Andy Abramson

Reports are that Jeff Pulver has been working on an integrated application that combines VoIP, presence, IM and aspects of social networking. He’s about to release it another limited trial “as is” BETA version of the application. This one is version .80. Pulver, who is nothing less than a visionary is clearly someone who can … Read more

Forrester Research has noted that VoIP [voice over IP] will overtake standard phones globally by 2007, with Europe not far behind, according to a report originating within the pages of Computer Reseller News. The key here is all the people they spoke to are either enterprise data managers or companies that sell to them. As … Read more

Seems one of the regular readers, and someone who email’s me regularly has made significant headway in having Packet8 and 8 x 8 Networks get me on their roadmap (finally). I’m being sent their telephone adapter and the new video phone. Once I receive the equiment I’ll hook it into the system and if anyone … Read more

Velocitus, an Idaho company has launched a VoIP service, competing with QWEST in the state. Both are currently targeting the business market, but are expected to go after the residential market later in the year. This is good for business in Idaho and likely the tip of the iceberg for just how competive the market … Read more

Eweek’s Ellen Muraskin evaluates the competitive landscape surrounding AT&T’s entry into the VoIP market, supporting what has been said here before about them. It’s about brand. Vonage, Broadvoice and Primus are also mentioned.

Another survey tells you what you already know. There is a revolution underway and it’s spelled VoIP. The key points from the announcement: — Rapidly increases new service deployment — Substantially changes network architectures — Levels the playing field between large and small players, telecom and cable carriers Despite the rosy outlook for VoIP deployment, … Read more

Information Week bit on the Vonage no need to dial 1 plus the area code release of yesterday and has a rather nice story about the area code less calling. But while the author reports that some analyst thinks area codes are going away, I have another angle. Bye bye toll free 800 numbers. It … Read more

I don’t think my day could have started out any better than when I found out from Ken Rutkowski that I was on CNN.com. Seems they picked up Ellen Simon’s story about Voice over IP. It’s all about the blog… Then pal Bob Cox ran an item in The National Debate’s Daily Rundown. It doesn’t … Read more

This shouldn’t be a surprise, as the Chinese mainlanders always find a way to make emerging technology illegal. In this case, someone got arrested for running a VoIP telephony service. Revolution. Yeah, right.