The Eyeball sounds great, but it looks more like a loose leaf tea strainer than a Webcam. (Credit: Donald Bell/CNET) Webcams aren’t the first product to spring to mind when you think of Blue Microphones . The company has a solid reputation in the pro audio world for making … Source Related posts £15 p/m Inq Mini 3G [...]
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Nokia’s plans to offer Skype on its Nseries handsets has stirred conflict with several cellular carriers. O2 and Orange have reacted negatively to the suggestion of introducing VoIP services on the upcoming N97, according to Mobile. The disagreement … Source Related posts Skype Deal With Nokia Stokes Operators’ Fears Over Lost Revenue (0) Furious UK Operators Want Nokia To [...]
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Two U.K. wireless operators may refuse to carry Nokia phones that have the Skype VoIP calling feature built-in. Source Related posts Video demo: Skype for Nokia N900 (Skype Blogs) (0) T-Mobile Germany Back-Tracks on N97 VoIP Strategy (3) Skype™ 1.0 Beta for Intel-based Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs). (VOIP IP Telephony) (0)
Saturday, February 28, 2009
TechSpot reports that UK operators Orange and O2 are reportedly threatening Nokia over the decision to include a Skype client on their N97 handset. Essentially, Orange and O2 are convinced that offering a Skype client on a phone leaves an avenue for customers to pay less to their cell providers, which they see as hitting [...]
Friday, February 27, 2009
It was only a matter of time for carriers to make stink about the inclusion of Skype on the N97. I had first read about the issue via Simon Judge and was surprised it had even take this long to be a public complaint. Carriers will always hate things that compete with their bread and [...]
Friday, February 27, 2009
UK operators O2 and Orange are reportedly “furious” with Nokia ( NYSE: NOK ) over the Finnish handset makers plans to pre-load Skype, the VoiP provider that lets consumers make free calls, on to its upcoming flagship device, the N97. According to Mobiletoday.co.uk , citing “operator sources,” the networks may end up refusing to stock [...]
Friday, February 27, 2009
Nokia made plenty of folks happy with its decision to include Skype on its new N97 handset, and future N-series devices , but it looks like the usual cadre of UK carriers aren’t among them, and they’re now making their displeasure quite clear. That includes O2 and Orange, who are apparently threatening to refuse stock [...]
Friday, February 27, 2009
If you use Skype often for conference calls and you are tired of having to hold the phone to your ear for the duration of the call, then this USB Skype Conference Phone is perfect for you. It features an integrated speaker and omnidirectional microphone for conference room calls on-the-cheap. It delivers high quality echo-free [...]
Friday, February 27, 2009
Software developer Truphone announced yesterday that the company has added Skype support for Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch handsets. Per the press release, users can now instant message their Skype contacts as well as make and receive Skype-based calls… Source Related posts Yeah, It’s Popular: Five Million Skype 3G iPhone App Downloads In Four Days (Epicenter) (0) Will Skype [...]
Friday, February 27, 2009
Vonage Holdings Corp. Thursday reported a net customer loss for the fourth quarter, a first for the Internet telephone pioneer. The Holmdel company said its loss for the quarter widened because of debt refinancing costs, while revenue grew modestly…. Source Related posts Zoiper is the First 3rd Party Softphone to Support Skype’s SILK, Polycom’s SIREN and the Broadvoice [...]
Friday, February 27, 2009
Cytel is a company that is known for its innovative products, including Fax, voicemail, IVR, VoIP and call center solutions. For CeBIT 2009 Cytel will showcasing a new version of its software CYTEL.iBX office phone. This new iteration of iBX works… Source Related posts £15 p/m Inq Mini 3G 75min, Ultd Internet, Email, Skype (ITProPortal) (0) [pdf09] Mayor Bloomberg [...]
Thursday, February 26, 2009
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Thursday, February 26, 2009
Section: Communications , Mobile , Web With eBay’s Skype users have the ability to communicate with others across the globe at little to no cost. Now, Skype is providing Skype to Go with the ability to make outgoing national and international calls from both landlines and mobile phones. To access the service, users will be [...]
Thursday, February 26, 2009
We’re having a hard time figuring out how Vonage can justify pulling their “Visual Voicemail” scam on customers without even offering the option of a refund, but that’s exactly what they’re doing to… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Source Related posts No related posts.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Once again Amazon has the D-Link DPH-50U Skype VoIP USB Phone Adapter for $20 – $10 mail-in-rebate + free shipping = $10! This adapater turns any phone into a Skype phone, but you must subcribe to the service to use it. Similar Posts: D-Link DPH-50U Skype USB Phone Adapter – $10 Shipped; DLink DPH50U Skype [...]
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Make cheap international calls from any cellphone or landline with a Skype To Go number, which works sort of like a supercharged calling card for Skype users. Once you’ve got a Skype To Go number, you just call it when you want to place what would normally be a spendy international call. Instead of taking [...]
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Skype To GoNow for all paying users We launched Skype To Go back in 2007, and it’s been so popular that we’ve decided to offer it to everyone with Skype Credit. A Skype To Go number lets you make super… Source Related posts £15 p/m Inq Mini 3G 75min, Ultd Internet, Email, Skype (ITProPortal) (0) [pdf09] Mayor Bloomberg rides [...]
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Around these parts, we don’t hear much about EV-DO Rev. B. Sprint and Verizon Wireless since both adopted the Rev. A implementation but each is moving on to hopefully greener pastures: Sprint is embracing WiMAX, while Verizon plans for LTE. The upgrade market for faster EV-DO service is alive and well elsewhere though. Why else [...]
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) Secured Digital Applications, Inc. (OTCBB: SDGL), a provider of mobile communication, outsourced business and information technology consulting services, announced today that it had entered into a Supplemental Agreement with its Channel Partner, Southpark Worldwide Limited, to roll out SDGL’s mobile advertising and mobile Voice Over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) services… Source Related posts Zer01 [...]
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Having trouble with the ol’ phone bill? You’re not the only one. Those envelopes never fail to get a “WTF?!” from me. I’ve come to call them my Kill Bills. Anyway, here’s a useful app for all you iPhone users that’ll help you make cheaper calls with VOIP providers. Siax allows you to add any [...]
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Skype could be facing a rough month of March, as per the recent 10-K filing (page 32-33). If a lawsuit is filed, we will know who (and which technology) this third party is. Skype licenses technology underlying certain key components of its software from third parties it does not control, including the technology underlying its [...]
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
At last fall’s AstriCon, Stefan Oberg, Skype’s Vice-President for Business, announced the launch of a development program with Digium leading to Skype for Asterisk. Today Digium posted a progress update outlining the current status of the beta program along with… Source Related posts £15 p/m Inq Mini 3G 75min, Ultd Internet, Email, Skype (ITProPortal) (0) [pdf09] Mayor Bloomberg rides [...]
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
India’s Department of Telecom (DoT) has issued orders to the nation’s ISPs to block VoIP services being offered by 39 off-shore providers. ISPs have been asked to block such web sites due to the country’s laws permitting only licensed operators to offer VoIP services. The telecom enforcement and monitoring division of the DoT said that [...]
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009
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By Jill Stanek Aside from the controversy over the legality and safety of telemed RU-486 abortions, Iowa Republican Congressman Steve King wants to know if federal tax dollars are financing it. Rep. King is currently circulating a request to colleagues to sign on to a letter he will soon send to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius asking whether taxpayers are underwriting Planned Parenthood’s…
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Plantronics (NYSE: PLT) Tuesday reported lower profit in its third quarter than a year ago, but still beat Wall Street’s expectations, setting UC revenue records along the way.
Net income for the quarter was $30.9 million, or 71 cents a share, down slightly from $31.6 million, or 64 cents a share a year ago. Adjusted net income was 75 cents per share, topping analyst’s forecasts of 68 cents per share, and topping last year’s adjusted income of 66 cents per share. The lower profits were primarily due to Plantronic buying back some 2.1 million shares.
Revenue, meanwhile was $183.2 million, up slightly from $181.6 million during the same period a year ago.
Plantronics said it expected a strong fourth quarter, forecasting revenue of between $175 million and $180 million for the quarter, with net income of 63-68 cents per share. Analysts expected revenue of $1877.6 million and adjusted earnings per share of 67 cents.
During yesterday’s earnings call, Ken Kannappan, Plantronics’ president and chief executive, said the company set a record in the quarter for UC revenue, which saw 90 percent growth due to rapid adoption of UC globally. The company also saw 8 percent growth in office and contact center revenue.
“We continue to see broad adoption of UC across all size of enterprises in all major geographies,” he said. “Our investments in UC continued to yield solid results. And in the first nine months of fiscal 2012, we made good progress in differentiating our product line, as well as making huge strides in our corporate marketing and brand positioning.”
For more:
– see this release
– see this earnings call transcript from Seeking Alpha
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Continue reading Plantronics 3Q earnings fall despite UC record revenues
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Recently I was approached by a local company to work with them to improve their technical infrastructure.
I have not worked with VOIP systems before. However I have in the past setup Asterisk and was using it successfully as a dialer.
This client is waiting for a VSC VMSx switch. I’m not familiar with it but they are asking for processing/gateway integration and hardware monitoring.
So with that being said here are a few questions:
1. I have searched around for a VMSx API to be add/remove balances from calling cards, however I cannot find one. Can someone point me in the right direction?
2. Hardware monitoring, can that be setup in VMS? For example, to know when all the trunks are being filled to 90% capacity or when there is no more internet, etc.
3. I’m still confused about something. So they have this softswitch sitting in a local data center. They have clients that have gateways setup in their locations. When I worked with Asterisk, we had a switch with all the ip phones plugged into. That switch was connected to asterisk with just one cable to the secondary lan card. If I don’t understand correctly the way it should be setup is.
a. Softphone connects to a switch.
b. The switch to the gateway.
4. What about for those that already have an existing PBX or want a complete PBX setup. From what I understand there is some type of module that you can get which simply extends the PBX to make outgoing calls route through the VMS softswitch in the data center. Is it essentially also a gateway module?
Sorry for the novice questions but I really need to know the answer to these questions :)
Thanks in advance!
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Citrix Systems (Nasdaq: CTXS) reported strong earnings this week, but the company plans to increase acquisitions in the coming year and to reorganize its sales force, which prompted the company to issue a lackluster forecast for the coming year.
Revenue across the board saw a steep increase, with the company reporting net revenues of $619.4 million in the quarter, a 17 percent increase from the $530 million it reported a year ago. GAAP net income was $108.7 million, 58 cent per share, up from $94.4 million, 49 cents per share, a year ago. The 66 cents quarterly adjusted EPS beat Wall Street estimated of 65 cents.
“Greater diversity in our products and channel, combined with a compelling vision, is driving more C-level engagement as well as more up-sell and cross-sell opportunities,” said Mark Templeton, president and chief executive officer for Citrix. “As a result, we are seeing more strategic deals, more use of our products as an end-to-end system, and deeper engagement with our customers through services.”
Citrix has worked to roll out more robust mobile, cloud and desktop solutions, and it has begun to pay off.
For the year, Citrix reported record revenue of $2.2 billion. Its desktop solution revenue accounted for $1.3 billion of that, 12.5 percent higher than a year ago, and included 14 percent y-o-y growth in the fourth quarter, with revenue of $369 million. Data center and cloud solutions revenue increased 29.1 percent to $385.5 million, online services revenue rose 18.6 percent to $427.7 million and revenue from other products increase 46.4 percent to $114.3 million.
Citrix said revenue increased in the America’s region by 16 percent, rose in the EMEA region by 12 percent and increased in the Pacific region by 37 percent.
For 2012, Citrix said revenue should be in the range of $2.49 billion to $2.51 billion; GAAP diluted earnings per share is targeted to be in the range of $1.88 to $1.97.
For the first quarter, expect revenue to be in the range of $555 million to $565 million with GAAP diluted earnings per share in the range of 30-31 cents.
The thin first quarter results, said CFO David Henshall, come from the company’s plans to look to make acquisitions, but those deals should become accretive later in the year.
For more:
– see this release
– see this Motley Fool article
Special Report: Enterprise Communications earnings in the fourth quarter 2011
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Continue reading Citrix reports record revenue, soft outlook for 1Q12
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If you haven’t read pal Martin Geddes latest post on the Future of Communications entitled Peak Telecom, you are missing something that is likely either something you have likely said, thought, heard someone say in private or really wished you had. It’s a stunningly brilliant piece of writing that leads you to wonder, “what is Martin going to say next” as you read through it.
This post is every bit as important as Alec Saunders 2005 post entitled The Voice 2.0 Manifesto in my opinion as far as laying things out or the famed Pulver Purple Minutes post. It is worthy of your time as it may impact your work or livelihood.
So everyone knows it was Martin who first suggested me and my agency to Nokia back in 2005 to help them decipher “social media” long before many knew what “social media” and blogging was really all about. That led to my development of the Nokia Blogger Relations program, and in turn gave birth to Nokia’s Social Media efforts, something I’m now finally allowed to admit after getting permission recently.
It was Martin’s clear cut thinking back then that foresaw the changing landscape of how media would impact the mobile world. Now in his post he’s laid it all out pinpointing where the changes are coming from, and further pinning the operators into the dumb pipe corner.
Continue reading Read Martin Geddes Latest Post-Your Job My Be At Stake If You Don’t
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Just as we’re seeing Over the Top (OTT) in voice and data service impacting the legacy mobile operators and telcos, there’s also a movement afoot thats going to challenge the legacy video conferencing providers like BT, Verizon, Glowpoint (I’m a shareholder) and the rest who have been in the business of white glove video conferncing services, operating exchanges or hosting bridging services.
Yesterday pal Larry Lisser, who is known in the telecom industry as the person to go to to revive sales, penned a post supportive of disruptive Silicon Valley startup, Vidtel (a Comunicano client) who are playing the channel game to open up the legacy room and desk based video conferncing system users of Polycom, Lifesize, Cisco/Tandberg gear to be able to go what founder and ex VP Marketing at Broadsoft Scott Wharton (who is now blogging) is doing with their “any to any’” video bridging service called MeetMe that is offered at downright disruptive prices that turns the whole market on its side. What Vidtel is doing is addressing the already turned on and tuned in video conferencing user base and making their rooms and desktop video systems easily accessible to CounterPath Bria and Bria mobile users, as well as those who are Skype or GoogleTalk centric.
In the post, that was aimed at getting channel oriented telecom resellers to understand why video is so important to them, Lisser points our reasons and rationale as to why the channel is now meaningful to the video conferencing market, a belief also echoed by client Telesphere who offers VideoConnect through their growing reseller partners to sell in to their enterprise customers. In the case of Telesphere they deliver Broadsoft/Polycom/Glowpoint powered video conferencing service that also offers point to point video calling on a range of devices and over the CounterPath powered Bria 3 for Broadworks softphone.
These are reseller channel sold solutions that show a deep understanding of the how to sell versus how to follow. CounterPath, Telesphere and Vidtel along with the established players in Cisco and Polycom, are all using the sales channel to sell through others, not only direct. This is not far different from how Logitech/Lifesize is taking the LifeSize Connections service, or what I call SightSpeed for Business on steroids, where they combined the best of both SightSpeed and Lifesize to bring a lightweight telepresence offering to market and are making it available through leading telecom vTailer (vertical etailer) VoIP Supply (also a Comunicano client) to reach into an already established customer base.
Larry’s premise is further underscored by ClearOne’s purchase today of Israel based VCon, thus showing the world that Polycom, long the audio turned video conferencing leader will have some new competition. ClearOne already sells through channel with companies like eBuyNow, operators of the Skype shop selling the ClearOne Chat 60, and VoIP Supply pushng both the Skype friendly consumer grade speakerphones and the more robust higher end models. Now they’ll take those same channels and follow LifeSize/Logitech’s lead and seek to propel sales through those vtailers like VoIPSupply and others.
All this leads to disruption. Skype started it, but they’re clearly not the end game any longer. Cisco and Polycom aren’t exactly sitting idle as Vidtel and Vidyo disrupt the market, nor are any executives rolling over and playing dead because of Google Hangouts. Companies like Citrix, with GoToMeeting/HD Faces are making great inroads, selling not so much through channel, but via a very strong direct marketing effort online.
What this all means is the traditional players have to change, adapt or die. It’s survival of not only the fittest any longer, but also of the fast and nimble.
Continue reading Video Conferencing Is Heating Up, The Established Will Be Challenged
Saturday, February 28, 2009
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