While IP PBX vendors duke it out for market share in the converged LAN/WAN arena, a recent analyst report warns not to count out a certain software vendor from Redmond. A report from IDC identifies ...

Microsoft is getting ready to make a big splash into the VoIP pool with its OCS 2007, expected to ship this summer. When OCS’s software-based VoIP engine is coupled with Microsoft Office Communicator ...

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, ...

At the moment, small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have perhaps the most to gain from the explosion of new VOIP services. In one move, businesses can outsource their communications, doing away ...

You can now set up a Mac equipped with Terra Soft Solutions’ Yellow Dog Linux as the server for a PBX phone system, thanks to Digium, makers of the WildCard series of PBX interface cards. Private ...

If you’ve ever worked in IT you’ll know there are two disparate and potentially competing technologies in the server room. First, there are all the IP servers — web, mail, porn, terabytes of video ...

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...

You keep your company running by keeping tabs on a finely tuned array of high-tech equipment, but tucked away in an obscure closet is the one piece you may depend on most and probably know the least ...

Editor's note: This article is based in large part on information provided by Mark Spencer and Digium. I recently had a reason to approve a purchase of a new phone system for a small company. Twenty ...