Spotted—You can call Obi devices with webrtc now, but the set up seems to be challenging some die hards. Bascially, because it's SIP based the Obi devices can route calls to any SIP endpoint and vice versa. By creating a simple Chome widget the really intelligent folks behind Obi have come up with a way … Read more
Marriott International (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I'm a frequent traveler and a long time Marriott hotel guest, dating back to 1974 when my very first office was inside the long demolished City Line Avenue Marriott in Philadelphia. So when I read that Marriott was rebranding I was all gooy inside, feeling nostalgic, thinking back to the … Read more
WebRTC Single Page Application (Photo credit: Tsahi Levent-Levi) I think there's a bit of "insecurity" going on within both the last gen and next gen telco providers when it comes to WebRTC. And honestly, it's the same old story. An instant replay of sorts. Honestly, is it live or is it Memorex? As a matter … Read more
Ace Los Angeles Times' consumer and biz travel reporter Catherine Hamm and I had a nice "chat" the other day about the problems that still plague those who travel internationally, especially those who travel on business or for extended periods. Trust me I know, and while I have client Truphone as my Swiss Army Knife … Read more
Over the past week I've been working on improving both communications and education in my company so I felt an internal newsletter that could quickly be generated would fit the bill. One of the tools I've discovered is FlashIssue, a very easy to use add-in that works with GMail, MailChimp or simply read as a … Read more
I just read the transcript of pal Dave Michels UC Strategies Podcast on the topic of WebRTC and the Channel. Dave did a great job of asking questions that have got to be scaring the pants off of the hardware oriented players. Or at least, that's what Dave's line of questioning did to get me … Read more
Vidtel, whom I am a shareholder in, continues to make moves in the WebRTC space with news today adding WebRTC-based screen sharing and content sharing. Now MeetMe participants can use their web browser to join and participate in videoconferences and with the news today, they can share content with other participants. Because it's all software based and … Read more
I was scouring the news today and found some forward thinking companies are using Infocomm as the springboard to launch or help propel their WebRTC efforts. Who did? Well rather than a series of blog posts, here's a quick summary: StarLeaf is promising video calling and conferencing hardware and software solution integration. Vidtel and IntelePeer are … Read more
WebRTC's roadmap (Photo credit: Tsahi Levent-Levi) WebRTC is hot. My agency already has 7 clients engaged deeply into the space as it is a disruptive technology that is changing the way the world communicates – While a benefit and threat to telcos, depending on how they approach it, already we're seeing that Enterprise companies are … Read more
With the upcoming WebRTC World Conference in Atlanta end of this month, we're already starting to see companies, both large and small begin to tip their hands, as they dip their toes into the WebRTC waters. So it's no surprise that Broadsoft has moved WebRTC into their UC-One platform, as today's news announcement lays out. … Read more
