This looks like a trademark infringement case ready to happen. That aside, this also appears to be a SIP based phone service that uses the CounterPath X-Lite softphone. 2006 will be the year of the SoftPhone. Yahoo’s new Messenger-especially the enhanced new Mac version that is being built from the ground up, the PhoneGnome SoftGnome, … Read more
Joi Ito suffered through a long trip where he was disconnected, despite being on a flight and in an airport that were both supposed to provide WiFi. I don’t see how his Macintosh was the issue at Frankfurt’s airport. I was able to log on there but did have issues with VoIP. With the Boeing … Read more
It’s time for predictions. 1. Vonage–There will be some sort of exit, but not one that will be as loft as some might expect. Someone may buy them for their customer base and blend it into their own VoIP platform. 2. AOL Voice–AOL starts to make moves in the space. Already they have built a … Read more
I often tell clients that it’s not about “selling in,” it’s about “selling through” that matters in retail product marketing. Too often we hear about the “big announcement” from a company in the technology products space that tells us all that they landed a “retail partnership” with so and so. That’s why when I spotted … Read more
Ted Wallingford over at The VoIP Weblog is usually very conservative by nature, so I found it rather out of character when he totally ripped Packet8 for their lack of innovation.
Free in my mind is a myth. Om thinks voice will be free. I learned a long time ago that there is no such thing as a free lunch, something Om as a real journalist knows all too well and has to make sure everytime he takes a trip or is out to dinner a … Read more
Vonage continues to increase how much they per customer in their pursuit of growth. Now their adding a $100 rebate to the mix. So for every new customer who takes advantage of the plan the cost to Vonage goes up by $100. What? Did really you think the retailers and hardware folks paid for that?
Business Week’s Olga Kharif is having a love affair over CallVantage…Gee, I’ve felt that way for more than a year…
We’re all being ripped off. Om. Me. Tom and a host of others. It’s called plagiarism. Read Om’s post first though, then read the comments. While I can’t go into Kinkos and copy a page in the newspaper about a friend’s daughter (who is also an agency client of mine) someone can easily lift and … Read more
VoIP Security will be a big issue in 2006 IMHO. Dan York and his sidekick Jonathan Zar, are taking a leadership position on the subject. If your not reading their blog or listening to their podcast, you’re missing out on early warning signs about what is happening with Security and just what is or could … Read more
