Some Quick News Notes

I’m supposed to be on vacation, but I feel the obligation to bring some news items or stories of note to light. GIPS is providing Baidu their VideoEngine to have real time video chat inside the Baidu Instant Messaging platform. GIPS has new leadership as well now so maybe we’ll see a kindler and gentler … Read more

Citrix Adds VoIP to Go To Meeting

The world of audio conferencing keeps getting brighter, and with the price of gasoline, as well as air travel services like GoToMeeting are seeing the light and adding VoIP to their platform. Technorati Tags: Andy Abramson, IVR, VoIP

Oh This One Had To Hurt

J.A. Watson today laid the smackdown in the direction of Skype when writing about the new Dell Video Chat application that became available yesterday which was developed by client SightSpeed for the world’s largest computer manufacturer and e-tailing pioneer. With a post like that one has to wonder if Skype is becoming the new Vonage, … Read more

Structure O8

I spent yesterday at GigaOm’s Structure 08 Conference. It was GREAT. If anyone thinks the conference business is dead, they are DEAD WRONG. The overflow crowd clearly showed that there is lots of interest in Infrastructure. Hats off to the entire team at GigaOm and especially to Surj Patel who guided the conference. Om was … Read more

PhoneGnome for Business Launches

David Beckemeyer passed me a note about his new PhoneGnome for Business service that launched. For users of PhoneGnome this provides a full new suite of services that may appeal to the small business user.