Earth Day is right around the corner on April 22. With the amount of technology and knowledge that we have about the environment and the effect of humans on it, it#8217;s no wonder that people are looking for ways to lead a greener, more Earth-conscious life. There is an unprecedented amount of ways to harness [...]

Averna, a global test engineering company, has acquired DAQTron, Inc., a company that designs and implements test systems for things like VoIP modems and cable modems. Averna says that the purchase strengthens their broadband product portfolio. #8220;We believe that the convergence of radio, video, and navigation content into mobile devices will continue to fuel demand for [...]

VoIP News of the UK report that college tutors are using VoIP to get parental contact with their students. The VoIP Weblog reports that the founders of Skype want their company back. VoIP Watch reports that there are Google Voice apps coming for the iPhone.

Could Skype be sold before it goes IPO? It#8217;s certainly possible. The announcement of the IPO puts a certain fate on the internet telephony unit that eBay purchased but never managed to get working together with its other units. But that doesn#8217;t rule out investors coming forward to try and buy it. The fact is [...]

Radware is using NetLogic Microsystem#8217;s NETL7 Layer 7 processors for its new DefensePro network security Solutions. The NetLogic processors are designed to enhance the performance and functionality of next-gen networks for high-definition video delivery over the Internet (IPTV), media-rich content over advanced mobile wireless services, voice transmission over the Internet (VoIP) and network security applications. #8220;We [...]

For a while, we heard lots from Vonage. The broadband internet telephone service with more than 2.5 million users was keen on releasing news often and in bulk #8230; then over the last few months it became radio silence. Don#8217;t worry. Vonage isn#8217;t going under. At least, not now. But late last week. Vonage broke the silence, [...]

There have been rumors around the net, but eBay plans to spin off Skype into a stand-alone. The company will go IPO in the first half of 2010, with timing dependent on market conditions. #8220;Skype is a great stand-alone business with strong fundamentals and accelerating momentum,#8221; said eBay Inc.#8217;s President and CEO, John Donahoe. #8220;But it#8217;s [...]

Radius Communications is using PortaOne, Inc.#8217;s PortaSwitch IP multimedia subsystem for the main software platform for its wholesale and residential/business VoIP services. PortaSwitch was chosen for its stability and unlimited scalability during Radius#8217;s expansion into North America, Asia, Australia and Europe. #8220;Our research revealed that PortaOne is considered best-in-market for IP subsystems,#8221; said Hemanta Sharma, chief [...]

The announcement of Skype for iPhone attracted enormous attention. And for good reason: The app brought together two of the decade's best-known examples of innovation in communication. As such, it...

Cablecom, the largest cable-network operator in Switzerland, is going to use SmartNode 4630 Multiport BRI VoIP Router for its connect PBX ISDN VoIP and data service for SMBs. #8220;As a business service provider, we require innovative technology with the highest level of reliability, and SmartNode hits both targets. Partnering with Patton-Inalp enabled us to establish our [...]

Skype for iPhone Hits Up to 2 Million DownloadsIt was impressive enough that users downloaded 1 million copies of the Skype for iPhone application by April 2, two days after its introduction. But the ...

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Skype for the iPhone, introduced to much fanfare last week, was hardly a major technical or commercial breakthrough. Its political impact, though, could be huge. Because it involved two famous market ...

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Skype Ltd.'s chief secrecy officer appears to be sleeping on the job: Virtually everyone knew about the introduction of Skype for iPhone before its official announcement. But the excitement surrou...

Companies doing a lot of international business probably have many mobile employees. And those employees are probably making a lot of international calls from their mobile phones. That can get expensi...

Managing personal communications is practically a full-time job these days. Between landlines, work phones, mobiles, text messaging and email, itrsquo;s easy to lose track of various conversations an...