Update Skype Time
Skype has released the final version of release 2.5, but Mac folks like me are still behind, living in the one point something world.
Call Tom The Eagle He Spotted the Sun (Rocket)
Internet Telephony’s Tom Keating has to get the award for having the Eagle’s eye, spotting the Sun Rocket logo on photos of a new series of DECT phones that work either with VoIP or PSTN from client ATS (American Telecom). The DECT standard means no interference in the home or office with WiFi and more … Read more
Is Skype A Loser For eBay?
Preston Gralla over at CMP’s TechSearch thinks Skype is a multi-billion dollar loser for eBay calling into question how much payback Skype will generate for the online auction giant.
Yahoo Making VoIP Moves Soon?
Over the past few days I’ve received a bunch of emails from readers wondering what’s up with Yahoo Voice in light of the moves by eBay and Skype. Some question if Yahoo will be abandoning Voice due to the advertising relationship with eBay now and eBay’s deployment of Skype Me in eBay listings. Not. Others … Read more
8 x 8 Awarded Patent for Hosted IP PBX
I wonder how this will affect the likes of hosted VoIP players like Call Tower and Fonality now that the US Patent Office has issued a patent to 8 x 8 (i.e. Packet 8’s parent company). Hosted VoIP services are really also what Vonage and the rest of the players offer if you think about … Read more
Russell Shaw on Skype Me
Russell has a series of analytical posts on what the Skype Me addition means and doesn’t mean to eBay and the competition.
More Skype Me-eBay Could Save Millions If…
They move a large portion of their 800 number customer service calls over to Skype on free basis or even Skype In. More importantly, for the sellers the addition of Skype Me becomes a savings for them according to a Bleacher Bum I know. The savings is generated by eliminating higher cost inbound toll free … Read more
I called It Right..Skype Me Launched
As I wrote on Monday, eBay has added Skype Me access to their listings for merchants.
Om To Do His Thing
To me this is old news, for my dear friend Om Malik had confided this to me weeks ago over one of our regular coffees and telephone chats. He’s been looking at options for a while, considering his next move. Everyone with any ambition always does. Of course, being his friend also meant that I … Read more
More Residential VoIP Coming
IDC has a report that tells us what the likes of Level3 have been saying is going to be true. That there will be a lot more VoIP users in the next few years, especially those who want alternative phones that offer simple set up. Can you spell PhoneGnome? This report, of all reports shows … Read more