I’ve come across a new blogging tool via Joi Ito’s blog. I’ve known Joi for almost 20 years, via the online world. The tool, Ecto, is a offline interface to TypePad and other ASP and .NET based blogging systems, and should make my posting more efficient. What’s great is it works with both Macs and … Read more
Another SKYPE challenger is on the market. iTalk2U out of Texas has released a softphone client for on-net p2p communication. The service, which seems to be based on h.323 with some added bells and whistles on top like video and file transfer seems to be more of a voice based instant messaging client that IP … Read more
IPINFERNO, one of the better blogs on IP communications on the ‘net, recently talked with the founder of Peerio. In reading the interview I get the sense that Peerio is more about their serverless technology than about being a SKYPE competitor. Time will tell. From a hype building standpoint, taking aim at the most talked … Read more
I keep thinking how low the barrier to entry is, yet how much great innovation is out there. The author of SIPTHAT has announced an intention to create a rival to SKYPE and Peerio. Since he’s the leader of XTEN, my favorite softphone company, I suspect he’s in a position to do just that. But, … Read more
A new company, Stanaphone has launched what is being touted as the world’s first truely free phone company. So while the old axiom of “there’s no such thing as a free lunch” still circulates, there are many people who like to say, “if it’s free it’s me, but if I have to pay, it’s no … Read more
VoiceGlo seems to have become the first of the consumer targeted VoIP players to really go after the small and medium enterprise market with their announcement of a new PBX product offering. This market, which may be one of the largest untapped segments could be huge for the company which was formerly the Globe, one … Read more
One of the biggest hurdles for developers and users of softphones has been the pesky issue of NAT transversal. Without getting too technical, NAT which stands for Network Address Translation is what allows one IP address to be routed to many and have the right data end up on the right device from the outside … Read more
Vonage, which has established the best retail distribution to date of the new wave of telephone companies has adjusted their pricing to $29.99 via their list of retail partners after a $50.00 mail in rebate is applied. Basically this means they are almost giving away the ATA and associated accessories in exchange for generating new … Read more
The Street.com’s Scott Moritz writes up a summary story on how the cable industry is approaching VoIP. While much of what is included in the story has been reported here and elsewhere, Moritz does a good job at bringing a good deal of facts together on where the MSOs (Multiple System Operators) are heading and … Read more
With all the rage about SIP based VoIP systems one can forget that h.323 systems are widely deployed, especially in the Enterprise. Thomas Porter, an Avaya Senior Consultant has authored a post in Security Focus that points out the potential security issues and 20 suggestions to make the network more secure.
