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A straightforward and easy to understand review of Skype was posted over the weekend on MacTeens. Skype just works. That’s what makes it so elegant to use.

I keep seeing the XTEN folks as true market leaders. when it comes to SIP I also see their evolving strategy of a SoftVideo client as the way to go, and the death sentence for Packet 8. Why? Ubiquity. Currently Packet 8 lacks the ability for someone without their videophone to video with those that … Read more

In what is clearly a move to correct their error prone moves of the past with data and mobility, Cingular is about to roll out WiFi enabled switch over type of service for their cellular customer, marrying it up with their Freedom Link WiFi. If you look at the concept one has to wonder why … Read more

A San Jose company has developed and released a Personal Phone Gateway (PPG) and software that enables automatic routing of Skype to Skype calls to a designated PSTN number, serving as a call forwarding agent for the call recipient with a specified phone number. Geekzone posted it first. But there is more to this PPG … Read more

A somewhat retrospective, somewhat forward reading story on VoIP in the enterprise.

A new report about the Last Mile Providers of VoIP is out. I’d love to see a copy if anyone gets one. The summary mentions AT&T so I presume it’s regarding CallVantage.

Popular social networking cum dating site Friendster has become the first of the Social Networking hubs to add a VoIP play to their offering by joining in with VoiceGlo’s GloPhone.

In one more step for AT&T’s CallVantage, they have added Circuit City to their list of retailers. The ongoing consumerization of Voice over IP and the making of it a package good is great for the industry. Given AT&T’s marketing clout this has to be a leading move for the company, with more to follow.

Cisco has received their DoD certification. That means their equipment will be part of Command and Control Cisco also landed Bank of America.