Since returning to the Mac world some 18 months ago I’ve had what I would call overall a more than happy experience with Apple, other than their going into denial mode about the Sudden Shutdown Syndrome my black MacBook experienced this past summer. Basically, as a regular customer Apple has kept me totally informed about … Read more
Uber Analyst Jon Arnold seems to pop up often with insightful and witty comments about all things IP Communications. Just yesterday Jon’s words of wisdom crossed the wires as part of a very well written VoIP Magazine story about Cisco and Telepresence. Jon’s comments, and those from others in the story underscores the hurdles I … Read more
Alec Saunders, Bruce Stewart and Ken Camp plus the Ottawa Business Journal all have covered the new iotum Channel Partner Program.
Voxilla has a wonderfully well timed story about the VoIP ready Nokia ESeries mobile phones and how to make them work with Asterisk.
Today’s New York Times has a lengthy story on VoIP only SIP and Skype phones. One comment I have about many of these phones. The set up is not as easy as it should be. The author points this out, but from my experience, the entire process across the board needs to be made simpler. … Read more
With Astricon happening this week the news about Fonality is making the rounds. Tom Keating has a very good recap of the news and what it means to new and old users.
VAPPS has rolled out a pay for use model with Skype today, picking up on the initial trial. In many ways this delivers on the promise that Ben and his team made back in the summer months during the Skype developers conference in Las Vegas. By having a pay model, that uses Skype credits, third … Read more
DECT, which stands for Digitally Enhanced Cordless Technology, has been around in Europe for a few years, but now is emerging in the USA. Today GE announced a series of new Skype phones based on DECT.
First it was weather, and now it’s traffic reports. Vonage has buckled up with a trafic reporting service to help keep people from being snarled in traffic jams. While Vonage stock is stuck at a red light in the sevens these days, one has to question the need for this service that is only reachable … Read more
Yesterday, SKype formally released version 2.0 of their Mac client.
