VoIP

VoIP stands for Voice over Internet Protocol, which is a term used for transmission technologies that deliver voice communications over the Internet. These transmission technologies normally interface with regular telephone networks called public switched telephone networks.

The benefits of VoIP over traditional telephone service can include the ability to add an extra line at home at little cost and encrypt home telephone calls. Extra features that traditional telephone companies normally charge for — such as conferencing, call-waiting, caller-ID, and call-forwarding — can be a lot less expensive, also. While these benefits are availablel, not all VoIP vendors provide them.

There are security concerns with VoIP because a hacker can easily intercept calls using a packet sniffer and even change the call’s content. Additionally, if VoIP networks are not protected properly by a secure VLAN, denial of service (DOS) attacks could be launched against them. 

VoIP has also made it easier (International reach, cheap cost) to set up telemarketing fraud operations and other types of scams involving spoofed telephone calls. A new term called “Vishing,” which is essentially Phishing (tricking people into giving up personal and financial details) by telephone, has been credited as being enabled by VoIP.

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• With Video Conferencing Deals, Polycom in Sharp Focus

  
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• Cisco 8900 Series Multimedia Phones Released

  
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• Healthcare Industry’s Telecom Services Spending to Exceed $55B Over Next 5 Years, says Insight Research

  
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• VoIP-PAL.com Announces Reseller Website Development

  
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• VocalTec and Runcom Offer Integrated WiMAX and VoIP Solutions

  
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• Apple Slowing Down In Progress Lane?

  
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• Playing Softball with Syspine!

  
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• Cisco Introduces 9900 Series Multimedia Phones

  
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  Well it’s official – the multimedia phone movement is here to stay.First driven by the likes of Polycom, Linksys and Snom, Cisco has placed their stake in the multimeda phone market with yesterday’s introduction of 9900 series. Part of Cisco’s Unified Communications Solutions suite, the 9900 series phones ...
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• Showdown Special, Part One: JAHJAH – Free Line 11/11/09

  
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• Zenofon Free Call Contest & Promotion

  
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• Buying A Used Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) System

  
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• Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman Defends Skype Buy

  
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• Broadcom Goes Open Source to Push HD Voice

  
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• Mig33 3.06 – sms and call via Internet on Windows Mobile

  
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• Rumors Say Google Gobbling Up Gizmo5

  
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  Now that eBay has reached a settlement with Joltid over the Global Index Software peer-to-peer technology that powers Skype, Skype wont need VoIP provider Gizmo5 to fall back on. And thats lucky, since according to the rumor mill, Gizmo5 now belongs to Google, for the tidy sum of $30 million. Michael Arrington at ...
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• Should a Social Skype add Skeets? How does Skype compete with Twitter? A Rant!

  
  stuart henshall — Authority: 118
  I’d love to see Skype follow Brian McConnell’s advice on @gigaom and add an open status updating mechanism.  See my “ Skype Will Never Beat Facebook from Jan09 so this isn’t the first time it has been discussed in the Skypeosphere. However, he has to go further and I believe Twitter is equally dangerous ...
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• VoicePulse Now Offers Numbers in 32 Rate Centers Across South Dakota

  
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  VoicePulse announcesthe immediate availability of phone numbers in the 605 area code for business andresidential customers. VoicePulse now offers numbers in 32 rate centers across SouthDakota, more than four times as many as well-known competitor, Vonage who currentlyhas availability in just seven rate centers. ...
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• Best Enterprise VoIP client for the iPhone? Don’t bother….

  
  iPhoneCTO — Authority: 405
  I decided to preview a number of VoIP (SIP specifically) clients to see how well they work work with a SIP PBX, with the goal of having my work number available on my iPhone.
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