This is what I call doing things the smart and right way. Cablevision is upgrading their customers and making them VoIP ready.

As I said last week Skype is clearly taking aim at the video conference space. For companies like XTEN and SightSpeed this could pose a real threat if they don’t make the right moves soon. SightSpeed has a new update to their client due out in a day or so. It will feature SIP based … Read more

Viseon which is making a next generation Video Phone plans on delivering more than video calls. Could this be the coming of the next generation of MiniTel, the widely successful directory service from the past in France?

Skype is looking to market on OPM, that’s Other People’s Money. It’s a smart approach but it makes one wonder where all their VC money is going.

Vonage seems to be singing a new tune and it’s not the same song they sang when they got their two hundred million. That money was supposed to go largely to marketing and growing their subscriber base here in the USA and around the globe. In an announcement today Vonage signed a multi-year agreement to … Read more

Forbes has a story about VoiceStick. I may have to give it another shot on a different PC. My first experience was so bad I stopped trying it out. That said, I am always open to second tries.

Euro VoN still has another day to go and James Enck has a great recap of what’s transpired so far that matters. Be sure and read all the way through as he’s got lots of tidbits that hopefully as VoN Blur subsides he can expand upon.

I was about to write almost the same type of commentary, but Mark beat me to the punch. While 8 x 8 is clearly trying, I don’t think they have come close to turning the corner. Their burn rate is increasing, and while subscribers are growing, one has to wonder about the costs that they … Read more

The FCC has released their regular stats on telephone penetration in the USA. They also issued a report on how much people are paying. So right now VoIP appears to be a “cheaper” way to go, but I don’t expect that to last. While I do forsee the day of $9.95 plans, I believe that … Read more

Being private has it’s advantage, one of which you can make statements like this without all the strings that limit public companies. But still, one has to wonder a lot. For example, how much in the way of stock are founders and employees getting and how does that impact the actual balance sheet. Also, with … Read more