Tired of paying telecom prices for a landline and need better voice quality than standard VoIP services? The oddly named Ooma Telo can save you money.
The unified communications platform lets small businesses give non-technical teams the capability to build, measure and refine inbound and outbound communication campaigns across multiple channels.
The search giant wants to be your go-to phone company for all your communications needs. And it's well on the way to achieving that goal.
With the Panasonic Cloud Business Phone System, Panasonic aims to make feature-rich telephony available to small businesses at an affordable price and without the need for dedicated IT staff.
With its virtual phone system, Grasshopper aims to help bootstrapping entrepreneurs who make their businesses sound professional, even if they're operating out of a basement.
MySkypeOffice, a product still in development, offers PBX features small businesses need, but haven’t been able to get from Skype. Will this make Skype a viable business phone system?
Skype’s new group video feature gives small businesses face time with colleagues and clients. We walk you through the features, benefits and a few shortcomings.
Siemens OpenScape V3 Office unified communications provides SMBs voice, conferencing services, presence, IM, messaging, fax, mobility, social networking and multiple location capabilities.
A hosted VoIP service is the easiest way to give your small biz that big-company look-and-feel. We've got 11 other reasons why hosted VoIP can be a boon to your business.
These new systems make video conferencing a whole lot more affordable. And they even let you roam beyond the confines of the conference room.
This article, from the communications industry journal No Jitter, isn't really aimed at small businesses but includes an interesting analysis of phone system options available to SMBs.
Move over, Skype. Google's Gmail lets you make free VoIP calls directly from the inbox, and you can call anyone's landline or mobile, whether they use Gmail or not.
Reviews from PC World of four wireline phone service alternatives that can save your small business money.
VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) phone systems are a boon to many small businesses, but attacks against them are on the rise. Companies must start paying more attention to VoIP security.
Hewlett-Packard claims its objective with a new group of products ranging from phones to servers is to simplify information technology and lower costs for small and medium businesses.
Looking for business communications services? Cbeyond's got them, including hosted managed voice services, exclusively for small business.
Intermedia, a major Microsoft Exchange hosting company, has introduced a hosted voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) service aimed at SMBs.
The platform integrates content management systems with voice and video communications and social networking into a single console on a desktop, iPhone or iPad.
A new version of Skype VoIP software for the Apple iPhone will allow users to make calls over 3G networks, but after this year, they'll have to pay for them. (Other Skype-to-Skype calls will remain free.)
CNet's Jessica Dolcourt puts Skype's new video conferencing capability through its paces with a five-way family chat spanning two continents. Is it good enough for small businesses to use?
Despite Microsoft's attempt to get in on the ground floor of small business unified communications, the company now admits it was a losing battle.
The two options may not be as mutually exclusive as they are sometimes painted, says AllBusiness small biz blogger Ramon Ray.
Cloud-based 'Rich Calling' service offers SMBs integrated customer relationship management (CRM) and intelligent routing.
NuvioFlex , Nuvio’s flexible hosted VoIP solution, let's you buy VoIP service by the number of extensions you need.
Avaya's SMB-targeted IP Office 6.0 delivers enhancements especially userful for smaller businesses.
eVoice's updated virtual on-demand voice service packs a ton of new features for the price, which starts as low as $12.95 a month.
If enterprise IT geeks are now accepting Skype, does that mean it's good for SMBs too?
Hidden in the iPad palaver was another piece of i-good news: Apple is no longer blocking VoIP calls from iPhone over 3G networks. Providers of iPhone VoIP apps that previously only worked over Wi-Fi were quick to spread the news.
The company claims that its appliance produces tele-presence at near-HDTV quality without breaking the small-business bank.
The phone has always been a critical tool for sales people, but M5 Networks takes it to the next level by integrating hosted PBX with customer relationship software. Can you say sales efficiency?
The voice-over-Internet service can help SMBs save money, especially on overseas calls, but you need to understand the risks involved to make an informed decision.
