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- E911
- (Enhanced 911) Refers to 911 emergency service on cellular and Internet telephone calls VoIP. In 1996, the FCC mandated a two-phase implementation for cellphone carriers to be completed...
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ZDNet Resources
- VoIP providers to customers: tell us you understand E911 is limited for now
- VoIP providers to customers: tell us you understand E911 is limited for nowI got a call too, but i refuse to acknowledge it.Be interesting to see if they kick me off or not. I dont use it as my primary because i have a cell phone. I...
- Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Federal government, Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, VoIP company, FCC, E911
- Discussion threads 2005-07-21
- VoIP providers to customers: tell us you understand E911 is limited for now
- The FCC is requiring VoIP service providers to obtain acknowledgement from customers that they understand the current limitations of their provider's E911 service.The requirement is to be fulfilled by July 29. That's a week from tomorrow, you know?According to an article in telephony news site Voxilla, some service providers are...
- Tags: Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP company, VoIP
- Blog posts 2005-07-21
- Here's why I'm cynical about the Vonage-SBC-BellSouth deal
- On the day the FCC is widely expected to set a timetable for mandatory VoIP E911, Vonage has announced it has agreed to purchase access to elements of SBC and BellSouth's E911 networks.The big news is that this purchase includes access to technology both companies use to identify a caller's...
- Tags: Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, E911
- Blog posts 2005-05-19
Additional Resources
- Four obstacles to implementing VoIP [video]
- Voice over IP is growing in popularity because companies are attracted to its potential for saving money on long distance and international calls. Still, fewer than half of all businesses are using VoIP because of a few drawbacks. This episode of Sanity Savers for IT Executives discusses the biggest obstacles...
- Tags: Video, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-05
- News to know: Layoffs at AT&T, Adobe, Real; AMD warns; $99 iPhone
- Larry Dignan: AT&T cuts 12,000 jobs, will cut capital spending Jason D. O'Grady: Adobe lays off 600; skips Macworld Expo Sam Diaz: Next up for layoffs: Real Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: AMD warns of 25% drop in Q4 sales Larry Dignan: AMD:...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Layoff, Larry Dignan, AT&T Corp., Health Care, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-12-05
- Turn your iPod touch into a VoIP phone with Truphone
- I've talked about the Truphone VoIP solution here on this blog a couple of times in the past and have had it on my iPhone for several months. Now that my ZDNet Smartphones & Cell Phones blog focuses on phones you may be asking why I am posting about a...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Phone, Apple iPod, Apple iPod Touch, VoIP Phone, Fring, Digital Music, Telephony, Digital Media, Telecom & Utilities, VOIP, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- iPod touch gets VoIP, steals some iPhone thunder
- The 'funnest' iPod ever has kicked it up a notch. Bam! Thanks to a microphone adapter and some free software called Truphone, the second-generation iPod touch is now capable of courting consumers as a VoIP mobile phone, in the most literal of senses (just...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, VoIP, Apple iPod, Call, Apple iPod Touch, Truphone, Truphone Application, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- Top Web companies in October 2008
- Parent Audience, 000 Time 1. Google 128,667 1:57:26 2. Microsoft 121,819 2:35:43 3. Yahoo! 117,715 3:22:08 4. AOL LLC 88,028 3:34:41 5. News Corp. Online 78,135 1:36:45 6. eBay 60,543 1:40:32 7. InterActiveCorp 60,092 0:17:20 ...
- Tags: Internet, NB
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Hi Def Voice: Cool Sounding, But Do You Care?
- Hi Def Voice: Cool Sounding, But Do You Care?We have been suffering so long with poor quality voice, that we are used toit. It almost does not seem like a phone call when the quality is good. But, talking so someone with high quality voice IS really nice. Of course...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone
- Discussion threads 2008-12-01
- Hi Def Voice: Cool Sounding, But Do You Care?
- Who doesn't hate a bad phone connection, but just how bad does a connection have to be before you're willing to pay for a really good one? That's the question telephony vendors are wondering, as they deliver hi-def...
- Tags: Phone, Voice, Codec, Voice Channel, Telecom & Utilities, Dave Greenfield
- Blog posts 2008-12-01
- Clearwire-Sprint make it official, pave way for WiMax rollout
- Clearwire-Sprint make it official, pave way for WiMax rolloutWhere's rogerramjet? This is the wireless steamroller.. its coming!I hope they can finally kill the two phone networks in this country and use one medium that will allow me to use any provider i want. Sorta like long distance.VOIP wont...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, WIRELESS, Telecom & Utilities, Clearwire Corp., WiMAX, Sprint Communications
- Discussion threads 2008-12-01
- Clearwire-Sprint make it official, pave way for WiMax rollout
- A mobile WiMax service, called Clear, will soon be here, now that Clearwire and Sprint-Nextel have completed a $14.5 billion joint-venture deal that was announced in May. The new company formed by the deal, which will retain the Clearwire name, will create a 4G nationwide broadband wireless network that will...
- Tags: Clearwire Corp., Sprint Communications, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-12-01
- Microsoft puts more muscle behind its potential 'Kumo' search brand
- Microsoft puts more muscle behind its potential 'Kumo' search brandWell, it is a good brand name for a cheap, tired, worn out search engine.Kuhmo is a brand of cheap tires that quickly wear out. The marketing guys at Microsoft are brilliant in finding brands to fit the products.Microsoft rename Microsoft...
- Tags: Branding, Manufacturing, Microsoft Corp., brand, MS-search, Donnie, Google Inc., Balmer
- Discussion threads 2008-12-01
- $10.6 bln spent on Black Friday in 2008
- Sales during the day after Thanksgiving 2008 rose 3% to $10.6 bln, according to ShopperTrak RCT Corp., who tracks sales at more than 50,000 retail outlets. US shoppers spent about $10.3 bln on the day after Thanksgiving 2007. by AM
- Tags: Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, AM
- Blog posts 2008-11-29
- How open should your open source business strategy be
- How open should your open source business strategy beCreate your own network effect ...... and you can grow and shrink as necessary.There's a huge market out there of people who just want their computer to f***ing work.If you're prepared to stick a second hard drive in peoples machines and dual...
- Tags: open-source business strategy, open source, strategy
- Discussion threads 2008-11-28
- Is Apple pricing itself out of education?
- Is Apple pricing itself out of education?Apple is destinedto remain a niche 'elite' market player.o Their O/S is proprietary, o Their iPOD is proprietary,o Their iPhone is proprietary,o Their Mac is proprietary,o Their Hardware is proprietary and locked to their O/S.Apple has essentially 'locked' itself into a limited market for...
- Tags: Desktops, pricing strategy, Apple Inc., education, Microsoft Windows NT, Apple MacBook
- Discussion threads 2008-11-25
- RPX: Can it defend against patent trolls?
- A startup on Tuesday will launch in an attempt to fix the current patent mess and defend against so-called patent trolls. The startup--RPX Corp.--is a so-called defensive patent aggregator. RPX--short for Rational Patent--aims to reduce the costs associated with non-practicing entities NPEs. These NPEs--known as patent trolls...
- Tags: Patent, Patent Troll, RPX Corp., Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-24
- Deep in the heart of Texas: Electronics recycling infrastructure expanded
- The vendor-funded recycling organization MRM more formally known as Electronic Manufacturers Recycling Management Company has inked a deal with Goodwill Industries in Texas that will extend the territory it can cover in the state. MRM was started as a joint venture by Panasonic Corp. of America, Sharp...
- Tags: Texas, Electronics, MRM DOES, Policies And Procedures, Human Resources, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- Taleo's November to forget
- An HR Soap Opera This month hasn't been a good one for Taleo. Here's the timeline of events and an analysis of the lawsuits that are originating from recent events. On 11/3/2008, the company announced its Q3 earnings and they didn't delight Wall...
- Tags: Revenue, Taleo Corp., Stock, Revenue Recognition, Investment, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Finance, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- Live Webcast: Using VoIP to Cut Costs in a Slowing Economy
- Businesses of all sizes are now realizing the need to not only cut costs but continue to provide infrastructure and tools to grow their businesses. Business VoIP technology has proven to lower costs while providing improved business communications. Nevertheless, there are still those who remain skeptical,...
- Tags: Webcast, Business Communication, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking
- Webcasts 2008-11-20
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