Vonage explains why those ads are everywhereI realize you're probably a prospective or current VoIP user, not a marketer of VoIP services.Still, the most insightful consumers are those with an awareness of how the products and services they buy are being marketed to them.January 26, 2005 by Russell Shaw in Networking
User: Vonage calls work well, but their customer service does notPacketizer is an online community of VoIP, videoconferencing and mobile communication users. The community's Daily Payload feature aggregates news and views from Packetizer members and participants.January 25, 2005 by Russell Shaw in Networking
Is Cisco VoIP vulnerable to denial-of-service attacks?Don't be "very, very afraid." Just know what potential dangers lurk out there.January 25, 2005 by Russell Shaw in Cisco
IP telephony migration and the 'what if' factorOver at the enterprise IT technology and strategy site Silicon.com, Ben King asks "Has the dream of convergence failed?January 25, 2005 by Russell Shaw in Networking
Google VoIP? No way: read the ad againFunny how rumors start.The Times of London and other news organizations have been all aflutter about an ad on Google's corporate Job Opportunitiessite.January 25, 2005 by Russell Shaw in Networking
Could Californians who distribute Kazaa/Skype go to jail?Well, it could happen.A bill introduced into theCalifornia State Senateby State Sen.January 22, 2005 by Russell Shaw in Legal
Washington Post article is a good post-Powell FCC primerIn the light of chair Michael Powell's resignation,what are the telecommunications issues a reconstituted Federal Communications Commissionmust face?As the pre-eminent newspaper in the nation's capital, The Washington Postis ideally positioned to analyze the FCC and other government agencies.January 22, 2005 by Russell Shaw in Government : US
Why IT policy won't change under Powell replacementI've been researching the public statements of several candidates foroutgoing FCC Commissioner Michael Powell's seat. As a result, I'm highly confident that no telecommunications policy changes will take effect if any of the people likely to be nominated are confirmed.January 21, 2005 by Russell Shaw in Networking
Colorado bill would *prohibit* most taxes on VoIPWell, it's about time at least one state legislator stepped up for the VoIP community. As I've learned from your feedback and Trackbacks, you aretired of beingperceived as a cash cowfor state governments that are afraid to raise other taxes or institute budgetary efficiencies.January 20, 2005 by Russell Shaw in Networking
Skype going mobile, will roll out voice mail, vidconTaiwan's DigiTimes, the only daily IT publication in the semiconductor-manufacturing island nation, has big news about Skype today.DigiTimes reports that Skype has just introduced its PChome Touch-1 USB phone with a built-in Skype API(Application Program Interface) in Taiwan.January 20, 2005 by Russell Shaw in Mobility
What FCC chair Powell's resignation means for VoIPWe report that FCC Chair Michael Powell is expected to announce his resignation today. Fellow VoIP blogger Tom Keating calls Powell "a friend of VoIP," and wishes him well.January 20, 2005 by Russell Shaw in Networking
Fellow VoIP blogger Tom Keating loves Parus in the pingtimeVoIP Blogger colleague Tom Keating was first with this storyabout an IP-based interactive voice solution from Parus Interactive. Sold to retailers, the new interactive voice applications can perform speech recognition-powered driving directions, inventory checks, and other cool stuff for customers using SIP phones.January 20, 2005 by Russell Shaw in Networking
VoIPs burglar alarm transmission vulnerabilities describedWhile we don't reprint press releases here, electronic premises security company Supreme Security Systemsraises some very valid pointsabout what it terms the risks of sending burglar alarm alerts to alert services via VoIP.Two of the key issuesSupreme Securityraises are signal distortion and line seizure.January 19, 2005 by Russell Shaw in Networking
Easy router: are proprietary routers and adapters justified?A new deal between VoIP service SIPphone, Inc. and router maker D-Linkfeatures a $99 dealon D-Link's DVG-1402S Broadband Phone Service VoIP Router.January 19, 2005 by Russell Shaw in Networking
You're right: Vonage ads are *everywhere*If you think you have been seeing Vonage ads everywhere you click, you are right.In a Nielsen//NetRatings report released today, Vonage ads accounted for 10 percent of the overall online ad impressions of all phone companies in 2004.January 18, 2005 by Russell Shaw in Enterprise Software