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Agito, Nimbuzz Score Second Round Funding
Mobile UC/FMC hardware maker
Agito Networks and mobile VoIP software/social network client Nimbuzz both have
secured their second rounds of venture funding this week. Silicon Valley-based Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Natural England Greening VoIP
Natural England,
a public agency in the UK
combining three different land and ecology groups, is trumpeting its use of
VoIP to reduce carbon. Its 2,500 users across 44 sites will be brought Read more...
FORD: Kindle Flames beyond iPhone
By Carl Ford When bandwagons come by I let them pass. After the announcement of the 3G iPhone many
of my friends could have passed for Apple employees. And if there had been Apple T-Shirts Read more...
UC Lost by Bad Management
The promise of unified communications can be ruined by bad
management practices. Employees are starting to push back on the model of always
on/always reachable. Promised productivity gains are Read more...
Jajah Adds Gizmo to Customer List
Gizmo5 has signed up with Jajah, making it the third VoIP
player to turn over their VoIP-PSTN interconnect infrastructure to the company. Jajah will handle all call termination for Gizmo5, as well
as Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Euro Disney Gets Orange VoIP, FMC
Orange Business Services has landed a big VoIP and FMC contract
with Euro Disney a.k.a Disneyland Resort Paris.
Orange
will be responsible for replacing the entire 15,000 phone line infrastructure Read more...
Digium’s 4 Million (Ports) Served
Digium has delivered over 4 million ports, as Asterisk
software continues to drive hardware sales for the company. In an announcement that will likely cause heartburn to other
hardware manufacturers Read more...
Jaxtr Dials Out and into $10M
Jaxtr, yet another VoIP-to-mobile-phone play, has now
enabled out of network calls with the usual discounted savings--"substantially
less"--than rates charged by a typical calling card. The company Read more...
McCain and Obama Twitter Up
The Personal Democracy Forum 2008 is sponsoring a "free
wheeling debate" on technology and government via Twitter. To borrow a quote from a friend in Houston, this reporter
fears for The Republic. Read more...
Skype 4 Beta Appears
Skype has released the Skype 4.0 Beta for Windows, focusing
on better video calling and conversation management. The focus on video is driven by 28 percent of Skype calls in
the first quarter of Read more...