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SIP trunking: The savings are there but the transition is complex
The merits of SIP trunking have been talked about for years and now it looks like businesses are aggressively adopting the technology, lured by striking cost savings and the promise of new functionality that their old phone networks just couldn't support.
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Shrinking idle capacity: Corporate SIP trunks could equal T-1 links by 2015
The percentage of North American companies using SIP or Session Initiation Protocol trunking and traditional T-1s will just about equalize in two years, marking a dramatic shift in technology used for external corporate communications.
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File-sharing, video and social apps are tiny threat, Palo Alto finds
Social networking, file sharing and video applications are not the major security risk many admins believe them to be despite living up to their reputation as major bandwidth hogs, firewall firm Palo Alto has discovered.
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Avaya expands mobile, social media support for call centre software
Avaya has introduced new mobile device and social media features aimed at improving customer call centres.
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Cisco showcases developing video meeting tools despite setbacks
Cisco Systems owned up to some miscalculations in its video collaboration strategy but showed off some promising future capabilities in a briefing with media this week.
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Cisco updates Jabber IM app, adds iPad version
Cisco will announce improvements on Tuesday to its Jabber IM, presence and video-conferencing product, as well as to its room-size "immersive" telepresence systems, as the networking giant continues to push its way into the workplace collaboration market.
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Avaya exec says Microsoft Lync not ready for business
A gap between what Microsoft promises with Lync's telephony and what it delivers makes Lync a poor choice as an IP PBX replacement for large organisations, according to a former Microsoft "Most Valuable Professional" who now works for Avaya.
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IBM announces computer memory breakthrough
IBM researchers have successfully stored multiple bits of data in the cells of phase-change memory chip. This will allow the creation of non-volatile memory with as much capacity as NAND flash but with vastly greater performance and longevity for enterprise-class applications.
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Skype ends integration with Asterisk open source PBX
Skype has decided not to renew an agreement that allows open source telephony system Asterisk to be integrated with the service using software developed with Digium.
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Skype launches Skype Connect enterprise voice calling
Skype has launched a Session Initiation Protocol-based voice service for businesses that integrates free and low cost calling into corporate IP PBXs, providing an opportunity to add voice features to corporate websites and to cut back on some phone expenses.
