By
Eric B. Parizo, SearchEnterpriseVoice.com, 02/15/05By
Eric B. Parizo, SearchEnterpriseVoice.com, 02/15/05
Though on-premise VoIP deployments get the lion’s share of attention, a panel of industry luminaries at VoiceCon 2005 argued that hosted VoIP services are easier to implement and can offer a higher level of service.
By
Eric B. Parizo, SearchEnterpriseVoice.com, 02/14/05
Vendors may laud cost savings as the key VoIP benefit, but VoiceCon 2005 speakers explained that other boons like unified messaging and improved reliability must be the true drivers for successful Internet telephony projects.
By Phil
Hochmuth, Network World, 02/14/05
Network executives who shared voice/data convergence stories at last week’s VoiceCon show described VoIP as a new kind of juggling act for IT departments, one where both technical and managerial issues must be handled delicately.
Viewing VoiceCon through the eyes of a network strategist.
By Bob
Brown, Network World, 02/14/05
Deke warned me: He wasn’t like most of the other 4,500 attendees at last week’s VoiceCon show. As senior technology director for networking and telecommunications at the University of Pennsylvania, Deke Kassabian gets paid to figure out the best long-term path for the school’s network.
By
Matt Hamblen, Computerworld, 02/11/05
During sessions at VoiceCon 2005, IT managers described the hunt for the killer voice-over-IP app in many different terms. But convenient messaging, especially for on-the-go workers, was cited as a strong selling point for VoIP by multiple attendees.
By
Matt Hamblen, Computerworld, 02/11/05
During sessions at VoiceCon 2005, IT managers described the hunt for the killer voice-over-IP app in many different terms. But convenient messaging, especially for on-the-go workers, was cited as a strong selling point for VoIP by multiple attendees.
By
Matt Hamblen, Computerworld, 02/11/05
The thorniest worry of voice-over-IP project managers remains getting voice and data engineers to work effectively together on VoIP rollouts, several managers said at this week’s VoiceCon 2005 conference.
By
Matt Hamblen, Computerworld, 02/11/05
The thorniest question facing voice-over-IP project managers remains whether they can get their voice and data networking staffs to work effectively together on rollouts, attendees said at last week’s VoiceCon 2005 conference here.
By
Eric B. Parizo, SearchEnterpriseVoice.com, 02/10/05
According to an expert at VoiceCon 2005, without a firewall specifically designed to work with voice traffic, a company’s communications could be disrupted or compromised. During an address this week, Mark Collier, chief technology officer at SecureLogix Corp., a voice network management vendor in San Antonio, said that while it’s common for enterprises to adapt their existing firewalls for voice data, they may be asking too much of legacy equipment.
By Bob
Brown, NetworkWorld.com, 02/10/05
Exploiting IP telephony technology is becoming more and more of a do-it-yourself project for brokerage firm Lehman Brothers. Phil Palevo, who now manages Lehman’s voice and data network engineering group, shared his company’s experiences this week during a lunch presentation at the VoiceCon conference in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Network
World Network Optimization Newsletter, 02/10/05
Network traffic analysis vendor Netcordia last week announced it would make available a VoIP add-on that would enable its flagship NetMRI appliance to better monitor voice traffic and QoS. The add-on will enable IT managers to quickly pinpoint problems affecting VoIP, the company says, and will provide a daily listing of problems to help staff prevent them before they occur. The company plans to display the product enhancements at VoiceCon in Orlando this week.
By Matt
Hamblen, Computerworld, 02/09/05
At this week’s VoiceCon 2005 event in Orlando, Waterloo, Ontario-based RIM [Research In Motion Ltd.] said its new BlackBerry 7270 offers users secure access to IP telephony features, corporate e-mail and other capabilities. The new device, still in beta-testing, was demonstrated Tuesday at booths for both Nortel Networks Ltd. and 3Com Corp.
By
Eric Griffith, Wi-Fi Planet, 02/09/05
Officially announced late last year, the BlackBerry 7270 is here. This is the first version of the popular handheld communicator from Research in Motion (RIM) of Waterloo, Ontario to build in Wi-Fi support, specifically for 802.11b.
Wireless
News via NewsEdge Corporation, 02/09/05
3Com and Research In Motion (RIM) today announced that they are working together to deliver a “new wave” of mobility in enterprise communications by combining 3Com’s Internet Protocol (IP)-private branch exchange and wireless local area network switch with RIM’s BlackBerry wireless solution for WLAN networks.
By Phil
Hochmuth, Network World Fusion, 02/08/05
“Divide and conquer” is Bank of America’s approach as it undertakes a massive PBX-to-VoIP migration, according to the bank’s top network architect, speaking at the VoiceCon show here Tuesday. Speaking to a packed auditorium, Craig Hinkley, Bank of America’s senior vice president, network architecture and strategic design, described how the bank is restructuring its IT organization and breaking down its massive VoIP rollout plan.
By
Eric B. Parizo, SearchEnterpriseVoice.com, 02/08/05
Craig Hinkley, senior vice president of network architecture and strategic direction for Bank of America Corp., told attendees Tuesday at VoiceCon 2005 that the people and processes empowering a VoIP implementation are as critical as the technology itself.
By Phil
Hochmuth, Network World Fusion, 02/08/05
Nortel and Research in Motion (RIM) announced a partnership where users will be able to run Nortel’s converged voice/data applications on a new Wi-Fi-enabled BlackBerry handheld device. Announced at the VoiceCon show this week, the partnership will integrate Nortel’s Multimedia Communications Server (MCS) 5100 with RIM’s new BlackBerry 7270 device.
Light
Reading, 02/08/05
IPcelerate, Inc., a provider of advanced communications-based software applications, announced at the VoiceCon 2005 show today the launch of E2instein, a content delivery solution for IP telephony platforms that creates a new foundation of information exchange throughout the enterprise.
By Network
World Staff, Network World Fusion, 02/08/05
We got hit up by some three dozen vendors leading up to VoiceCon who wanted to give us their schtick. We declined, but invited them to set us up with any customers they might have on hand among the 4,500 attendees.
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Buoyed by the popularity of its winter VoiceCon conference, BCR Tuesday announced a new VoiceCon event scheduled for the fall in San Diego.
TelephonyWorld, 02/08/05
New VoiceCon Event Created to Meet the Year-Round Needs of Constantly Evolving Market; Key Industry Leaders Demonstrate Support of Event,
By Phil
Hochmuth and Denise Dubie, Network World, 02/07/05
There will be no shortage of VoIP PBXs, phones and gateways on display at this week’s VoiceCon conference, but such infrastructure components could get overshadowed by a slew of announcements about new management tools for converged networks.
By
Denise Dubie, Network World Fusion, 02/07/05
Vendors at this week’s VoiceCon show in Orlando want to help answer that question for enterprise IT managers. Two specifically, Apparent Networks and Empirix have prepped new products that will help IT staff gear up their networks for voice applications and IP telephony systems.
News
Story by Matt Hamblen, Computerworld, 02/07/05
Network managers who were waiting to see if VoIP was mature enough have discovered that it is, said Fred Knight, general manager of VoiceCon 2005, which is taking place this week in Orlando. “So the next question is, What can I do with this technology to help businesses work?”
By Caron
Carlson, eWeek, 02/07/05
Avaya Inc., which has been selling IP telephony systems for three years, this week at the VoiceCon conference in Orlando, Fla., will unveil its Enterprise Service Platform to give customers the option of letting the vendor remotely monitor the network on a subscription basis.
By Paula
Musich, eWeek, 02/07/05
Apparent Networks Inc. this week at VoiceCon in Orlando, Fla., will roll out a voice-over-IP version of its network troubleshooting tool that allows users to assess their networks’ ability to handle voice traffic and lets them quickly address VOIP problems.
Communications Convergence.com,
02/07/05
Nortel Networks Corp. and Research In Motion Ltd., the maker of the popular BlackBerry handheld computer, said Monday that the companies plan to integrate the BlackBerry with Nortel’s communications server.... Nortel and RIM, both based in Canada, demonstrated a preview of the technology at VoiceCon in Orlando, Fla.
Light
Reading, 02/07/05
RADVISION, a leading provider of multimedia conferencing and communications platforms, and Jasomi Networks, offering products that support Internet Protocol (IP) connectivity across network security boundaries, today announced a marketing and technology partnership aimed at increasing the penetration of integrated video, voice, instant messaging (IM), and data conferencing services across corporate networks. The partnership, announced at VoiceCon 2005, will provide enterprises with a unique and secure desktop multimedia communications solution that not only delivers Microsoft-powered voice, video, and data conferencing, but also overcomes firewall and NAT (Network Address Translation) traversal issues.
Unstrung, 02/07/05
Nortel (NYSE:NT) (TSX:NT) and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq:RIMM) (TSX:RIM) today announced a joint initiative aimed at delivering secure, full-featured, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-enabled business communications over wireless local area networks (LAN)....Nortel and RIM are demonstrating a preview of the technology at VoiceCon in Orlando this week.
Unstrung, 02/07/05
3Com Corporation (Nasdaq: COMS) and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced that the companies are working together to deliver a new wave of mobility in enterprise communications. By combining 3Com’s Internet Protocol (IP)-private branch exchange (PBX) and wireless local area network (WLAN) switch with RIM’s BlackBerry(R) wireless solution for WLAN networks, the companies plan to offer a rich set of voice and data applications to on-campus enterprise users.
ExtremeTech, 02/07/05
Apparent Networks Inc. this week at VoiceCon in Orlando, Fla., will roll out a voice-over-IP version of its network troubleshooting tool that allows users to assess their networks’ ability to handle voice traffic and lets them quickly address VOIP problems.
By TechWeb News, 02/07/05
Nortel Networks Corp. and Research In Motion Ltd., the maker of the popular BlackBerry handheld computer, said Monday that the companies plan to integrate the BlackBerry with Nortel’s communications server.... Nortel and RIM, both based in Canada, demonstrated a preview of the technology at VoiceCon in Orlando, Fla.
CommWeb, 02/07/05
Features of the new optiPoint 420 family of IP telephones from Siemens include multi-line support, programmable self-labeling keys, and optional snap-on displays. Siemens Communications has unveiled a new line of IP telephones, the optiPoint 420 family, at the VoiceCon conference in Orlando.
CommWeb, 02/07/05
Nortel and Research In Motion, plan to integrate the BlackBerry with Nortel’s communications server.... Nortel and RIM, both based in Canada, demonstrated a preview of the technology at VoiceCon in Orlando, Fla.
TelephonyWorld, 02/07/05
RADVISION (NASDAQ: RVSN), a leading provider of multimedia conferencing and communications platforms, and Jasomi Networks, offering products that support Internet Protocol (IP) connectivity across network security boundaries, today announced a marketing and technology partnership aimed at increasing the penetration of integrated video, voice, instant messaging (IM), and data conferencing services across corporate networks. The partnership, announced at VoiceCon 2005, will provide enterprises with a unique and secure desktop multimedia communications solution that not only delivers Microsoft-powered voice, video, and data conferencing, but also overcomes firewall and NAT (Network Address Translation) traversal issues.
By Paula Musich, ExtremeTech, 02/07/05
Sphere Communications announced today it is demonstrating the new release of its Sphericall enterprise telecommunications software this week at VoiceCon 2005 Conference & Exhibition.
Communications
Convergence.com, 02/02/05
It’s called the 5000 Network Communications Solution and it was built from the ground up around IP communications.We had a nice briefing on this major new phone system last week from Jeff Ford, chief technology officer for Inter-Tel.... They’re officially unveiling the new platform at the VoiceCon show next week in Orlando.
CommWeb, 02/02/05
It’s called the 5000 Network Communications Solution and it was built from the ground up around IP communications. We had a nice briefing on this major new phone system last week from Jeff Ford, chief technology officer for Inter-Tel.... They’re officially unveiling the new platform at the VoiceCon show next week in Orlando.