iiNet unveils VOIP service

Internet service provider iiNet has launched a multi-line phone service, using voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP), to further develop its place in the business market, reports WA Business News.
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The introduction of the business grade service is exciting news for small businesses, which will benefit from a drastic drop in the cost of their communication services. VOIP allows customers to make calls over their broadband service and results in cheaper call rates for customers.GM of iiNet Business Andy McIntyre said multi-line VOIP offers its customers lower call costs, more efficient networking and access to a range of new applications which, until now, have only been available to large business.Staracomms empowers SMEsStarcomms, a Nigerian 3G mobile network, has aligned itself with efforts aimed at empowering small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country, says AllAfrica.com.The company sponsored a recent technology forum with the theme: 'The Art of Small Business", organised by HP Compaq, in Lagos, to educate SME operators on how to improve their businesses with the use of technologies.Over 600 delegates attended lectures from HP officials and partners on how to use various technologies to increase their productivity and profit.SMEs need continuityBusiness continuity is the test of how a business would cope when things go wrong. It is as important for SMEs as it is for multinationals, states Computer Weekly.Bob Tarzey, service director at Quocirca, says SMEs that overlook business continuity planning do so at their peril. "The people and the IT are often the most important assets of the business. The risk of business failure is high for SMEs because many have one or a few locations, which house all the IT.“If you are lucky enough to have your IT in another facility that remains unaffected by some kind of failure, you have to make sure you can access it or ensure it can provide some failover,” adds Tarzey.
Source: itweb.co.za