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Level 3 E 9-1-1 Exec Describes The Challenges

At the CTIA VoIP Mobility Conference late yesterday, I listened to Level 3 Communications vice president of E-911 Product Development William Clay recite some impediments to optimal 9-1-1 service- both VoIP and over standard phone lines.Among the issues E-911 infrastructure issues Clay mentioned that need solving include:No support for mobile...

Tags: E-911 Product Development William Clay, PSAP

Blog posts 2006-04-05

Concerned about VoIP E911? Here's a list of all PSAPs in the U.S.

The recent imperative by VoIP service providers to make their E911 service compatible with the U.S.' nearly 8,000 Public Safety Answering Points has generated a new focus on what these PSAPs are and what they do.One might think that PSAP territories totally overlap jurisdictional city and county boundaries. No,...

Tags: PSAP

Blog posts 2006-02-23

PSAP manager on VoIP E911: "When your child is choking..."

One of the more ominous TalkBacks I've received to my Vonage IPO filing describes E911 chamber of horrors post was from a reader named Kenathena.This reader identified her(?) self as a PSAP Public Safety Answering Point manager. PSAPs are often the front line of E911 calls from VoIP and...

Tags: PSAP

Blog posts 2006-02-14

Additional Resources

Live Webcast: Using VoIP to Cut Costs in a Slowing Economy

Businesses of all sizes are now realizing the need to not only cut costs but continue to provide infrastructure and tools to grow their businesses. Business VoIP technology has proven to lower costs while providing improved business communications. Nevertheless, there are still those who remain skeptical,...

Tags: Webcast, Business Communication, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking

Webcasts 2008-11-20

HomePlug revival continues with new Netgear Powerline gear

Remember when, not so long ago, home networking using power lines seemed down for the count due to slow throughput rates, especially as Draft N wireless devices entered the market? Thanks to improved technology, the HomePlug standard is staging a comeback, with big-name brands like Linksys...

Tags: NetGear, Powerline, HDXB111, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-11-18

News to know: Jerry Yang, MLB.com, Mark Cuban, USB 3.0

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: Jerry Yang to step down as CEO, back to Chief Yahoo Larry Dignan:  With Yang out as Yahoo CEO, Steve Ballmer licks chops ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Jerry Yang, MLB, Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Information Technology, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Mark Cuban, Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, USB, CEO, One Laptop Per Child Project, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-18

VoIP vulnerabilities in Microsoft Communicator

Researchers at VoIPshield Labs have pinpointed a wide range of denial-of-service vulnerabilities in Microsoft Communicator, the unified communications that features business-grade instant messaging , voice, and video tools. The flaws, rated "high severity," could cripple VoIP-powered communications on Office Communications Server 2007, Office Communicator and Windows Live Messenger....

Tags: Denial Of Service, VoIP, Vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-11-17

Best mobile VoIP headset ever

Best mobile VoIP headset everGreat ProductI really liked this product

Tags: Telephony, Advertising & Promotion, VoIP headset, headset, VoIP, mobile

Discussion threads 2008-11-06

Solera Networks - a different take on management and security

I was contacted recently by an old acquaintence, Alan Hall, formally from Novell and now with Solera Networks. Hmm. That didn't come out right. Alan is someone I've known for a while. I'm not saying he's old. Alan wanted me to hear about a different way to...

Tags: Security, Network, Network Traffic, Analysis, Alan, Solera Networks Technology, Packet Capture, Networking, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-11-06

FCC opens up wireless 'white spaces;' Assessing winners, losers and wild-cards

FCC opens up wireless 'white spaces;' Assessing winners, losers and wild-cardsCo-optingIf the new frequencies are open to any company and if some companies are threatened by competition using the new frequencies, then why shouldn't the threatened companies jam the new frequencies?That seems one of the points of this quoted quote:The...

Tags: Federal government, Wi-Fi, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Amateur Radio, white space, spectrum, FCC, wireless

Discussion threads 2008-11-05

First-ever VoIP over iPhone app: say so long to huge roaming fees

First-ever VoIP over iPhone app: say so long to huge roaming feesTry Vyke its realy good!!Hi all!!I wanna share my experience with Vyke..Enjoy Vyke's cheap international phone calls using PC-to-Phone, WIFI enabled mobile phones, SIP devices or Callback. Get a free dollar when you sign up for free, and there...

Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, VoIP, iPhone App, phone, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2008-11-02

EVCSoft (exe)

EVCSoft lets you make VoIP SIP voice-video calls to users anywhere in the world. Call PC to PC for free, all you need is EVCSoft installed on each machine, a Webcam plus a microphone and speakers. You can talk and chat free from EVCSoft to EVCSoft and never worry about...

Tags: PC, EVCSoft, Telephony, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Desktops, Telecommunications, Networking, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-10-31

WhatsUp Gold (exe)

WhatsUp Gold is the world's leading network management software solution with over 70,000 networks reliably managed worldwide. Built on an extensible architecture offering automated device discovery and network mapping, real-time SNMP and WMI monitoring, and versatile alerting and reporting functionality, WhatsUp Gold delivers 360 degree visibility, actionable intelligence, and complete...

Tags: Ipswitch Inc., Network, WhatsUp Gold, Network Administration, Networking, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management

Software downloads 2008-10-30

The Low Stress Guide to VoIP for Business

By now, most people probably understand the basics of Voice over Internet Protocol VoIP communications, but how many truly recognize its potential value to their business? In addition to lowering overall voice communication costs and adding unprecedented capabilities for messaging and mobility, VoIP is now the leading technology in...

Tags: IP, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Network Technology, Networking

Webcasts 2008-10-28

T-Mobile G1 to be available in stores today and tomorrow

T-Mobile G1 to be available in stores today and tomorrowIt's a phone. What's the rush?Sorry, I don't get it. It's not like they're going to discontinue it next month. More likely they'll mark it down. What's the hurry?Anxiously awaiting...Mine is "Out for delivery."WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!RE: T-Mobile G1 to...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Phone quality, phone, T-Mobile G1, T-Mobile, Loverock

Discussion threads 2008-10-21

What would you do with wireless broadband?

What would you do with wireless broadband?I'd do what I do nowonly not be tethered to the house. That may sound like a smart-ass answer, but it's actually a big deal. Especially considering that one of the things I use in the house is an IP phone. If I could...

Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, Wi-Fi, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, wireless broadband, broadband, wireless

Discussion threads 2008-10-20

Watching the WAN: Is it time to invest?

As companies start to tighten the belt and look for places around the office to save money and hopefully increase efficiency. I wondered what else could be done for a company's tech backbone to keep the pencil-pushers from just hacking away. For some input, I tapped the folks at SilverPeak...

Tags: MPLS, Network, WANs, Networking, Network Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-20

Express Dial (exe)

Express Dial is a phone dialer for Windows computers and is designed to automate the dialing of a list of numbers as a predictive dialer or to call single numbers when required. Express Dial will use VoIP or any voice modem connected to the PC's serial port (so long as...

Tags: VoIP, Headset, Dialer, NCH Software, Modems, Telephony, Hardware, Components, Networking

Software downloads 2008-10-20

Microsoft OCS R2 adds single-number reach, hosted audio conferencing

Microsoft OCS R2 adds single-number reach, hosted audio conferencingHave people been willing to VoIP with Microsoft?I know the chatting, IM, conferencing, and traditional digital portions some organizations are willing to go to, but has there been many deployments of replacing the PBX with this?I've been doing VoIP on Cisco for...

Tags: Telephony, VOIP, Microsoft OCS R2, audioconferencing, Microsoft Office Communications Server, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-14

Microsoft OCS R2 adds single-number reach, hosted audio conferencing

Microsoft did, as expected, go public at long last with details about its Office Communications Server OCS Release 2 (R2) product on October 14 at the VoiceCon show. Here's what's coming in the upgrade to Microsoft's unified IM/VOIP/conferencing platform. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Audioconferencing, Communications Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office Communications Server, Microsoft OCS R2, Office Communications Server Release 2, Release 2, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-10-14