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The History of Voice over Internet Protocol

by: Van Theodorou

The History of Voice over Internet Protocol By the end of 2006,

Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) may account for as much as

25 - 40% of international voice traffic. This prediction is

impressive, but it is even more amazing when you consider the

relatively short history of voice over internet protocol. It

began as a hobby for some people in Israel who were only able to

communicate by computer.

Later that year, in 1995, the first company in the history of

voice over internet protocol to put a product on the market was

Vocaltec. They released Internet Phone Software, which in

combination with a home computer, sound card, speakers,

microphone and modem allowed users to make a phone call over the

internet. However, the people on both ends had to have the same

setup, and sound quality was much less than on a normal phone.

In 1998, there were more milestones in the history of voice over

internet protocol. Entrepreneurs began to recognize the

potential of the technology and soon computer-to-phone and

phone-to-phone connections (still using a computer for the

transmission) were possible for making voice calls over the

internet. The service was available using a phone at a

provider's location in North America only.

It required the users to listen to an advertisement at the

beginning and end of each phone call, but in exchange their long

distance calls were free. In 1998, less than 1% of voice calls

were made using voice over internet protocol.

Businesses began to use VOIP over their intranets to help

communicate within their company. But with the introduction of

switching equipment in 1998 by 3 manufacturing companies, the

history of voice over internet protocol took a turn towards the

future.

Now VOIP could become more readily available to users at home

instead of at a specific facility belonging to the provider. By

the year 2000, more than 3% of voice calls were made over the

internet using VOIP.

Today, there are both hardware and software options for those

interested in business VOIP and for their personal use. You can

purchase hardware that will allow you to use your normal phone

handset when making a phone call.

You can buy phones that are VOIP ready and need only an internet

broadband connection. Or, you can purchase or download software

that will let you use your computer instead of a phone, provided

that you have speakers, a microphone, and an appropriate sound

card.

Many phone companies have begun to offer packages that include

local and long distance VOIP calls for a flat monthly fee. With

the advent of broadband services, sound quality has become

parallel to regular land line phones for the first time in the

history of voice over internet protocol. And the number of

people using VOIP is only expected to grow.

About The Author

Van Theodorou will help you slash your telecom expenses over 43%

and assist or even become your telecom department at no cost to

you. For a free analysis or phone consultation go his site at

http://www.worldnet-long-distance.com.

Learn to Say No

Learn to Say No

by: David Wood

How many times have you agreed to do something that you actually didn?t want to do? For someone at work? Your friends? Even your spouse? All you had to do was say no, but the word didn?t come out. So you end up doing it?and later resent it.

A coaching client said to me she was agreeing to things she didn?t want to do, but for some reason, she felt obliged to do them. Instead of taking enjoyment in the task, she would later feel angry with herself and resentful towards the person she had said ?yes? to.

So then she went on to list further reasons why she wanted to say no. I stopped her by saying, ?You are even justifying yourself to me!? We feel we have to justify ourselves and give extremely good reasons for saying no. Even when the reason is simply: ?I don?t want to.?

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7 Public Speaking Survival Tips

7 Public Speaking Survival Tips

by: Mark Tyrrell

I used to be terrified of public speaking - now it?s natural and fun.

Dry mouth, fast heart, sweaty palms, blank mind - yeah I?ve been there! It?s easy to fear public speaking. But I was never just content with overcoming fear. I wanted to be a great speaker. What I needed was a way of calming down and applying simple techniques and strategies to talk like a pro.

When I?d learned to relax (more of that later) I learned and applied the following four steps.

1 Reassure your audience - they need to know you know your stuff and you are human! 2 Hook them by being interesting and relevant. Tell them why what you are saying is relevant to them. 3 Inspire them by giving them information and ways of seeing that are new and applicable.
4 Leave them on a high by telling a story them encapsulates your central message . How do you become confident enough to apply the four steps?

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Speakers and Trainers - The Internet is Your Biggest Megaphone

Speakers and Trainers - The Internet is Your Biggest Megaphone

by: Dr. Lynella Grant

Speak to an Audience that Reaches across the Globe

As a professional at home on the platform, you?ve spent years polishing a compelling message. The presentations you make are honed to perfection. Your delivery style draws raves and repeat bookings. So why don?t you deliver a taste of your best stuff to the whole world?

Easily done! Send articles that provide a sample of your message and speaking personality to numerous Internet directories and ezines. The biggest auditorium couldn?t contain all the people exposed to a single article widely posted online. While the cost is minimal (mainly your time), the impact from articles can be gigantic! Consider the benefits. http://www.promotewitharticles.com/benefits.html

Internet Exposure is Crucial for Name Recognition

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Tips For Using Video & Web Conferencing To Train, Manage And Support Your Sales Team

Tips For Using Video & Web Conferencing To Train, Manage And Support Your Sales Team

by: Dan Richmond

If you have a large sales force, spread out over wide distances, or if you have a small staff in various locations, then video and web conferencing is an ideal way to train, manage and support your team. In case you are wondering what online conferencing has to do with managing and training a sales force, here are a few ways to utilize this new technology.

1. Hold Virtual Online Sales Meetings

Instead of calling all your representatives to one physical point, you can set up a web conference and meet with them online. Your sales people only need a computer and a broadband connection to the Internet and they will be able to take part in the online sales meeting. The newest conferencing systems have a real time notepad allowing online brainstorming.

2. Hold Meetings More Frequently

Whenever your organization holds a physical...

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Spain?s Other Languages

by: Mike McDougall

Despite Castilian (Or Espa?ol) being the main language of Spain there are also a number of other languages spoken throughout Spain ? many are now recognised officially by the government and regulated by governing bodies to ensure that they remain a part of Spain?s history and diversity.

Euskara Batua (unified Basque)

Definitely the most interesting language in Spain, Euskara is widely spoken throughout the Basque region of Northern Spain. The majority of Basque speakers live in Spain with a smaller percentage living over the border in Pyrenean France. The Basques are a fiercely proud people and have an extremely developed sense of regional identity. Despite having a large amount of political and cultural autonomy, there is still a strong movement for complete independence from Spain and the terrorist group ETA have been terrorising the nation for 30 years in the hunt for complete self rule for the...

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Cisco CCNP Certification: BGP Attribute Category Tutorial

Cisco CCNP Certification: BGP Attribute Category Tutorial

by: Chris Bryant, CCIE #12933

You have to master the details on BGP to pass the BSCI exam and to earn your CCNP, but BGP is an entirely new world from the protocols you studied to earn your CCNA. BGP paths contain attributes, while no protocol you studied for the CCNA carried. BGP Attributes are used to choose the best path when multiple loop-free paths exist, as well as give you other specific information about the paths. This additional information includes the autonomous systems that are along the path to a given destination, what the next-hop IP address is, and much more.

Before we examine the specific attributes, we need to understand the categories used to differentiate BGP attributes. Some attributes are required, some aren't; some attributes will be carried between routers, where others will not.

The first category is the well-known mandatory attribute. As you'd expect...

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A Guide to VoIP

A Guide to VoIP

by: James Rogers

What is VoIP? Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is the ability to transmit voice over the Internet to either a receiving computer, telephone or even a mobile phone. VoIP phone is becoming the popular worldwide telephone service for both consumer and the business communities. VoIP works by using a network technology known as Packet Switching Network whereas landline telephones use the Circuit Switching Network. This is referred to as the Public Switched Telephone Network.

What's the difference between VoIP normal phones?

The main difference between Packet Switching and Circuit Switching, is that Packet Switching uses (data) or Packets and sends them over the Internet while Circuit Switching is accomplished by using electrical circuits to make a telephone connection.
Circuit Switching is like the old switchboard operators, frantically trying to connect the right caller with the receiver. Packet...

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Choosing A TV Wall Mounting Bracket

So you have bought your new LCD or Plasma TV and decided it would look great on the wall ? so how do you go about doing that?

Once you have purchased your new LCD or Plasma TV then next step is to buy the correct wall mounting bracket and this is not as simple as it sounds!

There are many different types of brackets on the market; you have the manufacturer?s...

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by: Dana Goldberg

Dog care may come in all forms, depending on the requirements of your pet, but thanks to modern veterinary medicines, dogs are now living healthier well through their golden ages. dog care is much like extending your dogs life through providing healthier lifestyle and productive maintenance, given that they are affected with environmental and genetical factors.

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