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ALSO CALLED: Voice over Internet Protocol, IP Voice, Cable VOIP, VoIP Services, Voice over IP, Voice-over-Broadband, VoB, and Voice-over-IP
DEFINITION: What is VoIP? VoIP (voice over IP) is an IP telephony term for a set of facilities used to manage the delivery of voice information over the Internet.VoIP involves sending voice information in digital form in discrete packets rather than by using the traditional circuit-committed protocols of the public switched telephone network (PSTN). A major advantage of VoIP and Internet telephony is that it  … 
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VoIP White Papers (View All Report Types)
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Five Best Practices for Unified Communications
sponsored by AT&T Corp
WHITE PAPER: Enterprises can realize value from their UC programs by following some basic practices, such as allowing for sufficient up-front planning, finding the right champion, and establishing cross-functional teams to manage program implementation. This article provides basic guidelines for implementing a successful UC program. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 28 Oct 2009 | Published: 28 Oct 2009


Finding a Route to Recovery: Four Strategies
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Some small businesses are proactively finding roads to recovery, using network technology to reposition themselves. Their rules: Rethink the way business has been done, and accelerate recovery by investing in 21st-century technology that raises revenues, controls costs, and/or improves cash flow.
Posted: 19 Oct 2009 | Published: 19 Oct 2009


SIP Communication for Dummies 2nd Edition
sponsored by Avaya
WHITE PAPER: Read more about improving your communications and simplifying the device-centric world with SIP Communications for Dummies 2nd Edition.
Posted: 17 Sep 2009 | Published: 17 Sep 2009


The Business Value of Unifying Communications: Avaya and HP ProCurve
sponsored by Avaya
WHITE PAPER: As Unified Communications (UC) moves increasingly from promise to implementation, questions arise about the best ways to establish UC solutions. This paper describes effective approaches to unifying communications, the importance of optimizing your network infrastructure and how embracing converged communications can increase business productivity.
Posted: 14 Sep 2009 | Published: 14 Sep 2009


Developing a Unique Unified Communications Strategy
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: This E-Guide explains how companies can leverage communications, collaboration and business applications to build a UC solution that produces short- and long-term ROI.
Posted: 14 Sep 2009 | Published: 14 Sep 2009


HP Unified Communications: Simplifying The Journey
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: As experts in every stage of the Unified Communications solution lifecycle, HP can implement solutions for your organization to reduce costs, enhance business responsiveness, and increase end-user productivity.
Posted: 10 Sep 2009 | Published: 10 Sep 2009


Converging Voice and IT Networks to Mobilize the Enterprise
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: Because employees on the move require consistent access to people and data, enterprises have invested heavily in communications. HP and Ericsson have combined their strengths to provide an innovative, standards-based framework to unify and consolidate all the elements of an enterprise communications infrastructure.
Posted: 10 Sep 2009 | Published: 10 Sep 2009


Convergence That Makes Sense - Bringing Together Voice and Data Networks
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: Converged voice and data networks are becoming a major part of every IT strategy. There are significant advantages in bringing together voice, video, e-mail, instant messaging, business data, and office applications in a single, integrated network. Convergence is not just about cost savings anymore.
Posted: 10 Sep 2009 | Published: 10 Sep 2009


Hosted VoIP Reduces Costs and Improves Efficiencies for Small Business
sponsored by 8x8, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Read this brief yet informative paper to learn how hosted VoIP can benefit your small business.
Posted: 09 Sep 2009 | Published: 09 Sep 2009


Smart Decisions for Extraordinary Times
sponsored by Microsoft
WHITE PAPER: With Microsoft Unified Communications businesses can simplify management and maximize budget and resources. You can consolidate costly third-party solutions and avoid capital investments.
Posted: 08 Sep 2009 | Published: 08 Sep 2009


Networking and Unified Communications
sponsored by CDW Corporation
WHITE PAPER: In an effort to drive profitability and rein in costs, businesses are continually seeking to improve operational capabilities. Primary to this objective are today’s burgeoning network infrastructures which are continually being asked to do more.
Posted: 08 Sep 2009 | Published: 08 Sep 2009


The Power of Converged Networks
sponsored by CDW Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Before moving forward with a converged network several key issues should be addressed: Capacity, security and reliability. CDW can help your organization by arming you with the information you need to choose the ideal solution.
Posted: 08 Sep 2009 | Published: 08 Sep 2009


Get Connected: IP Convergence is No Longer a Thing of the Future, It's Now The Cost of Doing Business
sponsored by CDW Corporation
WHITE PAPER: No longer a thing of the future, IP Convergence is now the cost of doing business. Unified Communications (UC) is the target destination for many enterprises. And while the concept is no longer new, IP convergence remains the first major step on that path.
Posted: 08 Sep 2009 | Published: 08 Sep 2009


Small Business Communications VoIP
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn what is Small Business Communication VoIP and what it can do for your business.
Posted: 14 Aug 2009 | Published: 14 Aug 2009


Get Ahead with a Business Communications Network
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Even the smallest business can live large with a business communications system from Cisco. Why switch to a small business communications system from Cisco? Because when you combine voice, video, and data in a single network, you can cut costs and get more done.
Posted: 14 Aug 2009 | Published: 14 Aug 2009


Unified Communications: Strategic Value, Benefits and the Role of System Integrators
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: This white paper shows how current economic and technological trends increase the importance of efficient communication and collaboration processes for enterprises. Further, it demonstrates how unified communications (UC) can help companies to address these challenges.
Posted: 10 Aug 2009 | Published: 10 Aug 2009


IDC WhitePaper: The Business Case for a Unified Wired and Wireless Solution
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: To determine the return on investment (ROI) associated with the implementation of an HP ProCurve UWW network solution, IDC conducted a study of eight organizations world wide that have successfully performed HP ProCurve UWW implementations and are running the solution in their production environments today. This paper gives the results.
Posted: 10 Aug 2009 | Published: 10 Aug 2009


Unified Communications: Overview & Comparison
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: This report was written to help organizations decide which Unified Communications solutions to implement while in the planning phase. Hewlett-Packard delivers full integration services and additional equipment such as smartphones and notebook computers on the Microsoft / Cisco platform.
Posted: 10 Aug 2009 | Published: 10 Aug 2009


Managed VoIP: More Cost Effective Than You Think
sponsored by Orange Business Services
WHITE PAPER: Currently over 600 Orange Business Services customers use their VPNs to transport voice and data. Some use a do-it-yourself model; others use a fully managed model. If you're looking for value, the fully managed approach is the less costly and higher quality alternative. Read this paper to find more details about pros and cons of each choice.
Posted: 21 Jul 2009 | Published: 21 Jul 2009


Making the Most of Fax Virtualization with Boardless Technology
sponsored by Esker Inc.
WHITE PAPER: As a resource to help organizations achieve strategic objectives for efficiency, cost-effectiveness and continuity of faxing operations, this white paper explores the reasons why organizations are embracing fax virtualization as part of their IP strategies and how they benefit from the technology.
Posted: 17 Jul 2009 | Published: 17 Jul 2009


Extend the Value of IBM Lotus Applications to Increase Productivity with Avaya Unified Communications - Sponsored by Avaya and IBM
sponsored by Avaya
WHITE PAPER: Good communications are key to any company's success. The most successful enterprises strive for anywhere, anytime communications to best serve employees and clients who are increasingly mobile and geographically diverse. By unifying communications, a company can deliver communications anywhere, anytime and any way.
Posted: 25 Jun 2009 | Published: 25 Jun 2009


Best Practices for Controlling Skype in your Enterprise
sponsored by Blue Coat
WHITE PAPER: Skype usage is continuing to gain ground in enterprises with over 250 million downloads worldwide. Management therefore needs to decide whether the benefits overcome the drawbacks and set appropriate policies within the organization. Read this paper for more details.
Posted: 14 May 2009 | Published: 14 May 2009


Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Phone Hardening-- Part I
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: This paper presumes that your enterprise already has a data network security policy in place. It examines the many different settings that are available to help secure the Cisco IP Phones from potential hacker attacks, and it looks at a selection of Cisco secure infrastructure technologies that are especially useful for protecting voice systems.
Posted: 01 May 2009 | Published: 01 May 2009


Is Your Network Ready for VoIP?
sponsored by Blue Coat
WHITE PAPER: This paper summarizes in question and answer format the many critical factors pertaining to VoIP's viability, regardless of which vendor's IP-PBX system is deployed across the distributed enterprise.
Posted: 20 Apr 2009 | Published: 20 Apr 2009


Accelerated Process Development and Execution in Large IP Service and Network Migration Programs
sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent
WHITE PAPER: The lessons from this whitepaper are applicable to a wide array of IP transformation programs and technically complex change management projects.
Posted: 26 Mar 2009 | Published: 26 Mar 2009

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VOIP DEFINITION (continued): …  avoids the tolls charged by ordinary telephone service. Ask questions about VoIP at ITKnowledgeExchange.comVoIP derives from the VoIP Forum, an effort by major equipment providers, including Cisco, VocalTec, 3Com, and Netspeak to promote the use of ITU-T H.323, the standard for sending voice (audio) and video using IP on the public Internet and within an intranet. The Forum also promotes the user of directory service standards so that users can locate other users and the use of touch-tone signals for automatic call distribution and voice mail. In addition to IP, VoIP uses the real-time protocol … 
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