IP telephony is a next-generation technology that is changing the way companies communicate, and is reshaping the business landscape. Through the unification of voice and data networks, IP telephony ...

Businesses are failing to secure their IP telephony networks because of a lack of knowledge, according to one veteran VoIP engineer. Eric Vyncke, author of LAN switch security: What hackers know about ...

The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. However, the term ...

You’ve studied the promising return on investment for IP telephony and researched vendor solutions that appear to fit your company’s needs. If you’ve done your homework, you also know that merging ...

When preparing to manage an IP telephony network, an organization must carefully consider the product’s management capabilities and take steps to assure short-term and long-term success. These steps ...

This excerpt is from Chapter 1, “What Is IP Telephony Security and Why Do You Need It?” and is intended to provide you with an introduction to the world of IP telephony security. IP telephony is a ...

Can you hacker-proof your IP telephony network? The short answer — as demonstrated in the first-ever public test on this topic — is, yes, pretty much. But it strongly depends on whose IP PBX you use, ...

AstriCon, the convention of open source telephony hardware and software held in Dallas last October, got a great overview from Network World’s Phil Hochmuth in his story “AstriCon brings corporate ...

Six months after wireline telephone operators and trade groups asked the Federal Communications Commission for permission to begin shutting down their aging switched networks, the agency responded ...

Something of a tempest in a teapot has sprung up over Hurricane Sandy’s impact on one New Jersey community. Last week, a New York Times article cited complaints from some residents (one, actually) of ...