Snom

Article summary

Snom Technology GmbH is a German company which manufactures Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephones, based on the IETF standard Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). Snom's products are targeted at the small- to medium-sized business sector, home offices, Internet service providers, carriers, and original equipment manufacturers. The company, founded in 1996 and headquartered in Berlin, is a wholly owned subsidiary of VTech Holdings Limited, since 2016.

Key claims

1. date of foundation: 1996 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1997 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 2009 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2004 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1996". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1997". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of foundation is "2009". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2004". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370504448