Nortel, IBM join for VoIP; What's the Killer App for VoIP?

Convergence & VoIP News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by ShoreTel eBook: IP Telephony from A to Z Get the book on VoIP, from vendor evaluation and selection to ensuring reliability and security. Whether you're considering a rollout or you've already deployed, you'll quickly get up to speed on the most important IP telephony issues and factors. Network World's Convergence & VoIP News Alert, 06/18/07 Nortel joins with IBM System i series servers for VoIP, 06/12/07:  Nortel Tuesday announced plans to help small and midsize businesses move to VoIP and unified communications by combining Nortel applications with IBM System i servers. Securing Data in Any Format, Wherever It Goes InfoWorld's Enterprise Data Protection Executive Forum, June 26 in New York City, is the premiere event for IT professionals looking to streamline their data protection strategy. Best practices, tactical guidance, reviews of new security requirements, and success stories from the experts are all designed to help you secure your data in any format, wherever it goes.. Register today at http://www.EDPExecutiveForum.com RakWeb offers Web-based VoIP telephony, 06/13/07:  Raketu on Wednesday launched RakWeb, a new Web-based VoIP telephony service that runs on Mac OS X, Linux and Windows. Right now, RakWeb is the only way Mac users can use Raketu, as the company has only released a Windows version of its client to date. From Author Expert: Denise Donohue: What’s the Killer App for VoIP?:  Having been involved with IP telephony since the early days of Selsius, I have been hearing about "The App" for what seems like forever. I have often been asked what "The Killer Application" for IP phones is. Surely there is an application like Lotus 1-2-3 or Word that will revolutionize and drive the need for VoIP.

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