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Are you aware of the many benefits of implementing IP telephony in your business?

By Zane Gramenidis

Modern-day communication is changing at an ever-accelerating pace. Since the inception of the first IP telephony system, it has been touted that placing the telephone system or PBX on an IP network would open up a whole new set of applications that would benefit business. These applications are now hitting the marketplace, and many companies that are at the forefront of adopting and implementing these technologies are reaping the benefits.

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One of big winners of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing was RFID technology, which is also increasingly winning commercial applications around the world.

By Sheldon R. Reich

Last month, the world's fastest man, Usain Bolt, captured an Olympic medal for Jamaica when he ran the 100-meter dash in less than 10 seconds. That's stunningly fast. But did you know that before Bolt reached the finish line you could have scanned over 100 garments with a handheld RFID reader? That is one of the key findings in a study conducted by the RFID Research Center at the University of Arkansas.