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UPCOMING SIP EVENT - FEBRUARY 2ND-4TH

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JANUARY 5TH - PUTTING VOIP IN IT’S PLACE
Many of the pundits are all basically saying the same thing about VoIP. Some are calling it dead. Others are saying it's changing. I'm saying that things like VoIP, SIP, etc. are terms for what has become the foundation level building blocks for the 21st century communication. +++

JANUARY 5TH - IMS AND THE NEXT GENERATION NETWORK
The next-generation network is a high speed packet or cell based network which can provide multiple services such as voice, data, video and multimedia. It has a high bandwidth multi-service core and intelligent edge. +++

JANUARY 5TH - SIP OVERVIEW/TUTORIAL ARTICLE
Overview on the basics of SIP, the favored protocol used in a variety of telecommunication applications including VoIP. +++

JANUARY 2ND - 08 PRE-CONF INTERVIEW: THE FUTURE OF TELECOM AND BROADBAND
A pre-conference interview with Martin Geddes, Chief Analyst, Telco 2.0 +++

DECEMBER 23RD - SIP TRUNKING AND WHAT IT MEANS TO YOUR BUSINESS
SIP Trunking, while working side by side with the benefits of VoIP systems, really brings to bear the cost effectiveness that VoIP can offer, allowing businesses to place VoIP calls outside their organizations.  +++

DECEMBER 23RD - MIGRATING TO AN ALL-IN-ONE SOLUTION: HOW TO GET THERE
Organizations can integrate with more back-end systems and business applications. They can close the gap between a contact center and the rest of their enterprise. They can even migrate an installed multi-point hardware system to an all-in-one all-software platform piece by piece to shelter the investment they've made in each system. +++

DECEMBER 22ND - DIALING IN ON SELECTING A VOIP SERVICE PROVIDER
Setting up an account with a service provider is really no different than what one is accustom to compared to a land line or cellular phone service. Pricing, plans, features and quality of service will vary from provider to provider. There are some providers that may be able to save you upwards of 60 percent from your current phone bill by using their services.  +++

DECEMBER 22ND - SIP CALL CATCHER: A SERVICE TO ENABLE IP PHONES TO SLEEP
This is a research project developed at the University of South Florida. VoIP phones are increasing in popularity. However, the energy consumed that derives in monetary costs and environmental impact has been of little or no study. Thus we present here a system that can enable IP phones to sleep for most of the time, given that they are used just for a small fraction of the time they currently remain on. +++

DECEMBER 22ND - 3COM OFFERS A SAFE BRIDGE TO UC FOR SMB MARKET
3Com's VCX IP Connect 100 and 200 telephony products hit their target: providing small to medium business with seamless voice and data messaging services +++

DECEMBER 18TH - SIP PRINCIPAL SPONSOR - CHECKLIST: GETTING READY FOR HOSTED VOIP
It seems like a simple choice: Use a hosted VoIP service to send and receive calls over your broadband Internet connection instead of buying and operating your own phone system. You'll trade larger up-front costs for smaller ongoing payments. And you won't need a lot of technical expertise to keep your phones working right. +++

DECEMBER 18TH - VOIP GETS UPWARDLY MOBILE
Voice over Wi-Fi, also known as mobile VoIP, can link a company’s wireless LAN (WLAN) to its PBX, helping organisations increase the reach, reliability and security of their wireless networks and deliver data and voice wherever needed. +++

DECEMBER 18TH - GIZMOCALL ANOTHER FLASH VOIP PLAYER
GizmoCall, a Flash-based, no download, cross operating system VoIP app launched on Monday. +++

DECEMBER 17TH - NORTEL RUMORS FOR BANKRUPTCY CONFIRMS THE GROWING MARKET FOR SOFTWARE AS A TELCO SERVICE
Nortel Networks, Canadian-headquartered manufacturer of telecoms equipment confirmed that has contacted lawyers “to explore the possibility” that it might file for bankruptcy. It has also been delisted from the NYSE which means that their share price doesn’t meet exchange rules. +++

DECEMBER 16TH - IP CONTACT CENTRES POSE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES
As well as the benefits, there are implementation issues to consider +++

DECEMBER 16TH - HOW DID WE DO WITH OUR 2008 CONVERGENCE AND VOIP PREDICTIONS?
How far did predictions about telephony integration, Microsoft's push into UC come true?  +++

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Special Features

NEW - MAKING THE BUSINESS CASE FOR IP COMMUNICATIONS
The business world finally gets it. IP communications in all its forms — voice, video, email, instant messaging, etc. — can actually save money, increase productivity and improve customer satisfaction. That’s true whether you’re talking about customer premise equipment (IP PBXs) or hosted solutions. But just about everybody continues to phase in IP gradually, stretching out their investment in legacy TDM technology. +++

NEW - DENIAL OF SERVICE ATTACKS AND SIP INFRASTRUCTURE
Attack Scenarios and Prevention Mechanisms - A good overview of different DoS attacks against SIP and includes countermeasures. +++

SIP TRUNKING BENEFITS AND BEST PRACTICES - INGATE SYSTEMS
Back in the days of wireline telephony, when all phone calls went over the PSTN, businesses would purchase “trunks” – a dedicated line or a bundle of circuits – from their service provider. Today, we have adapted the concept of “trunking” to the IP-enabled landscape resulting in lower telephony costs and rapid return on investment (ROI) plus the opportunity for enhanced communications both within the enterprise and with vendors, customers and partners. +++

WHITE PAPER - SIP POCKET GUIDE: EXCLUSIVE REFERENCE GUIDE FOR SESSION INITIATION PROTOCOL (SIP) PROFESSIONALS
The SIP Pocket Guide is the exclusive reference guide for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Professionals, and can be used by those professionals to quickly identify information relevant to the interoperability of SIP. SIP is the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) protocol for VoIP and other text and multimedia sessions, like instant messaging, video, online games and other services. +++


 

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