Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. Merrill ...

Two years ago, National Commerce Financial turned to Cisco Systems when it wanted to test the waters of Internet telephony. The midsize Memphis, Tenn., bank installed 150 VoIP (voice over Internet ...

Office phones have come a long way in a relatively short time. With the introduction of Internet Protocol phones, new features make those devices more akin to computers than simple phone systems.

The San Jose, Calif.-based vendor issued a security alert Wednesday that identified 11 models of its Cisco Unified IP Phone 7900 Series handsets that are vulnerable to the attack. All Cisco IP phones ...

Some organizations consider taking the plunge off PBX platforms into IP telephony as being pretty daring, but that’s nothing compared to what Sam Houston State University (SHSU) is doing. The south ...

Currently we have an ~8 person office with a basic POTS key phone system. There's about 6 extensions right now. We're looking to move to a VOIP system using the Cisco 7900 series (the boss has decided ...

Cisco and Nokia announced new dual-mode smart phones that can operate on a Cisco enterprise VoIP infrastructure and a public GSM network. The dual-mode Nokia E61i and E65 smart phones contain both 802 ...

Cisco Systems Inc. confirmed it is possible to eavesdrop on remote conversations using Cisco VoIP phones. In its security response, Cisco says: “An attacker with valid Extension Mobility ...

Is it possible to have a Cisco VoIP phone dynamically assign itself to a voice vlan without using CDP?<BR><BR>Some other vendors use DHCP options to notify the IP phone of the voice VLAN ID, then the ...

Security guru Joel Snyder from Opus One starred as the guest of a live Network World chat on Tuesday where he discussed the state of network access control. Questions regarding Cisco vs. Microsoft ...

John Breeden II is an award-winning reviewer with more than 20 years of experience covering technology. Follow him on Twitter @TheLabGuys. Office phones have come a long way in a relatively short time ...