Articles by Gerry Blackwell

Nefsis Delivers HD Videoconferencing to the Desktop

Nefsis Professional, the latest offering from a videoconferencing pioneer, promises HD …

Grandstream GXV3140: Versatile desktop SIP video phone.

Here's an HD VoIP phone that could replace half a dozen electronic devices – maybe …

How to Make Free Calls with Your iPad

With some inexpensive hardware and free software, your iPad can call anywhere for free.

Review: Fonality Connect Hosted Business VoIP

A complete, full-featured, easy-to-set-up IP phone system with unusually good call quality.

Review: Virtual Office Pro with Virtual Office Online

New hosted offering from 8x8 includes unified communications functionality and a …

HP Tightens IP Communications Ties With Avaya

Going beyond HP's reselling of Avaya products, the partnership now provides complete …

Review: OnSIP Hosted PBX & Bria 3.0: Softphone

Some integration has been done on these two products, and together they make a feature …

Entrepreneurial Ball State Goes WiMAX

The government gave higher education a lot of spectrum to play with, but in 2011 it's …

HP + 3Com: Show Me The Voice

The newly merged entities make a strong contender . . . but strong enough to take on …

Sprint Says Business Case for 4G Is Growing

Sprint says its 4G service is improving apps that ran adequately at 3G speeds while …

Critical Links: A small business IP PBX player to watch

Combines VoIP with Wi-Fi router, network storage, and more—with a special model …

Web-based Telepresence: Too good to be true?

With Vidyo's appliance—and the right cameras and Internet links—small businesses …

Oo-la-la! ooVoo Goes Business

ooVoo's IP video conferencing service has better audio/visual synch than the …

Learning the Local Lingo�over Skype

A cottage industry has sprung up using free VoIP services to connect language students …

When Is an IP PBX not an IP PBX?

When it's a hybrid system like TalkSwitch's small business phone solution. One highly …