| IP telephony, or Internet Protocol
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| | markets still remain unconvinced by its
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| telephony deploys the Internet
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| | efficacy. In the developed world too the
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| infrastructure to transmit voice and fax
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| | picture is not so rosy. As per estimates
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| calls. IP phone systems digitize voice
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| | put forward by world telecoms major
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| and transmit it in the form of packets to
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| | Ericsson, 'pure-play VOIP phone system
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| unique IP addresses designated by the
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| | PBXs account for less than five per cent
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| user. Slow to get off the blocks,
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| | of customer premises equipment (CPE)
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| Internet phone systems have gained
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| | shipments' across the globe. Apart from
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| significant ground in the recent years.
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| | this, businesses implementing VOIP phone
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| This is largely due to the rapid rise of
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| | systems too prefer to remain on line with
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| convergence as the ultimate destination
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| | the traditional wire line telephony. The
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| for communication technology. In this
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| | reasons are not hard to find. META group
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| context, voice over ip phone systems are
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| | studies point towards the a still
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| seen as a crucial first step in the march
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| | lingering adverse public perception about
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| towards achieving seamless low-cost
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| | reliability, degree of integration with
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| connectivity by integrating data, voice,
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| | legacy systems, and the money that needs
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| and video onto a single Internet based
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| | to be pumped into the new
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| platform. Enterprise communications at
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| | applications.Besides, a number of
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| the cross-roadsA recent study by META
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| | countries, including India and China, are
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| group, a subsidiary of the global
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| | still to recognize IP telephony, which
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| consultancy major Gartner, indicates that
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| | puts a big question mark over its
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| convergence is fast catching up among
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| | usability in these fast growing markets.
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| businesses across the globe. As per the
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| | Apart from this, convergence require a
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| study, 26 per cent of the Global 2000
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| | high degree of customization for
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| Enterprises are in the process of
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| | companies in different sectors. Experts
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| migrating to converged networks, whereas
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| | also point out that converged networks
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| another 42 per cent will be taking it up
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| | are still to come up with common
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| in the next one to two years. Impressive
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| | technical standards that are essential to
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| figures indeed! In the same vein it
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| | make the technology ubiquitous.An idea
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| predicts that the IP lines deployed by
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| | whose time is nighDespite the remaining
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| the hybrid 'computer phone systems', are
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| | hurdles, it clearly emerges that the
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| bound to see a 50 per cent growth
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| | future belongs to converged networks,
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| annually in the coming years. One reason
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| | which means that we are in for a greater
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| why enterprises are boarding the IP
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| | proliferation of voice over IP phone
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| telephony bandwagon is that it enables
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| | systems both at the workplace and in life
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| them to generate substantial cost-savings
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| | away from office. The technology has got
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| by using their existing IP infrastructure
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| | too many things going for it. After all
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| for voice traffic. Plus, prominent
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| | how can we turn away a system that offers
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| communication equipment vendors, such as
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| | advantages such as greater efficiency
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| UK based Actimax Plc, have clearly cast
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| | and productivity while lowering your
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| their mandate in favor of the Internet
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| | total cost of ownership? Those of you
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| phone system. Going by the Actimax Web
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| | who have had a feel of concepts such as
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| site, the benefits of adopting an IP
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| | 'Computer Telephone Integration' will
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| phone system include:1. Connecting remote
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| | know what we are talking about. And, to
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| workers at no extra cost
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| | those still to get a taste of this
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| 2. Integrating IP applications with
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| | upcoming communication revolution, we can
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| telephones to harness the best of two
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| | only say: Go out and try it for yourself.
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| technologies
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| | It makes more sense to be an active
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| 3. Connecting geographically disparate
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| | participant in the technology sweepstakes
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| sites together at no extra call costIP
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| | than to wait and let the convergence wave
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| telephony - the roadblocks From the
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| | sweep you off your feet.John Massey is
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| above, the IP phone systems appear simply
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| | the Managing Director of whose
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| unstoppable and clearly the future of
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| | background in the communications industry
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| the global communications. But then why
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| | goes back over 30 years is invaluable in
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| is it still moving at a relatively slow
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| | the company being one step ahead of the
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| pace? For example, an overwhelming
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| | competition.
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| majority of enterprises in upcoming
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