It’s been an age-old debate for many years: OpenSource v bespoke software, with many evangelists on both sides arguing feverishly and passionately about which route is better. Now we are taking this discussion to the telephony sector and specifically VoIP. Paul White, Managing Director of hosted telephony provider NTA looks at the reasons... Features

With over 7000 registrations on the opening day this year’s Microsoft World Partner Conference was expected to draw a large audience, and when the doors opened on Monday morning exhibitors were not disappointed as Paul Fullman, CTO at 4Com Channel Services reports. The steady flow of resellers and integrators was apparent although many co... Features

Comms Business Magazine attended the UK leg of the ScanSource Europe Partner Tour in June to see over 300 people packed into a specially-built marquee in the grounds of the PalmerSport racing complex in Bedfordshire. The event was targeted at resellers from the Communications and Auto ID business – and both groups showed out in force.... Features

Both sides of the Open Source vs. Bespoke Software divide are passionate about their own solutions and here David Dadds, Managing Director of Vanilla IP looks at why he chose to build his service offerings around the Broadsoft platform. Let me begin by stating that when it comes to hosted telephony I believe Asterisk-based open source sol... Features

Onlico is an IT services and support company that provides an array of IT solutions for its customers. This can range from a ‘Foundation’ 24-7 tech support service through to outsourced IT facilities. Flexibility and excellence in delivery are the key characteristics of the Onlico approach. With the convergence of voice and data comms, Lo... Features