A Comment About Comments

As many of you know I moderate comments on this blog. I do that for one reason. To keep the content on VoIPWatch on point and topical for each post. Many times I see comment spam and those are deleted. Other times I see what is clearly an attempt to drive relevancy in search or … Read more

Skype SIP Hits The Shores With ShoreTel

ShoreTel, one of the better and more forward thinking IP-PBX brands has become the first big brand to announce a relationship with Skype, and I don’t think this will be the last as Skype’s pursuit of the business market revs up: So here are some wild guesses 1) First I expect a small box manufacturer … Read more

Second Numbers on Cell Phone Reminds Me of TalkPlus

About two years ago, Jeff Black and his team at TalkPlus had an idea that could have revolutionized the mobile industry. The concept was giving mobile phone users multiple lines for inbound and outbound calling. The idea, in many ways, was the exact opposite of GrandCentral, meaning instead of one number going everywhere, TalkPlus was … Read more

Brad Garlinghouse Reemerges @ AOL

Former YAHOO Senior VP Brad Garlinghouse has reemerged and will be leading AOL’s Silicon Valley operations, with the title ofPresident of Internet and Mobile Communications and reporting directly to Tim Armstrong, a position he’s very well qualified for. What was very interesting in reading the announcement was his most recent role with Silver Lake Partners … Read more

Goodbye to Books

Dave Hornik, a veteran Sand Hill Road VC and industry observer eliminated books and used his iPhone in Europe on his summer holiday, something I have done and also not done. First off, for AT&T Customers who are heavy business mail users like I am, the iPhone is NOT a useful replacement for the RIM … Read more

Voice Evolution Launched

Over the past few weeks Robert Poe, a veteran writer and regular contributor to various web sites and publications that covered VoIP and voice communications has been working on a new VoIP blog. It’s named Voice Evolution and is now up and running. Over the years I’ve been around I’ve always liked Bob’s style where … Read more