War Museum conquers costs with VoIP

摘要

The Canadian War Museum provides visitors with a glimpse into the country's military past, but the technology the institution relies on for its day-to-day operations could give network managers ideas about the future of their own telecommunications setups. After re-opening in a brand new building this May, the War Museum now boasts a Voice over IP system, redundant fixed wireless connections back to its parent, the Canadian Museum of Civilization (CMC), and network costs that are $80,000 to $100,000 less than they were at the old War Museum. Gord Butler, chief information technology officer for the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corp., said the move to a VoIP system was relatively easy, because IT staff were able to build from the ground up at the new War Museum building.