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Emerging Threats Combats a Million Plus Pieces of New Malware a Week

By Rich Tehrani on Friday, May 17

There are 250,000 plus new pieces of malware being produced each day equating to one piece per person in the US in...

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Tagged emerging threats, interop, malware, security

NFV-Based Software Telcos Need OSS/BSS Interoperability

By Rich Tehrani on Friday, May 17

One of the goals of ETSI NFV is to allow new entrants to provide solutions to carriers based on software instead of...

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Tagged bss, carrier, ericsson, huawei, interoperability, nfv, nokia siemens networks, nsn, oss, sdn, software telco

SysAid's Lifshitz: The Cloud Will Dominate ITSM Market

By Rich Tehrani on Thursday, May 16

Cloud computing has really become a household word with mainstream media outlets running stories on television about the growth in the space...

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Tagged help desk, itsm, mdm, sysaid

Avaya Takes Networking Lead in SPB

By Rich Tehrani on Wednesday, May 15

At Interop Las Vegas 2013 Avaya was demonstrating their real-world Shortest Path Bridging (SPB) solutions and while interoperating with Spirent, HP and...

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Tagged alcatel-lucent, avaya, hp, interop, lucent, mpls, networking, spb, spirent, zeus kerravala

Alianza Wants to Host Your Software Telco

By Rich Tehrani on Tuesday, May 14

The software telco(r)evolution representing the move from hardware to software is perhaps the biggest trend in the world of carrier telecom this...

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Tagged acme packet, alianza, etsi, hosted ims, nfv, oracle, software telco, software telco congress, virtualization

WebRTC Screen Sharing Using Openfire

By Tom Keating on Tuesday, May 14

I've written about WebRTC screen sharing, but today I came across another WebRTC screen sharing solution leveraging Openfire and using WebSockets and...

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Tagged chrome, desktop sharing, firefox, jabber, screen sharing, unified communications, webrtc, xmpp

LTE Network Interactions

By Jim Machi on Tuesday, May 14

According to a recently released GSMA Wireless Intelligence infographic, there are 163 live LTE networks today, and that figure is expected...

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Tagged 3G, 3GPP Long Term Evolution, Broadforward, Dialogic, Diameter, LTE, Radius, Wi-Fi | Responses

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WebRTC - Mobile Communications Game Changer or Flash in the Pan?

September 24, 2012

Came across Erik Lagerway's interesting guest post on Gigaom.com discussing WebRTC and its potential to be a mobile game changer. WebRTC essentially embeds a standard-based real time Media Engine into all of the available browsers enabling real-time voice and video communication from your browser. Erik ponders the future leveraging WebRTC:

Imagine a world where no matter what we use or where we are we could all communicate via video, hassle-free, for free — native video from Apple devices to Samsung devices, from business phones to the TV in your living room, from your car to your home to a beach in Hawaii. That is what WebRTC can do for us.

Posted in Android, Apple, Google, Internet, Microsoft, Skype, TMCnet, Unified Communications, Video Conferencing, VoIP, Wireless

Tagged: android, app store, apple, browser, communications, ios, microsoft, mobile gaming, skype, video games, webrtc : Related Tags: mobile communications, social gaming, mobile skype, google hangouts, browser based, webrtc

Windows 8 & Windows 8 RT Metro/Modern UI Lync App Coming Soon

September 21, 2012

Not to be outdone by the Microsoft Skype, which released a touch-friendly Windows 8 Metro/Modern UI Skype app, Microsoft's Lync team announced a Lync app for Windows 8 and Windows RT also using Metro/Modern UI. This touch-friendly Lync app will be available in the Windows Store for both Windows 8 and Windows RT in late October according to the Lync Team Blog.

This will be part of Microsoft Lync 2013, the latest iteration of Microsoft's unified communications platform that brings instant messaging, VoIP, collaboration and video conferencing to the enterprise. In addition to the touch-optimized Lync app, new versions of Lync server and desktop client is coming soon, as well as newer versions of their mobile clients and a browser-based Lync Web app, which will now feature multiparty HD video, voice over IP (VoIP), instant messaging, and desktop, application, and PowerPoint sharing.

Posted in Lync, Microsoft, Skype, Tablets, Unified Communications, VoIP

Tagged: lync, metro, microsoft, modern ui, uc, unified communications, video conferencing, voip, windows 8, windows 8 rt : Related Tags: metro modern, windows windows, touch friendly, presence messaging, available windows, windows

Windows 7 Ultimate Upgrade to Windows 8 Problem Solved!

September 20, 2012

I decided to upgrade my Windows 7 Ultimate laptop to Windows 8 Pro. I wanted an in-place upgrade keeping all my apps and settings. Yeah, no judgement here for not doing a clean install! No time.

Anyway, the options available to me were 'Keep personal files only' and 'Nothing'. There is supposed to be an option 'Keep Windows settings, personal files and applications' but it was missing.

Posted in Microsoft, TMCnet

Tagged: in-place, microsoft, problem, registry, system restore, update, upgrade, virus, windows 7 ultimate, windows 8, windows 8 pro : Related Tags: windows ultimate, personal files, windows installer, clean install, windows settings, windows

Apple iOS 6 First Look

September 19, 2012

I upgraded my Apple iPhone 4S to iOS 6 this afternoon and here are my impressions. First, for some reason the Photo Stream feature was turned 'On' even though it was off when I was running iOS 5 firmware. That's annoying. If you're privacy conscious make sure to check that this is Off under Settings, iCloud, Photo Stream.

Now the good stuff.

Posted in Apple, TMCnet, Wireless, p2p

Fongo Adds Free Texting to Dell Voice

September 18, 2012

Dell and their partner Fongo just released a new version of their Dell Voice mobile app with free unlimited Fongo Messaging, unlimited text messaging (SMS), voice quality & stability improvements, and lower data usage. I voiced my skepticism in a post back in February that this joint venture would succeed. I'm still a bit skeptical, however, I do think if someone is going to offer something for "free", then it could entire users to try it out. They also give you a free phone number and will even port your existing phone number for $25.

Posted in Android, Apple, VoIP, Wireless

Tagged: android, apple, blackberry, dell voice, fongo, free texts, free voice calls, iphone, mobile voip, sms, text messaging, voip, wi-fi : Related Tags: phone number, google voice, fongo messaging, canada fongo, people calling, voice

Gartner's 'Magic Quadrant for UC' - Cisco Bests Microsoft - Not!

September 11, 2012

Gartner recently posted their Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications along with their analysis of the UC market. As always Gartner's research is a fascinating and insightful read, but I do take slight issue where they positioned Cisco and Microsoft. First let's take a look at the Magic Quadrant:

You will see that Cisco and Microsoft are nearly touching one another and the top two companies within the Magic Quadrant, but Cisco slightly beats Microsoft in both the "leaders" and "visionaries" categories. I don't take issue with Cisco in the "leaders" category, since clearly Cisco has been doing enterprise VoIP, video conferencing and indeed UC longer than Microsoft with many more deployments.

I do however take issue with Cisco beating Microsoft in the "visionaries" category.

Posted in Asterisk, Cisco, Lync, Microsoft, SIP, Skype, TMCnet, Unified Communications, Video Conferencing, VoIP

Tagged: cisco, gartner, lync, magic quadrant, microsoft, skype, uc, unified communications, video conferencing, voip : Related Tags: magic quadrant, active directory, cisco microsoft, operating system, windows phone, microsoft

Kindle Fire HD Awesomeness!

September 6, 2012

The all new Kindle Fire sports a faster processor, double the memory, and 40% faster performance - at $159. Is Amazon CEO Steve Bezos insane? That's a ridiculously low price, but if anyone can subsidize a tablet with paid content it's Amazon.com. Bezos said Amazon wants to produce "the best tablet any price."

Posted in Android, Apple, Gadgets, Google, PDAs & Handhelds, TMCnet, Tablets

Tagged: amazon, android, kinde fire hd, kindle fire, tablet, whispersync : Related Tags: amazon, kindle, tablet, feature, faster

CloudTC Glass 1000 Android IP Phone Adds New Features

September 5, 2012

Peter Radizeski informed me that CloudTC has a new software update for their Android-based Glass 1000 IP phone, which adds some nice new features. I'm in the process of testing/reviewing the Glass 1000 so I'm going to have to download the latest firmware and try out the new features.

The newest Glass Phone Software Release 2.3.3 adds Bluetooth headset and Handsfree Profiles support. The Glass platform can now support replaceable third-party phone apps via the Glass VoIP Phone API. You can now create your own telephony UI to distinguish your offering.

Posted in Android, Gadgets, SIP, VoIP

Tagged: android, bluetooth, cloudtc, glass 1000, ip phone, sip, voip : Related Tags: glass, phone, features

OBi202 Review

August 31, 2012

Obihai's line of VoIP products that allow users to BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) instead of being locked to specific VoIP hardware has made Obihai a hit with fans of BYOD. Further, Obihai's analog telephone adapter (ATA) products offer both SIP and Google Voice connectivity making it a very versatile device choice to host your various phone service providers. Obihai's products can even give you FREE unlimited phone minutes to anywhere in the U.S. by leveraging Google Voice's 100% free calling.

Obihai sent me the OBi202 and the new OBiBT Bluetooth adapter for a review and I have to say I was very impressed.

Posted in Google, SIP, TMCnet, VoIP

Tagged: analog, analog telephone adapter, android, ata, google voice, iphone, mobile voip, obi202, obihai, phone, review, sip, voip : Related Tags: stage dialing, single stage, google voice, specific trunk, phone ports, phone

Gadget Lovers Rejoice! AAA Battery Delivery!

August 29, 2012

Have you ever had a gadget or toy stop working because the batteries died? Of course you have. Worse, have you or Santa Claus forgotten to include batteries in the Christmas stockings to be used with the various children's toys and games? If you've ever had to experience your own child with those sad, sullen eyes looking up at you in disappointment because they cannot play with their newfangled toy on Christmas, you know it is not a fun feeling.

Making a battery run on Christmas is no fun and most stores are closed.

Posted in Gadgets, Home Entertainment, Technology and Science

Tagged: aaa, batteries, battery, christmas, delivery, gadgets, toys : Related Tags: battery delivery, batteries, battery, christmas

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