VoIP

Skype launches channel partner program in the U.S.

* Channel partners will receive training, sales and marketing collateral, customer tracking and reporting tools

HP targets small business with phones, Wi-Fi

The company says IP phones and fast wireless LANs can save time and money

HTML5 may help Web pages talk, listen

Cavalier expands SIP services; CLEC merger announced

* Customers can choose service parameters including 'choice of bandwidth, number of concurrent calls, voice compression, Internet speed, private network options, and security and calling features'

‘Voice’ becomes an application on AT&T’s Enterprise VPN

* Option is designed to help customers to consolidate separate 'voice and data networks, reduce equipment and maintenance costs, and simplify migrating these complimentary capabilities to a common, secure infrastructure.'

Have we reached a tipping point for cloud-based VoIP?

Perhaps. More people are using Skype than Facebook and choices abound for low-cost, open-source-based telephone options. Here's a look at one.

Burning Man’s open source cell phone system could help save the world

Solar-powered OpenBTS systems costs pennies a day and operates in the farthest outreaches of Earth.

Gmail’s new call feature takes off

* More than a million phone calls are made in the first 24 hours of the service, which lets Gmail users make outbound calls from their computers

London’s calling…Through your voice gateway

Five things you should do to protect your voice gateway from attack

VoIP, UC resources for end-of-summer reading

* Offer practical tips on VoIP troubleshooting, and integrating video with unified communications