Archive for October 16th, 2008
Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) Leads to Workforce Productivity and Customer Service Improvements
Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) enables users to use a single phone handset that connects to both cellular and corporate wireless networks thus enabling users to carry a single phone device to communicate with business associates, family, and friends, no matter where they are. The obvious benefit besides the cost savings of using a single phone device is employee productivity. A new study by OnRelay’s own live deployment data reveals when FMC technology works, user penetration and hardware ...
Great VoIP peering article worth reading
TMCnet’s Richard ‘Zippy’ Grigonis has an excellent article on VoIP peering. He gives a historical background on VoIP peering with Stealth Communications having an important role with their creation of the Voice Peering Fabric (VPF). Go check it out. Tags: Richard Grigonis, Stealth Communications, voice peering, voip, Zippy Related Entries Excellent Telecom & Voice over IP Blog - Oct 20, 2008 Vonage Lives to Fight Another Day… - Oct 20, 2008 TringMe Creates Flash V...
Innovative Phone System Benefits Local Company
As our little telecommunications company continues to grow Microsoft continues to take notice. Most recently our partners in Redmond have completed and published a case study on one of our customers “True North Drafting” (TND) a specialist in creating the detailed shop drawings that guide the fabrication and on-site installation of commercial-grade glass and aluminum structures. TND has been a long time customer of ours and before purchasing their Response Point small business phone...
Why No iCamera?
I saw a commercial last night for Nikon Coolpix digital cameras, which are pretty cool looking. The thing that struck me is why isn’t there an equivalent of the iPod in the digital camera market. In many respects, the MP3 and digital camera markets are similar. They both feature devices that have widespread appeal, they’re affordable to most people, and useful as an every day tool. As much as the iPod is a marketing and design phenomena, why hasn’t a digital camera maker at lea...
Phone Mashup For Tracking Call Data In Google Analytics
If you thought you could only track online data in Google Analytics, think again. Ifbyphone is excited about this week’s release of our new phone mashup enabling customers to track offline phone call data directly in Google Analytics, alongside website data. This can be set up in 2 easy steps. First, you enter your Google Analytics account info as shown in the picture below: Then, for each phone number you want to track you enter some basic information: Once you save those settings, you...
TOM-Skype Breach: The Citizen Lab
This is the second of four posts resulting from an interview with Nart Villeneuve, principle investigator of the Citizen Lab report “Breaching Trust”.After discussing the report itself and some of the follow up activity, we went on to talk about The Citizen Lab, its mission and its activities. From their own website they are “focusing on advanced research and development at the intersection of digital media and world civic politics”. Nart described their activity as resea...
critical mass
by Malena (how many friends must switch to make a new network worthwhile?) (what is the frequency distribution of buddy list size? how does that distribution vary by duration of Skype experience? by activity?) ...
The Social Media Jungle: Update #1
On November 13th I will be hosting The Social Media Jungle: Leveraging Social Media for YOU (and your business) in Melville, New York. Since sending out a call for speakers, I have been overwhelmed by the number of people who have come forward as prospective discussion leaders. Over the next few days I will be working on the schedule and I will continue to confirm each of the discussion leaders. Each of the discussion leaders will be asked to open their session as if they had written a blog pos...
TRU Going iPod Crazy!!!
As Apple looks to grow its iPod franchise, Toys “R” Us will begin carrying iPods and related accessories this month. The products will be sold in Toys “R” Us stores nationwide and will be merchandised within specially designed “iPod boutique” wall displays. The assortment includes the iPod Shuffle in silver, blue and pink, the iPod Nano in a selection of recently introduced colors, and the iPod Touch. Accessories include products from iHome, iTunes gift ca...
New Skype Accounts Drive Calling Growth
The blue line (top left) is quarterly account creation. The red line (bottom left) shows what people do with accounts. Skype’s language from today’s 2008 Q3 eBay Investor Conference Call. "Skype surpassed 13 million concurrent users at certain peak times." 13 million – congratulations Skype!, Skype Journal, 15 September 2008. "Skype-to-Skype minutes reached nearly 16 billion, a 63% increase year over year." A new record. From the Form 8-...
sprint being uncooperative
by Leslie Wilkinson (Using the Internet as alternative to POTS, mobile service, and roaming charges) tags: skype, sprint, venezuela Follow Phil Wolff on Twitter or FriendFeed or on Skype. Follow Skype Journal on twitter ...
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