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blackdog
blackdog
9 weeks ago
How can I improve VoIP quality at our office?

We have a VoIP phone service at the office, and generally most people are satisfied with it. At times though, the quality drops,...

Tags: communications, telephone, voip |
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becker
becker
18 weeks ago
Why does email survive in the face of alternative communication streams such as Facebook, Twitter and Google+?

I've seen a couple of articles recently about shedding email and relying on social networks and other services for communication needs...

Tags: communications, email, facebook, twitter |
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SilverHawk
SilverHawk
19 weeks ago
Why don't businesses "cut the cord" the way consumers have?

Consumers have embraced "cutting the cord", and many have eliminated their cable and telephone bills through use of cell phones, VOiP...

Tags: unified communications, voip |
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SilverHawk
SilverHawk
19 weeks ago
Why don't businesses "cut the cord" the way consumers have?

Consumers have embraced "cutting the cord", and many have eliminated their cable and telephone bills through use of cell phones, VOiP...

Tags: unified communications, voip |
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TheCount
TheCount
21 weeks ago
How do you determine the amount of bandwidth required for VoIP?

Is there an easy way to determine the amount of bandwidth required for a given number of voice paths through an IP network? I want to...

Tags: bandwidth, unified communications, voip |
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TheCount
TheCount
21 weeks ago
How do you determine the amount of bandwidth required for VoIP?

Is there an easy way to determine the amount of bandwidth required for a given number of voice paths through an IP network? I want to...

Tags: bandwidth, unified communications, voip |
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mstrauss
mstrauss
22 weeks ago
What does IT need to look at during planning for a Unified Communication project to ensure it goes smoothly?

I've just been informed that my company is planning to invest in unified communications, and wants input from IT. I'm familiar with the...

Tags: planning, UC, unified communications |
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mstrauss
mstrauss
22 weeks ago
What does IT need to look at during planning for a Unified Communication project to ensure it goes smoothly?

I've just been informed that my company is planning to invest in unified communications, and wants input from IT. I'm familiar with the...

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About 4.5 million Catholic school students to get Office 365
About 4.5 million Catholic school students will get access to Microsoft's Office 365 cloud e-mail and collaboration suite as part of a 3-year deal the software vendor struck with the Catholic International Education Office (OIEC).
Qualcomm to sell Indian broadband operation to Bharti Airtel by 2014
Bharti Airtel has invested about US$165 million to acquire a 49 percent stake in Qualcomm's Indian entities that hold broadband wireless licenses, with the Indian mobile operator eventually taking full ownership, the companies said Thursday.
Broadband stimulus grants seen as political flashpoint
Lawrence Strickling, the lead administrator of the agency doling out stimulus money for broadband deployments, urges grant recipients to amplify success stories as program faces political persecution in election season.
Spotify deploys Salesforce Rypple for social enterprise
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Research universities secure $200M for community broadband
Plan to bring ultra-fast gigabit broadband to universities and surrounding communities moves forward with partnership between Gig.U consortium and Gigabit Squared.
Box to beef up IT administration features of cloud content management software
Box will start letting customers test a new set of IT administration controls for its cloud-hosted enterprise collaboration and content management software on Thursday.

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