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    Last week, I lamented the growing tendency to slam perfectly valid technologies as unsuitable for new uses, just because they prove to be unsuited for applications for which they are inherently unsuited.

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    If you're thinking about voice over IP, we take a look at the steps involved in getting it set up and what's on offer from four major vendors.

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