Raketu Adds Video in 3.0
Raketu, a company we don’t rattle about that much, has added video calling.
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iSkoot Raises 19 Million Dollars
Given the economy the raising of an additional $19 million dollars is a feat unto itself. I hear that there is a lot of good things coming from iSkoot so this round will be the round to get them over the top.
Random VoIP Notes
Global Crossing has selected CounterPath’s Eyebeam softfphone. They’re rolling out a service in several South American countries. This will enable the business customer to quickly access the Global Crossing Ready Access voice conferencing service as well as make calls over their network from laptops. VoIP Supply has announced they are now carrying a full line … Read more
Audio Codes Goes High Def In Audio
AudioCodes plans to embed HD VoIP across its product portfolio throughout 2009. This is a logical move with everything going broadband. Broadband means wideband codecs from client GIPS will be something more and more developers are looking at. For AudioCodes this means embedding HD audio onto their boards that go into telephony products.
eComm Web Site Up and Updated
I got a note from one of the people helping Lee Dryburgh get the next edition of eComm off the ground that the event’s web site has been updated. The must attend conference, slated for March 3-5 in Burlingame, CA is shaping up to be something really special. Lee is malleting the potential presenters the … Read more
Accounts Cancelled, Accounts Added
Over the last few days I’ve cancelled a few accounts and added one. 1. Fuze by CallWave. Nice service, but I don’t really see a compelling need for it. HighDefConferencing.com, Calliflower by iotum and SightSpeed give me more of what I need. Oh, yes, all three are clients. 2. TrueVoice by EarthLink. I have so … Read more
Ted-On Grand Central
Ted Wallingford has roared back into the blogosphere with a very on the mark post about GrandCentral. I couldn’t agree more. In an era where hype is quickly generated via the blogs, analyst, media and even through well thought out participation at conferences, it seems many a marketer has forgotten that at times, “silence is … Read more
More Benefits To iPhone Users in USA
AT&T is rolling out more benefits to Apple iPhone users all the time, as the war with T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless gets rolling with new devices (the Google Android G-1 and Blackberry Storm.) What they are doing is offering all iPhone users free AT&T Hotspot access in their WiFi locations. This means for the most … Read more
Fring Makes SIP Calling Easy With OnSIP from Junction Networks
Mike Oeth, the CEO and one of the founders of client Junction Networks shared some news with me recently. It was the kind of news that I liked to hear, because it showed that imagination was alive. With glee in his voice and a smile on his face he told me they had turned the … Read more
iSkoot For Skype On Android-A Difference In Experience
The Washington Post via TechCrunch drew attention to the new iSkoot’s client for Skype on the Android G1. My experience with the app was one that was not really what I expected it to be and I really wasn’t going to write about it because I know from experience that the folks at iSkoot are … Read more