A new version of our Outlook/IE/Firefox ClearStar VoIP toolbar is available for download. The following enhancements have been made to this great ClearStar feature: – Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 compatibility – Microsoft Outlook 2010 compatibility. It will present itself as a “ribbon” under the “Add-Ins” tab in Outlook 2010 – Mozilla Firefox 3.6.4 compatibility – Addition of BroadWorks Anywhere (Be Anywhere) This will be available for download…
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High Availability Enterprise Storage using NexentaStor
Jessie Bryan, Impulse’s Director of Systems Engineering, will be hosting a conference call in conjunction with Nexenta and Pogolinux on the advantages of using Nexenta for high availability storage solutions. The webinar takes place this Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at 10:00AM. Find out how to implement a cost-effective business continuity solution for critical applications and services. During this webinar, you will learn about the high-availability features in…
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Noozhawk Article Featuring Impulse
Noozhawk providers of “the freshest news in Santa Barbara” posted an article titled Impulse Advanced Communications in Touch with the Needs of Business Clients – Santa Barbara company strives to provide unique phone and Internet solutions focused on security and service. Impulse Advanced Communications, founded in 1995 by Ken Alker, Tony Papa and Jim Pisani, was one of the first companies to bring the…
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Impulse 2011 Office Party
We had so much fun at our open house last year we have decided to make it a yearly event. Come hang out with the leading executives and and technology professionals in the area at the Impulse 2nd annual office party. Clos Pepe Vineyard will be pouring wine from their latest selections, and The Catering Connection will be providing food. Beer and soda will also be served….
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Video Killed the Radio Star… Is the Internet Next?
Netflix hit 20 million subscribers last year, and with reportedly over 60% of their subscribers streaming video over the Internet, the pressure they are putting on the Internet as a delivery system for television shows and movies has taken center stage lately. Netflix holds the most notoriety as the leader of the pack, but Hulu and even DirecTV through its on-demand service delivered over your broadband connection…
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In Pursuit of High Availability Internet Access
The Truth Behind Free Conference Calls And Traffic Pumping
When you make a one-minute phone call, the long distance company that charges you a few cents a minute has to shell out a wee little bit to a few other entities. How little? Typically some tiny fraction of a cent. The local originating company gets a fraction of a cent for handing the call to the long distance company, a database service gets a bit to look up…
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Why Impulse Isn’t a Tier-One Provider
I had an interesting experience at a recent meeting with a local government agency. The subject of purchasing Internet and advanced communication services came up and the customer mentioned that of course they wanted to go with a tier-one carrier. This got me thinking as to the technical definition of a tier-one carrier and the often confusing public perceptions of its meaning.
Cisco Switch Power Deny Issue with Polycom Phones
We ran into a rather bizarre problem a while back with a VoIP installation. The installation consisted of a cisco 3560 48-port PoE switch feeding 35 Polycom phones. Most of the phones powered up fine but a few wouldn’t boot. When a working phone was unplugged, another previously-dead phone would come to life, but the one just unplugged would then remain dead when reconnected. Checking the power…
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Importing offnet numbers to Broadsoft
Impulse is a network service provider serving primarily the United States. From time to time we have clients with a global presence who need to offer integrated voice services to remote offices. This document describes configuration of the Adtran Total Access 900 series to allow foreign telephone numbers to be directed to a Broadsoft or other SIP softswitch in these cases.