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Article: VoIP gets corporate approval as Cisco wins three major deals.(Masterclass)
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- RETHINK IT
- Article date:
- November 1, 2004
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* Voice over IP is one of the most talked-about technology trends of 2004 and, in contrast to a few years ago when it had its last hype wave, products are available that can actually deliver enterprise class telephony. Although most of the chat in recent months has been about consumer services, with giant telcos like AT&T moving towards mass VoIP offerings alongside pioneers like Vonage and open source alternatives like Skype, in the last two months, attention has swung back to the corporate installation with a string of high profile deals in companies not known for investing in new technology on a whim. Three contracts in particular, signed with Cisco by Bank of America, ...