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Call centers ramp up VoIP

August 15, 2006 Though adoption hasn't climbed as swiftly as predicted, the outlook for growth is still positive, report says. TAGS: call-center, contact center, VoIP, adoption

New tools test VoIP security

August 3, 2006 Programs are meant to boost security, but attackers can also use them to disconnect calls or reassign extensions. TAGS: VoIP security, VoIP, telephony system, TippingPoint Technologies, security tool, telephony, call, security

Short-circuiting the VoIP revolution

September 11, 2006 Brix Networks CTO Kaynam Hedayat warns that VoIP quality is getting worse, not better. TAGS: VoIP, voice quality, VoIP company, revolution, bandwidth, provider, IP, call, Internet Service Provider

Verizon sues Vonage for VoIP patent infringement

June 19, 2006 Verizon says the newly public Vonage has infringed on seven of its Internet telephony-related patents. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, Verizon Communications, lawsuit, patent, VoIP service, IP telephony, telephone company

VoIP providers face headaches galore

July 25, 2006 Lawyers Frederick M. Joyce and Christine McLaughlin say VoIP service providers have very little time to get up to speed with new FCC regulations. TAGS: VoIP company, VoIP, VoIP service, telecommunications, obligation, service provider, regulation, order

Microsoft details VoIP and video plans

March 16, 2006 Windows Live service to offer features such as click-to-call VoIP. Also: Company will develop new VoIP phones. TAGS: VoIP, Microsoft Windows Live, VoIP phone, PC-to-phone, Microsoft Windows Live Messenger, Microsoft Windows Live Search, Microsoft Windows Live Mail, Microsoft Corp., video, Microsoft Windows

Jive Software finds its voice

March 15, 2007 Openfire's open-source instant messaging, formerly called Wildfire, will add voice over IP (VoIP) calling. TAGS: VoIP, voice, IM, open source, IP, PC

VoIP: Quality is still a big concern

July 18, 2006 With Net telephony poised to hit the mainstream, experts say issues with service quality need to be worked out. TAGS: VoIP, packet, IP telephony, Internet phone, Time Warner Inc., QoS, Vonage Holdings Corp., telephony, EarthLink Inc., cable company, Skype, voice, U.S., video, PC, e-mail

VoIP: Are we there yet?

March 16, 2006 At VON this week, supporters claimed Internet telephony has hit the mainstream. But it's still not a must-have product. Photos: Touring VON TAGS: VoIP, BellSouth Corp., IP telephony, IP, telephony, AT&T Corp., conference, Verizon Communications

Yahoo, Siemens enter VoIP partnership

March 8, 2006 Siemens cordless phones to work with Yahoo Messenger with Voice, allowing free or inexpensive VoIP calls. TAGS: Siemens AG, VoIP, Yahoo IM, Yahoo! Inc., alliance, mobile phone

With E911 deadline past, what's next for VoIP firms?

December 1, 2005 FCC deadline for providing 911 service to all VoIP customers has come and gone, but uncertainty has only begun. TAGS: E911, VoIP company, Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, deadline, Qwest Communications Inc., mandate, compliance, 8X8

FCC approves new Internet phone taxes

June 21, 2006 Cell phone bills, even broadband services, could also see hikes in quest to overcome subsidy shortfalls for phone service in rural and high-cost areas. TAGS: Internet phone, VoIP, bill, cell phone service provider, phone provider, VoIP company, fee, telephone company, telecommunications, cell phone, tax

Skype's 'unprecedented' outage

August 20, 2007 The VoIP company offers a mea culpa for its disrupted service last week, which it says stemmed from a routine Windows update. TAGS: Skype, outage, VoIP, VoIP service, IP telephony, P2P, telephony, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows

Security group voices concerns over VoIP

August 29, 2007 Following disclosure of an eavesdropping vulnerability, the Jericho Forum says VoIP tech is not ready for business deployment. TAGS: VoIP, attacker, corporate security, vulnerability, researcher, protocol, security

VoIP wants to cut the computer cord

September 26, 2005 So-called softphone technology could let everything from an iPod to a PDA act like a telephone. TAGS: softphone, VoIP, Skype, VoIP service, telephone call, Time Warner Inc., microphone, Google Inc., mobile device, CEO, Yahoo! Inc., digital camera, PDA, IP, Apple iPod, camera

Can small business count on VoIP?

August 23, 2007 Last week's Skype outage left many small businesses in the lurch and emphasized the importance of having a backup for when IP services fail. TAGS: VoIP, Skype, small business, Avaya Inc., IP, WAN, call, Cisco Systems Inc., eBay Inc., cell phone, backup

Making connections with VoIP

March 28, 2006 The Net telephony field continues to draw new players, from start-up Jajah to the xMax wireless technology. TAGS: IP telephony, VoIP, telephony, wireless technology, Skype, start-up, Microsoft Corp.

Europe VoIP group resists emergency-call regulations

December 17, 2007 Google, Intel, Microsoft, Skype try to persuade European regulators that VoIP providers should not have to provide access to emergency services. TAGS: VoIP, regulation, Skype, VoIP company, innovation, proposal, telephony, Europe, eBay Inc., Google Inc., Intel, Microsoft Corp.

U.K. operator 3 working on low-cost 'Skype' phone

October 4, 2007 Carrier teams up with as-yet-unnamed company, thought to be Skype, on dual-mode handheld that will make free Net calls. TAGS: Skype, operator, VoIP, U.K., mobile device, eBay Inc., cell phone

Enterasys aims to secure enterprise VoIP

August 22, 2007 The company launches a suite of products intended to make converged voice and data networks as secure as traditional telephony. TAGS: Enterasys Networks, VoIP security, VoIP, telephony, IP telephony, enterprise, PBX, data network, Skype, policy, IP, security, voice, mobility, solution
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