The New York Times has some more insight on the Skype buyout. My view is simply this. Skype is a brand, and the technology behind it only matters to those who care about technology. As long as the service works, it won’t matter if it’s JoltID or CokeID or SIP.
It took a lot of work, but the folks at client VoxBone have worked with OpenBTS to light up the annual Burning Man event with some mobile phone service and SMS. Jim Courtney has the details on the breakthrough that shows how ingenuity is clearly alive and well. By working with OpenBTS Voxbone is able … Read more
A post worthy of a read is Stowe Boyd’s post about WiFi in the sky.
I wanted to let everyone know that Counterpath’s EyeBeam is now working under Apple’s New OS, Snow Leopard. It seemed the special build I had received was a custom version and the update needed a different license key. Their support people have been very helpful and I commend them for taking such swift action on … Read more
In my mind this year’s Fall IT Expo was a success. The floor was full of people, the conference sessions seemed to be close to what I’ve seen before, and the additions of Jon Arnold’s Smart Grid and Carl Ford’s 4GWE sub-conferences brought out new folks to the event. First off Packet8 is marketing very … Read more
I received a comment from Counterpath that they updated Eyebeam and mentioned it somewhere in their forum that the softphone application has been updated to work with Eyebeam. They also indicted in their coment that their beta for X-Lite is still in process. Given the losses they keep suffering in management on the software side, … Read more
Skype has been sold by eBay. Well sort of. They have been set free and made as CEO Josh Silverman said, an independent company, starting a new era. While some VC firms are involved, the real money seems to be coming from Silver Lake Partners, who have a track record in buyouts, and has had … Read more
Sprint’s Blog, SeamlessEnterprise, which is aimed at the Enterprise market has picked out the “7 VoIP Blogs to Watch” on the subject of VoIP and VoIPWatch is one of them. And, I’m in great company with the likes of GigaOm, TMC, Fierce and more as those blogs are written by the people whom I respect … Read more
I’ll admit, I’m spoiled when it comes to flying to London or Paris and back to the states. I have flown all but one flight in either business/premium economy or UpperClass over the past two years using points, upgrades and bonus coupons on Virgin Atlantic, the late and lamented MaxJet, Eos or even L’Avion/Open Skies. … Read more
A few weeks ago I tried to order a Verizon Wireless Novatel Wireless MiFi from Amazon for my wife as a birthday present. I was tipped off to the pricing deal of one cent by Gizmo’s Michael Robertson and felt since I was going to order one for her, the price savings was worth buying … Read more
