I’m not endorsing the concept of jailbreaking your iPhone as there are alternatives like the Nokia N and E series that let you accomplish this without doing anything at all but a new piece of software for jailbroken iPhones lets you trick your handset into thinking 3G is WiFi. That means you can now use … Read more
Last year one of my “crystal ball” statements was that video conferencing is going to rise. A story about Heathrow Airport points out the I’m not wrong. And then there is video-conferencing. Recent research from WWF showed that almost 90 per cent of the UK’s major firms expect to fly less and use video-conferencing facilities … Read more
Broadsoft which last month rescued Sylantro, a company full of promise, sales and no profits, is making moves in the mashup space. When you take stock of the applications and the devices they have developed widgets and apps for you have to realize that developers are having a field day coming up with more ways … Read more
I remember when I first heard the name Voice Wing from Verizon I penned this post comparing it to something related to being sick. In that post I reported that the service was really a repackaged DeltaThree, so if nothing has changed, then more rough times are ahead over there as Tom Keating points out … Read more
In a down economy the time to do business to grow is when everyone is cutting back. February brings on a series of events, conferences and trade shows that make it easy to find your next customer. First up in Florida is the winter version of IT Expo, held in Miami Beach February 2-4. I’ll … Read more
It has been a little over a year now since I was called while on my honeymoon by the GigaOm COO, now CEO, Paul Walborsky, with the news of Om’s heart attack. Om has been a great patient and if he have seen him lately, you’ll know he’s been living a very different life than … Read more
Client GIPS today announced that Citrix, known very well for Go To Meeting, will be deploying the GIPS Voice Engine and the Voice Conference Engine. Last fall Citrix acquired VAPPS, best known for its HighDef Conferencing platform so the move makes a lot of sense. As someone who spends a lot of time on conference … Read more
Moshe Maeir from Flat Planet Phone Company has posted about his newest development, a Least Cost Routing Engine for mobile. LCR has been around for years. Many years. I added LCR back in the 80s when I was serving as the Office Manager for the Philadelphia Flyers and had the pleasure of over seeing their … Read more
Voice Broadcast of messages has always been a promise, that fell short in one area. Delivery. Now client ifByPhone is taking a page out of the Domino's Pizza and Federal Express (FedEx) playbook of successful business practices. They're guaranteeing the on time delivery of broadcast messages. How easy is it to use? Put it this … Read more
Do you have lousy cellular coverage in your home? Is your office in a part of the building where coverage just almost makes it? Never fear, the Femtocells are coming and they’re promising to solve all your problems. We’ll see.
