Cisco Business VoIP – an Answer to Unified Communication
The advent of technology never stops. There is this never-ending quest for perfection and change. Every sector is constantly changing due to the advances in the technology so that it offers something new to the general public and will keep abreast of the developing times and people. Like any other industry, the advent of technology has changed the way film-making and video gaming has evolved.
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Lot of changes has happened over a period of time in the way films are made. With the modern methods employed by film makers of current times, movies of today have evolved in a way to generate more viewing pleasure to the public. Lots of options like science fiction, fantasy and animation are now available thanks to technology. The same goes to the gaming industry. In the beginning, we had only the 2D graphics and the boring audio of gaming consoles like Magnavox and Atari while we are now seeing seventh generation gaming consoles like the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 that are really captured the world by storm.
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Technology has altered the outlook of People
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As with any other sector, communication has also developed with the changing face of technology. Earlier means of communication was restricted to using Morse code and telegraph. Now, we have evolved means of communication that has served in bringing people all over the world together and has really made the Earth a smaller place.
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The initiation of the world of communication began with the telephone. This mode of communication allowed people to talk to other people anywhere in the world in real time and were charged for the call on a minute basis or a flat rate of the entire call based on the mode followed by the service provider. Then came the mobile phones which further revolutionized the communication sector by allowing people to talk to one another even while on the move and even when the person was in any isolated part of the world provided that the service provider had network coverage in that area. So, technology has really made communication an easy and convenient resource for one and all.
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The growth in communication sector has not been restricted to these devices. The beginning of the 21st century saw the entry of another powerful communication tool that has not only improved communication means it has also reduced costs to the consumer. This tool is the Voice over Internet Protocol or VoIP. This new tool has become quite popular in the short while that it has existed and is still growing.
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VoIP is a very efficient tool in providing for better communication. It differs from the conventional telephone in that it does not rely on cables nor does it use signal towers like the mobile phone. VoIP uses the internet to allow person to handle calls. So, VoIP as the name suggests sends voice through the Internet or an Internet Protocol (IP) based network.
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The popularity of VoIP boomed suddenly and is still growing because of the low cost rates it offers in terms of the setup and the regular bills every month. The basic requirement is only one VoIP infrastructure that can be further modified if more lines are needed later. The operational costs of VoIP are around 22% lesser than what is required by circuit switched networks. For this reason, the setup costs and the bills incurred by a consumer monthly is much cheaper while using VoIP in comparison to a conventional telephone.
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These qualities have pressurized many telecommunication majors to move over to the VoIP system. One such organization is Cisco that offers VoIP systems to businesses to help them incorporate a common platform for their communication needs and their business processes and also to ascertain the safety of data which is sent across through this system.
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The initial VoIP system provided by Cisco known as Cisco Unified Communication has become a popular communication tool not only for voice but also to send data. It provides a wonderful blend of networking safety and open application programming interface to create a proficient channel for all business communication and has made network management much easier and reduced the operational costs to the organizations.
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Cisco now plans to provide a VoIP system meant to serve the needs of every common man. With this new step, they will be entering a realm of providing cost effective and a great communication tool to the entire world.
With TerraSip: VoIP in every Internet Café
PRESS RELEASE
Estepona, 11. July 2006
Users do not need to bother with downloads, software installation, complicated VoIP gateways or conventional telephone systems. All they require are an ADSL connection and a VoIP compliant terminal device or a so-called softphone.
For instance, an internet café needs one softphone per terminal. Softphones can be obtained free and USB phones can be bought for as little as 15 Euros each. A rather more comfortable variant involves a VoIP compliant desktop telephone for each internet terminal, e.g. the Starphone from TerraSip which can be ordered online in the TerraSip Shop for just 59 Euros. In that case it is not even necessary to buy extra cables, because the Starphone is equipped with two RJ45 ports and can be connected between the router and hub using the cable supplied.
Following this, the internet café should be registered as a Call Café on the TerraSip website (Anmerkung: Tippfehler im Original: Seite (statt Site)), whereupon it is allotted a protected area which can be configured as a completely new business area in 3 steps. The application is surprisingly easy to use, so a reasonably experienced administrator can add the whole functionality of Call Café to a normal internet café in less than one hour. TerraSip requires a call credit of 100 € to be paid, representing a minimum turnover at especially reasonable bulk rates. However, the configuration and operation of this intelligent and user-friendly software is free of charge.
A demonstration can be viewed on the TerraSip website using this link: http://terrasip.com/index.php?seite=internetcafe. Interested customers can avail themselves of TerraSip’s brand new Free Call Button to speak to a TerraSip expert free of charge and open a new business area online with his or her help.
To sum up: An internet café with 10 terminals can open up a completely new line of business for an investment between 150 and 700 euros. Without the need to employ any more staff, an increase in turnover of several thousand euros is quite possible. Café operators can also expect to welcome many new customers. However, the software also represents a very attractive option for hotels, pensions, or even clinics, small and medium businesses as well as call shops and call centres.
Information about the provider TerraSip
TerraSip is a young, internationally oriented company operating throughout the globe. It offers free internet telephony for TerraSip community members using international SIP standards. Calls into other networks are charged at especially reasonable rates, whereby users can take advantage of 56 country-specific special prices, so that the majority can further optimise their telephone costs. Membership of the TerraSip community is free.
TerraSip’s main orientation at present is in the direction of mobile internet telephony: Voice over WLAN or VoWLAN for short. TerraSip recently launched a pilot project in Germany and Austria together with two WiFi network providers with the aim of testing mobile internet telephony in the German speaking region.
TerraSip S.A.,
Avenida Espana 70,
29680 Estepona,
Spain
Tel: +34 636982416
E-Mail: pr@terrasip.com
Web: www.terrasip.com
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Global Calling Plans: Light on the Pocket But Call Anywhere
The presence of any new technology brings in it the prospects of business and hence the advent of technology of VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) has bought with it multiple service providers who are making big bucks by coming up with calling plans which are both beneficial to the customer as well as the providers themselves. This is because the attractive calling plans attract a large number of customers and hence the business grows for the service provider. Hence the scenario has now developed into a large pool of satisfied customers who are taking advantage of the latest available calling plans and are enjoying all their useful features. National or international calling is not a problem any more.
What exactly is a calling plan after all? Basically it a sort of a monthly agreement between the person interested in availing of a calling plan and the long distance carrier. As far as the costs are concerned there is normally a previously quoted rate which also include an amount which the user has to pay as monthly fee. A good or a bad calling plan depends both on the user as well as the provider.
There are many calling plans in the market. International calling plans come in many forms and types. The primary criteria for differentiation is the amount as well as the type of usage. The usage depends upon the user and it is up to him for making the best use of the chosen calling plan. Hence calling plans are only the opportunity given at a cost to avail of low cost international calling and the use if this opportunity depends again upon the user only.
An Indian can take the opportunity of making calls to his relatives and friends living in India with the help of many types of calling plans to India. Notable among these is the AT&T India 60 Plus calling plan which is quite affordable and has a total amount of 60 direct-dialed calls at a economic rate. The user of this plan however needs to be enrolled in the AT&T domestic long distance plan in order to be eligible for this offer. There are also additional charges like a Universal Connectivity Charge and also other charges.
There are also other calling plans which offer economic and affordable plans for any country. For example, for calling plans to Pakistan there is the Lingo’s Flat Rate Calling plan which offers the service of making cheap calls to Pakistan at very low rates. This plan is offered for a month and has been deemed as one of the most inexpensive calling plans available.
Hence international calling is now available to everyone at affordable prices and that too from anywhere to anywhere in the world.
