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Voice over IP (VoIP) can be a major boon to businesses. It’s cost-effective, provides flexibility for growth, and offers a variety of helpful features that boost productivity. As any IT professional knows, however, once you bring a critical business system into the digital sphere—and that is most certainly the case with any phone communications traveling over an IP network—security MORE
Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP as it's better known, allows computer users and enterprises to make and receive calls over the internet. A VoIP system is easy to set up because all that's needed is a decent internet connection, a computer, IP phones, PBX server software andThis technology has many benefits. Here are some of them. Easy to Install. MORE
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is quickly becoming the de facto communication tool for businesses big and small. Available in a variety of formats, including hosted and cloud, VoIP can be tailored to suit the needs of almost any company. As VoIP becomes increasingly popular Likewise, as an internet-based technology, the cost advantage of having one phone and data provider is often significant. MORE
Take, for example, VoIP. Innovations in technology come quickly in today's market. This always-shifting landscape can be daunting at times, and navigating through the rapidly changing innovations is challenging. It can be difficult to wade through all the choices. Unfortunately, this could mean you're missing out on a few technology gems that could really work wonders for your company. MORE
The evolution of VoIP communications is having a major impact on the development of on-site solutions that match security hardware with VoIP technology. A case in point is last week’s release of a free software download by CyberData Corporate, allowing companies to use CyberData’s SIP-enabled Outdoor H.264 Video Intercoms without requiring a VoIP system or new VoIP MORE
Voice over Internet Protocol, commonly called VoIP, lets businesses make phone calls from the internet. Companies that integrate VoIP with customer relationship management software could reap further benefits It boosts portability, cuts costs -- 99.9 percent of users see a reduction in their phone expenses, according to one report -- and provides more flexibility than traditional telecommunications. MORE
VoIP phones carry with them a range of benefits for small businesses as well as other users. Among these features, service providers are beefing up SMS/MMS, making it considerably cheaper for companies to reach their clients using SMS messaging. This is thought to have a superior marketing impact, as the information can stay on a user’s phone or mobile device for future reference. MORE
According to a Juniper Research report, there will be 1 billion voice over IP (VoIP) users by the end of 2017 , meaning that user experience (UX) must be part of the mix behind the success. It behooves enterprises of all sizes to make UX part of their VoIP requirements to ensure continued MORE
VoIP has been commercially available for over 20 years. What continues to be a solid selling point for VoIP, but is not often stressed, are the benefits for back-office workers. These are the people who design, install, support and maintain information-technology environments. What are the benefits for them and how do they contribute to the efficiency of the business? Design MORE
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Smart Speakers Deliver Multi-mic Multi-room Audio Platform Making a VoIP call over a speakerphone from a noisy environment doesn’t usually result in the best quality audio, but Qualcomm Technologies is working to change all that with the introduction of their new Qualcomm Smart Audio Platform. MORE
Phone eavesdropping is back in the headlines, making it a good time to review options for guarding your voice over IP (VoIP) phone system. There’s a rich history to VoIP eavesdropping, including such attacks as Vomit, SIPtap, and Peskyspy. That history is only going to MORE
Group Calls Come to Social VoIP. Facebook Messenger recently debuted a new feature that enables users to launch group VoIP audio calls from any group chat. Facebook initially rolled out VoIP calling back in 2013, and within a year they were able to boast that Messenger calls comprised 10 percent of all mobile VoIP calls being made around the globe. MORE
As demands for VoIP phones increases, platforms that offer customers device-neutral adoption and integration are working to support as wide a choice of hardware as possible. Yealink, a leading global unified communication (UC) terminal solution provider, and Phonism a cloud solution for VoIP device provisioning and management, this week certified all Yealink desktop IP phones MORE
One often-overlooked way to increase productivity is to use the benefits of voice over IP (VoIP) telephony. Businesses of all sizes and types are consistently striving to increase profits. Companies can reach this goal in a variety of ways—reduce overhead spending and waste, increase workforce efficiency—but one reliable way is to increase productivity in the workplace. MORE
Breaches are common and can be a disaster for companies, and securing VoIP lines is no exception. Let's take a look at some of the common issues that arise with cloud-based phone systems and how you can protect your VoIP system from security threats. In today's technology-driven world, a major concern for many IT departments is securing confidential and important business data. MORE
The global Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services market is expected to swell to $140 billion by 2021 -- up from $83 billion in 2015. Mobile VoIP and MORE
Voice over IP (VoIP) telephony services provide businesses with a host of benefits. VoIP implementation can take a bit of work, but as long as a business utilizes the following tips, the transition can be seamless. From lowered costs to increased security, the advantages over legacy phone systems are numerous. Of course, these benefits don't simply materialize overnight. MORE
A VoIP system facilitates telephone calls over the Internet, which delivers increased functionality for business communications. Here are six steps you can take to maximize the VoIP call quality within your business. But the quality of audio achieved is subject to several variables, and just one wrong choice of hardware or software can result in a disappointing connection. MORE
Are we coming to the end of the service war between mobile operators and VoIP providers? The soft phone company is recognized in the VoIP industry for its pioneering role in launching VoIP communication apps in 2003. Zoiper thinks so. Its desktop and mobile platforms are now called on by more than 10 million people. Zoiper provides service-independent softphone apps via both desktop MORE
The purchase of Trans-West, a Phoenix-based VoIP and data solutions provider, by Pacific Office Automation (POA), is being hailed as a significant M&A play within the American VoIP market as it continues its trend of consolidation. Trans-West is no small fry, having operated in the market for more than three decades. POA, for its part, is an established provider MORE
But, have you ever thought about what that really means, and why so many people choose VoIP over standard telephony for their communication needs? You've heard the term before. But do you really know what it means? Sure, the acronym stands for Voice over IP, and through that acronym you can deduce that it allows you to send voice messages over the internet. MORE
With some vendors offering hosted voice over IP (VoIP) communications, there has been some confusion over whether UC or UCaaS is the better solution. Cloud technology has led to just about everything being offered up as a service , and unified communications (UC) hasn’t been left out. The result is UC as a Service (UCaaS). To determine which solution makes more sense MORE
VoIP is an acronym that anyone who uses the internet probably knows or will see before long. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is a technology that turns a broadband internet connection into a regular phone line. That means you can make voice calls over your internet connection. MORE
Making a VoIP service available nationally is the long-term game of many fast-growing telecommunications firms around the country. Frontier Communications has just achieved that goal, announcing last week that its VoIP service was now available in all 50 states. Called Frontier AnyWare, it is a virtual communications platform that relies on the cloud. The cloud-based component has MORE
Voice over internet protocol (VoIP) has come a long way. The newest VoIP technology offers a full communication's system powerful enough for most any business, so if your business is still using "old school" landlines, you should definitely rethinkToday, this technology allows companies to connect their communication's systems and integrate their computing systems as well, for seamless transactions. MORE
Your relationship with your cloud voice over IP (VoIP) provider, like all good things, will eventually come to an end. VoIP providers go under or are acquired. Because VoIP is the lifeblood of many businesses, you must prepare for the breakup. Prices rise. Major outages occur on a regular basis. Support quality drops. The day will come when you need to switch providers. So, you are enacting a plan MORE
As more businesses migrate and make the transition to VoIP, the pressing issues of network performance and reliability continue to rear their sometimes not-so-pretty heads. For example, as a business expands, will its unified communications network, in which VoIP often plays a key role, be able to hold up? One answer to is to introduce active monitoring of the network in order MORE
VoIP. Think for a minute: Do you think of anyone who doesn't have a mobile phone? Chances are you can't. Our mobile phones are always with us, but that doesn't mean our phone service is always there. We've all experienced the "no service" on our screens or that call we've been waiting for dropping after the first 10 seconds. There is a better way to communicate. MORE
VoIP adoption rates remain high in the enterprise, with Frost and Sullivan predicting a $9.35 Your communications tools play a critical role in the enterprise's business processes, but you have concerns about VoIP implementation challenges. Learn how to identify common VoIP deploymentbillion market by 2019. MORE
A sector of trailblazers in the usage of VoIP technology has been the online gaming community: Its demand has always been for an effective VoIP technology platform that can best serve the varied requirements of tens of millions of online video gamers globally. In terms of community interaction, video gamers have consistently pushed the frontiers of what is practically achievable with VoIP long before MORE
VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) is a technology that has been around for some time, as mass market VoIP services were first launched in 2004. Basically, VoIP allows users to make and receive free voice calls over the Internet. More recently, providers have found increasingly innovative uses for VoIP technology that are helping businesses large and small to be more efficient, streamlining workflows MORE
A recurring theme within the rapid evolution of VoIP technology is its impact on the ability of emergency services to respond. On one side, older fixed wire communications employed by emergency services are being phased out and being replaced by VoIP. On the other, as entire counties begin moving away from PBX communications to VoIP, regulators and local governments worry about how emergency services MORE
In the past, when people talked about the latest in VoIP technology, they'd discuss "must have" features like call routing or voicemail-to-email transcription. Today, trends in VoIP technology are pointing toward giving VoIP a new role in the business technology arena. The VoIP Industry Is Growing Rapidly. The VoIP in the U.S. MORE
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JULY 29, 2016
Group Calls Come to Social VoIP. Facebook Messenger recently debuted a new feature that enables users to launch group VoIP audio calls from any group chat. Facebook initially rolled out VoIP calling back in 2013, and within a year they were able to boast that Messenger calls comprised 10 percent of all mobile VoIP calls being made around the globe.
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OCTOBER 4, 2017
VoIP is an acronym that anyone who uses the internet probably knows or will see before long. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is a technology that turns a broadband internet connection into a regular phone line. That means you can make voice calls over your internet connection.
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SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
Voice over internet protocol (VoIP) has come a long way. The newest VoIP technology offers a full communication's system powerful enough for most any business, so if your business is still using "old school" landlines, you should definitely rethinkToday, this technology allows companies to connect their communication's systems and integrate their computing systems as well, for seamless transactions.
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SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
VoIP has been commercially available for over 20 years. What continues to be a solid selling point for VoIP, but is not often stressed, are the benefits for back-office workers. These are the people who design, install, support and maintain information-technology environments. What are the benefits for them and how do they contribute to the efficiency of the business? Design
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JUNE 12, 2017
The global Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services market is expected to swell to $140 billion by 2021 -- up from $83 billion in 2015. Mobile VoIP and
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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
But, have you ever thought about what that really means, and why so many people choose VoIP over standard telephony for their communication needs? You've heard the term before. But do you really know what it means? Sure, the acronym stands for Voice over IP, and through that acronym you can deduce that it allows you to send voice messages over the internet.
IT Toolbox
AUGUST 30, 2017
In the past, when people talked about the latest in VoIP technology, they'd discuss "must have" features like call routing or voicemail-to-email transcription. Today, trends in VoIP technology are pointing toward giving VoIP a new role in the business technology arena. The VoIP Industry Is Growing Rapidly. The VoIP in the U.S.
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SEPTEMBER 8, 2017
s go over some of the benefits, which will help you decide whether you should switch to VoIP
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AUGUST 30, 2017
VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) is a technology that has been around for some time, as mass market VoIP services were first launched in 2004. Basically, VoIP allows users to make and receive free voice calls over the Internet. More recently, providers have found increasingly innovative uses for VoIP technology that are helping businesses large and small to be more efficient, streamlining workflows
IT Toolbox
MARCH 29, 2017
A VoIP system facilitates telephone calls over the Internet, which delivers increased functionality for business communications. Here are six steps you can take to maximize the VoIP call quality within your business. But the quality of audio achieved is subject to several variables, and just one wrong choice of hardware or software can result in a disappointing connection.
IT Toolbox
JULY 17, 2017
Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP as it's better known, allows computer users and enterprises to make and receive calls over the internet. A VoIP system is easy to set up because all that's needed is a decent internet connection, a computer, IP phones, PBX server software andThis technology has many benefits. Here are some of them. Easy to Install.
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MARCH 14, 2017
As demands for VoIP phones increases, platforms that offer customers device-neutral adoption and integration are working to support as wide a choice of hardware as possible. Yealink, a leading global unified communication (UC) terminal solution provider, and Phonism a cloud solution for VoIP device provisioning and management, this week certified all Yealink desktop IP phones
IT Toolbox
JUNE 29, 2017
Smart Speakers Deliver Multi-mic Multi-room Audio Platform Making a VoIP call over a speakerphone from a noisy environment doesn’t usually result in the best quality audio, but Qualcomm Technologies is working to change all that with the introduction of their new Qualcomm Smart Audio Platform.
IT Toolbox
JUNE 22, 2017
Your relationship with your cloud voice over IP (VoIP) provider, like all good things, will eventually come to an end. VoIP providers go under or are acquired. Because VoIP is the lifeblood of many businesses, you must prepare for the breakup. Prices rise. Major outages occur on a regular basis. Support quality drops. The day will come when you need to switch providers. So, you are enacting a plan
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MARCH 16, 2017
Voice over Internet Protocol, commonly called VoIP, lets businesses make phone calls from the internet. Companies that integrate VoIP with customer relationship management software could reap further benefits It boosts portability, cuts costs -- 99.9 percent of users see a reduction in their phone expenses, according to one report -- and provides more flexibility than traditional telecommunications.
IT Toolbox
SEPTEMBER 12, 2017
A sector of trailblazers in the usage of VoIP technology has been the online gaming community: Its demand has always been for an effective VoIP technology platform that can best serve the varied requirements of tens of millions of online video gamers globally. In terms of community interaction, video gamers have consistently pushed the frontiers of what is practically achievable with VoIP long before
IT Toolbox
JULY 12, 2017
Take, for example, VoIP. Innovations in technology come quickly in today's market. This always-shifting landscape can be daunting at times, and navigating through the rapidly changing innovations is challenging. It can be difficult to wade through all the choices. Unfortunately, this could mean you're missing out on a few technology gems that could really work wonders for your company.
IT Toolbox
MARCH 21, 2017
Phone eavesdropping is back in the headlines, making it a good time to review options for guarding your voice over IP (VoIP) phone system. There’s a rich history to VoIP eavesdropping, including such attacks as Vomit, SIPtap, and Peskyspy. That history is only going to
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FEBRUARY 22, 2017
According to a Juniper Research report, there will be 1 billion voice over IP (VoIP) users by the end of 2017 , meaning that user experience (UX) must be part of the mix behind the success. It behooves enterprises of all sizes to make UX part of their VoIP requirements to ensure continued
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NOVEMBER 21, 2017
One often-overlooked way to increase productivity is to use the benefits of voice over IP (VoIP) telephony. Businesses of all sizes and types are consistently striving to increase profits. Companies can reach this goal in a variety of ways—reduce overhead spending and waste, increase workforce efficiency—but one reliable way is to increase productivity in the workplace.
IT Toolbox
AUGUST 15, 2017
Making a VoIP service available nationally is the long-term game of many fast-growing telecommunications firms around the country. Frontier Communications has just achieved that goal, announcing last week that its VoIP service was now available in all 50 states. Called Frontier AnyWare, it is a virtual communications platform that relies on the cloud. The cloud-based component has
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MAY 17, 2016
VoIP adoption rates remain high in the enterprise, with Frost and Sullivan predicting a $9.35 Your communications tools play a critical role in the enterprise's business processes, but you have concerns about VoIP implementation challenges. Learn how to identify common VoIP deploymentbillion market by 2019.
IT Toolbox
JUNE 14, 2017
VoIP. Think for a minute: Do you think of anyone who doesn't have a mobile phone? Chances are you can't. Our mobile phones are always with us, but that doesn't mean our phone service is always there. We've all experienced the "no service" on our screens or that call we've been waiting for dropping after the first 10 seconds. There is a better way to communicate.
IT Toolbox
OCTOBER 17, 2017
Are we coming to the end of the service war between mobile operators and VoIP providers? The soft phone company is recognized in the VoIP industry for its pioneering role in launching VoIP communication apps in 2003. Zoiper thinks so. Its desktop and mobile platforms are now called on by more than 10 million people. Zoiper provides service-independent softphone apps via both desktop
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This post looks at how VOIP for business could be your best choice
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JUNE 26, 2017
The evolution of VoIP communications is having a major impact on the development of on-site solutions that match security hardware with VoIP technology. A case in point is last week’s release of a free software download by CyberData Corporate, allowing companies to use CyberData’s SIP-enabled Outdoor H.264 Video Intercoms without requiring a VoIP system or new VoIP
IT Toolbox
OCTOBER 23, 2017
With some vendors offering hosted voice over IP (VoIP) communications, there has been some confusion over whether UC or UCaaS is the better solution. Cloud technology has led to just about everything being offered up as a service , and unified communications (UC) hasn’t been left out. The result is UC as a Service (UCaaS). To determine which solution makes more sense
IT Toolbox
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
Voice over IP (VoIP) can be a major boon to businesses. It’s cost-effective, provides flexibility for growth, and offers a variety of helpful features that boost productivity. As any IT professional knows, however, once you bring a critical business system into the digital sphere—and that is most certainly the case with any phone communications traveling over an IP network—security
IT Toolbox
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
A recurring theme within the rapid evolution of VoIP technology is its impact on the ability of emergency services to respond. On one side, older fixed wire communications employed by emergency services are being phased out and being replaced by VoIP. On the other, as entire counties begin moving away from PBX communications to VoIP, regulators and local governments worry about how emergency services
IT Toolbox
JUNE 20, 2016
Voice over IP (VoIP) telephony services provide businesses with a host of benefits. VoIP implementation can take a bit of work, but as long as a business utilizes the following tips, the transition can be seamless. From lowered costs to increased security, the advantages over legacy phone systems are numerous. Of course, these benefits don't simply materialize overnight.
IT Toolbox
JULY 22, 2016
Breaches are common and can be a disaster for companies, and securing VoIP lines is no exception. Let's take a look at some of the common issues that arise with cloud-based phone systems and how you can protect your VoIP system from security threats. In today's technology-driven world, a major concern for many IT departments is securing confidential and important business data.
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JULY 12, 2017
As more businesses migrate and make the transition to VoIP, the pressing issues of network performance and reliability continue to rear their sometimes not-so-pretty heads. For example, as a business expands, will its unified communications network, in which VoIP often plays a key role, be able to hold up? One answer to is to introduce active monitoring of the network in order
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OCTOBER 5, 2017
The purchase of Trans-West, a Phoenix-based VoIP and data solutions provider, by Pacific Office Automation (POA), is being hailed as a significant M&A play within the American VoIP market as it continues its trend of consolidation. Trans-West is no small fry, having operated in the market for more than three decades. POA, for its part, is an established provider
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JULY 13, 2017
VoIP phones carry with them a range of benefits for small businesses as well as other users. Among these features, service providers are beefing up SMS/MMS, making it considerably cheaper for companies to reach their clients using SMS messaging. This is thought to have a superior marketing impact, as the information can stay on a user’s phone or mobile device for future reference.
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