Tehrani on Ooma
If you haven’t been following Ooma lately, the early week recap of what’s new with Ooma is a very good reference point and worth a read.
VoIP
Congrats to The Great Team At GIPS
For the past 19 months or so, I’ve had the good fortune to work with an amazing leadership team at GIPS (Global IP Solutions). Ever since I met CEO Emerick Woods after his appointment, and then his team of Joyce Kim, Jan Linden, John Gallagher, John Hermansen and the rest, the rapport, respect and results … Read more
The Old SightSpeed Is Still Looking Pretty Good
Former client SightSpeed was acquired about 18 months ago by Logitech. Logitech has since also acquired Lifesize and between the two, plus their webcams, have assembled a small arsenal in the video communications space. Plus in both Scott Lomond (ex COO at SightSpeed) and in Matt Collier from Lifesize they have two very professional leaders … Read more
Best and Worst of Hotel WiFi
I can’t say I disagree at all with Hotel Chatter’s annual Hotel WiFi’s Best & Worst Report at all. My favorite hotel chain, the upscale Hyatt ANDAZ is number one. I’ve been staying in the London Andaz practically every three months or so for the past two years and have spent many a memorable number … Read more
Why We Live In the Land of the Free
No, I’m not referring in the headline to free calling, but free in so many others ways. Like with the opportunity to choose whatever carrier we want to use. Not so, reports Tom Keating, about Egypt. There VoIP is banned which impact Skype, and a host of others.
eComm Details Released; Augmented Reality Conference Added
Lee Dryburgh is putting together another bang up eComm conference under the banner this April, and my agency, Comunicano, and I are proud to be able to support it as an official sponsor. The big news is how Lee has also been able to assemble a conference on the subject of Augmented Reality at the … Read more
3G Tests By PC World Prove The Need For WiFi/4G Mobile WiMAX
PC World has the results of their annual 3G survey and the outcome is very predictable. You can see for yourself in the story penned by Mark Sullivan. I’ll admit first hand I’m a very happy customer of Verizon Wireless when it comes to their 3G wireless broadband offerings when I’m out and about in … Read more
Todd Carothers Point of View on Skype-Defining The Battleground
Don’t ever try to hide reality from those that know…and Todd Carothers knows. He spent time working with the folks at Openwave, then did some time with former client BridgePort Networks (since acquired by client CounterPath) and he’s fired off two very targeted posts aimed at the carriers and their network folks providing them options … Read more
Skype, Verizon (and Andy) In the News
The Skype press conference with Verizon wasn’t more than an hour over when Brian Deagon of Investors Business Daily rang up to ask my take on the move by Verizon to work with Skype. Brian is one of my favorite IBD reporters because he asks the kind of questions that get to the heart of … Read more
San Diego StartUp Debuts Translator In The Cloud
I like home grown companies, and this company, TelCentris is really that. Started by one of my neighbors and his sons, the company, which markets under the VoXOx name is releasing what they are describing as a universal translator tied to instant and social messaging that is built into the VoxOx client according to XConomy. … Read more