IPv6 and VoIP: Friend or foe?
Whether enterprise users are ready or not, it appears that implementation of IPv6 is in the not-too-distant future. The need for enhanced addressing is needed, especially as everything from your PC to your toothbrush (so your dentist can immediately know whether you're really brushing after every meal) becomes IP-enabled. Read more...

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Home networking: How to avoid traffic jams
Tweaking your Wi-Fi router's settings can improve your network's data-transfer and media-streaming performance. Here's how.

Holiday Gift Ideas: Portable Entertainment
Hard as it is to believe, there are other gift ideas in the portable entertainment space other than the iPod. Here are some reviews of some things we've tried over the past few months:

Your must-have telecom budget for 2010
It's autumn again. Wood smoke in the air, leaves crunching underfoot … and budgets weighing down the desktop.

Internet phone systems become the fraudster's tool
Cybercriminals have found a new launching pad for their scams: the phone systems of small and medium-sized businesses across the U.S.

AT&T vs. Google: More than nuns or adult chat lines
AT&T raised the stakes last week in its recent dust-up with Google over an online voice service, accusing its rival of blocking phone calls to nuns.

Jabra Halo Stereo Bluetooth headphones
What's your style for stereo--earbuds or earmuffs? I go for the earmuff or earpad approach every time, and Jabra's Halo headphones ($130, as of September 16, 2009) fit well. They're sleek, unobtrusive, and sturdy. And the Halo felt even more comfortable than the Motorola MotoRokr S305 and the LG Electronics HBS-250, which also adopt the earmuff design.

Skype, ShoreTel announce interoperability
Skype and ShoreTel announced late last week that they have demonstrated interoperability between ShoreTel's UC system and Skype for SIP. ShoreTel’s enterprise customers can now register and use the beta version of Skype for SIP. The interoperability will allow ShoreTel's nearly 11,000 business customers to receive inbound calls from more than 400 million registered Skype users around the world at no cost to the Skype user.

AT&T says it didn't block Google Voice
Apple is still reviewing the Google Voice iPhone application, and AT&T has not played any role in that review process, the companies told the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Friday.

AT&T says it didn't block Google Voice
Apple is still reviewing the Google Voice iPhone application, and AT&T has not played any role in that review process, the companies told the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Friday.

Unified Communications Without Tears
Four IT managers describe how they avoided some (though not all) of the pitfalls of unified communications deployments.

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