Logitech buys video conferencing firm Nov 14, 2009
The companies said they will pursue relationships with online collaboration and Internet telephony firms, and put Logitech's manufacturing, distribution, and research resources to work for LifeSize. Logitech is a major maker of computer peripherals including keyboards, headphones, webcams, game controllers, and mouse devices. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Research and Markets: This Essential Report on Broadcasting in the Philippines is Now Available Nov 14, 2009
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Google to be your phone company? Nov 14, 2009
Google doesn't say it, but clearly it hopes that restriction will keep the service from incurring the common carrier obligations attached to the regular phone system (PSTN), and the 911 and wiretapping requirements that apply to Internet telephony and to traditional copper wire phones. has already tried to sic federal regulators on Google Voice because Google is blocking outgoing calls to a handful of shady calling services mostly free conference-calling services that exploit federal rules that... (CNN)
A Step-by-Step Guide to Selecting a Cost-Effective Office Phone System Nov 13, 2009
More About VoIP-News VoIP-News is a long-running news and information publication covering all aspects of the VoIP and Internet Telephony marketplaces. It was recently acquired by Tippit Inc. and has been relaunched as the premier source worldwide for business VoIP information. (AbsoluteArts.com)
* FEATURE: Education the key to tackling rampant fraud Nov 9, 2009
The Criminal Investigation Bureau has discovered Type II telecommunications operators that offer simple voice resale services, Internet telephony services and telecommunications services that provide international communications to anonymous customers by leasing international circuits or other services. The MOTC has made these illegal, along with operators of the services, which have been great tools for con artists. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Business Quick Take Nov 8, 2009
INTERNET eBay, Skype settle suit E-commerce giant eBay has settled its long-running legal feud with the founders of Skype, clearing the way for a US$2 billion sale of the Internet telephony pioneer, the company said on Friday. Under the terms of the settlement, Skype founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis will get a 14 percent stake in the consortium buying Sykpe from eBay in return for an undisclosed cash investment and the withdrawal of their lawsuits. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
eBay settles Skype software suit Nov 7, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO: E-commerce giant eBay has settled its long-running legal feud with the founders of Skype, clearing the way for a $2-billion sale of the internet telephony pioneer, the company announced on Friday ... E-commerce giant eBay has settled its long-running legal feud with the founders of Skype, clearing the way for a $2-billion sale of the internet telephony pioneer, the company announced. (India Times)
Panel reviews India's broadband woes Nov 6, 2009
"The governments' faith in basic service operators interest in improving rural telephony is misplaced. They should open Internet telephony for ISP and allow it to access USO Fund. This will improve broadband and Internet penetration", says Rajesh Chharia, president ISPAI.. Topics. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
India to address US woes on spectrum auctions Nov 4, 2009
Also on the agenda are the liberlisation of internet telephony and allowing virtual private network operators to set shop in India. The US Telecommunications Subcommittee has also said that despite Indias telecom regulator Trai recommending lifting of all curbs on the internet telephony and also calling for mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) to be permitted to offer services, the government here has so far not cleared these policies ... At present, ISPs are only allowed to offer... (India Times)
The Skype Founders' Revenge Against eBay Oct 2, 2009
Just when eBay thought it had figured out a way to unload a majority interest in Skype, along came the Scandinavian founders of the world's biggest provider of Internet telephony to sink the $1. 9 billion deal and perhaps Skype itself. (Time.com)
Malicious ads hit Drudge, others Sep 25, 2009
The attack comes just a week after the New York Times Web site was tricked into displaying a deceptive 'scareware' advertisement for fake antivirus software from scammers pretending to be ad buyers with Vonage, an Internet telephony company. Instead of trying to trick Web surfers into buying bogus software, these ads attacked. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Cable companies tops in telephone service Sep 17, 2009
Cable TV companies typically provide residential phone service via , an Internet telephony product that runs over high-speed broadband lines. Traditional telecoms tend to use copper phone lines, a mainstay of the U.S. telephone network for more than a century. (USA Today -- Tech)
IB asks govt to block all net telephony services Sep 15, 2009
NEW DELHI: The Intelligence Bureau has asked the communication ministry to block all internet telephony (VoIP) services to and from the country until the Department of Telecom (DoT) puts in place a mechanism to track such calls. The IB is of the view that currently, India does not have the capabilities to track internet telephony calls both domestic national and had asked the DoT to find an "early solution to this issue in the interest of national security" ... Telcos such as MTNL in... (India Times, India -- Community News)
Investors Warm to Web Calling Sep 14, 2009
But many investors have kept their distance from companies specializing in Internet telephony out of concern the industry would struggle to make money. Until recently. (BusinessWeek)
Skype closes its Extras program for developers Sep 12, 2009
Skype, 's Internet telephony, video conferencing and instant messaging unit, is in the process of changing owners. EBay, which paid $2. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
EC probes Oracle-Sun, cloud hole, OS X updates Sep 5, 2009
EBay is selling a 65 percent stake in its Skype Internet telephony, video conferencing and instant messaging unit to an investor group led by. 8. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
* World Business Quick Take Sep 3, 2009
Online auction house eBay on Tuesday sold a 65 percent stake in Skype to an investment consortium in a deal that valued the Internet telephony group at US$2. 75 billion. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
EBay Sells Bulk of Skype Stake for $1.9B Sep 2, 2009
In 2007, eBay said it would "take a $900 million so-called impairment write-down against the value of Skype, meaning that eBay had been forced to reassess the value of the Internet telephony company relative to its overall business," writes Musil. The move was a tacit acknowledgment by eBay that it was taking a loss on its original investment. (CBS News -- Sci/Tech)
EBay Cuts its Skype Connection Sep 2, 2009
Cue the telephone hang-up metaphors: in the Skype internet calling service for $2 billion in cash and debt, The Financial Times writes, "bringing down the curtain on a deal that had come to be seen as the internet auction companys biggest strategic mistake." Skype has 405 million registered users and last year racked up $551 million in revenues while establishing itself as the best known brand in Internet telephony. Still, eBay couldn't make it work. (Slate)
Collaboration Becomes Easier with Box.net and Fuze Box Aug 29, 2009
Fuze Box started out working in VOIP and Internet telephony, says Patrick Moran, the company's chief marketing officer, but two years ago it began looking at the online collaboration space and seeing a lot of sameness and a lack of innovation. It seemed like the major players were simply copying each other, rather than thinking of fresh ideas. (IntranetJournal)
FCC aims at protecting wireless consumers Aug 25, 2009
On Friday, ATirmed that its partnership agreement with Apple requires Apple (AAPL) to block "VoIP," or Internet telephony, on the iPhone. Many consumers love VoIP, but it competes head-on with ATice business. (AZCentral -- Business)
AT&T to take a "fresh look" at Internet calling for the iPhone Aug 22, 2009
By Leslie Cauley, USA TODAY AT&T on Friday confirmed what many have suspected: Its partnership agreement with requires Apple to block "VoIP," or Internet telephony, on the iPhone. In comments submitted to the , AT&T, exclusive U.S. distributor of the iPhone, says it plans to take a "fresh look at possibly authorizing VoIP" or Voice over Internet Protocol "capabilities on the iPhone for use on AT&T's 3G network." AT&T added that it would "promptly update" the "regarding any such change.". (USA Today)
Fight to keep Google Voice app off iPhone catches FCC's eye Aug 14, 2009
AT&T does appear to have influence with Apple in one area, at least: Internet telephony. When made its iPhone debut earlier this year, it worked on Wi-Fi but not on AT&T's cellular phone network. (USA Today -- Tech)
PrismOne Selects Sipera Systems' Solution to Enable and Secure Unified Communications for Enterprise Teleworkers Aug 11, 2009
Aug. 11, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PrismOne Group, Inc. (OTCBB: - ), an Internet Telephony Service Provider (ITSP) for businesses, is pleased to announce that it has chosen Sipera Systems' UC-Sec security appliances to protect enterprises supporting teleworkers' Unified Communications (UC) applications. Sipera Systems is the leader in real-time UC security solutions. (Primezone Releases)
Shock threat to shut Skype Aug 9, 2009
eBay says it may have to shut down Skype due to a licensing dispute with the founders of the internet telephony service ... But, even though Skype has not been a major financial success, it has succeeded in becoming the dominant internet telephony service globally. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Google invites US soldiers to Voice telephone service Aug 5, 2009
Google Voice employs Internet telephony technology to let users merge home, office and mobile phones into a single number. It also allows people to make cheap international phone calls, send free SMS messages and provides transcripts of voicemail messages. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Remote Wash. community to get phone service Jul 23, 2009
World Phone will install and support the Internet telephony connections in India. This is the distinguishing aspect of this service, as most families outside the USA consist of elderly parents, who are alone and not very technologically savvy. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Google's Unified Tools Pose a Threat to Cisco Jul 14, 2009
Analysts said that the Google Voice Internet telephony service, now available to early users by invitation, and Google Wave, a hosted collaboration and communications service released to developers early this month, may pose long-term problems for companies like Cisco and Microsoft Corp.. The Google products could provide users with a less expensive common platform for delivering messaging, voice and video services to consumers and office workers, they said. (BusinessWeek)
TriNet Systems buys Matrix Technologies Jul 8, 2009
has bought to expand its capabilities in Internet telephony, unified communications and networking security. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Mobile data services -- A checklist of considerations: Jul 5, 2009
Paul is a well-known conference speaker and has spoken at many events including Interop, Next Generation Networks, WiFi Planet, Internet Telephony and more. Rate this Tip. (SearchMobileComputing.com)
Joost unplugs Web TV Jul 2, 2009
Joost, created by the same developers as Internet telephony application Skype, blamed an economy that has made it "increasingly challenging to operate as an independent, ad-supported online video platform," CEO Mike Volpi wrote Tuesday on a company. "In order to position ourselves well for the future, we began investigating additional lines of revenue for Joost," he said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Jazinga Offers Telecom for the Technically Challenged Jun 27, 2009
It won the company a "Best Newcomer" award at the Internet Telephony Conference in Miami last year. Jazinga s contention is that small business owners or employees without a lot of technical expertise can set up and maintain the system themselves using the built-in Wizards and browser interface. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Q&A: Panasonic's 'recession busting' VoIP promotion explained May 14, 2009
As part of a promotional campaign for its new internet telephony products, AccountingWEB's Jon Wilcox asked Panasonic about its "recession busting" promotions. The company's European marketing manager for Communications Solutions, Steve Gerrard, provided the answers. (Accounting Web, UK)
More marketers are counting on social networks May 3, 2009
Gina Jacobs of ShoreTel Inc. said her Sunnyvale Internet telephony firm recently began using Twitter to increase brand awareness. "In just a couple of months we went from zero to 500 Twitter followers," said Jacobs, senior director of marketing communications. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Who watches the watchers? Apr 17, 2009
This relates in particular to the growth in internet-based communications and voice over internet telephony. The director of GCHQ, Sir David Pepper, explained the significance of these changes to a parliamentary committee saying: "The internet uses a very different approach to communications in that, rather than having any sense of fixed lines like that, there is a big network with a number of nodes, but for any individual communicating, their communications are broken up into shorter packets.... (BBC News -- UK)
SES ASTRA Expands Two-Way Satellite Broadband in Central and Eastern Europe Apr 16, 2009
The technology offers a highly reliable, always-on, two-way broadband internet access, including internet telephony, for flat service fees. The customer premises equipment a modem and a satellite dish is low cost and delivered with a tool for easy self-installation. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Cablecom Selects Patton SmartNode(TM) for Euro-ISDN VoIP and Data Service Apr 13, 2009
SmartNode recently won INTERNET TELEPHONY Product of the Year for the fourth consecutive year. Buzz up. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Researchers Enhance Spam Call Filtering Apr 6, 2009
Spam calls (junk calls or Spam for Internet Telephony, SPIT) are unwanted calls often made by an automat playing a recorded advert. See also. (Science Daily)
Skype announces iPhone app Apr 1, 2009
Skype rival Truphone released a version of its internet telephony service for iPhones and iPod Touch devices last year. AP. (The Age, Australia)
iPhone users to get Skype service Apr 1, 2009
Skype has said that iPhone users will be able to use its internet telephony service to make calls, but only using wi-fi and not the mobile network. The firm's native voice over internet protocol (VoIP) application - Skype for iPhone - will be available for download from Apple's iTunes store on Tuesday. (BBC News -- Technology)
Nextiva Receives Unified Communications® Magazine's 2008 Product of the Year Award Mar 28, 2009
In January, Nextiva was awarded the prestigious Internet Telephony magazine "Product of the Year Award." ... TMC publishes Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified Communications, and NGN Magazine. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Promero announces Call Center Software Solution with Predictive Dialer for Financial Markets Mar 22, 2009
Contact Center Anywhere has won 49 industry awards from such sources as Frost van, Call Center Magazine, Internet Telephony Magazine, Customer Interaction Solutions Magazine, Communications Convergence Magazine, ICCM, TMC Labs, and others. About Oracle: Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's largest enterprise software company. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Internet telephony becoming cheaper and easily accessible Mar 19, 2009
Kumar said Internet phone calls were very common nowadays and consumers could find various options online for international or local calls via Internet telephony service. Anyone can become a service provider of an Internet telephony portal in the borderless world, he said ... Asia Trade has created an entrepreneurship programme for people to conduct the Internet telephony business. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
BJP in power to hit Microsoft? Mar 17, 2009
Leader of Indias main opposition party BJP, LK Advani, has said that if his party comes to power, it will actively promote opensource software and internet telephony, a policy that could make Microsoft and some top local telecom companies see red ... The party also plans to allow unrestricted internet telephony. (India Times)
Google's free phone manager could threaten a variety of services Mar 12, 2009
In a presentation to investors on Wednesday, Josh Silverman, Skype's president, said that "chat and voice will become table stakes" in Internet telephony. "People will make their choice of communication software based on who makes the richest video experience.". (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Lower call termination fees Mar 12, 2009
Further gradual reduction of call termination charges would also help move towards cheap internet telephony, which would encourage greater broadband penetration and thereby fetch attendant productivity and efficiency gains for the economy ... And to the extent such broadband access allows a customer to make free calls over the public network (or internet telephony, the use of public internet to transmit voice) the policy should facilitate the same ... At present internet service providers offer... (India Times)
Accenture Sees Fundamental Shift — To Cloud • At eBay, PayPal Fast Ascending To Equal Status With Auction Unit Mar 12, 2009
Donahoe admitted some missteps on Skype, eBay's Internet telephony service. He said eBay bought Skype four years ago thinking that it could link participants in its auctions. (Investors Business Daily)
New Jaring solutions for SMEs Mar 10, 2009
The Flite SME Gold package offers an unlimited 10Mbps ADSL line, 21 e-mail accounts, web hosting with 50GB storage, Network Management System (NMS), Network Power Controller (NPC) and Internet telephony via the MY015 service with up to RM150 credit a month. The Silver package comprises 4Mbps ADSL, 20GB web hosting space, 21 e-mail accounts as well the MY015 service with up to RM100 monthly credit. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Technology)
Agito Networks Announces European Availability of Its Enterprise-Grade Mobile Convergence Products for Enhanced Mobile UC Mar 9, 2009
A Red Herring 100 winner, Agito was named a Coolest Emerging Technology Vendor by CRN. RoamAnywhere has received numerous industry awards, including earning Product of the Year honors from Unified Communications and Internet Telephony magazines, and being named one of the Top 10 Products of the Year by eWEEK. CTO Timothy Olson was also named one of the year's Best CTOs by InfoWorld. With Corporate Headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif. (PR Newswire)
EU group aims to eavesdrop on Skype calls Feb 24, 2009
In a , the Italian arm of the European Union's judicial cooperation agency, Eurojust, announced it would lead an international effort to "overcome the technical and judicial obstacles to the interception of internet telephony systems.". The statement singled out Luxembourg-based Skype as presenting particular problems, because "Skype's encryption system is a secret which the company refuses to share with the authorities." Eurojust officials that the new initiative comes at the request of Italian... (Ars Technica)
Spirent Selects Endace for High Speed Ethernet Technology Feb 23, 2009
Spirent Communications () is a global provider of integrated performance analysis and service assurance systems that enable the development and deployment of next-generation networking technology such as Internet telephony, broadband services, 3G wireless, global navigation satellite systems, and network security equipment. Spirent Communications' solutions are used by more than 1,700 customers in 30 countries, including the world's largest equipment manufacturers, service providers, enterprises... (PR Newswire)
A Case for Mobile Number Portability in Ghana Feb 21, 2009
Again on routing of calls, MNP also impacts the internet telephony or Voice over Internet Protocol (VO IP) business. A voice call originated in the VOIP environment, like Skype, which is routed to a mobile phone number of a traditional mobile carrier also faces challenges to reach its destination in case the mobile phone number is ported. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
ClickSaya Beta Service on Pace to 100,000 Subscribers by Day 90 Feb 20, 2009
About ClickSaya: ClickSaya Communications Inc is a Developer and Provider of innovative web based global internet telephony solutions for the future specifically the ClickSaya Click-To-Call Me Button for users and owners of websites, pc, cellular phone, landline, broadband phone and any other communication tools. Users include professionals, entrepreneurs, small businesses, personals as well as web sites. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
TMC Interviews Infradapt on Contact Center Technology Challenges at ITEXPO Feb 10, 2009
Held annually since 1999, the Internet Telephony Conference & Expo this year represented approximately 8,300 attendees from thousands of companies and hundreds of companies. This year's attendance represents a 15% increase over last year's event and the most successful ITEXPO in history. (PR Newswire)
