Long time friend, Dean Elwood, has joined the Truphone ranks. He announced the move today on his VoIPUser.org web site. For Elwood this is a move from his full-time, but less exciting career as lawyer, to something he has been passionate about for some time. Developing a platform where developers can find a home for … Read more
A story in today’s Ottawa Citizen highlights lots of facts and figures about why Video Conferencing is such a good idea for businesses. Another story on CNet’s Asia news site pretty much says the same thing.
A story in today’s Ottawa Citizen highlights lots of facts and figures about why Video Conferencing is such a good idea for businesses. Another story on CNet’s Asia news site pretty much says the same thing.
Skype lacks a leader and some could say eBay’s leadership has pretty much hit the point where the time of looking at “strategic options” which means find a buyer, spin the company out is over. The caretaker brought in has to move on and a new CEO or President has to be named. If ebay … Read more
Today I woke up and saw two stories about video conferencing, and both were about applications that are not coming from the big boys at Microsoft, Apple or Yahoo. These are mainstream stories coming out of major media about services that are available now to everyone, unlike Telepresence or Halo. I’m referring to a PC … Read more
Funny how much influence Google and Nokia can have on the likes of a Verizon Wireless…that was the gist of a chat with TechCraver’s Jason Harris and I as well as subtext of a discussion with a few other people this morning after the news of Verizon Wireless’ version of Open Skies came to light, … Read more
I received this note today from Vonage’s UK PR team which seems to on the ball. I don’t normally run entire notes to me but I find this rather amusing. Why didn’t Skype offer a way for the customers to keep their number by just simply asking them to pay more when the plan expired … Read more
While everyone in the FCC was up in arms over the issues facing VoIP operators with respect to E911 it seems that effort did a very good job at diverting attention from a real problem that has existed before VoIP caught fire in the USA…The fact that E911 on cell phones really hasn’t gotten any … Read more
We all tend to point out issues with Microsoft Windows, but of late, Post launch of Leopard there have been all kinds of issues that seem to rise out of nowhere. Applications, long running on the Mac under Tiger (OS 10) or Panther (OS 9) all of a sudden seemed to “break” for no reason. … Read more
Switzerland based blogger J.A. Watson has written a lengthy summary of the ills of Skype, largely targeting the UK based operation judging by his comments. In his post today he questions their decision around the London number issue that is impacting 10,000 issued numbers, the issues around their so called HD video involving Logitech and … Read more
