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Skype 2.7 for Mac Beta released
Today, Skype released Skype 2.7 for Mac Beta. According to Skype, "With “beta” on the label, there may be some wrinkles, kinks and unsprayed bugs which we’ll remove in time for a public release. With that in mind, feel free...
Posted on August 15, 2007 8:29 AM
Exchange Server 2007 SP1 launches
Microsoft today launched Exchange Server 2007 SP1 (beta 2) to those who are part of Microsoft's Developer Network or subscribe to the Microsoft's TechNet. According to Microsoft Service Pack 1 (SP1) is a community technology preview or CTP, ans is...
Posted on August 14, 2007 9:20 AM
Asterisk 1.2.24 and 1.4.10 released
Asterisk late last night announced two new releases of Asterisk. One of the bug fixes includes a fix for a remote crash vulnerability in the Skinny channel driver due to a Denial of Service type attach. This Denial of Service...
Posted on August 8, 2007 1:59 PM
Best Internet Telephony Magazine Yet - Plus ITEXPO Thoughts
I just received my latest issue of TMC's Internet Telephony Magazine, which is hot off the presses. Check out the cover. (excuse the image quality, I used a webcam) On the cover you'll notice a wide array of stories including:...
Posted on August 8, 2007 1:07 PM
SunRocket Lives?
A friend of mine forwarded me an email over the weekend that come from the recently deceased SunRocket. Are they back from the dead? This is just too funny. Apparently, the automated survey system for SunRocket is still sending out...
Posted on August 6, 2007 10:24 AM
Top 10 Reasons Why I love Asterisk
In November 2001 I wrote an article for Communications Solutions Magazine (precuror to the #1 VoIP magazine, Internet Telephony Magazine) titled "In Search Of A Linux-Based PBX" . In that article I espoused the benefits of Linux and open source...
Posted on August 3, 2007 12:50 PM
SunRocket warns "All hands abandon ship! Repeat, all hands abandon..."
Until now, SunRocket has exclusively relied on using email to tell SunRocket customers that their service will be discontinued on August 5th. Relying on email notification isn't good since people often switch email addresses or give out a dummy email...
Posted on August 1, 2007 1:35 PM
Simicomm a covert Asterisk player?
Ok, just got this press release emailed to me about Simicomm releasing their beta 15 minute VoIP system which automatically installs via a bootable CD. Sounds familiar? It should. Both AsteriskNOW and trixbox offer bootable plug-and-play easy-to-use Asterisk-based solutions. The...
Posted on July 31, 2007 3:57 PM
SunRocket 10 Day Countdown
I received word that SunRocket will be completely disconnected 10 days from now. Some SunRocket customers are still unaware of SunRocket going under since their phone service still works via SunRocket's temporary saviour - Teleblend. However, Teleblend is only temporarily...
Posted on July 27, 2007 9:13 AM
Packet8 Outage Sunday
Looks like Packet8 has scheduled maintenance which may cause intermittent outages this Sunday. Funny how the regular phone company doesn't tell you they might be offline for a few hours. Probably because regular phone companies rarely are offline. They invented...
Posted on July 26, 2007 2:29 PM
Rich Tehrani's take on Microsoft in Communications, VoIP, etc.
Microsoft has targeted voice communications for quite some time. Rich Tehrani visited with Microsoft recently and has an excellent rundown of the history Microsoft has had in communications, as well as Microsoft's present and future direction in communications. It's an...
Posted on July 25, 2007 10:00 AM
bOK, a Mobile VoIP Company, offers Free U.S. Calls
bOX is a fairly new mobile VoIP company that is offering free U.S. and Canada calling. It's similar to Jajah in that it doesn't require a software download to your mobile device. In fact, you simply text a message to...
Posted on July 24, 2007 10:22 AM
SunRocket Saviors
A college friend of mine, Robert Traphan, was caught up in the SunRocket going down fiasco, so he was asking my advice as to a good replacement for SunRocket. He just received an email from SunRocket which explains different options...
Posted on July 20, 2007 11:05 AM
Ooma Goes Booma?
The buzz around Ooma is deafening and I certainly jumped in as well. I mean what's not to love about Ooma? It's using P2P, it gives you free domestic calling, and it even has some Hollywood glitz with Ashton...
Posted on July 19, 2007 12:24 PM
Ooma Free Phone Calls
Ooma, a new VoIP provider, hopes to bring voice calling everywhere closer to "free". In fact, Ooma offers 100% free domestic U.S. calling using your standard analog/cordless phone to any domestic destination. (They charge for international) I'm sure Vonage, Packet8,...
Posted on July 19, 2007 10:53 AM
Follow Me on the iPhone using Bluetooth and trixbox
Nerd Vittles has a cool recipe for making your Apple iPhone have follow me functionality using a pinch of Bluetooth, a dash of trixbox (an Asterisk-based system), a smidgen of the Linux Bluetooth software toolkit , a dash of a...
Posted on July 18, 2007 3:34 PM
SunRocket ceases, Vonage fights for the scraps
To no one's surprise, SunRocket has ceased operations. Vonage certainly didn't waste any time in putting on their vulture cap to pick at the carcass of SunRocket. While I think it is smart marketing for Vonage to go after SunRocket's...
Posted on July 17, 2007 9:16 AM
Truphone wins court injunction against T-Mobile blocking tactics
You recall T-Mobile blocking Truphone, right? T-Mobile is notorious for not only blocking Truephone, but also blocking VoIP and third-party text messaging as well. Well, today a judge has instructed T-Mobile (UK) to stop blocking calls to Truphone. The judge...
Posted on July 16, 2007 3:11 PM
Michigan VoIP
I was demonstrating Overture's keyword suggestion tool to some coworkers, used the keyword "voip", and was surprised by one of the suggested results ("michigan voip"). Check out the screenshot to the right of the Top 20 results listing the rankings...
Posted on July 13, 2007 9:43 AM
iSoftPhone VoIP App for the iPhone?
Ah yes, the hype surrounding the Apple iPhone continues unabated, including my posting about Skype on the iPhone, which was picked up by both Engadget and Gizmodo, topping my referral traffic charts yesterday. Now it seems XNet wishes to leverage the...
Posted on July 11, 2007 11:23 AM
Digium Acquires Astricon
Rich has the skinny on Digium acquiring Sokol & Associates. Sokol & Associates runs the popular Astricon tradeshow and Asterisk IP-PBX training programs. Interesting how Digium, an open-source hardware and software company is now technically a tradeshow company and an...
Posted on July 11, 2007 9:49 AM
Skype on iPhone
I recently wrote Skype on the iPhone was not possible. Well, there is a workaround that will enable you to use Skype on the Apple iPhone. Technically, the Skype client still is NOT running on the iPhone, but instead uses...
Posted on July 9, 2007 12:26 PM
Truphone 3.0 Released
Truphone, which I recently awarded a TMC Labs Innovation Award, has just released Truphone 3.0. The latest release adds a suite of advanced features to its beta VoIP service for mobile phones, and simultaneously extended until the end of 2007...
Posted on June 29, 2007 11:02 AM
Mitel sues ShoreTel - What does it mean?
Some fellow TMCers were emailing back-and-forth about the Mitel lawsuit against Shoretel just before Shoretel launched their IPO. A few moments later, Jon Arnold emailed me, a bunch of TMCers, Om, VoIPCentral, Ken Camp, Russell Shaw, and a few other...
Posted on June 28, 2007 3:34 PM
No Skype for Apple iPhone
With the Apple iPhone coming out Friday no doubt many people are wondering if you can install Skype or any other VoIP application on the iPhone. Well......
Posted on June 27, 2007 2:32 PM
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