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Microsoft, Yahoo, Nortel and Danger

Posted on February 12, 2008 - Filed Under Industry News | Leave a Comment

Microsoft Corp. has been in the news a lot of late, most notably due to its unsolicited takeover bid for Yahoo. Progress in their unified communications partnership with Nortel was charted this week, and they also announced on Monday that they were acquiring T-Mobile Sidekick cell phone maker Danger.

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2-8-2008 Week in Review

Posted on February 8, 2008 - Filed Under VoIP News | Leave a Comment

The first week in February ends with another pure play closing shop, new product announcements, more cable cuts, and the FCC auction creeping up on the 20 billion mark.

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VoIP Call Control Whitepaper

Posted on February 7, 2008 - Filed Under Whitepapers | Leave a Comment

Starting in the mid nineties, when it became clear that voice was coming to IP, standards committees began working to segregate call control from the actual media streams. This whitepaper starts with describing the physically decomposed multimedia gateway concept, and the various protocols that followed.

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Where the Candidates Stand – Technically Speaking

Posted on February 5, 2008 - Filed Under Net Neutrality | Leave a Comment

It’s Super Tuesday. Do you know where your candidate stands? While not a pressing issue for most Americans, technological innovation and Net Neutrality (or lack thereof) will shape the way we use the Internet for years to come.

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2-1-08 The Week in Review

Posted on February 1, 2008 - Filed Under Commentary, VoIP News | 1 Comment

Commercial Block C of the 700MHz auction has met the minimum reserve, ensuring open access for all…cables in the Mediterranean were cut, causing a massive slowdown of Internet and telecommunication services from Egypt to India…Sprint is reviving talks with Clearwire…Continental cuts a deal with LiveTV LLC to offer in flight WiFi Internet access and Satellite TV starting in 2009…8X8 Announces Profitable Quarter…

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