Mark Bruk, a frequent business traveler, always packs a Plantronic headset with an ear bud and microphone so he can plug into any computer and make phone calls on the cheap. Once he finds an Internet ...

Internet telephony is on the rise and moving away from its geeky roots. Even Tesco is selling an Internet phone that costs around £10 and plugs into your computer's USB slot. It uses Tesco's ...

Should you throw out the old PBX and replace it with a new IP PBX? This tip from WindowsNetworking.com provides ten compelling reasons to do so, along with a brief explanation of what an IP PBX is, ...

You probably can’t turn a corner in the office without hearing about Voice over IP–a popular, cheap, and effective way to provide telephony to businesses. The premise is simple: Instead of using the ...

If one type of application on a network is dramatically different from the others and requires far more bandwidth, however, problems can occur. The most common examples involve Voice-over Internet ...

I have some lab time this afternoon to test this out, but I'm curious if anyone has a quick tip for me.<BR><BR>I have two VLANs, voice and data. I have Avaya VoIP phones (not SIP). I have PC's behind ...

The bandwidth needed for VoIP transmission will depend on a few factors: the compression technology, packet overhead, network protocol used and whether silence suppression is used. This tip ...

PARK RIDGE, Ill. — Symbol Technologies Inc. (Holtsville, N.Y.) said it will use the upcoming Windows CE.NET 4.2 core for future releases of its voice-over-IP (VoIP) products, including a walkie-talkie ...

You may want to recorder a conversation for many reasons, including legal situations and for training purposes. Recording VoIP calls can help you track down security breaches, for example, or teach ...

One common trend that we see come up in the electronic developer's world is the extended use of single-board computers (SBCs) for experimenting and developing innovative applications. SBCs are ...