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Ethan Group eyes wireless, VoIP boost

Ethan Group eyes wireless, VoIP boost

Integrator Ethan Group has signed up with wireless provider BigAir and upgraded its nine-month-old Mitel agreement to platinum status in moves to strengthen its IP communications arsenal.
Fleur Doidge Oct 28 2005, 8:30AM Collaboration
SMBs cool on VoIP: survey

SMBs cool on VoIP: survey

Exploding recent vendor hype about VoIP adoption by SMBs, latest Pacific Internet research suggests only one percent of companies with fewer than 200 staff have adopted the technology.
Fleur Doidge Oct 27 2005, 9:00AM Collaboration
TalkNet launches South Africa network

TalkNet launches South Africa network

Australian VoIP provider TalkNet has set up a successful operation in South Africa that its director says will serve as a springboard into telecommunications-starved African nations.
Fleur Doidge Oct 21 2005, 2:48PM Collaboration
Voice phone calls to be free within years: eBay CEO

Voice phone calls to be free within years: eBay CEO

In a few short years, users can expect to make telephone calls for free, with no per-minute charges, as part of a package of services through which carriers make money on advertising or transaction fees, eBay's chief executive said on Wednesday.
Staff Writers Oct 21 2005, 2:16PM Mobility
Linksys, Skype team on Internet phone

Linksys, Skype team on Internet phone

Cisco-owned Linksys and internet communications company Skype will market a cordless phone that lets users make free Skype calls when they’re not sitting at a computer.
Byron Connolly Oct 13 2005, 3:36PM Collaboration
Totalfone spins off wholesale VoIP business

Totalfone spins off wholesale VoIP business

Retail internet telephony specialist Totalfone has spun off a new wholesale VoIP provider to target ISPs and voice resellers with a managed service.
Fleur Doidge Oct 11 2005, 4:47PM Collaboration
Hannamax goes all NICE

Hannamax goes all NICE

Israeli communications provider NICE Systems has bought out its largest Australian distributor, Hannamax Hi-Tech, for $1.8 million in cash plus a future installment based on performance.
Staff Writers Oct 11 2005, 11:40AM Finance
VoIP slow off the mark

VoIP slow off the mark

Australia lags behind Europe and the US in its uptake of VoIP services, according to attendees at a recent VoIP roundtable discussion.
Byron Connolly Oct 10 2005, 2:48PM Collaboration
New reseller takes on clickcalling

New reseller takes on clickcalling

A Brisbane company has been formed to resell applications based around clickcalling, an internet-based telecommunications service from the Queensland service provider of the same name.
Fleur Doidge Sep 26 2005, 5:33PM Collaboration
Vodafone sees no long-term case for blocking VoIP

Vodafone sees no long-term case for blocking VoIP

Mobile phone giant Vodafone Group sees no long-term business case for trying to block new technologies such as cut-price or free internet telephone services from its handsets.
Staff Writers Sep 20 2005, 1:30PM Collaboration
US vendor buys Sydney developer Carbon Twelve

US vendor buys Sydney developer Carbon Twelve

US telephony software vendor BroadSoft has bought out small Australian developer Carbon Twelve for an undisclosed sum.
Fleur Doidge Sep 14 2005, 4:45PM Software
Skype hype hits Aust resellers

Skype hype hits Aust resellers

NSW reseller Integrated Wireless has signed with peer-to-peer voice service provider Skype and launched its entry-level VoIP starter packs on the Australian market.
Fleur Doidge Sep 9 2005, 11:35AM Collaboration
Only a few years left for SSL VPN?

Only a few years left for SSL VPN?

A leading SSL VPN vendor has admitted that the window of opportunity for SSL VPN -- today's main rival to IPSec VPN -- may only last another few years.
Fleur Doidge Aug 29 2005, 12:16PM Collaboration
Avaya VoIP sneaks past Cisco in first quarter

Avaya VoIP sneaks past Cisco in first quarter

Avaya has scraped past previous leader Cisco for the first time as SMBs buy into the IP telephony trend in Frost & Sullivan's latest Australian market analysis.
Fleur Doidge Aug 11 2005, 3:08PM Collaboration
Getronics launches converged communications arm

Getronics launches converged communications arm

Service provider Getronics has launched a converged communications division to help it ride an advancing wave of IT and telecommunications convergence.
Fleur Doidge Jul 25 2005, 4:35PM Mobility
Aruba Wireless signs Zircon as Aust distributor

Aruba Wireless signs Zircon as Aust distributor

Switchmaker Aruba Wireless has signed Zircon to distribute its range of wireless LAN switches and mobility systems for enterprise networks.
Fleur Doidge Jul 22 2005, 10:18AM Collaboration
Line clear for VoIP in morphing market

Line clear for VoIP in morphing market

Australia’s Voice-over-Internet Protocol market is certainly on the rise. People have stopped talking and started acting. SMBs are now leaping into what was once an enterprise-only fray.
Fleur Doidge Jul 21 2005, 2:40PM Mobility
Linksys outlines further partnership plans

Linksys outlines further partnership plans

Networking hardware vendor Linksys has outlined plans to team up with more channel partners following its successful foray into wireless VoIP boxes with upstart ISP engin.
Fleur Doidge Jul 19 2005, 12:30PM Collaboration
VoIP needs more bandwidth

VoIP needs more bandwidth

Low broadband penetration and the popularity of 256Kb/s plans will undermine VoIP use by Australian consumers, analyst IDC has said.
DVD Editor Jun 29 2005, 12:41PM Software
NetComm appoints Hitech Distribution

NetComm appoints Hitech Distribution

Communications gear vendor NetComm has appointed Hitech Distribution as a state-based distributor to strengthen NetComm's presence in South Australia.
Staff Writers Jun 10 2005, 9:50AM Collaboration

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