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Pulver Questions The Government And So Do I

Getting on a committee like Jeff has mentioned is a huge perk in many ways. It helps establish ones status and fortifies one’s reach. If the right people are put on these things happen. If the wrong people are on them, well, nothing happens. The public media is well represented. Neither VoIP or the Blogosphere … Read more

James On Bridgeport Network

I think I introduced James to some of the guys from Bridgeport Networks who spend lots of time in London. Like me he’s become a fan. I was happy to see their deal with China Unicom finally was announced and that they also won an award from the CDMA Development Group. If you don’t know … Read more

Skype and eBay Wrap Up

Alec Saunders has a great recap and commentary on the deal of the day, week, month, year…take your pick. I keep going back and forth on the Skype/eBay deal. On one hand I look at it as the Broadcast.com deal for VoIP. On the other hand I wonder just how much work the integration will … Read more

Andy In D.C. on A Significant Panel

I’m actually very excited about the opportunity to share my views. The rest of the participants make me feel very proud to have been selected and labeled a leading industry player. “Peripheral Visionaries’ IP-Based Communications Summit” will be held in Washington D.C. on November 10. Peripheral Visionaries, which will run from 9 AM to 5:00 … Read more

Now That eBay Owns Skype…

Are they going to be called eSkype? More importantly with eBay being a USA company, will Skype have to follow the FCC’s regulations as a phone company? While today’s announcement answers alot of questions, and ends speculation, one has to now look at the implications and figure out if eBay may have just gotten taken … Read more

eBay Buys Skype

The last few days were rather quiet on the Skype Hype front. It seems my first gut reaction about Skype Was right and only over thinking caused a shift. I still view the Skype team as master marketers who played the game to the fullest and have won with eBay making the acquisition. A payout … Read more