Skype, ShoreTel announce interoperability

Online Phone Service Combines Small-Business Needs; Avaya promises near-term support for Nortel gear Convergence and VoIP Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Avaya Bolster your Unified Communications Know-How Do you know the business value of unified communications? Get the answer to this and many other UC questions at this Solution Center. Learn how your peers are lowering costs and improving collaboration. Get your most pressing UC queries answered from industry experts and read the very latest UC news. Access this site. Spotlight Story Skype, ShoreTel announce interoperability Skype and ShoreTel announced late last week that they have demonstrated interoperability between ShoreTel's UC system and Skype for SIP. ShoreTel's enterprise customers can now register and use the beta version of Skype for SIP. The interoperability will allow ShoreTel's nearly 11,000 business customers to receive inbound calls from more than 400 million registered Skype users around the world at no cost to the Skype user. Read full story Related News: Online Phone Service Combines Small-Business Needs I'm scraping together phone service for my startup, mostly relying on mobile numbers that my contacts already know. But I'm considering Internet telephone alternatives, such as VoIP calling to save money. Avaya promises near-term support for Nortel gear Nortel enterprise customers will be able to buy the company's current line of products for 12 to 18 months after Avaya officially takes ownership of Nortel's enterprise division that it won at auction for $900 million. Recession hasn't slowed global Internet traffic Not even the biggest economic downturn since the Great Depression could slow the ongoing explosion of traffic over international Internet connections, and service providers are still building to accommodate it. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and 15 copies of Windows Server 2008 How-To. Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies of Interconnecting Data Centers Using VPLS. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers (watch for giveaway information soon.) Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are The history of steganography There is a wealth of methods for creating encrypted messages you can't even tell are there. Top 10 cool satellite projects Satellites are, by their very definition, cool. Virtualization on IBM System Z Advantages Not all virtualization solutions are created equal. You can achieve up to 80% savings on energy and floor space and up to a 90% reduction on software license fees. Learn about the cost savings, security benefits and unique approach Red Hat provides with open source virtualization integrated into the operating system kernel. Learn More Protecting Your Intellectual Property Learn about the growing threat of insider data theft, the extent to which most companies are vulnerable, and how McAfee security products enable businesses to protect their most valuable asset-their data. Click here.   September 16, 2009 TOP STORIES | MOST DUGG STORIES Microsoft greasing Win 7 skids with early release of desktop tools Domain-name abuse proliferates Windows 7 touch: Dead on arrival Sprint CEO calls the iPhone the "Michael Jordan" of smartphones IEEE stamps "approved" on 802.11n Wi-Fi standard Developer denies software to beat Chinese censors is malicious Avaya wins Nortel enterprise business for $900 million A tale of two college Wi-Fi networks and 802.11n 10 cool Web apps developed in two days Ethernet switch vendors propose data center collapse Gartner Predicts 2009: Recession Accelerated Shifts in IT Services Recessions have the powerful effect of accelerating shifts in the market. The need to lower cost, increase efficiency and conserve cash has increased the motivation of companies to turn to outsourcing and increased the appeal of alternative delivery models. The disruptive shifts in new demand and supply patterns will drive changes for how IT services are bought and from whom. Gartner's Strategic Planning Assumptions for the IT services market will help buyers and sellers plan their strategies. Learn more, click here. Compare products, get advice, and check out tests and reviews from the experts at Network World. Over 70 categories. Visit now   This email was sent to networking.world@gmail.com Complimentary Subscriptions Available for newsletter subscribers. Receive 50 issues of Network World Magazines, in print or electronic format, free of charge. Apply here. Terms of Service/Privacy   Subscription Services Update your profile To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. Unsubscribe Network World, Inc., 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2009 www.networkworld.com