VoIP news from FierceCIO

The final chunks of IPv4 addresses were doled out last week, and after those are distributed to their ultimate address holders, anyone looking for a new address will have to turn to the IPv6 Read more...

Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) new voice-over-IP calling via Gmail service may be cool and convenient in some circumstances, but it's no game changer, says Forrester Research analyst Charles Golvin. Far Read more...

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is working on a way to enable users to make calls directly from their Gmail chat box, according to an article by CNET's Tom Krazit. Google declined to comment on the report, but Read more...

Microsoft made a concerted advance into Cisco and Avaya's enterprise telephony territory this week with the unveiling of its Office Communications Server 14, which combines voice-over-IP, instant Read more...

Forget budget woes, virtualization, data center efficiency or social networking. The biggest issue on the minds of 1,400 CIOs across the United States is IT security, according to a recent survey by Read more...

It's a tough economic climate out there, and even if you haven't been touched by it thus far, you will be. Granted, the IT shop has some advantage that other departments do not. Nevertheless, it Read more...

If you think the government is trying to reach into the pockets of every Internet user, think again. The U.S. House of Representatives took the first steps to extend an Internet tax moratorium for Read more...

Possible recession? Not when it comes to IT spending this year, at least according to Gartner. The consultancy is predicting that worldwide spending will surpass $3 trillion in 2007, an 8 percent Read more...

While many CIOs are salivating over the prospects of VoIP as a way to reduce telecom costs and introduce new ways to integrate voice into enterprise networks, the Jericho Forum security group does Read more...

A new report out from the Burton Group compares gigabit Ethernet with the latest version of WiFi, 802.11n, and notes that now is the time for companies to begin switching their local-area networks Read more...