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iPaq Takes New Route
Hewlett-Packard’s iPaq rx5900 Travel Companion may not be a smart phone, but it is smart. With a GPS receiver, the Windows Mobile-based device offers business travelers effective navigation, connectivity and entertainment options. eWEEK Labs tested the iPaq rx5900 on the road while covering the 2006 DemoFall conference in San Diego. The device comes equipped with…
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10 Simple Steps to a Green Data Center
Cars and trucks have long been the most visible symbol of America’s insatiable thirst for energy. But data centers—those sprawling computing centers that cram thousands of energy-hungry servers into air-conditioned rooms—though less visible, are starting to take their toll as well. As most CIOs know, data centers are wildly expensive and require gobs of electricity…
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VOIP Versus Net Security
There are no two ways about it: Network security complicates voice-over-IP implementations. But in tests at eWEEK Labs, we have seen that it is possible for VOIP to coexist at least with Secure Sockets Layer VPN security technology. Typically, SSL VPN products enable an encrypted, user-initiated connection to a network resource, such as a file…
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Ready to Roll Your Own?
The Asterisk ecosystem has improved significantly in 2006, with a wide range of tools, modules and utilities coming to light that improve the open-source PBX’s usability and manageability. Trixbox, previously known as Asterisk@Home, represents the ultimate Asterisk starter’s kit, bundling many of these applications and a full operating system with the underlying PBX software. While…
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Switchvox SMB Has Goods—and Gaps
One of several asterisk-based appliances now available, Four Loop Technologies’ Switchvox SMB provides a good overall IP telephony experience. However, potential customers should evaluate the long-term potential of the appliance, which is lacking in redundancy and the latest Linux components. The Switchvox SMB, which is priced starting at $2,495, is delivered on a desktop PC…
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Another Option: Virtual PBXes
Are you an IT manager at a small business who is looking to leverage VOIP benefits but doesn’t want to go through a wholesale hardware replacement? Do you also have geographically dispersed offices? And are you looking to put a more professional front on your company’s public telephone presence? Then you may want to look…
