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DUBLIN, Ireland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c85233) has announced the addition of Enterprise VoIP Market Trends, 2008-2011 to their offering.

This report focuses on the North American market for VoIP among organizations in the mid-sized (100-1,000 email users) and enterprise markets (+1,000 email users). We have chosen to define organizational size based on the number of email users and not employees, since the former tends to be a more important determinant of technology choices for most organizations. This document discusses the results of an in-depth market research program conducted specifically for this report. It focuses on a major primary research survey of messaging decision-makers in North American organizations. (more…)

Traditional medical alert units are not reliable when used with VOIP or digital phone services - VRI engineers have developed proprietary software and hardware changes to provide a reliable solution

DAYTON, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Traditional medical alert units, often worn by seniors around their neck or wrist to call for help in case of a fall or other adverse event, were designed to communicate by way of POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service). After placing a telephone call, the emergency unit sends information from the home to the monitoring center to determine which emergency unit is calling and what type of help is needed. When consumers switch to digital phone service, the data can be distorted or omitted as the bandwidth of the internet service provider fluctuates (see http://www.monitoringcare.com/voip/ for an example), resulting in missed or inaccurate emergency reporting at the monitoring center. (more…)

Poor VoIP Call Quality Should Be Blamed on Unstable Networks Rather Than VoIP Technology

EMERYVILLE, Calif. –(BUSINESS WIRE)– Streamcore, the leading global provider of application visibility and automated control for business-critical networks, today published a list of key considerations for successfully deploying Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). Streamcore issues these tips to inform organizations that VoIP phones are not to blame for dropped or delayed calls, but rather the organization needs to ensure their network can handle the congestion from other traffic as well as properly prioritizing VoIP traffic. (more…)

The Strategic Partnership Secures an Integrated Solution Pairing 3CX IP PBX for Windows with snom VoIP Phones to Deliver Mobility, Productivity and Cost-Saving Advantages to Businesses

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HANNOVER, Germany –3CX (www.3cx.com), developer of the award-winning software-based IP PBX for Windows, and snom technology AG (www.snom.com), developer and manufacturer of Voice-over-IP (VoIP) phones, have announced that interoperability testing between their products has been completed successfully. This certified interoperability ensures that small and medium businesses have access to a reliable and affordable VoIP solution when using 3CX’s software-based IP PBX for Windows together with snom’s VoIP-based products. (more…)

BandTel Chooses Covergence and PortaOne for Secure and Manageable Access to VoIP, and Secure, Reliable SIP Trunks

MAYNARD, Mass. –Covergence®, the leading provider of next generation Session Border Control solutions, today announced the successful completion of interoperability testing with PortaOne, a leading global vendor of carrier grade billing and provisioning software for Internet Telephony Service Providers such as BandTel, the first customer to make use of this interoperability. The testing confirms compatibility between the award-winning Covergence Session Manager and the PortaOne PortaSwitch. (more…)

I use skype basically everyday as I have many relatives living on at least three continents. The other reason is I live in a country where the cost of making an overseas call is quite high and the local telcos are doing their best to keep it that way.

On Thursday the 16th of August, I tried to place a call using Skype and guess what there was no connection. Well on that day I just did not make any voip call or any other kind of overseas call.

Lets see what Skypes offical reaction is:

On Thursday, 16th August 2007, the Skype peer-to-peer network became unstable and suffered a critical disruption. The disruption was triggered by a massive restart of our users’ computers across the globe within a very short timeframe as they re-booted after receiving a routine set of patches through Windows Update

You can read the rest on the official Skype Blog.

Will this happen again probably. But hey, all telephone companies have some down. In general though, I am usualy satisfied with the quality of service.

I just found the new Skype 3.0 Beta. The new functions called “extras” can be found under the Tools tab at Do More. The standard extras that come with the install are:

• Public chats:

  You have the possibility to give your chat a topic and a picture,
  apply your own moderation rules and promote it on your blog or webiste.

• Sketch Pad:

  A whiteboard you can share and draw on together with others.

• Crazy Talk:

  A video avatar conferencing tool.

• Unyte:

  An application sharing module.

• Pamela Call Recorder:

  Lets you record your Skype calls.

• Skypespace:

  Torrent style sharing program.

• Games:

  Invite your Skype contacts to play chinese checkers or backgammon with you online.

All toghether there are now 20 Skype Extras and many more on the way. Using the Skype Extras
Manager you can easily plug in the extras of your choice.

The user interface has also been redesigned and now allows more personalization.

Another interesting new feature is “Click-to-call” which allows web surfers to make callsto
ordinary with just one click using SkypeOut. It works with both Internet Explorer and Firefox.

These additions to Skype will make it a sticky application.

IP Telephony Leverages Data Applications and Infrastructure; Delivers More for Less

ATLANTA–Charys Holding Company, Inc.’s (”Charys”) (OTC Bulletin Board: CHYS) subsidiary Method IQ, Inc. and ShoreTel, Inc., the innovation leader in enterprise IP telephony, today announced that they are partnering to bring the benefits of next-generation voice technologies to business in the Southeast. Method IQ is now using ShoreTel’s award-winning ShoreTel 6 IP PBX platform to create cost-effective business phone systems that can bring voice and data together in powerful ways, including voice-and-data conferencing and virtual contact centers. (more…)

Company Introduces High-Quality Broadband Telephone Services in Shan Xi Province and Liao Ning Province

HENDERSON, Nev. –As the result of rapid acceptance of its proprietary NP Soft Switch IP telephone system, China VoIP & Digital Telecom Inc. (OTCBB:CVDT) through its new wholly owned subsidiary, Jinan Yinquan Technology Co., Ltd., has added two additional cities in two new provinces to the ongoing marketing of the system. NP Soft Switch IP telephone system enables users to access Voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP) services allowing customers to use the system to make telephone calls to anyone in the world at a much lower cost than standard telephone rates. (more…)

HOUSTON –INX, Inc., (NASDAQ:INXI) announced today that it has been awarded an infrastructure upgrade contract for the 160th Signal Brigade, US Army, Kuwait. (more…)