CIO.com - VoIP

Scattered Genesys Needs to Regroup After Alcatel-Lucent Split, Says Analyst

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Alcatel-Lucent made the right decision in selling Genesys

Zultys Adds Android Client for Its IP PBX

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The new client offers presence, access to company directories, call log and secure IM

Mobility, Cloud, Analytics to Reshape IT in 2012

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Gartner says global IT spending growth will be essentially flat in 2012. IDC is more bullish, estimating 6.9% growth, driven by investments in smartphones, media tablets, mobile networks, social networking, and big data analytics.

Sprint Calls on Microsoft Lync, Saves Big with UC

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Sprint weathered the challenges and reaped the rewards of killing off PBX systems and moving to a unified communications suite with Microsoft Lync. Here's how this transition made life easier for Sprint workers and saved millions in reduced technology and real estate costs.

Skype Flaw Reveals Users' Location, File-Downloading Habits

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Vodafone Buys Unified Communication Consultant Bluefish

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

The operator's enterprise unit is expanding beyond mobile, and the acquisition is part of that push, says analyst

Researchers Find New Way to Hide Messages in VoIP

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Researchers have devised a new scheme for hiding secret data within VoIP packets, making it possible to carry on legitimate voice conversations while stolen data piggybacks on the call undetected, making its way to thieves on the outside.

Going VoIP-Only: Do You Still Need Cellular Voice Service?

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Now that smartphones have mobile VoIP apps, why do consumers still need to pay monthly fees for voice service?

10 Questions for Fonality CFO Dan Rosenthal

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Researchers ID Skype Users Who Also Use BitTorrent

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT

The research chips away at the perceived privacy protections of using Skype's encrypted service

Neustar Acquires Targusinfo for Better Analytics

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT

The company wants to take advantage of Targusinfo's position in the caller ID market

Five Reasons to Set Up Unified Communications

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Unified communications can save money and simplify IT administration while improving employee efficiency

Office 365: Non-Profit Moves to Cloud for Global Relief

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT

NetHope, a consortium of IT leaders serving humanitarian agencies, has been keeping things in-house with Sharepoint for years. But a recent move to the cloud via Office 365 is freeing up IT staff and allowing agencies to better share information.

Massive DDoS Attacks a Growing Threat to VoIP Services

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT

When the massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack in March brought down the voice-over-IP (VoIP) call processing supplied by TelePacific Communications to thousands of its customers, it marked a turning point for the local-exchange services provider in its thinking about security.

9/11 Anniversary: What our Emergency Response Systems Still Can't Do

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Ten years after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks demonstrated huge gaps in the nation's emergency communications systems, there is still a long list of standard networking capabilities that are unavailable to first responders and 9-1-1 operators.