Microsoft and Yahoo Begin Their Marriage

Will Yahoo become the first big time company to really effectively work with Microsoft. While posessing one of the broadest and biggest eco-systems in technology, over the years the Microsoft partners list has read like a whose who, what’s what in tech. Unfortunately the list is almost as long as ex VP’s at Microsoft who … Read more

CNET on Radio Handi

Radio Handi has been one of my favorite Voice 2.0 companies since I met the youthful founder Brian McConnell a few months back in San Francisco. Today CNET’S Rafe Needleman had a nice profile about them and all that it can do to make for better group communications.

The Next Generation of SightSpeed

I’ve been keeping this news from client SightSpeed under wraps, but there’s no keeping secrets from Om Malik, who now, out on his own is looking really to go after the big news and scoop the rest of the media via the GigaOm blog and his assembled team of reporters and bloggers, all of whom … Read more

Possibilities to Disrupt?

Om has opened the door to potentially a very, very, very disruptive play, using open source and standards based technology, tools and platforms. And the person he’s opened the door for is non other than my next town over neighbor, Michael “Golden Boy” Robertson, the father of Gizmo Project. The disruption though, may not first … Read more

PhoneGnome Stats Show Free On Net Calling Works

For those that don’t know David Beckemeyer, he’s the co-founder of Earthlink. Over a year ago he introduced PhoneGnome, a really evolutionary telephony product that I’ve had the good fortune to advise on, and use for some time. David is also one of the smartest technology executives at making a product consumer easy, just like … Read more

WiFi Phones By EarthLink

I consider Steve Howe one of the bright lights in VoIP and clearly one of the smartest execs at Earthlink, so I’m not surprised to see the moves he’s making in the Muni Wireless world. Check out Katie Fehrenbacher’s story on GigaOm where she has the scoop. Looks like Om picked a real winner who … Read more

WiFi Phones By EarthLink

I consider Steve Howe one of the bright lights in VoIP and clearly one of the smartest execs at Earthlink, so I’m not surprised to see the moves he’s making in the Muni Wireless world. Check out Katie Fehrenbacher’s story on GigaOm where she has the scoop. Looks like Om picked a real winner who … Read more

Audio Codes Buying Netrake, Closes on Nuera

Today Audio Codes announced they are buying NetRake, a leading session border controller company. That follows on the heals of their closing on the purchase of San Diego based Nuera. Some months back I remarked that the era of consolidation within the VoIP world is upon us, and we’re starting to see that. Arms suppliers, … Read more