VOIP

Pal Brad Garlinghouse had an internal memo about reorganization get leaked out to the Wall Street Journal. Tabbed the Peanut Butter Manifesto, Garlinghouse has basically called Yahoo one big disfunction in action. Citing duplication of effort and a evenly spread…

OpenPBX.org How to use the dialplan checking & conversion script

Verb Exchange has completed the integration of its new CoPilot Console communications device with the vertical search product, H Pad, and has released the combined product for use to a small pre-beta test group. We are very pleased with the successful integration and the resulting product; in simple terms, a Universal Remote Control for launching various services including VoIP phone calls, SMS messaging, general Web searches, and research and eCommerce specific searches “We are very pleased with the successful integration and the resulting product; in simple terms, a Universal Remote Control for launching various services including VoIP phone calls, SMS messaging, general Web searches, and research and eCommerce specific searches,” said Craig Goldenberger, Verb’s CEO.

Online Store Simplifies VoIP for Consumer Market
Coms opens its online store, Coms Express, at www.comsexpress.com. The store offers all the basic equipment required, such as internet enabled handsets and headsets, to start using internet telephony to make low-cost or free calls. Coms Express stocks the widest range of VoIP products and guides customers to select the most appropriate equipment for their use. Making calls over the Internet uses an application called Voice over Internet Protocol (or VoIP). VoIP means that conversations are transmitted over the internet to other internet users or normal telephone users. Coms operates its own VoIP network and calls are cheaper than traditional services because they are made using the customers existing broadband connection.

Nokia To Roll Out VoIP and P2P Manager
Mobile operators are obviously the target customer for this new Nokia “network” management technology from Nokia that enables the mobile carriers to make money off of the minute stealing crowd in ways that compliment their offerings. Three guesses who their…

New efonica service launched
The new efonica service from Fusion Telecommunications is promising users that its features will allow them to place and receive calls from either a PC, landline phone, or cellphone over dialup or broadband connections. According to the company, the offering also features voicemail and the ability to call both landline and mobile subscribers in at least 46 countries. Because efonica is based on the SIP protocol, users will not have to use a PC and can just purchase standard telephone equipment.Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

PhoneBoy has a pretty concise summary of client TelEvolution’s upgrade of PhoneGnome to 2.0. There’s a lot to PhoneGnome and candidly, what David and the team have done in the past year really is Phone 3.0. You have to really…

Asterisk based wake-up service for Ski-Bums
A Denver, CO telephony application developer, Powderfone.com, has release a cool application for hungover ski-bums who want up to the minute information on optimal skiing conditions. The Powderfone service is powered by Asterisk Open Source PBX, and showcases the uniqueness and flexibility of Asterisk. Powderfone.com offers a free snow report wake-up telephone call […]

Turf Wars: Cable vs. Telco
The New York Times has a story about the escalation of the turf wars going on around the USA between the cable MSO’s and the Telcos. The issues, that both sides seem to think are intentional, are more than likely…

Arcosoft Inc., announced the release of VONaLink ScreenPop 1.0. ScreenPop works with any VoIP phone system based on the open SIP standard, such as Vonage or Asterisk, to provide screen pops and reject calls. With traditional phone systems, caller ID is read by a computer using an analog modem or a proprietary product from the phone company. With the latest VoIP systems built on open, standard protocols, caller ID can be extracted by monitoring network packets. Using the caller ID of the incoming call, ScreenPop searches for the caller in Microsoft Outlook contacts, or launches custom applications to search the web or company database. If the caller is found, the information is popped on the screen, thereby increasing the productivity of the user.

Reply to: jobs@sparkparking.comSpark Parking http://www.sparkparking.com is working hard to “Make Parking Make Sense”. We are applying wireless sensor technology and mobile phone interfaces to solve many of the problems in parking - and if you live in San Francisco like we do, you know that parking has lots of problems that need solving! We are an early stage company, with startup funding in place, paying customers, and a bright future ahead! You’ll be getting in “on the ground floor” and will be rewarded accordingly. Our compensation package is flexible (and will include some equity), so we can work out the terms that work for us both. We can even consider less than full time, if that is what makes us happy. You’ll be continuing the development of our LAMP-based parking monitoring, reporting, and transacting platform. Don’t worry, we’ve got a great sensor team, so low-level hardware expertise is not a requirement, but it would score you bonus points! You will, however, be our lead technical person, which means that in addition to architecting, coding, and testing, you’ll need to occasionally do some internal IT support (on our all Mac and Linux systems) and generally pitch in around the office. You’ll help plan our IT infrastructure expansion, you’ll manage our servers, and you’ll work with management to let us know when it is time to add capabilities to the engineering team (which could include you managing some overseas engineers). If you don’t know how to do something, we expect that you’ll be both able and excited to teach yourself how! You’ll be working directly with our very hands-on serial entrepreneur CEO / Sales Director (who is pretty damn geeky, but can’t actually code), our Finance and Marketing folks, and our future hires as we grow the team in the coming months and years. We all work in a two-room office, but we have some flexibility about where you actually do your work (partial telecommuting is OK). Everyone is expected to contribute to the discussion of major business concerns, and the best ideas will prevail, no matter their source. Basically, we all pitch in to making Spark Parking a huge success! The ideal person for this team will be smart, passionate and entrepreneurial in spirit. Ideally you’ll already know: - PHP - MySQL - Linux/Unix - Javascript/AJAX - CVS/SVN - SOAP/REST - HTML/CSS - XML You’d be perfect if you dream about: - OOP - MVC Bonus points if you know: - VXML - VoIP - Asterisk - Java - Propel - Smarty - SMS (yeah - text messaging!) More reasons you should come work with Spark Parking: - Our Mission district office in San Francisco - two blocks from BART, with lots of great restaurants (and bars for after work) nearby - A nice Mac or Linux box (how about a new MacBook?!) with a big screen for you to work on in the office - While you love coding, you need a job that lets you get into all sorts of software, architecture, integration, and support challenges - that’s what you’ll get at Spark Parking - You might be able to bring your dog to work - as long as you’ll let the CEO take it for a walk in the afternoons - You’ll be fixing parking - and thus an absolute super-hero to all your friends - Super-flexible working environment - you can set your own hours, your own dress code, and your own holidays Sorry, we do have a few restrictions: * Must live in the SF Bay Area, hopefully in SF * Must not require visa sponsorship * We won’t pay any referral fees If you are the right person for the job, please send a cover letter and resume to the address above, with the phrase “I Love LAMP” in the subject line. Please tell us about the best application/platform you’ve engineered. Tell us what technologies you used, and what role you played in the architecture and implementation. If you can, please share URLs of applications you’ve worked on. Also, we’d love to know about your startup experience(s), both good and bad, so we can do what we can to make this one great!Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

Ken On SitoFono
I’ve yet to figure out how to Add a SitoFono button to this blog, but Ken Camp gives Luca’s newest creation high marks….

Carolyn Schuck has done her usual bang up job gathering viewpoints about the planned Skype Business offering. She quotes pal Erik Lagerway, who has taken a blogging break, and others….

Skype bumps Linux version, adds ALSA support
According to Skype’s PR people, a new beta version has been posted today that adds ALSA driver support to the Linux version of the program. This is important for users of outboard audio gear like USB microphones, which utilize the ALSA framework. In addition, Skype has added mood icons and a new getting started wizard (just what Linux users need).Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

SunRocket, announced that Thomson, Inc., will enter into an agreement to explore various promotional activities to expand the presence of SunRocket’s VoIP services. The agreement also includes the development of future GE branded products that will leverage various feature capabilities available through SunRocket Internet phone service.

IIR Telecoms ENUM
IIR Exploiting Electronic Numbering To Optimise IP Routing & Interconnection In NGN The brochure for IIR s ENUM event is now available for download at the following website: http://www.iir-events.com/IIR-Conf/page.aspx?id=4318. This is an opportunity not to be missed as interest in ENUM is gathering pace as the number of public deployments rapidly increases and the industry turns it attention to the business benefits of deploying Infrastructure ENUM.

Verizon sues Vonage over patent infringement on VoIP technology
Why isn’t this a surprise? Verizon Communications is suing Vonage for infringing on several of Verizon’s patents over the technology that makes VoIP calls happen. In an otherwise run-of-the-mill patent infringement suit, a twist in the case is that Verizon IS NOT asking the Federal District Court in the Eastern District of Virginia (where the suit was filed) to put an immediate stop to Vonage’s operations. However, of course, if (and a very BIG if) Verizon prevails in the litigation, they will ask the court to place a cease-and-desist order on Vonage. Obviously, Vonage has been having its share of troubles lately, including their IPO dropping like a rock over the last few days. However, it remains to be seen if this lawsuit has any true merit, or if this is another case of a big telco trying to put the kibosh on advancing technology, as has been witnessed in the growth of municipal WiFi networks. Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

So I check my postal mail today, and what do I find: an advertisement for Best Buy for Business, a catalog order-by-mail scheme that uses the Best Buy logo and appears to bear all the markings of CDW or Insight. Heavy discounts. Glossy pages. No-haggle pricing. Does this mean that, judging by Best Buy’s track record, we can expect to have our customer service questions taken by snotty high school kids who don’t have half a clue about the products in question? I have such a hard time just getting an equivocal answer from the people that work at Best Buy. Are the Geek Squad geeks (who have maybe two thirds of a clue) really going to steer your small business into IP telephony, as the advertisement indicates? Doubtful… Being a Geek Squad ensign is how college kids spend their summers, and how community college kids spend their winters. Anybody order from Best Buy for Business yet? Give me comment and let me know your experience.Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

Dell to hock Skype
According to a press release I received today from Skype, Dell will be bundling Skype with its XPS notebooks, the same notebooks which alread include a built-in broadband access radio and also a built-in webcam for video-conferencing (gee, hasn’t Apple been all over that action for a whlie now?). So, fire up your wireless broadband and crank out the Skype calls on yout Dell laptop, if Dell is what you like.SKYPE TEAMS UP WITH DELL TO MAKE INTERNET CALLING EVEN EASIER New Dell XPS Mobile Systems can be configured with Skype; Free Internet Voice and Video Calling with Other Skype Users LUXEMBOURG, May 31, 2006 -Skype and Dell have teamed up to make it easy to stay in touch. Today, Skype, the global Internet communications company, announced an agreement with Dell, the world’s largest maker of personal computers, to ship Skype[TM] software with new Dell[TM] XPS[TM] mobile systems - the XPS M1210 and XPS M2010. The agreement will allow Dell to provide its customers with easy access to Skype’s voice and video Internet calling software. Dell will be able to pre-load Skype on the XPS 2010, a unique mobile entertainment system featuring a 20.1-inch high-definition display with integrated webcam. The XPS 1210 can be configured with Skype as part of an optional audio-video communications package that also includes an integrated rotating webcam, noise-isolation earbuds and mobile broadband capability. “As the leading notebook supplier, Dell is committed to delivering cutting-edge technology that provides voice and video connectivity virtually anywhere,” said Brett Faulk, worldwide marketing director, consumer notebooks. “Teaming with Skype, the trend setter in Internet communications, will provide our customers the very best experience when reaching out and staying in touch with friends and family around the world.” “Dell customers will be able to experience the benefits of Skype, optimized for their computing environment. This gives Dell customers a simple way to use the Internet to talk to their friends and family from home, in the office or on-the-go,” said Don Albert, Director of Business Development, Skype North America. “Dell represents a new distribution channel for Skype. New products from Dell will complement the breadth of hardware designed for the convenience of Skype callers.” With Skype, customers can talk for as long as they like with other Skype customers across the world without worrying about the cost or the distance of the call. Unveiled today, the Dell XPS M1210 and M2010 are available immediately worldwide.Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments