VoIP has definitely come a long way from its roots in the late 1990s to its role today as a business-critical component within the unified communications (UC) market. Some technology pundits have ...

IP telephony began humbly as a novelty application that allowed online users to converse over the Internet. Today, it has finally matured enough in both feature sets and network availability that it ...

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IP telephony is a next-generation technology that is changing the way companies communicate, and is reshaping the business landscape. Through the unification of voice and data networks, IP telephony ...

In an effort to cut costs, my company has decided to migrate from private branch exchanges to IP telephony. By routing calls over our existing IP network and using voice-over-IP links, we can ...

Nortel Networks Inc. yesterday announced a new IP telephony initiative designed to sell customers on standard packages of hardware and software to help lower upfront costs by up to 30%. Called IPT 1-2 ...

IP telephony is no longer just for companies that do a lot of geographically disparate work. Our columnist gives you the long-distance view. Years ago I remember being very interested in an issue of ...

The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. However, the term ...

Cable-based IP telephony holds the promise of simplified andconsolidated communication services provided by a single carrier ata lower total cost than consumers currently pay to separateInternet, ...

Cisco Systems Inc. is set to offer starting Monday a tool to help small and medium-sized businesses use Microsoft Corp. CRM (customer relationship management) software in combination with a Cisco IP ...

Nortel Networks Inc. announced a new IP telephony initiative yesterday to sell customers on standard packages of hardware and software to help lower up-front costs by up to 30 percent. Called IPT ...