New research from CompTIA finds that IT channels assign a much higher priority for VoIP than SMBs (Small to Medium Businesses). IT considers it top VoIP in the top three of technolgies that are expected to enjoy growth in 2007. But SMBs rank it ninth in priority. [via New Telephony]

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The number of US VoIP subscribers increase about 21% in Q2 2006 to nearly 7 million, with cable VoIP taking the biggest increases in volume. [via TeleGeography] Translation: Vonage is still leading, but they'd better watch out, they'd better not cry...

Now here's a great application of WoIP (Video + Voice over IP). A number of hospitals in California are using WoIP for real-time language interpretation so that English-speaking doctors can serve patients with minimal English language skills. Spanish is currently the most commonly spoken foreign language at these hospitals, but they also have interpreters for four other languages. Hospitals in other states are considering offering the same type of service. [via Information Week, VoIP Magazine]