AP Story Sites Woes Of 911 Directors About VoIP

A story making the rounds today over the Associated Press newswire sites many woes being expressed by 911 call center directors. My view is that there are likely solutions that will work, but that county government is not ready to spend the money to modernise their E911 services.

Commercial with Your VoIP

It has been tried with cellular, and now it’s being tried with VoIP. Getting free VoIP in exchange for listening to commercials while the call is being connected.  

Eyebeam 1.1 Due Out Really Soom

SIPthat.com: Wrapping up the year! has a note from Erik that a new version of Eyebeam is due out soon. I keep thinking this is a better solution than a box that you can’t really have with you on the go if the concept of a video phone is ever going to take off.

Pulver Communicator To Likely Include Skype

It sure sounds like Jeff and his team may have a first on their hands. A pre-release version of the next rendition of the Pulver Communicator is in private testing now, and likely will be released in time for CES. This is a huge step as it allows IM sessions between Skype users and PC … Read more

VoIP at CES

I mentioned VoIP at CES earlier, but I forget to mention why it will be such a big deal. In a nutshell, Pulver.com. Jeff and his team have been in the VoIP arena putting on conferences longer than anyone. Now that VoIP is going mainstream with more “consumer” products than ever before, his groups participation … Read more

The Jeff Pulver Blog: Telephony and Music: More than just an “On-Hold” Relationship

Telephony and Music: More than just an “On-Hold” Relationship according to my favorite Telecom blogger, Jeff Pulver. The reason I say telecom, is while his focus is clearly VoIP and Pulver Communications related efforts, Jeff does have the best perspective on Telecom from years of doing what he has done. His points about the blending of … Read more