Global Crossing has selected CounterPath’s Eyebeam softfphone. They’re rolling out a service in several South American countries. This will enable the business customer to quickly access the Global Crossing Ready Access voice conferencing service as well as make calls over their network from laptops.
VoIP Supply has announced they are now carrying a full line of Microsoft Response Point ready IP phones. Client Junction Networks is also working with Response Point and has found the PBX from Microsoft to be super easy to configure.
UK telecom analyst firm Ovum has come to the conclusion that conferencing, both Video and Voice is going to be a bigger play in 2009. I agree. I just rebuilt my office with a conference room set up that is IT/IP purposed (but it can also double as a wine tasting room in configuration) with dual 30″ Apple Cinema Displays off the walls, and one more being table top along with a web cam and a Polycom speakerphone.
Ted Stevenson at VoIP Planet has spotted two new web based calling applications, VoxoFon and FreeRinger.