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• iptel.org: On-line Reference for Internet Telephony
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• Columbia.edu: Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)

Sources

• An Interview with Andy Melton of NOS Communications
• PC World: Avoid VoIP Gotchas by James A. Martin - June 2004
• PC World: Net phones evolve - Sept. 2004
• VoIP watch by Andy Abramson
• PC Magazine