| One of the newest and hottest technologies to | | | | combinations such as PBX units. |
| come down the technological pike is VOIP (voice | | | | One T1 line (and under lighter use, consumer grade |
| over internet protocol). VOIP technology allow you to | | | | DSL and cable internet connections) can handle |
| route your long distance telephone calls over the | | | | multiple phone calls, and software on the client side |
| internet. By using the internet act as the carrier of | | | | can be used to record voice mail messages and allow |
| your long distance calls, you bypass the long distance | | | | for employees to check their phone calls much like |
| telephone company (and the long distance telephone | | | | they check there mail, often with remote office |
| company's charges). VOIP calls are usually MUCH | | | | features that allow "road warriors" greater flexibility in |
| cheaper than their standard land line counterparts. | | | | their phone usage while away from the office. |
| VOIP long distance calls cost pennies on the dollar | | | | If you want the most high tech solution available for |
| compared to standard terrestrial phone long distance | | | | modern telephony that is also the most cost |
| charges. | | | | effective over a time span as little as one year, you |
| Besides offering and inexpensive solution for | | | | should consider using VOIP technology when |
| companies to save a ton of money on their long | | | | preparing you company's IT agenda and |
| distance bills (the standard phone bill for one office in | | | | communication systems. Feature for feature and |
| an international company can be tens of thousands | | | | dollar for dollar, VOIP cannot be beat in the world of |
| of dollars, if not more, in just one year), VOIP offers | | | | high tech digital telephony. The combination of |
| features that are not accessible with standard land | | | | features and price are unparalleled in the industry, and |
| line telephone service (sometimes referred to as | | | | the quality of voice communications has not only |
| "POTS" or plain ol' telephone service) without the | | | | met, but far surpassed the quality of traditional |
| addition of expensive, proprietary software/hardware | | | | phone lines. |