FREE Grandstream Phones – Case-Pack Promotions

April 1, 2011 by Nathan Miloszewski

For a limited time and while supplies last, VoIP Supply is offering case-pack promotions on select Granstream IP Phones.

Grandstream GXP2000 Case of 8

Buy (7) Grandstream GXP 2000’s and get (1) FREE for only $65.63 per phone.

GXP2000 phones offer:

Visual message indicator, full duplex hands-free speakerphone, and dual 10M/100Mbps Ethernet ports.
Intuitive user interface, large back-lit graphical LCD display with support for multiple languages.
Security and privacy protection, and screen content customization using XML.

Grandstream GXP285 Case of 16

Buy (14) Grandstream GXP285’s and get (2) FREE phones at a low $52.50 per phone.

GXP285 phones offer:

Broad interoperability with most of the leading IP PBX, Softswitch platforms and 3rd party SIP devices.
Dual 10/100M Ethernet ports and integrated Power-over-Ethernet (802.3af PoE).
Support for multiple languages and full duplex speakerphone with acoustic echo cancellation.

Axis M32 Series Application

March 31, 2011 by Nathan Miloszewski

Axis offers the M32 series which is a nice line of reasonably priced ($380.00 – $500.00) Fixed Dome IP axis m3203 cameras featuring tamper resistance, optional vandal resistance, digital PTZ, motion detection, and tampering alarm:

Axis M3203
Axis M3203-V (Vandal Resistant)
Axis M3204
Axis M3204-V (Vandal Resistant)

If you’ve ever wondered what this type of IP camera can do for you check out how it’s being used in a retail, point of sale (POS), and warehouse setting at BJ’s Wholesale Club. Courtesy of SourceSecurity.com this case history outlines:

Business challenges
Retail safety, security, and loss prevention
The solution and benefits

Read the full story to see how they were able to integrate Axis IP Cameras into their existing systems and serve their needs:

AXIS M32 Series is an innovative line of compact fixed dome cameras designed for retail surveillance. With HDTV support, AXIS M32 Network Cameras provide excellent image quality and dependable video at an affordable cost. The sleek cameras come with easy installation and practical features including PoE, varifocal lens, H.264 and a pixel counter.

snom Targets SMB Market with Interoperability

by Nathan Miloszewski

According to snom the snom 821 is the most popular model among their 8xx series and has been tested and approved for interoperability with Microsoft Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007 R2.

And as reported by Stephanie Mosca at TMC, this “is the only phone in the market that can operate in a mixed environment of Microsoft OCS R2 and SIP on a single phone.”

As snom strives to increase the flexibility of their offerings they understand that interoperability is very important to small office/home office (SOHO) and the SMB market. The snom 821 marks the second phone that’s officially compatible with Microsoft OCS 2007 R2 with the snom 300 being the other.

Check out David Sims “snom Showcases Flexibility, Interoperability for SMB-Targeted VoIP Phones” for more info.

The 4 Best Practices for Intelligent Video Applications

by Nathan Miloszewski

There are many variables to either implementing intelligent video in to your surveillance system or using it in practical applications.

To help sum up the recent intelligent video posts here now are the 4 Best Practices for IV Applications:

Video Image Quality
Efficient Algorithms
Computer Processing Power
System Configuration & Fine Tuning

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Skype Phone Booth and Skype Voice Changer

by Nathan Miloszewski

Interesting developments on the Skype front include the first ever Skype phone booth installed in an airport in Estonia and a Skype voice changer that allows you to alter the sound of your voice during VoIP calls.

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The 5 Best Practices for Implementing Intelligent Video

March 30, 2011 by Nathan Miloszewski

I’ve posted many articles about intelligent video. There’s a lot to it, there are many nuances, and there are many options. In an effort to start tying the whole picture together this post is a brief explanation of the best practices to observe when implementing intelligent video.

In the near future I will also write about the best practices for using intelligent video applications like license plate recognition or facial recognition.

Here are the 5 best practices for understanding the framework behind a successful intelligent video solution.

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No Jitter – "8 + Ways to Save on Communications"

by Nathan Miloszewski

I wanted to bring attention to a very extensive article written by Gary Audin over at No Jitter titled “8 + Ways to Save on Communications” that looks at ways for an enterprise to save money in their communications budget.

These cost savings ideas are based on panel suggestions from the 2011 Enterprise Connect Conference and as Audin explains, there are two distinct angles to work from when trying save on communications:

One-time costs
Continuing/on-going savings

He goes on to add that:

“Some of the recommendations appear to be modest in their savings but can add up if applied across the board in a large enterprise. Small enterprises may benefit even more because the IT staff is stretched thinly and may not have found time to investigate the potential savings. The savings are listed in the order they were presented. The speaker’s name is next to the recommendation title. I have added my own comments to each presentation.”

Click here to read the full article that goes into great detail. Thanks for sharing your ideas and comments, Gary!

Microcopter Surveillance

by Nathan Miloszewski

Rising from the ground using eight rotors, a micro-helicopter goes undetected to transmit GPS coordinates and images of sensitive locations to soldiers or SWAT team members ready to strike.

If you think that microcopter surveillance in this age of UAV’s (unmanned aerial vehicles) being used by the Air Force and Navy doesn’t sound far-fetched, you’d be right.

A graduate student at Florida Tech is working on just that for his master’s degree project.

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Axis IP Cameras and the Japanese Disaster

by Nathan Miloszewski

Axis has issued a press release with their comments regarding the situation in Japan:

With reference to the catastrophic earthquake in Japan, Axis Communications hereby announces that the company has secured product supplies and does not currently see any immediate shortages in the supply of components in the near-term.

There may be some delivery issues in the next few quarters due to components shortages however, the 10 employees in the Axis Toyko office were not directly affected.

Full story here.

Switch to VoIP Urged

by Nathan Miloszewski

BCS reports that a switch from standard phones to VoIP phones is being urged for UK households. Norm Bogen from the research firm In-Stat has “claimed that more people need to be educated about the benefits of VoIP” and that:

‘The opportunity is when it is time to replace the home phone – replacing it with a four-phone digital enhanced cordless telecommunication VoIP solution would be very cost-effective, but consumers need to be educated about this.”

This is coming on the heels of the FCC reporting that in the United States, VoIP subscriptions grew by over 20% from 2009 to 2010.

FREE Grandstream Phones – Case-Pack Promotions

Axis M32 Series Application

snom Targets SMB Market with Interoperability

The 4 Best Practices for Intelligent Video Applications

Skype Phone Booth and Skype Voice Changer

The 5 Best Practices for Implementing Intelligent Video

No Jitter – "8 + Ways to Save on Communications"

Microcopter Surveillance

Axis IP Cameras and the Japanese Disaster

Switch to VoIP Urged

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