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Just this week, online dating site PlentyofFish.com launched a VoIP service which allows users to send voice messages to other members they are interested in connecting with. If the person they contact adds the user to a preferred list, the next call goes straight to the contact’s phone, taking the service offline.

More than 600,000 people log on to Plenty of Fish every day to send messages to potential mates with the possibility of romance hanging in the balance. In less than five years, after signing a deal with Google Inc.’s adWords service, Plenty of Fish is generating $10-million a year in revenue.

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Tpad (www.tpad.com) have announced today a new Vista SIP softphone intended to compete with VoIP telephony companies such as Skype, Globe7 and Gizmo.

To take advantage users have to create a Free Tpad Account and download the Free Tpad Vista Softphone.

Gary Holden, Software Manager for Tpad, said: “We have been listening to the feedback from our huge customer base and as a result we have redesigned the softphone SIP stack to work beautifully with Vista. The Tpad softphone is now even simpler to use to make low cost international calls”

Holden continued: “In celebration of this achievement we are going to add 20 cent (USD) to all first time users accounts for a limited period. For example, this will allow you to make a free 20 minute call to anywhere in the US using Tpad’s Low Cost VoIP Rates”

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Buying a VoIP for business from a local reseller is the best choice for most businesses. Licensed, certified resellers have proven expertise, manufacturer support, and the ability to respond quickly to urgent problems that require a site visit. Checking that the reseller has manufacturer support is particularly important when buying a VoIP for business — this can be critical as upgrades are released or problems crop up.
 
Keep in mind that some vendors, particularly those whose background is in data networking, sell VoIP-only systems. This can drive up your costs unnecessarily when a hybrid traditional/VoIP system might be fine for your needs. Also watch out for vendors that simply add VoIP to your existing network whether or not it is fully ready to support voice traffic. They may later charge you for upgrades if you decide the call quality falls short of your expectations. Make sure you get a thorough analysis of your current network and the impact VoIP will have on it to get a true sense for your phone system costs.

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Cisco rushed out a brace of security on Thursday to defend against potentially dangerous exploits via its VoIP kit, including the possibility of malicious code being injected into vulnerable networks.

The twin advisories from the network giant cover a range of vulnerabilities in Cisco IP Phones and its Unified Communications Manager (UCM) call management software.

A range of Cisco 7900 Series IP Phones are subject to multiple flaws, some of which may lend themselves to attacks involving the execution of arbitrary code on a vulnerable phone. Malicious DNS responses, a bug on the phone’s SSH server and flaws in the handling of MIME on SIP messages all create buffer overflow risks. Other bugs create a means to crash vulnerable phones.

The bugs affect ranges of Cisco Unified IP Phone devices running both SIP firmware and SCCP firmware.

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Smaller companies who are looking to VoIP for cost savings, but lack the budget to deploy a full-fledged solution and replace existing gear are turning to voice services to reap the benefits.

And, VARs say, VoIP has evolved and become a solution their customers can get behind to not only save some cash, but also relieve the headaches of having to rip and replace their current systems.

Speakeasy, a Best Buy - owned company, has launched its Integrated Voice offering, a service the vendor said is cheaper than replacing traditional business phone lines and an alternative to a rip-and-replace upgrade.

“Businesses want the functionality and cost savings of VoIP without having to replace their PBXs,” Speakeasy CEO Bruce Chatterley said, adding that Speakeasy’s Integrated Voice targets the growing SMB market.

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