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Rupert Murdock Sues Skype for "trademark infringement"

August 11, 2010

Ridiculous news of the day! Rupert Murdoch of News Corp (FOX News) is suing Skype over trademark infringement. Apparently, Rupert's BSkyB company is suing over trademark infringement for sharing 3 letters and a very common word with Skype - namely 'sky'. What's next?

Posted in Skype, TMCnet, VoIP

Skype IPO

August 9, 2010

Rich Tehrani was in my office last week saying he thought Skype was going to file an IPO very soon. He thought it was very odd that Skype declined invitations to keynote / speak at TMC's ITEXPO - the show that all major VoIP players attend. Skype has never declined an invitation in the past.

We both theorized that Skype was probably entering their "quiet period" to launch an IPO. He tasked me with looking into it, but alas, I was too busy working on TMC Labs Innovation Awards.

Posted in ITEXPO, Skype, VoIP

AudioCodes Adds Mobile VoIP Solutions for Blackberry and Android

August 5, 2010

Audiocodes today launched a mobile VoIP app for Blackberry and Android. They already supported the Apple iPhone.

Here's the full release:

AudioCodes VMAS Solution now covers all leading Smartphone OS, offering a comprehensive solution set for mobile, PC or Web

Lod, Israel - August 5, 2010 - AudioCodes (NasdaqGS: AUDC), a leading provider of Voice over IP (VoIP) technologies and Voice Network products, today announced an expansion of its VMAS family of Mobile VoIP Solutions with the addition of its new Blackberry and Android clients. AudioCodes Mobile VoIP Solutions enable Service Providers to offer new value added services thereby increasing revenues while allowing end users to make low cost calls at significantly improved voice quality. With today's announcement, VMAS now offers carriers a complete solution covering all leading mobile operating systems such as Symbian, Windows Mobile, Apple iOS, Blackberry OS and Android, as well as its existing solutions for the PC and Web.

The growing availability of high-speed mobile broadband, continual adoption of smartphones and emergence of flat rate mobile data pricing have bolstered the growth of mobile VoIP and made it an integral part of the future. Frost & Sullivan has even recently claimed that "Mobile VoIP has become a credible threat to the traditional voice revenues." (Impact Of Mobile VoIP On Next Generation Cellular Networks, July 2010) Going forward, Service Providers will need to differentiate themselves from mobile VoIP start-ups with innovative services and capabilities.

Posted in Android, Apple, Google, Mobile Phones, SIP, VoIP, Wireless

Microsoft Releases some Updates for Office Communications Server 2007 R2

July 23, 2010

Microsoft just released some patches/updates to Office Communications Server 2007 R2.

First up is KB 968802, which includes the following updates:

Update for Application Host 967832 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967832/ ) Description of the update package for Communications Server 2007 R2 Application Host: April 2009
Update for Application Sharing Server 977347 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/977347/ ) Description of the update package for Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Application Sharing Server: April 2010
Update for Administration Tools 977344 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/977344/ ) Description of the update package for Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Administration Tools: January 2010
Update for Audio/Video Conferencing 2028578 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2028578/ ) Description of the cumulative update package for Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Audio/Video Conferencing Server: July 2010
Update for Core Components 983471 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/983471/ ) Description of Cumulative update for Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Core Components: July 2010
Update for Communicator Web Access 983469 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/983469/ ) Description of the cumulative update package for Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Communicator Web Access: July 2010
Update for Conferencing Attendant 2028574 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2028574/ ) Description of the cumulative update for Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Conferencing Attendant: July 2010
Update for Conferencing Announcement Service 969823 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969823/ ) Description of the update package for Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Conferencing Announcement Service: July 2009
Update for Monitoring Server 971298 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971298/ ) Description of the update package for Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Monitoring Server: July 2009
Update for Mediation Server 977937 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/977937/ ) Description of the cumulative update for Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Mediation Server: April 2010
Update for Outside Voice Control 980372 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/980372/ ) Description of the cumulative update for Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Outside Voice Control: April 2010
Update for Response Group Service 2284304 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2284304/ ) Description of Cumulative update for Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Response Group Service: July 2010
Update for Standard/Enterprise edition Server 983472 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/983472/ ) Description of cumulative update for Office Communications Server 2007 R2: July, 2010
Update for Standard/Enterprise edition Server Back End 2032834 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2032834/ ) Description of the cumulative update package for Office Communications Server 2007 R2 database: July, 2010
Update for Unified Communications Managed API 2.0 Core Redist 64-bit 982170 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982170/ ) Description of the cumulative update for Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Unified Communications Managed API 2.0 Core Redist 64-bit: July 2010
Update for Web Conferencing Server 2028582 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2028582/ ) Description of the cumulative update for Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Web Conferencing Server: July 2010
Update for Web Components Server 967830 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967830/ ) Description of the update package for Communications Server 2007 R2, Web Components: April 2009

The second update released is part of KB 2032881:

This update package also includes the following previously released updates:

981415 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/981415/ ) An Invalid Chat Room URI exception is generated in an Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat Server SDK-based application
981445 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/981445/ ) Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat Server takes a long time to process changes
981446 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/981446/ ) Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat Server cannot log some PART or JOIN events if an abnormal drop from Group Chat Server occurs
981448 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/981448/ ) Active Directory processing changes takes a long time on an Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat Server
979105 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/979105/ ) A synchronization operation between the Active Directory directory service and Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat Server fails
979106 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/979106/ ) Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat Server does not apply the correct group membership for some users
972951 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972951/ ) A compliance server reports incomplete or inaccurate information about user JOIN and PART events in Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat Server
972944 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972944/ ) You may experience performance issues on a channel server in Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat Channel Server
973384 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973384/ ) The Group Chat service does not work after you restart a computer that is running Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat Server
973385 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973385/ ) Users in a secured organizational unit (OU) named "Blocking Inheritance" cannot use the Group Chat Admin Tool
973386 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973386/ ) A compliance XML output file is not generated by a compliance server in Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat Server

Posted in Microsoft, SIP, TMCnet, Unified Communications, VoIP

Google Voice Adds Faster dialing on Android and Blackberry devices

July 22, 2010

Posted in Android, Google, Mobile Phones, Unified Communications, VoIP, Wireless

Skype for iPhone Multitasks & Drops Planned 3G Fee

July 22, 2010

Posted in Skype, TMCnet, VoIP

Attention All Startups in the VoIP Industry!

July 21, 2010

I thought I'd share some TMC news about a very cool opportunity TMC is providing to startup companies. At the next Internet Telephony Conference & Expo (ITEXPO), TMC will offer startup companies the ability to pitch their products and services. It was very successful at the last ITEXPO and so we decided to do it again. Here's the full news release including news about the keynote speaker:

TMC and Embrase Business Consulting Announce Keynote Speaker, Platinum Sponsor for StartupCamp at ITEXPO

Cloud Communications Innovator Twilio Returns;
Xobni CEO Jeff Bonforte to Keynote Oct. 4 in Los Angeles

Norwalk, CT, July 21, 2010 - Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC®), a leading global media company and Embrase Business Consulting, today announced the return of Twilio as a Platinum sponsor, and Jeff Bonforte as keynote speaker for this fall's "StartupCamp, Communications Edition," at Internet Telephony Expo (ITEXPO).

StartupCamp will take place Monday evening, October 4th at the Los Angeles Convention Center, kicking off the three-day ITEXPO event.

Posted in ITEXPO, TMCnet, VoIP

trixbox CE Training at ITEXPO

July 20, 2010

Kerry Garrison, formerly with Fonality, but now with 888VoipStore, is going to be part of the trixbox CE training that is happening at the next ITEXPO in Los Angeles. It's a great opportunity to roll up your sleeves and learn the ins and outs of trixbox CE, an Asterisk-based distro. ITEXPO has been doing trixbox training for some time now, and it's always well attended.

According to Kerry:

Titled "FtOCC CE Technician", the course provides telephony resellers and IT professionals with in-depth technical training on Fonality's Open Source trixbox CE, Asterisk-based PBX system.
FtOCC CE Technician is being presented in collaboration with Fonality, a leading open source telephony company and 888VoipStore, the leading source of IP PBX systems and equipment for resellers.

FtOCC CE Technician is a three-day technical certification course designed to train resellers and consultants how to support customers running trixbox CE systems.

Posted in Asterisk, ITEXPO, TMCnet, VoIP

XO Communications Offers SIP Savings Estimator Tool

July 20, 2010

Today XO Communications launched their XO Enterprise SIP Savings Estimator, an online calculator to show users just how much money they can save by switching to SIP trunks. The online tool demonstrates how XO Enterprise SIP "Simplifies, Streamlines and Reduces Costs of Managing Voice Services Across Distributed Enterprise Networks".

It's a useful tool, though the calculator is a bit strict in its assumptions and doesn't provide the maximum flexibility. For instance, TMC is just a single location, yet the calculator forces you to pick at least 5 separate locations. The vast majority of businesses are single locations yet can still save a lot of money using SIP trunks by eliminating T1/PRI and/or analog lines.

Posted in SIP, TMCnet, Unified Communications, VoIP

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