Author Archives: Garrett Smith

Garrett is the former VoIP Supply CMO.

Sangoma Set to Up the Ante with mtpBoost and Octasic Vocallo DSP

June 19, 2008

The Asterisk PCI Hardware War rages on with several vendors in the fray including Digium, Sangoma, Pika Technologies, Rhino and a host of Asia based ... READ MORE

How VoIP Can Combat Global Climate Change

June 18, 2008

Two words, Gas prices. I won't comment on those two words, in the interest of keeping this brief. Around here we're paying roughly $4.25/gallon for ... READ MORE

Polycom and Jabra Working Together to Bring You “Electronic Hookswitch” Capabilities

With the introduction of Polycom’s 3.0.0 SIP firmware, users using cordless DECT or Bluetooth headsets now have the ability to answer and end calls from ... READ MORE

IPCS Word(s) of the Day: Network Video Recorder (NVR)

Network Video Recorder (NVR) = Functionally similar to a DVR, a NVR also accepts IP camera inputs. NVRs can be software-based, making them suitable only for ... READ MORE

(Y) BootyDialer.com: Best Asterisk App EVER!

June 17, 2008

So we had a contest last week....the gist of which was for our readers to submit their ideas concerning novel uses for Asterisk. I was doing ... READ MORE

Police Departments Strengthening By Using IP Cameras

Increasingly police departments, such as this one in Buffalo, N.Y., are installing IP Cameras at intersections to catch those who speed through red lights.  While ... READ MORE

New Senate Legislation Seeks to Level the 911 Playing Field

Critics of VoIP often point to safety concerns surrounding the availability of reliable 911 services for consumers of VoIP services. The FUD surrounding the ... READ MORE

Women in VoIP: Running the Speakeasy

Our next VoIP maven is Ginny Hutchinson of Speakeasy (A Best Buy Company). Hutchinson is Chief Marketing Officer and has been working in the VoIP ... READ MORE

IPCS Word(s) of the Day: NAS

NAS = Network attached storage device. When using an NVR, it is often not necessary to archive recorded video directly on the local hard drive(s) ... READ MORE

IPCS Word of the Day: Multiplexor

June 16, 2008

Multiplexor= A communications device that multiplexes (combines) several signals or camera feeds for transmission over a single medium. An example of a multiplexor is the ... READ MORE