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SIPBox and Asterisk lower phone costs for children’s agency

October 25, 2006 in Linux, VOIP

ECHO Joint Agency established a SIPBox VOIP server to lover the cost of telephony in the agency.

ECHO issued a request for proposals last year to find a new phone system that would be easier on its budget. Scaletta quickly found that recent technological advances promised to bring big savings, and big changes, to ECHO. “It wasn’t necessary for it to be [voice over IP], but that’s what everybody came in with,” Scaletta says. “The phone companies felt that we could save some money with that but still get a good product. SIPBox is the one that came back with the lowest bid.”

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A work in progress: VoIP: Are you ready to throw the switch?

June 26, 2006 in Telephony, VOIP

This is a note for myself. Remember to listen to this podcast regarding VOIP and opinions for and against.

An extract:

“During this 16-minute podcast, TechRepublic technical director George Ou and section editor Bill Detwiler explore business cases for and against VoIP. VoIP can no longer be dismissed as a passing fad. But it still has a long way to go before people see it as a true replacement for their public-switched telephones. Despite the promise of cost savings, increased productivity and a slew of new features, many businesses have yet to deploy the technology. During this 16-minute podcast, TechRepublic technical director George Ou and section editor Bill Detwiler explore business cases for and against VoIP. They also examine the various VoIP deployment options and important considerations. George is a former IT consultant specializing in switches, routers, wireless LAN and IT infrastructure and architecture.”

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