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Telstra Unveils Global VOIP Solution |
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Monday, July16: Telstra Incorporated, a leading global
provider of advanced communications services to multinational corporations,
announced the availability of T-VoIP, its global VoIP offering.
T-VoIP provides multinational corporations with a quality solution to control,
manage and reduce global telecommunications costs. "T-VoIP is based on Telstra's
global IP VPN platform that is backed by our service level agreements (SLAs),
delivering highly reliable, integrated IP packetized voice service," said Dan
Kerth, President and COO, Telstra Incorporated. "Companies can combine voice and
data traffic to maximize their return on investment and through lower off-net
rates, reduce the cost once associated with sending on-net and off-net voice
traffic over a public switched network."
Through the use of T-VOIP, companies are able to interconnect geographically
dispersed PBXs over a "virtual private network", thus avoiding the high price of
international toll calls between office locations.
Companies with small branch offices up to very large sites can be supported with
access speeds ranging from 128 Kbps through 155 Mbps. In a converged scenario,
voice and data traffic share the same local access loop, reducing the number of
access loops required to obtain services
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AOL Debuts Free E-Mail |
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Monday, July 9: AOL is hoping that what will set AIM Mail
apart is its tight integration with AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), from where it
gets its name. The mail service is being offered as a free download as part of
the latest upgrade of the messaging platform, known as AIM 5.9.
AIM Mail offers free unlimited storage to AOL members and gives 2 GB of storage
free to any Internet user of AOL Instant Messaging. The service, which also
includes anti-spam and antivirus filters, is based on technology from Mailblocks,
which AOL bought in July of last year.
That puts it on par with similar offerings, including Gmail from Google, MSN's
Hotmail and Yahoo's mail service.
AOL indicated it would heavily promote AIM Mail, with anyone who registers
eligible for various sweepstakes prizes including Apple iPods and Sony
PlayStation Portables. All 22 million existing AIM users will be invited to
accept the upgrade and activate a mail account, the company said.
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Claranet Signs £7.3M ISP Deal |
Monday, July 02: Consolidation among UK Internet Service
Providers continues apace with Claranet acquiring the UK operations of US firm
VIA Net.Works for £7.3M.
One of the UK's few remaining independent ISPs, Claranet will gain 20,000 new
customers as a result of the deal with the Nasdaq-listed firm.
Founded in 1996, Claranet provides web hosting, broadband and other services in
the UK, France, Spain and Germany.
The acquisition is the 12th deal in the sector in the past two years. Claranet
has made a series of acquisitions, including last year's purchase of Netscalibur.
Chief executive Charles Nasser said Claranet had been attracted by VIA's strong
cash flow and customer mix. Further takeovers were likely in the sector, Mr
Nasser said, although he stressed that Claranet would be proceeding with
caution.
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