Skype has released a beta of their Linux version as of today according to reports. While this is a boon to those who prefer to not be on Windows, this certainly broadens the reach of Skype and goes deeper into the early adopter techie world. With Skype on a Lindows/Linspire PC who needs SipPhone once … Read more
Peerio’s parent company, Popular Telephony has updated their web site with what is clearly the first in a series of announcements they will be making at Supercomm 2004 this week. What is clear is that Peerio is not simply a softphone application, and that Peerio is a technology that can be embedded into devices and … Read more
Bell Canada, in what is an obvious pre-emptive strike to deter consumers from switching to newcomers to the telephony services game, can you spell VoIP Vonage or Primus, has taken a major step to keep customers talking over their lines. Today they announced the lowering of the price to $5 dollars for 1000 minutes a … Read more
For 30 Euro a month, French residents will be able to add VoIP to Tiscali ADSL service. As someone who has friends in France due to my passion for wine, I’m thrilled. Now if they only bring down the price for Wi-Fi over there…. The bottom line is Vonage has set the ball in motion … Read more
While not as far behind as Canada (one out of four) the USA rings in at fifty percent in the unsure about what VoIP is, offers and is aware they can have it according to a poll released today. The key message that is however getting through, and is no surprise, is that VoIP saves … Read more
News.com’s Ben Charney has some advance looks at what will occur and be made news at SuperComm in Chicago. The trade show, which starts on Monday is shaping up to be a big deal this year after a few drought like years. The highlights are Linux version of Skype, Verizon announcing a VoIP play and … Read more
Cable and Wireless has announced managed VoIP service in the U.K. for the enterprise market. That’s where the real money is. So while a lot of noise is being made everywhere about consumer VoIP deals, the business market has the numbers to make a business of VoIP for carriers.
Here’s a great primer on VoIP for those just waking up.
More and more stories are bubbling in from around the world that VoIP is driving cost savings. This story, from Auckland New Zealand only goes to further that point. With IP Telephony in place outsourced, offshore call centers and customer service costs go way down.
Newsday, the other morning paper in the New York metro area that matters, has a very detailed story and interview with Tom Evslin, the founder of ITXC and now chairman of Teleglobe.
