We wanted to provide a solution for the businessman or college student who just needs to get online to read some email or Skype with his girlfriend

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 18, 2008 — YouNeverCall Inc., a leading online provider of Wireless Cell Phones announced today the general availability of The Go Button a free Windows application that analysts believe will revolutionize wireless internet, by making it available free worldwide. The company’s Patent Pending technology enables internet users anywhere to connect to the nearest Wifi hotspot without the need to select a specific WiFi network. “While techies have always been able to find open wireless networks and connect, the majority of laptop owners find themselves frustrated when trying to connect to open wireless networks, especially in urban settings where they may be confounded by a great number of networks, many of which appear to be open, but will not allow internet access,” said Sam Michelson, VP of Marketing for YouNeverCall Inc.

TheGoButton extends Microsoft Windows’s own Wireless capabilities, simplifying the process of identifying and connecting to open networks. While there are many services and applications that provide maps of available wireless networks, ‘The Go Button’ (TGB) was created to solve a more pressing need. “We wanted to provide a solution for the businessman or college student who just needs to get online to read some email or Skype with his girlfriend” said Michelson. The Go Button is so easy to use that, once installed, you don’t even need to press a button, it simply scans the available wireless networks and finds the strongest open signal in your area. Once connected, users are able to use all internet features including Email, Chat, Voice, and full Web Surfing.

Controversy: While critics have called TGB, a ‘Wifi Stealer’, claiming that it will enable laptop users to more easily connect to their neighbors’ networks, YouNeverCall’s extended beta program suggests that the vast majority of users utilize TGB to access networks that are officially open to the public, or to which the user has permission. This is in accordance with the company’s terms of use. “By unlocking the wireless internet and making open networks easily accessible we believe more laptop users will be able to use Wifi effectively”, said a company spokesman.

Based on the immense interest in the product, YouNeverCall plans a version of TGB for Windows Mobile Cellular as well Mac OS.

About YouNeverCall
YouNeverCall was launched in 2003 to provide great wireless communication solutions with ‘extreme customer service’. At nearly 500,000 monthly visitors, YouNeverCall’s online cell phone stores offer over 150 models of the latest cell phones and cell phone plans for AT&T (Cingular), Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, Sprint and Nextel. YouNeverCall also offers cell phone shopping assistance around the clock via phone. To experience YouNeverCall for yourself, visit to http://www.younevercall.com

The Cisco IP Phone 7940G is multi-protocol enabled supporting Session Initiated Protocol (SIP), Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP), as well as Cisco’s CallManager Skinny Client Control Protocol (SCCP).The Cisco IP Phone 7940G, a key offering in the IP Phone portfolio, addresses the communication needs of a transaction type worker. It provides two programmable line and feature keys, plus a high quality speakerphone. The Cisco IP Phone 7940G also has four dynamic soft keys that guide users through call features and functions. Built-in headset port and integrated Ethernet Switch are standard with the Cisco IP Phone 7940G. Also includes audio controls for full duplex speakerphone, handset and headset. The Cisco IP Phone 7940G also features a large, pixel-based LCD display. The display provides features such as date and time, calling party name, calling party number, and digits dialed. The graphic capability of the display allows for the inclusion of such features as XML (Extensible Markup Language) and future features. The 7940G is multi-protocol capable (SCCP, SIP, MGCP)..

Customer Review: Incredibly stable, powerful business tool
I recently oversaw the purchase and installation of Cisco CallManager and Cisco IP telephones. This was my company’s first venture into IPT and we did so with both guns blazing, so to speak. Our standard setup is the Cisco IP Phone 7940 series. This phone has proven itself to be rock-solid, stable and powerful. We have experienced 100% uptime with our VoIP telephones and response from users has been terrific. The 7940 has the perfect feature set for cost and provides the best access to phone features of any phone on the market. Setup is easy and with support for PoE, only one cord is required to place 7940s on desks (with the optional PoE switch from Cisco). If your company is making a move into IPT, I recommend Cisco and its products. They are expensive but if up-time is the mission, Cisco must be considered.

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Implement Frame Relay solutions on Cisco networks with this definitive resource

• Design the perfect Frame Relay solution, using the detailed explanation of the Frame Relay implementation process
• Configure Frame Relay on Cisco routers with comprehensive step-by-step instructions
• Understand each feature of Frame Relay by using configuration examples and explanations
• Use Cisco oriented case studies with design scenarios to understand real-life examples of each feature’s application and relevance
• Contains valuable tips and hints for troubleshooting Frame Relay connections

Today, with Frame Relay’s widespread popularity, major service providers around the world offer Frame Relay as one of their core services, and it has become an important technology for connecting data networks across North America, Europe, and Asia. In short, Frame Relay is a high-speed, high-performance, Layer 2 packet-switched technology designed for communication across WANs. Frame Relay is often described as a streamlined version of the X.25 protocol, and it can be implemented over a variety of other network interfaces, including ISDN. Frame Relay users have found that it provides a number of benefits over alternative technologies:

• Lower cost of ownership
• Well-established and widely adopted standards that allow open architecture and plug-and-play service implementation
• Low overhead combined with high reliability
• Network scalability, flexibility, and disaster recovery
• Interworking with other new services and applications, such as ATM

Along with these benefits and the growing popularity of Frame Relay comes the need for information and solutions to design issues, implementation, quality of service, and high availability. To meet this need, Cisco Frame Relay Solutions Guide provides comprehensive coverage of Frame Relay technologies and the Cisco Frame Relay solutions developed in Cisco IOS Software from release 12.0 up to 12.2(T). Both Frame Relay beginners, who need to understand the technology, and advanced readers, who need information on the wide range of Frame Relay features Cisco offers, will benefit from this book. However, Cisco Frame Relay Solutions Guide is a useful design, implementation, and configuration guide for networking professionals of all levels.

This book is part of the Networking Technology Series from Cisco Press, which offers networking professionals valuable information for constructing efficient networks, understanding new technologies, and building successful careers.

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Customer Review: CCIE Lab recommended reading; Good Frame Ralay reference!!
OSPF running in NBMA and in Hub-and-Spoke network topology (partially meshed networks) used to be a never land for me. I found it hard to commit the details of every possible changes in this topology into my long term memory. Before I found this book, I used to “memorize” gotcha as many as I can, and I always had hard time to answer my own why. Don’t mention configure it with confidence. A variety of Frame Relay interface types such as p2p, p2m, p2m non-broadcast, and multipoint just did not make sense. Do they come solely to mess up with us? Why can’t people make things simple and straight? Why is the correct configuration this way, not that way? Chapter 4 in this book answers all my questions about Frame Relay. Besides different verdor’s Lab Workbooks, it is really hard to find a good material like this book which explains Frame Relay and presents scenarios so well. I feel well worth the $40.

Customer Review: Great Topics, Average Depth
Jonathan Chin?s Cisco Frame Relay Solutions Guide (ISBN: 1587051168, Cisco Press) is a new book on an older WAN technology widely deployed in small companies, the enterprise, and service provider networks: Frame Relay. Although one might think that many Cisco Press Frame Relay books exist, there really are none that cover the technology comprehensively, including newer advancements in Frame Relay technology.

The closest document would be the Cisco IOS Wide Area Networking Configuration Guide found online or on the Cisco Documentation CD. Jonathan Chin takes many technical aspects and explains them in friendlier terms with IOS command examples and case studies to reinforce the theory. His book includes twenty-two chapters broken out into five major categories: ? Frame Relay ? Technology ? Frame Relay ? Policing & Shaping ? Frame Relay ? Traffic Management ? Frame Relay ? Congestion Management ? Frame Relay ? Congestion Avoidance & Signaling Just by looking at the major section headers, it is obvious that the book focuses on QoS strategies in a Frame Relay environment, and this is the real value and uniqueness of the book as it discusses updated modular QoS CLI (MQC) best practices in a Frame network. Frame Relay traffic shaping (FRTS) with low latency queuing (LLQ) and class based weighted fair queuing (CBWFQ) is a great example of a real world Frame/QoS strategy that is well documented in this book. FRF.12 fragmentation, compression, and FRF.16 multilink Frame Relay are other topics that Chin covers and helps to clarify their context and possible uses. Aside from QoS techniques, Chin also covers lesser known Frame Relay technologies such as PPP over Frame, Frame SVC?s, and X.25 over Frame. Lastly, Chin spends some time going through different ways to configure a Cisco router to act as a Frame Relay switch, and what types of QoS can be used in those scenarios. Again, the QoS sections of the book are good and helpful, although at times it seems that too many different topics are covered leaving less in-depth details for any one topic. Readers familiar with MQC will have a much easier time with the book than those who haven?t spent anytime working with or investigating QoS strategy. The major drawback to the book is that it includes some sections that could either be reduced or not included at all.

The first 90 pages are devoted to basic Frame Relay technology which in one sense is to be expected in a ?Frame Relay Solutions Guide,? but on the other is unnecessary given that the basics are well documented elsewhere. Chin works in the ?Fancy Queuing? techniques of Priority and Custom queuing on different occasions in the book, which at some level is more a topic of historical knowledge than real world practical. The MQC configs are much more valuable and applicable; more time should have been spent in those areas instead of priority queuing. The X.25 over Frame was a perplexing chapter as Chin states that ?the use of X.25 protocol on network backbones is fast becoming obsolete? (p.332). Again, interesting from a posterity perspective, but the reality is that X.25 is obsolete. Chin would have better served his reading audience by providing just two major categories: Advanced Frame Relay technologies (PPP, Frame/ATM, ELMI Switching, etc) and Frame Relay QoS technologies (FRTS, fragmentation, compression, RSVP, WRED, etc.). The Cisco Frame Relay Solutions Guide has good information for the small company up to the enterprise and even at the service provider level, especially as it pertains to QoS. Some of the other advanced Frame technologies may be useful at the enterprise level, but the coverage depth is too shallow for the service provider.

This is a good book to see what Frame Relay can do outside of configuring your standard PVC?s and when you need to deploy QoS. It is not comprehensive or deep enough, however, to stand as an authoritative source for Frame Relay.

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The authors identify key threats to VoIP networks, including eavesdropping, unauthorized access, denial of service, masquerading, and fraud; and review vulnerabilities in protocol design, network architecture, software, and system configuration that place networks at risk. They discuss the advantages and tradeoffs associated with protection mechanisms built into SIP, SRTP, and other VoIP protocols; and review key management solutions such as MIKEY and ZRTP. Next, they present a complete security framework for enterprise VoIP networks, and provide detailed architectural guidance for both service providers and enterprise users.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction

2 VoIP Architectures and Protocols

3 Threats and Attacks

4 VoIP Vulnerabilites

5 Signaling Protection Mechanisms

6 Media Protection Mechanisms

7 Key Management Mechanisms

8 VoIP and Network Security Controls

9 A Security Framework for Enterprise VoIP Networks

10 Provider Architectures and Security

11 Enterprise Architectures and Security

Customer Review:
Good introduction to VoIP security. This book was useful for understanding VoIP security protocols, including somewhat obscure ones such as SIP over TLS. The threats section looks like it will be valuable for convincing managers to take VoIP security seriously. I used the book to evaluate Microsoft’s new VoIP products (I work for an analyst firm, Directions on Microsoft, that covers the company) and found it very helpful.

I wish that the book were organized to relate the threats and attacks to the countermeasures more clearly — I find it easier to understand a security protocol when someone shows me what attacks it can and can’t block. I’d like to see a book like this that focuses on SIP/RTP VoIP in more depth and leaves out H.323 — I know H.323 is more widely deployed, but SIP/RTP seems to be where the big vendors are headed. Still, these are minor quibbles — I would recommend this book to anyone who needs an introduction to VoIP network security.

Customer Review:
If you have any doubt whether VoIP is vulnerable . . .A quick read of the first 1/3 of the book will cure you of your doubts VoIP can be attacked forever! It was almost painful reading; exploit approach after exploit approach, but I mean that in a good way like the pain you feel in your muscles after exercise.

I was excited when this book came out, I have been following some of the author’s Thermos and Takanen work and I think they were the perfect team for this book. I feel that Chapter 3 and 4, threats and attacks and VoIP vulnerabilities are by far the strongest chapters and they alone are worth the purchase price of the book. The majority of the rest of the book is focused on mitigating controls and it is solid writing, solid research, but not quite at the level of the pen test side of the book.

Chapters 10 and 11 are invaluable to anyone considering a VoIP deployment including a deployment where you are depending on a service provider. The charts and diagrams are clear and easy to understand, the whole book team is to be commended for that, this is a complex subject. If you are even thinking about VoIP, you should read this book.

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Most dictionaries are updated every 10 to 20 years. Not this one. Newton and his staff update this dictionary every day of the year and issue a new, expanded, fixed, improved, and updated edition every year. This edition is current as of he February 2003, with over 1,350 new terms defined since the last edition.

What’s new? This year telecom is passing some major milestones.

• There are more cell phones in the world than landlines.
• There’ll be more WiFi wireless deployed than in any other year.
• More broadband connections will be installed than ever before.More industries will change their sales model from personal selling to Internet selling.
• More sales will be conducted on the Internet than in any other year.
• More calls will be answered and successfully handled by more call centers than ever before.
• More video, audio and data conference calls will be handled over the Internet than in any other year.
• More investors will tune into Internet web conferences to learn more about the companies they own.
• More new telecom technology will be deployed this year — from gigabit Ethernet to SF1-5.
• And more companies will discover telecom and the Internet as keys to their customer service.

That’s the good news. The even better news is that it’s now easy to stay on top of this ever-changing industry. The 19th updated and expanded edition of the best-selling Newton’s Telecom Dictionary explains all of these developments and rapidly evolving technology.

This book is the world’s favorite reference book on telecom, data communications, networking, computing and the Internet, with sales exceeding 600,000 copies. With over 21,000 definitions the 19th edition of Newton’s Telecom Dictionary weighs in at over four times larger than any other telecom and IT dictionary, and includes wireless, broadband, intranet, e-commerce and IT terms.

According to Discount Long Distance Digest, this dictionary “truly belongs on the bookshelf of everyone in the telecom industry. It’s worth every penny, and is pound-for-pound the best telecom book we have seen.”

Harry Newton, the author, deliberately wrote Newton’s Telecom Dictionary not as a technical book, but as a business book. Newton explains technical concepts in non-technical language that anyone in business can understand. This has made the book an essential reference tool to anyone writing or reading sales proposals or managing telecom systems and services.

Includes 4 BONUS Sections:
1) 201 of the BEST MONEY SAVING TIPS Harry Newton’s favorite ways to save on telecom, PC, and travel.
2) WHY IS IT SO HARD TO BUY? Insights for managers on the importance of putting customers first.
3) THE NEW WORLD OF TELECOM What made 2002 difficult as well as what’s happening in 2003
4) DISASTER RECOVERY PLANNING How to protect your computing and telecom resources.
About the Author: Harry Newton has spent 32 years studying, writing, lecturing, and investing in telecom and technology. He founded LAN (now Network), Teleconnect, Call Center, Computer Telephony, and Technology Investor magazines. He also founded the trade shows, Computer Telephony Conference and Exhibition (CT Expo) and Call Center Demo.

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Before you attempt to run voice communication over your TCP/IP network, familiarize yourself with the following key issues in order to avoid any unpleasant surprises.

Voice vs Data

VoIP enables the human voice to be sent over networks as data “packets”. These packets are then reorganized into the human voice upon reaching their final destination. One would think that non-voice traffic travels over the network in the same manner as data traffic. After all, data is data, right?

Wrong. The reasons are that TCP/IP networks do not generally deliver “packets” of data in the same order, along the same route, or even within the same time frame. This is not a problem for normal data downloads or data transfer, but for voice conversations it is critical that “packet” information is transferred without packet loss or latency.

Bandwidth

It goes without saying that in order to run voice over a TCP/IP network, sufficient bandwidth is required. Most network services customers are familiar with the raw bandwidth of each of their connections. The key issue here is not to confuse “available” bandwidth with “total” bandwidth. For example, a T-1 devoted to data networking may have 1.5 Mb of raw bandwidth. That does not mean, however, that the entire 1.5 MB of bandwidth will be available for voice applications.

Packet Loss

Inherent in any network is the inevitability of “packet loss”. Packet loss refers to the percentage of data packets that travel the network then fail to reach their final destination. Packet loss can be tested and measured using network analysis tools. If you test and determine a packet loss of 3% or more, your existing network will not successfully handle voice traffic.

Keep in mind that packet loss increases dramatically when a network is overloaded with traffic. In fact, a network may even become unusable for voice applications when approaching their maximum bandwidth capabilities.

Jitter

Packets of voice information traveling across a network take varying amounts of time to go from one end to the other. This variation is referred to as “jitter”. The receiving end of a VoIP voice call “buffers” packet information so it can be played as a smooth and unbroken stream of voice audio. The depth of jitter (measured in milliseconds) can and should be measured. Always be sure that jitter settings match the behavior of the network. Dropouts may occur if the setting is too low, and delays in the audio will occur if the setting is too high.

Latency

The total amount of time it takes for a packet of voice information to get from one end of the network to the other is called latency. Latency is also measured in milliseconds. A latency of 200 or more milliseconds can result in echo, especially if the connections at the receiving end are not all digital. A latency of more than 400 milliseconds results in both parties of the call constantly “interrupting” each other, then waiting for the other person to finish. This situation is simply not acceptable for even the most patient of callers.

Codecs

A codec is responsible for converting the analog voice signal of a phone call to digital packets of information - then converting them back to analog voice audio. There are many types of codecs available depending on available bandwidth and the quality of the audio that is desired. First determine the amount of voice data traffic you anticipate having, then choose the appropriate codec. The G.711 codec is widely used throughout North America and although it consumes up to 83 kB per second of bandwidth it provides toll-quality voice connections.

Configuration for Quality of Service (QOS)

The most complicated and difficult issue you will encounter will be how to successfully configure the network to handle both data and voice packets simultaneously. File downloads and other data transfers that occur at the same time as voice calls can easily interfere and even interrupt these voice conversations if the network is not configured properly.

It is the job of the routers to treat voice packet information in a special way. Without routers giving voice packets special treatment, they will almost always lose the battle when in direct competition with data packets. The configuration of routers to do this properly is called “Quality of Service”, or QOS. There are four types of configurations of QOS. Each provide different levels of efficiency for handling voice and data traffic simultaneously.

1) Best-Effort QOS
This configuration is the most inefficient and one that most network routers are configured by default. Voice traffic may sound fine with this configuration, although any large data downloads will easily interrupt voice conversations.

2) Differentiated Service
One way to solve the problem of competition between voice and data packets is to configure routers to simply determine the difference between the two types of information, then handle them accordingly. Differentiated service allows for routers to use different schemes for handling the two types of traffic.

3) Dedicated Service
Routers can be configured to ensure that sufficient bandwidth is always available for voice traffic. This configuration tells the router to never use the dedicated bandwidth for data transmission. Although it can be complicated to configure routers with dedicated service, it does a good job of eliminating the problem of data traffic interfering with voice communications. One major disadvantage, however, is that the “dedicated” portion of the network will go unused when there is no voice traffic.

4) Guaranteed Service
The most complex and expensive option to packet competition is guaranteed service. This configuration allows routers to set up dedicated but temporary bandwidth for each individual call. When a call has ended, the bandwidth then becomes available for other voice calls or data traffic.

The ability to use data networks for voice applications is an attractive one although not always simple and straightforward. Proper planning and testing will help you avoid the inevitable pitfalls of configuring voice applications over data networks.

Submitted by: TelCon Associates, Inc. 

It was not that long ago that cell phones were a luxury, not a necessity. Anyone over the age of 30 will remember the days when wireless phones were big and bulky with average reception and limited coverage at best. As hard as it is to imagine now, cell phones of yesterday had one function and one function only - to make and receive calls.

How times change…. Even the most basic cell phones of 2007 pack more computing and navigational power than was used on early NASA space missions!

And as you would expect, business people have become emotionally attached to their personal cell phones and wireless technological devices. So much so that there are now specialists treating addictions to advanced wireless devices such as the Blackberry and other e-mail capable “smart” phones. Studies have shown that addictions to cell phones and wireless Blackberry e-mail are as powerful as heroin addiction!

We have tracked down some of the latest cell phones and features that eventually you may not be able to live without. If you suffer from cell phone or PDA addictions, this list may make it that much harder to kick the habit.

Wi-Fi Cell Phones

If you have ever had a call “drop out” for a brief period of time, you will appreciate the introduction of the Wi-Fi cell phone. This handy device can automatically switch between conventional cellular and Wi-Fi VoIP modes - even during the course of normal conversation.

Dense urban areas that contain large buildings made of concrete and steel continue to pose problems for conventional cellular signals. These structures have a tendency to block the radio frequencies needed to maintain wireless call connection to a “repeater” - the device that picks up your signal and makes the call possible. If a phone is near the limit of a repeater’s range and the user walks from the outdoors to indoors, the call can easily be dropped out of the network.

The Wi-Fi cell phone eliminates this dropout by automatically and seamlessly connecting to the closest Wi-Fi hotspot. With Wi-Fi becoming more and more popular and widespread, look for many more handsets to carry this feature in the near future.

The Breathalyzer-Enabled Cell Phone

You’ve been out celebrating a new promotion with colleagues and business associates. No longer do you have to wonder whether or not you have had one too many to drive home. Introducing: The Breathalyzer Cell Phone.

The breathalyzer cellular phone is a handset that is equipped with a built-in device for detecting ethyl alcohol vapor on the breath. The Korean company LG manufactures a breathalyzer cell phone (LP4100) that is already in use by thousands of Korean customers.

Many predict this feature will be integrated into more handsets from a variety of companies sooner than later. The breathalyzer wireless phone is especially handy for the college-age crowd or for the business person who is required to constantly entertain clients or prospective clients. The breathalyzer cell phone will undoubtedly save lives as its use becomes more popular.

GPS-Enabled Cell Phones

GPS (global positioning system) navigation technology has started to be offered by wireless companies to help guide users to any address they wish to find. The newly equipped GPS phones are even able to give verbal directions in response to an address that is entered into the handset.

Practical uses for this technology are vast for both business and personal use. For salespeople, or for those whose jobs require them to travel to multiple destinations in one day, the feature could become highly addictive. On a personal level, keeping track of teens is as easy as handing them a cell phone.

There is one company that offers a service that allows users to form networks so that anyone in the network can alert everyone else in that network as to their current location. Eventually, GPS will be standard for all cell phones and wireless devices.

The “Screaming” Cell Phone

The screaming cell phone is a feature that allows for the cell phone handset to emit a noise similar to a human scream in the event that the phone is lost or stolen. Once reported, a system administrator can begin to render the scream through the use of a “kill switch”. Once the noise begins, the device becomes inoperable and all stored data is subsequently erased.

Although “screaming technology” does not prevent the theft itself or even the return of the handset, it does keep sensitive cell phone data out of the hands of the thief. As one would expect, it makes the perpetrator of the crime extremely conspicuous as well. This technology can be used with any portable device: cell phone, Blackberry, PDA, pager and even a notebook computer.

Personal Handyphone

Want a phone that will function as both a wireless and landline device? If so, the Personal Handyphone is for you. The only drawback is that you need to live in Asia to use it.

Developed over 10 years ago in Japan, the personal Handyphone now boasts over 70 million users. The device is simple: a lightweight and portable wireless telephone that functions as a cordless phone in the home and wireless mobile phone everywhere else. It can now handle voice, fax and even video signals.

Apple Iphone

Due out in June, 2007, the Apple IPhone may change the cell phone landscape forever. Navigation is as simple as flicking your finger across the screen. Of course the phone comes with Ipod functions and internet browsing capabilities. The ease of use of this phone is vintage Apple, a company that seems to make everything incrediby easy.

Critics say the Iphone will not live up to the hype it has created over the last six months. Maybe so, but Cingular, the contracted carrier for Iphone service, has already received millions of inquiries about the new phone. If the Iphone is as popular as the Ipod, Apple will force other cell phone manufacturers to follow their lead. Be prepared to spend some money if you plan on buying one. The Iphone is slated to carry a hefty price tag ($499-599) - (but is it ever a cool phone!)

It seems like every time you turn around there is a new wireless gadget making its way into our every day lives. Modern day society has managed to completely free itself from wired electronic devices - so much so that it is now possible to live and work from almost anywhere on the planet.

With the new year of 2008 in full swing, we thought it would be fun to put together a short list of some very cool wireless devices that you may pick up this year - sort of a “wish list” for the new year. Our top five wireless wish list choices for this year are:

#1 - Wireless VoIP Skype Phone

1984 witnessed the breakup of the ATT monopoly and the cost of a telephone call has been dropping ever since. Little did we know that the internet would provide the most cost-effective means of making a call. On the cutting edge of free and dirt cheap long distance calling is Skype.

Skype is the internet application that has allowed millions of people from across the globe to call one another right from their desktop PC. Now you can make free or or very inexpensive calls using Skype using only a wireless Wi-Fi connection. Skype has indeed gone mobile.

#5 - Wireless Indoor Remote Control Power Outle

The receiver plugs directly into any three-prong outlet, and provides a remote switched three-prong outlet to allow radio frequency on & off control for a wide variety of electrical devices. The control unit, with keychain, is more than small enough to fit into your pocket, but its signal will work up to 100 feet away from the receiver even from inside your car.

Ideal for those hard-to-reach plug-ins like holiday lights and computer outlets. The kids left the television on and you don’t feel like getting out of a comfortable chair to turn it off? Just one handy button and you’re in charge.

Easy Plug & Play Installation: Plug receiver into wall outlet. Plug device to be controlled into receiver. That’s it you’re done! No wiring is necessary!

There you have it, our top picks for your wireless wish list for 2008. Be sure to include at least one wireless gadget on your list this year.

This article is brought to you by TelCon Associates, Inc., a leader in telecom bill auditing and bill management for over 35 years.

Success in any endeavor hinges primarily on one thing: getting things done. Ask any successful person how they became that way and chances are good that they will attribute a portion of their success to a daily regimen of writing and completing a “to-do” list. This handy tool can be simple or complex but the desired outcome is always the same: to increase effectiveness and efficiency of personal or work time.

The “to-do” list helps us stay focused. It serves as a timeline and scorecard for helping one achieve much larger goals. Without “to-do” lists we all run the risk of losing sight of the “big picture” - i.e. the desired goal that results when a series of tasks are completed.

When it comes to increasing efficiency and reducing expenses for telecommunications products and services within your business, certain tasks that could lead to success can often be delayed unnecessarily or even ignored altogether.

The following “to-do” list will help you stay focused on the goal of reducing and managing your corporate telecom expenses for 2007. It outlines the tasks to be completed, as well as a number of action steps to take immediately to help you get started. These action steps are intended to begin the process of completing the task. You will want to add your own action steps to the list as they arise. When you have completed the task, simply check it off.

Task #1:

Action Steps:

Call local carrier representative for information on all available plans;

Gather and organize all local bills;

Determine current plan, analyze usage patterns, and upgrade/downgrade if cost-savings warrants it;

Download free booklet “27 Ways to Slash Your Telecom Costs;

Learn more about local service plans here

Task #2:

Action Steps:

Gather existing telecom contracts and make note of expiration dates;

Contact vendors to determine if renegotiating or cancelling contracts without penalty is possible;

Assign individual, committee or outsource negotiations when contracts become due;

Read 7 Areas For Successful Telecom Contract Negotiation

Task #3:

Action Steps:

Collect all wireless bills that are sent to the company;

Collect all wireless bills submitted as expense reports;

Create spreadsheet that lists employees’ names along with all wireless devices in use;

Determine all wireless devices not in use and eliminate wherever possible;

More information on how to establish a wireless company policy

Task #4:

Action Steps:

Learn more about the advantages and disadvantages of VoIP for voice traffic;

Determine if current corporate network is capable of handling VoIP;

Contact telecom consultant to determine if cost savings warrant the migration to VoIP;

Estimate ROI and amount of time needed to recoup investment;

Learn about VoIP readiness assessment here

Task #5:

Any and all U.S. businesses and tax exempt organizations are eligible for the refund providing they were in operation at any time during the period from March 1, 2003 through July 31, 2006. This would include any corporate entity, S Corp., partnership, Trust, etc. In addition, the business must also have incurred phone expenses from April 2006 through September 2006 for it to be eligible for a refund.

Action Steps:

Gather and organize bills from March 2003 to July 2006;

If not possible to gather all bills, collect April and September 2006 bills;

Determine refund through either calculation method;

Contact accounting with figures;

Get more FET refund help here

Task #6:

Action Steps:

Determine what telecom duties could be easily outsourced;

Contact 3 telecom consultants to determine what areas are most cost-effective for outsourcing;

Compare current costs with costs incurred by outsourcing;

Download “How to Select a Telecom Consultant“;

Learn more about telecom outsourcing here

“To-do” lists are only effective if you take the action steps necessary to complete the tasks. Try to block out a few minutes each week to focus and help you stay on track with your telecom cost-reduction efforts. The time spent is well worth it in the long run. If you are someone who is a “to-do” list maniac, try using this free online version.

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