Arkateq                           develops voice over IP solution -                                                                2005/01/25 [Johannesburg, 25 January 2005] - "Arkateq has always been involved in the telecommunications industry in one way or another," stated Thomas Muller, MD of Arkateq. "With the appointment of Arkateq by a UK-based firm to develop a voice over IP quality monitoring system, we are just expanding our expertise further into that market," continues Muller. "Arkateq has been experimenting for quite some time with voice over IP technology and the application thereof. We believe there will be exceptional growth in this area of the industry," states Muller. "There are huge advantages for the end-user and consumer," explains Andre Coetzee, Operations Manager of Arkateq. "The infrastructure and technology have existed for years. We are only now learning to utilise them to their full extent," continues Coetzee. Arkateq, a Novell SuSE Linux business partner and software development company, thinks voice over IP technology holds huge cost saving initiatives for consumers.