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- Looking beyond iPhone or Android - Ribbit creates a software "clone" phone
- Ribbit has launched a mobile service that shows off its telephony technology - it could be be used to create software clones of phones ... by Tom Foremski
- Tags: Software, Apple iPhone, Phone, Telephony, Ribbit, Telecom & Utilities, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2009-11-03
- A Different Kind of Phone Service
- Ari Rabban and I go way back - like five minutes. The president of Phone.com (wouldn't you like that domain name) has agreed to meet me at the Short Hills Hilton to talk about his newest venture. Rabban is a long time hand in the VoIP space having worked at...
- Tags: Marketing, Phone, Phone.com, Virtual Office, Tagging, Rabban, Telecom & Utilities, Dave Greenfield
- Blog posts 2009-10-05
- Brekeke PBX 2.3.8.2 (Windows)
- An award-winning product, Brekeke PBX is a SIP-based IP-PBX system for call centers, enterprises and service providers. Brekeke PBX solutions are cost-effective and provide flexibility to meet each telephony system's requirements. Brekeke PBX comes in two editions: Basic Edition with traditional telephony features and Pro Edition which includes a full...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, PBX, Brekeke Software Inc., Brekeke PBX, Brekeke PBX Solution, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking
- Software downloads 2009-10-04
- Skype aims for small business via Cisco interoperability
- Skype continues its march to be an enterprise telephony player. The company said its Skype for SIP service is now interoperable with Cisco Unified Communications 500 Series designed for small businesses. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Interoperability, Telephony, Skype Technologies S.A., Small Business, Cisco Systems Inc., Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), VOIP, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Emerging Technologies, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-23
- Montana Tests Unified Communications to Boost Responsiveness to Citizens, Cut Costs
- The highly dispersed nature of state government offices and other facilities throughout Montana makes communication there a challenge. So, the state is responding by adopting communications of all types - and unifying them with a single technology backbone that makes them "Realistic and manageable for them," according to a state...
- Tags: Citizens LLC, Telephony, Unified Communications, IP Telephony, Montana, E-mail, Web Conferencing, VOIP, Telecommuting, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Telecommunications, Instant Messaging, Collaboration, Online Communications, Internet, Networking, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies 2009-09-23
- FCC's Net neutrality push: Is wireless access different?
- Stop coddling wireless companiesThey are no longer fledgling upstarts but the new normal. It is simply mind-boggling why they get away with a much looser regulatory framework than landlines. Why is it, for instance, that you do not have a choice of carrier for international calls the way you do...
- Tags: NETWORKING, INTERNET, Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, VOIP, FCC, wireless access, network, wireless, Net Neutrality
- Discussion threads 2009-09-22
- The best VoIP solution is ...
- What about hosted?Wondering if you guys would be willing to discuss the most obvious omission... hosted. It's like choosing which car to buy when its cheaper to take a limo.RE: The best VoIP solution is ...Your article was only comprehensive if you consider just the IP-PBX and desktop telephone;...
- Tags: Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Fax, Zultys, Voice Mail, VoIP Solution, AC power, SIP, VoIP
- Discussion threads 2009-09-22
- The Biggest Challenge for HD Voice
- I'm down here in New York City attending Jeff Pulver's HD Communications conference and will be blogging from here on and off throughout the day where the first speaker just touched on what I think is to be the biggest challenging facing HD voice. HD voice is...
- Tags: Voice, PSTN, HD Voice, Software Client, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking, Dave Greenfield
- Blog posts 2009-09-15
- The iPhone Telephony Tragedy
- Instant reaction ...... Apple and ATT ... two of the biggest global companies. Products and service in the 21st century? Crap :-(Obsolescence is the rule This does not excuse ATT's bad network, but anybody, buying any digital product should know that it will be surpassed in months, and obsolete within...
- Tags: Smart phones, Telecom & Utilities, Obsolescence, Apple iPhone, iPhone Telephony tragedy, iPhone Telephony, phone, tragedy, AT&T Corp., telephony
- Discussion threads 2009-08-20
- The iPhone Telephony Tragedy
- I've got a first gen iPhone and live in San Francisco, the heart of Apple country. The voice communication part of it has been slowly getting worse and is now virtually unusable. A first gen iphone is of course ancient history to an Apple or Mobile...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Telephony, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Service, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2009-08-19
- IVM Telephone Answering Attendant 5.02 (Windows)
- IVM is a telephone answering machine, voice mail, call attendant, and interactive voice response IVR program for Windows. It connects to the phone using a professional telephony board or directly to a VoIP service. This software is an effective voice mail, call attendant, info-line, audio text or autodial solution for...
- Tags: Message, Phone, Voicemail, Microsoft Windows, WAV, NCH Software, IVM, Interactive Voice Response (IVR), Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications
- Software downloads 2009-08-19
- Overcoming IP Telephony Performance Issues in a Converged Network
- When implementing Voice over IP VoIP onto a data network, you must ensure that the equipment capable of handling the additional load, and, more importantly, that the traffic will be properly classified, marked, and prioritized for optimal performance. Voice traffic is highly intolerant to delay, jitter, and packet loss, so...
- Tags: Converged Network, Global Knowledge, IP, IP Telephony, Network, Network Technology, Networking, Telecommunications, Telephony, Traffic, Voice Traffic, VOIP
- White papers 2009-08-07
- Microsoft Unified Communications Datasheet: Smart Decisions for Extraordinary Times
- Microsoft® software-powered Unified Communications can help you cut costs and better position your business for the economic rebound by transforming the way you communicate and collaborate while maximizing your existing communications infrastructure. This white paper discusses how businesses can reduce out-of-pocket expenses by reducing travel expenses and conferencing service charges...
- Tags: Unified Communications, Microsoft Corp., Collaboration, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications
- White papers 2009-08-07
- News to know: Microsoft, Yahoo; AMD; Apple
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: Who will get the Windows 7 bits and when? Microsoft's fiscal 2010 game plan: Seven must-see...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Smart Phones, Microsoft Windows, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-22
- SipGate Brings Enterprise Telephony to the Cloud
- Cloud communications took a twist yesterday with the launch of Team Edition by SipGate. The Web-based service replaces both phone systems and phone lines with a Web-based softphone, allowing small and mid-size companies to move their corporate phone service to the cloud. At the same time, the lack of scaleable...
- Tags: Phone, Collaboration, Telephony, Softphone, SipGate, Deployment Time, Auto-attendant, Telecom & Utilities, LDAP, Data Centers, Telecommunications, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dave Greenfield
- Blog posts 2009-07-21
- Cisco Live! - CEO Chambers on Collaboration Business Value
- The above video clips from my handheld Flip are from John Chambers Cisco Live! keynote address today and are specifically two edits about Cisco's strategic perspective on collaboration and Web 2.0 technologies in the enterprise. In the second edit Chambers talks about Cisco's business architectural re-engineering...
- Tags: Web, Collaboration, Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Web 2.0, Internet, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2009-06-30
- $99 iPhones Will Not Improve the Wireless Customer Experience
- $99 iPhones Will Not Improve the Wireless Customer ExperiencePhone as a uniform data device NOT mobile providers' preferenceMobile phone companies prefer NOT to be treated as just a data ISP. Instead they have traditionally maintained false fragmentations, such as separate voice, SMS and lately data streams, when all can be...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular phones, Apple iPhone, Wireless Customer Experience, phone, wireless, carrier, AT&T Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-09
- The cure for YouTube's ills: Charge for uploads
- Business models that revolve around "free" are never free since someone always foots the bill. Meanwhile, far more companies think they have more growth and scale to lower costs than they actually do. YouTube may be one of those companies that merely thinks it has the scale to eventually make...
- Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, YouTube Inc., Business Model, Video, Jeffrey Lindsay, Hulu, Corporate Communications, Strategy, Marketing, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-01
- Automobile Company Cuts Communications Costs by 50 Percent With Unified Solution
- Automobilgesellschaft Weilbacher, an authorized Mercedes-Benz sales and service company in Germany, has five locations throughout the country and nearly 200 employees. Each day, the company receives more than 300 customer calls, which are routed through a central call center. The company had a mix of IP telephony systems supporting its...
- Tags: Customer Service, Unified Communications, Employee Productivity, Microsoft Corp., Collaboration, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Product Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing
- Case studies 2009-06-01
- What's Cloud Computing and What's Not?
- What's Cloud Computing and What's Not?Cloud Computing Definition in 4 wordsOther people's virtual serversWhat is the Cloud? What....is computing? These two terms are definitive. We don't need someone trying to define something that is defined already by its terms.Cloud computing is accessing your IT resources through the cloud. The term...
- Tags: Virtualization, cloud computing
- Discussion threads 2009-05-29
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