Skype is opening its VoIP system so businesses can hook up their internet-based phone systems to the popular service. Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is an open standard that allows calls to be ...

The most reliable internet protocol (IP) desk phone is Polycom VVX because its hardware is crafted to an extremely high standard, and its user base appears to be consistently satisfied with its ...

Appliances from Allworx, Critical Links, Fonality, Microsoft, and Sutus all combine sophisticated features and low cost; they differ in breadth and complexity, with Fonality’s Asterisk-based PBXtra ...

A move by IP telephony vendor Pingtel could be a boon to enterprises interested in deploying VoIP systems based on open source software and server platforms, like Linux. That’s because Pingtel this ...

Linux-based VoIP box gives a glimpse into vendor’s IP PBX road map. Nortel next month is expected to launch the first in a family of Linux-based IP PBXs that ultimately could save customers money, ...

Here’s where to turn when selecting a VoIP provider. Many of these vendors will be familiar, since most also sell legacy phone systems Most of these vendors offer a mix of TDM-based and VoIP products ...

1. Traditional (analog) PBXs are going the way of the dinosaur. IP-based phone systems bring capabilities for new functions that have not been possible, and will enable unified communications in the ...

How to Future-Proof a VoIP Phone System + Keep Costs Down Your email has been sent Discover how to get a VoIP phone system that saves you money without sacrificing the features and capabilities you ...

I manage a small office network (around 10 computers) for a client of mine, and they decided to get a new phone system without realizing it was an IP system. It is a Cisco IP phone system. Previously ...