AudioCodes Moves Into The Converged Gateway Space

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Pal Alan Weinkrantz let me in on some news about AudioCodes. They provide VOIP networking equipment and have been around longer than most companies in the game. It looks like they are moving into the converged data market with the introduction of a Multi Service Business Gateway. With the product’s introduction AudioCodes seems to be … Read more

You Get What You Pay For

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The old adage “You Get What You Pay For” is really true when it comes to Free versus Paid for WiFi access. Today, in the San Jose Business Journal a story broke how the airport there is going to try a combination of both free and paid WiFi service. That’s like one foot in, one … Read more

Skype Being Blocked in UAE

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If you’re heading to the UAE anytime soon expect to lose use of Skype and likely other VoIP type services. A report this morning in Arabian Business advises that local operators are using proxy servers and packet filtering to block the use of Skype and other PC to phone services. Update–Skype has respnded to my … Read more

But Will The New iPhone Have iChat?

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Lot’s of rumors continue to fly around about the pending release of a new Apple iPhone. One question in my mind remains if there will be a native iChat client. It’s the one core Mac feature that never came out for the original iPhone because it would be cutting into the most lucrative aspect of … Read more

Adobe Wants You To Connect Now

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As part of an overall comprehensive approach in attacking the unified office services market Adobe has launched their latest flavor of Acrobat and the launch of Acrobat.com which begins to take the shape of an office suite but moves the PDF from a static document to a living creative canvas for collaboration with video and … Read more

Can Someone Find The FON

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Since December I’ve now been in Madrid, Barcelona, London and Paris and as much as I try to find a FON, none of them seem to be anywhere. I don’t mean casually traveling through, but spending enough time to feel like a resident or at least a semi-resident. I mean, I wander the streets, dine … Read more