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What Can VoIP Do? Plus, how to find the best broadband service

What Can VoIP Do?
Many businesses make the jump to VoIP for the savings, then fail to take full advantage of the enhanced functions these increasingly versatile platforms offer. Here's a look at four VoIP features that can help boost productivity and make a small company boom.

Unified Messaging Unified messaging means one-stop access to voice mail and e-mail: E-mails can be translated to voice messages, and voice messages can be turned into e-mails. It also allows users to set
receipt priorities-so messages from your investors automatically go to the top of the pile.

Conferencing VoIP systems can take the traditional audio conference to the next level, injecting collaboration capabilities so participants can exchange files, sync calendars and (given the right broadband connection) communicate via video.