoIP

    Once the only way to make a call was to pick up a telephone, dial the other party's number and wait for the call to be answered. Then developers had the idea of using computers to make calls. Absurd? Or not? Find out.

Features and Case Studies (32)

  • 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 best practices

    Your VoIP vendor choice will influence your deployment and maintenance processes, but following general VoIP best practices will also increase the project's success. This document identifies and explains general best methods for deploying and maintaining successful VoIP networks.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Voice over IP + wireless LAN = ?

    It seemed to be an obvious recipe: take two popular emerging technologies and stir vigorously. But the end result isn't to everyone's taste.

Reviews (21)

  • 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.

  • Netcomm MyNetFone V-100

    The V-100 combines solid technology and a service that's cheaper to run than competing VoIP services, and is highly recommended.

  • Voice over IP + wireless LAN = ?

    It seemed to be an obvious recipe: take two popular emerging technologies and stir vigorously. But the end result isn't to everyone's taste.

  • Fonality Trixbox (Base Appliance)

    Fonality's trixbox is an ISDN and traditional POTS-style telephony system based on the open source Asterisk software, and comes with dedicated hardware eliminating compatibility issues. We found trixbox to be competitively priced and easy to set up.

  • 3CX Phone System for Windows

    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.

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