Smith On VoIP

The acquisition of Hutch by Vodafone finally got the approval of the Indian government thus putting an end to all the gossip going around that this deal would be nulled due to some irregularities. Quoting from the report
Ending a torturous period of regulatory review, Chidambaram signed off on the deal Friday, sources told Forbes.com. The […]

NEXTVIEW Is An Affordable Video Monitoring Service
NextAlarm, an Alarm over IP company, has released their latest value added service, NEXTVIEW. NEXTVIEW NEXTVIEW works with existing alarm systems and is easy to set up, view and manage through the customer portal interface at NextAlarm.com.
Each camera can be associated with one or more zones (i.e. “front […]

So I am Feeling a Little Braggadocious…
Of the awards we have been nominated for or won over the past few years, this is probably my favorite.
VoIP Supply, a leading Internet Retailer of Voice over IP equipment, including ip phones, Telephone Adaptors, and Wi-Fi VoIP solutions announced today that it has been named one of the […]

Sonus has agreed to buy Zynetix Ltd, a wireless technology company for $ 13.2 billion. Sonus’ core business has been to provide infrastructure to carry IP traffic over fixed line and now with this acquisition they will be adding wireless to their portfolio as well.
This is a good move for two reasons. Being just in […]

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 […]

With the release of Trixbox 2.0, small businesses can take advantage of speech recognition technology from Lumenvox, a provided powerful, full-featured, and affordable speech recognition software since 2001.

“Many businesses need speech recognition software,” said Andrew Gillis, founder of trixbox and director of community development at Fonality. “trixbox is all about adding new capabilities to […]

I arrived in San Diego yesterday for the Internet Telephony Conference and Expo. Posting this week will be plentiful, but a bit sporadic, as the schedules and events of a trade show throw-off the typical day. Look for some great news, stories, and commentary this week!