Just been IM’g with Thomas Howe on Skype, and the word from Mr. Howe is that he came away with the #1 spot at the Telephony Mashup Contest.
This was a last minute thing, but it sure looks like it was worth it for Thomas. For more detail on what this is about, have a look […]

In 2005 if you had been living in Africa were making international calls from there then probably you might have been shelling out $1 or more per minute for making these calls but the prices started tumbling by 2006 where just around nineteen African telcos were charging the call rate stated above and now trend […]

Here comes Skype 3.1 loaded with business search feature besides a host of other things. The major attraction of the latest Skype version is SkypeFind which enables users to find and review local businesses. It seems with it Skype is making an effort to match the concept of yellow pages and create virtual yellow pages […]

Nowadays Verizon seems to be in news all because of the innumerable lawsuits it has filed rather than any major developments it has undertaken in the field of technology of late. The other day I was talking about the Verizon - Vonage catfight which still continues but in an another case it has won a […]

Today was a big day for Microsoft Canada, as they formally launched adCenter. I took part in the analyst briefing this morning, and just got back from the very fun launch event tonight. They sure know how to put on a show, but more on that later.
Quick sidebar - am I the only one asking […]

The O’Reilly Emerging Telephony Conference - ETel - starts tomorrow, and should be a great event. I won’t be attending, but have been following Tim O’Reilly from a distance, and think he’s focused on a lot of cool and important things, especially around Web 2.0. For everyday developments and insights, their Emerging Telephony blog is […]

(PRLEAP.COM) The popular internet telephone provider Tpad (www.tpad.com) is shunning the approach shown by its competitors by providing a unique incoming SIP number to every customer free of charge. While most other VoIP companies charge yearly for this number, Tpad are offering this service for free and will provide as many as the customer […]

(PRLEAP.COM) Hoorn NH, The Netherlands – February 2007 — Mobile Bridges proudly announces that it has won the Runner-Up Award 2006. This award is given out yearly by the local West-Friesland business community as an encouragement to the most eager, best performing member. The focus is on new companies in this particular area of […]

(PRLEAP.COM) Minneapolis, February 12, 2007 (NASDAQ: APAT) —- APA Cables & Networks, a leader in fiber management solutions and wholly owned subsidiary of APA Enterprises (NASDAQ: APAT), today announced that family-owned and operated Twin Valley Telephone Company (TVT), Kansas, has deployed APA Cables & Networks’ Fiber Distribution System (FDS) to deliver Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) as […]

(PRLEAP.COM) Popular voip internet phone service provider, voip.com, announces the launch of their Enterprise grade International wholesale rate service. Aimed at saving businesses money and streamlining the billing process, voip.com’s new offering gives businesses a powerful new communication tool.
Companies that sign up for the service gain access to international long distance at wholesale rates; […]