Amen on Conference Crafting

Amen….We Break Stuff has a riveting post that is DEAD ON. We need more crafting, art in conferences. I am so, so tired of hearing from people that the conference business is doing badly. That trade shows don’t work any more. Horsehockey. They do. If you have the right people. The key is to not … Read more

The Economist on VoIP

The very much high-brow intellectual Economist has a sensational story on how the traditional phone companies overcharge and what the options are for consumers and businesses.

Voice Apps Move Around

Om’s wrap up piece on Thursday shows how voice applications and services are going cross platform and adding more features. Gizmo 4.0 gets an upgrade with video. The big deal here is that the 4.0 version on the Nokia 810 also has video. Fring creates a widget, which looks like a click to Fring button. … Read more

Global Roaming Getting Easier…Maybe Cheaper?

It looks like the always imaginative folks at Roam4Free/Cubic Telecom are making moves, inking a partnership with CelTrek. The goal here is to lower the cost of global roaming, and that means they are aiming at the customers of WorldCell first and foremost here in the USA. While their pricing isn’t lower than buying local … Read more

Gotta Love Ted’s Take on VoxCall

Client Voxalot rolled out Voxcall this week and the in the know VoIP types have been privately telling me how much they like it so I was very excited to see Ted Wallingford’s reaction today. You see, Ted gets the real world value of technology that has meaning and benefit to consumers and business users … Read more

Skype In Make or Break Year???

Business Week’s Olga Kharif interviewed pal Jon Arnold to get some context around what many in the blogosphere have been reporting for some time. Skype is at a watershed moment and their incoming CEO/President (I hear a choice may have been made through the grapevine) will have a lot to do. With both CES and … Read more

Truphone Adds VoipUser’s Dean Elwood to Team

Long time friend, Dean Elwood, has joined the Truphone ranks. He announced the move today on his VoIPUser.org web site. For Elwood this is a move from his full-time, but less exciting career as lawyer, to something he has been passionate about for some time. Developing a platform where developers can find a home for … Read more

Video Conferencing Is Green

A story in today’s Ottawa Citizen highlights lots of facts and figures about why Video Conferencing is such a good idea for businesses. Another story on CNet’s Asia news site pretty much says the same thing.

Video Conferencing Is Green

A story in today’s Ottawa Citizen highlights lots of facts and figures about why Video Conferencing is such a good idea for businesses. Another story on CNet’s Asia news site pretty much says the same thing.