Voice and UC State of Security Report 2013 Released

I just flipped through the very well presented State of Security Report on the subject of Voice and Unified Communications that SecureLogix has released You can sign up to download the report here. Overall I like what I read but I did wonder why only ONE reference to WebRTC included? And, what was there was … Read more

Skype and Lync Get Joined at the (mobile) Hip

Long suspected and not at all far fetched since Skype was acquired by Microsoft was the marriage of Lync and Skype. The reason for the purchase was the foresight of Lync lead Dr. Joe Williams who saw how the two could work together and at the same time, the looming threat Skype posed if independent … Read more

Yahoo Voice Shutting Down

Yahoo! Messenger Icon (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Just learned that Yahoo Voice is shutting down at the end of January. Yahoo! will no longer offer Phone In and Phone Out services to our users, although free Messenger-to-Messenger calls will still be available through your Yahoo! Messenger service.     Interestingly, the news came to me from … Read more

CounterPath Rolls Out RCS-e Flavored Bria Mobile Softphone at Mobile World Congress

Client CounterPath is making sure no stone is unturned when it comes to keeping it's lead in the softphone category with carriers. Their latest news is all around the RCS-e standard that the GSMA has embraced. Basically, this give the mobile operators a softphone application that is focused on the use of IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) … Read more