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  VoIP provider files net neutrality complaint with FCC

  A Florida VoIP carrier has filed a net neutrality complaint against a Georgia utility and broadband provider, after the utility accused the VoIP firm of theft of service for using its network to deliver voice service without paying for it.

  By Grant Gross | 23 May, 2012 04:16

  Tags: VoIP, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Telecommunication, Regulation, L2Networks, Kraig Beahn, government, Gas & Light Commission, Dougherty County Police Department, City of Albany Water, Carriers, broadband

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  10 questions for BroadSoft CFO James Tholen

  Name: James Tholen

  By Nancy Weil | 22 May, 2012 02:21

  Tags: VoIP, Telecommunication, software, James Tholen, CFO Careers, Business Management, Broadsoft

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  Cisco offers API to fight call fraud

  LAS VEGAS -- Cisco this week at Interop 2012 released an API for its branch routers designed to enable third-party developers to write applications to enhance the security of phone calls over the router network.

  By Jim Duffy | 09 May, 2012 00:31

  Tags: VoIP, unified communications, ucs, third-party applications, Telecommunication, security, SecureLogix, router, networking, LAN & WAN, Interop Las Vegas, Interop 2012, Interop, internet, Gateway, fraud, cloud computing, cloud, Cisco ISR, BT

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  Skype investigates tool that reveals users' IP addresses

  Skype said Tuesday it is investigating a new tool that collects a person's last known IP address, a potential privacy-compromising issue.

  By Jeremy Kirk | 01 May, 2012 12:40

  Tags: security, Skype, Telecommunication, VoIP

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  Cisco to add IM software to enterprise IP communications system

  Cisco will include Jabber instant messaging and presence software at no extra charge with its Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) enterprise IP communications system, the company plans to announce on Wednesday.

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 19 April, 2012 02:43

  Tags: Cisco Systems, internet, Internet-based applications and services, networking, Telecommunication, telephony, Telephony/conferencing, unified communications, VoIP

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  Cisco adds IP multiplexing to mobile satellite package

  Using VoIP via satellite links can have bandwidth issues, but Cisco today said it's introducing an IP multiplexing technology for its Cisco Mobile Ready Net package that dramatically improves the number of IP-based calls on a satellite link.

  By Ellen Messmer | 10 April, 2012 03:42

  Tags: Cisco, Cisco Mobile Ready Net, mobile, networking, security, Telecommunication, unified communications, VoIP, wireless

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  Cisco boosts telepresence system with new collaboration features

  Cisco will announce improvements on Tuesday to its Jabber IM, presence and video-conferencing product, as well as to its room-size "immersive" telepresence systems, as the networking giant continues to push its way into the workplace collaboration market.

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 27 March, 2012 23:08

  Tags: applications, Cisco Systems, collaboration, networking, software, Telecommunication, unified communications, VoIP

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  Microsoft restores access to phones that couldn't access Skype

  Microsoft has fixed a bug that made it impossible for about a dozen models of Skype-certified phones to log into the popular IM, VoIP and video-conferencing service.

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 17 March, 2012 10:26

  Tags: instant messaging, internet, Internet-based applications and services, Microsoft, Skype, Telecommunication, telephony, Telephony/conferencing, VoIP

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  Some Skype-certified phones failing to log into the service

  Microsoft is investigating reports that about a dozen models of Skype-certified phones are having trouble logging into the IM, VoIP and video-conferencing service.

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 14 March, 2012 02:59

  Tags: instant messaging, internet, Internet-based applications and services, Microsoft, Skype, Telecommunication, telephony, Telephony/conferencing, VoIP

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  Siemens improves scalability as communication moves to the cloud

  The next version of the OpenScape Unified Communications (UC) Suite can handle five times as many users, Siemens Enterprise Communications said Tuesday at the Cebit trade show.

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 07 March, 2012 04:43

  Tags: cebit, networking, siemens, Telecommunication, telephony, unified communications, VoIP

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  Siemens launches new VoIP/UC platform, says it has earned another look

  Siemens Enterprise Communications, which has been rebuilding itself here in the U.S. for the past several years, will punctuate the idea that it deserves another look with the announcement Monday of Version 7.0 of its OpenScape UC suite that enables the VoIP platform to support up to 500,000 users.

  By John Dix | 05 March, 2012 14:26

  Tags: MacOS, Microsoft, networking, private cloud, siemens, Siemens OpenScape UC, Siemens VoIP, Skype, Telecommunication, unified communications, VoIP

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  Skype for Windows Phone arrives in beta version

  Windows Phone users now have access to the Skype Internet calling service.

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 28 February, 2012 00:20

  Tags: htc, Microsoft, MWC, Nokia, Skype, Telecommunication, telephony, VoIP

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  Cisco bounces back

  Cisco has been crowing about its rebound, and with good reason. What a difference a year makes.

  By John Dix | 27 February, 2012 22:31

  Tags: business issues, Cisco, Cisco financial results, Cisco restructuring, Cisco stock, Cisco UCE, Configuration / maintenance, corporate issues, Data Center, financial results, hardware systems, John Chambers, Microsoft, restructuring, Skype, Telecommunication, Unified Computing Environment, videoconferencing, VoIP

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  Scattered Genesys needs to regroup after Alcatel-Lucent split, says analyst

  Alcatel-Lucent has closed the sale of its customer-service software and contact-center business Genesys, which now needs to regroup and start working on improving areas such as analytics, Gartner analyst Steve Blood said.

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 02 February, 2012 02:39

  Tags: alcatel-lucent, business issues, genesys, interactive intelligence, mergers and acquisitions, Permira Funds, Technology Crossover Ventures, Telecommunication, telephony, VoIP

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  Zultys adds Android client for its IP PBX

  Zultys has upgraded the software in its MX family of IP PBXs and added a Mobile Communicator client for Android-based smartphones, the company said on Tuesday.

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 31 January, 2012 23:55

  Tags: Android, Android OS, consumer electronics, mobile, mobile applications, smartphones, Telecommunication, VoIP, Zultys