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MyConnection PC VoIP 3.0c (Windows)

MyConnection PC VoIP simulates VoIP traffic over your Internet connection and provides an analysis of the voice quality, along with a report of the consistency of bandwidth provided by your ISP. The key measures of connection quality for VoIP are not broadband speeds as many would think, but Jitter and...

Tags: Voice Quality, Microsoft Windows, Visualware, MyConnection PC VoIP, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking

Software downloads 2009-07-08

Intelligent Service Level Management - ISLM White Paper: Measuring Voice Quality

Voice over IP VoIP systems can suffer from significant call quality and performance management problems. Network managers and others need to understand basic call quality measurement techniques, so that they can successfully monitor, manage and diagnose these problems. This white paper describes commonly used call quality measurement methods, explains the...

Tags: Service Level Management, Voice Quality, Teltronics, Performance Management, Telephony, Business Intelligence, VOIP, Telecommunications, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Networking, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

White papers 2008-05-27

Face it: some cell calls suck. Study cites three reasons why

 Just got a note in my very early (hey it isn't quote 06:00 hours here) from a representative of Ditech Networks. Raison d'etre for this post is that Ditech (no, not the mortgage finance firm) has just announced results of a 630-million-call study of live mobile phone...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, EXi, Marketing, Mobile, Russell Shaw, Voice Quality

Blog posts 2008-02-06

Voice Quality: Deploying Tools for a Stable Infrastructure

This paper provides insight into voice quality and the different methods to measure voice quality. Voice over IP VoIP has passed its infancy stage and is a mature technology that has been widely adopted by customers hoping to take advantage of the cost savings offered by VoIP in addition to...

Tags: Voice Quality, Tool, Voice Quality Measurement, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Network Technology, Networking

White papers 2007-12-01

Vonage's new pricing plans: more reality distortion field

Vonage's new pricing plans: more reality distortion fieldWorldnetI have ATT Worldnet. I am no great fan of AT&T, but I have to say the VOIP has been 100% perfection for a year and a half now.The voice quality is outstanding. Literally at least as good as copper.When I...

Tags: Telephony, Pricing, VOIP, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, voice quality, Vonage Holdings Corp., reality Distortion Field, pricing strategy, Comcast Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-09-11

PocketTalk Pro Basic Edition Bundle 1.0 (Mobile)

Vianix PocketTalk ProTM Basic Edition is a fully featured voice recorder for Pocket PC handheld devices. It is based on Managed Audio Sound Compression MASC, a best-in-breed, high performance CELP-based speech compression technology for 8 KHz sampled speech, which offers high compression while maintaining pristine voice quality. MASC also uniquely...

Tags: Mobile, Voice Quality, WAV, PocketTalk, Vianix PocketTalk ProTM Basic Edition, Pocket PC, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Hardware, Marketing, Software

Software downloads 2007-05-15

VoIP's "four obstacles" are listed and described

VoIP's "four obstacles" are listed and describedVoIP not ready for the bigtimeI had Vonage for my home phone service. Vonage--the company--itself was a nightmare (I'm back with Verizon now). But the Vonage VoIP service was almost as bad. Voice quality was ok, but not as clear as...

Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, voice quality, VoIP, Vonage Holdings Corp., Verizon Communications Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-05-12

PocketTalk Pro Basic Edition 1.0 (Mobile)

Vianix PocketTalk ProTM Basic Edition is a fully featured voice recorder for Pocket PC handheld devices. It is based on Managed Audio Sound Compression MASC, a best-in-breed, high performance CELP-based speech compression technology for 8 KHz sampled speech, which offers high compression while maintaining pristine voice quality. MASC also uniquely...

Tags: Mobile, Voice Quality, WAV, PocketTalk, Vianix PocketTalk ProTM Basic Edition, Pocket PC, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Hardware, Marketing, Software

Software downloads 2007-05-11

PC2TelePhone 1.0.0.1 (Windows)

Get ready for new experience in Internet Calls, with no delay and crystal clear voice quality. With our software you can make International calls from anywhere in the world, for as low as 1.9 cents per minute.

Tags: Voice Quality, X-Sonics, Internet, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Software, Management

Software downloads 2006-07-17

Placing some Fonality on the PBX Business with Linux

Placing some Fonality on the PBX Business with LinuxResponse from Fonality CEODana - you asked two questions at the closure of your blog and I have replied to them below:> Once everything moves to the Internet,> is a PBX really anything more than a very> limited operating system?The answer is:...

Tags: Telephony, VOIP, INTERNET, OPEN SOURCE, Red Hat Inc., Linux, Fonality, Asterisk, PBX, voice quality

Discussion threads 2006-01-30

Due Monday: the Linksys-Skype cordless phone

Due Monday: the Linksys-Skype cordless phoneSkype certified is a question mark now!i've already got one to try.. Linksys's dect phone seriously downgrade the Skpye voice quality to landline voice quality and which to a existing skype user is UNACCEPTABLE!!! still don't understand why skype proved this phone!Skype certified is now...

Tags: Home networking, Telecom & Utilities, phone, Skype Technologies S.A., voice quality, Linksys Inc., Skype Certified

Discussion threads 2005-10-14

Patent watch: a way for cops to intercept VoIP calls

Yesterday, I posted descriptions of three VoIP related U.S. patent applications published in the last three months.There are a total of nine. I promised you three more. Here they are:Stealth interception of calls within a VoIP network:Folks, this is a real biggie.You are not a bad person, but bad people...

Tags: VoIP

Blog posts 2004-12-08

Windows CE gets call for Net phones

Windows CE gets call for Net phones"stripped-down version of the Windows operating system"Now is that really a stripped down version of Windows; You know, without IE and Media player;OR is it a totally different Windows version?I don't know the evolution of the two, and I'm Just Curious.I can't wait.....for...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, VOIP, Operating systems, voice quality, Microsoft Windows CE, Internet phone, phone, Microsoft Windows, adapter

Discussion threads 2004-03-31

PVQM - Proactive Voice Quality Monitoring

This white paper discusses PVQM capabilities - which will allow enterprises and service providers to take voice quality management beyond traditional telephony to a level that will become the norm for next generation IP telephony networks.

Tags: Nortel Networks Corp., Voice Quality, Monitoring, Business Services, VOIP, Telecommunications, Telecom & Utilities, Networking

White papers 2003-06-09

Additional Resources

Screenium 1.2.4 (Mac)

Make live movies of your Mac's screen, capture your actions in application programs, including mouse pointer, selections and movements - in real-time! Screenium even grabs live content streamed over the Internet. You can actually capture movie-in-movie: Screenium records your screen just like it is - including ongoing video playback in...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Mouse, Synium Software GmbH, Screenium 1.2.4, Screenium 1.1, Mice, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2009-11-06

The iPhone is one of the best phones in the world, carriers with it are the problem

far from perfect indeedIt's a great gadget...until it freezes and you have to wait several minutes while you reboot it. That is if you know how to reboot it, the first time is always accompanied with panic because you think the thing went dead. Don't blame the carriers,...

Tags: Smart phones, iPhone Screen, BlackBerry Tour, Apple iPhone, phone, carrier, keyboard

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Sony Ericsson Equinox TM717 - carbon black (T-Mobile)

Photo gallery:Sony Ericsson Equinox TM717The Sony Ericsson Equinox is the first phone from the manufacturer to land at T-Mobile since the TM506. In many ways the Equinox is a fitting successor; like the TM506 it has a thin flip phone design and it sports a similar feature set that includes...

Tags: display, Equinox, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, phone, T-Mobile

Product reviews 2009-11-03

In recession, VoIP makes strong case for cutting your home landline

Tempting, but I will passI've considered VoIP several times over the years, but it usually just takes a few phone calls with a friend or relative who is using VoIP before I change my mind! Not infrequently, the conversation becomes a warbling mess. Then there are times we...

Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, VoIP, phone, recession

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

2010 Infiniti QX56

Photo gallery:2010 Infiniti QX56Compared with sporting and agile cars such as the Infiniti G37 and FX50, the 2010 Infiniti QX56 is an odd throwback, a journey into yesteryear before the first hybrids strode the earth. Built on a truck frame, it rides like a railway car. The engine, big enough...

Tags: Infiniti QX56

Product reviews 2009-10-30

Samsung Caliber (U.S. Cellular)

We've seen plenty of Samsung touch-screen handsets come our way, but not many of them make it to U.S. Cellular, a regional carrier based in Chicago. The only one so far has been the Samsung Delve, which made it to the carrier's lineup late last year. Now another one has...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, U.S. Cellular, Samsung Caliber, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-10-29