Voice Over Internet VoIP

Vonage has begun rolling out an open-source database from EnterpriseDB, the latest win for the company since it launched just over a year ago.

Deutsche Bank is starting small with Internet telephony but is optimistic about the technology’s long-range benefits.

Presented with a nearly irresistible combination of low cost and lower end-user awareness, phishers are making use of a new tech angle for infotheft: voice-over-IP phone numbers.

Skype Technologies said it bought Internet voice company Sonorit Holding and subsidiary Camino Networks for $27 million in eBay stock.

Symantec has announced IM Manager 8.0, the first fruits borne from its purchase of IMLogic earlier this year. The instant messaging management system is the first such product put out under the Symantec name.

Avaya Inc. is looking to tap into Philippines-based application developers to create vertical solutions for some of its new products, including its one-X line of SIP-based IP telephony products.

Verizon announced at Spring 2006 VON Wednesday that it is providing service-level agreements on the quality of its VoIP services.

VoIP technology proved its worth during and after Hurricane Katrina, said users and the VoiceCon and Computerworld Premier 100 conferences last week.

The White House report “Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned” indicates that preparations for the nation’s next crisis will take more than technology improvements. Communications experts who met recently to discuss disaster response issues agree.

At the VoiceCon conference, vendors such as Cisco and Avaya will announce plans to expand the interoperability of their voice, video and data IP communications products via the Session Initiation Protocol and related standards.