A new and improved Skype 2.5 is due out by late afternoon U.K. time with the big feature being a true 100 person conference calling capability with moderation features called Skypecast. Some impressive tie ins like with companies like SixApart, makers of TypePad having been lined up. This is a continuation of the evolution we … Read more
While they don’t connect to any VoIP network via WiFi (yet) I’m predicting Helio, which just came out of the closet will do just that. Targeting the 20 somethings and college age mobile crowd, Helio offers tons of “keep in touch” like features that blow away the offerings of the regular mobile carriers. One has … Read more
I don’t want to turn this into an ad for iotum and PhoneGnome (or my agency) but the VoIP blog world is a buzz with what the power of relevance means–presence and context-meaning right place, right time a the new way to receive the calls you want, where you want, on the endpoint you choose. … Read more
Usually when a company get’s it’s pricing nailed down, trading will begin in a very short time. Being that Vonage announced their IPO per share price range today, I would expect to see the stock on the market soon, if conventional IPO tactics are followed. Vonage can be again the catalyst for the VoIP industry, … Read more
Donavan Jones has been named President of CounterPath, my favorite softclient developer. Jones will have to battle a lot of in house development that is occuring at the big players like Google, Yahoo, AOL and elsewhere to keep the XTEN guts at the forefront of softphone integration.
IMS is what underlies Fixed Mobile Convergence, otherwise known as where Mobile Meets VoIP. Ken Camp is digging into the subject and his summary is a good primary, with some kudos to pal Martin Geddes. This ties in nicely as I’m moderating the “VoIP In a Wireless World” panel at MuniWireless.org’s June conference in Santa … Read more
Jim Courtney has a detailed and totally relevant post about the value proposition PhoneGnome and iotum are bringing to the Voice 2.0 world.
Around all the hoopla last week on other matters, I almost overlooked that pal Paul Kapustka has joined the PulverMedia team. In my book he brings real media experience to the rapidly growing Pulver group of ventures. It’s a great hire for Jeff and the gang.
A most defining moment occured today at the resort Helene (my fiance) and I are staying at for the wedding of a personal friend of 30 years. At breakfast we had our laptops at the communal table where many of the “parents” friends were seated, many reading copies of the New York Times and International … Read more
Bruce Stewart of O’Reilly’s Emerging Telephony site has a killer review of something I’m really excited about. Given both companies are clients I’d rather let your read Bruce’s well written and totally right on the money piece about something that makes so much sense it just had to happen. In fairness Aswath Rao also thought … Read more
