BSNL all set to introduce international calling cards

BSNL, the country`s largest telecom operator plans to launch a prepaid international calling card aimed at the Indian expatriate community as well as Indian tourists abroad, in six regions namely the US and Canada, Middle east, South East Asia, Western Europe, UK and Australia. The card will permit users to call from any landline, mobile or any voice over internet protocol (VoIP) enabled device from these countries. For selling and marketing of its international cards, the PSU has invited e

On The CounterPath to Success

If you want to build a perfect business plan, sometimes it makes sense to look at what has been successful in other markets and apply the same techniques in another space. McDonalds showed the world that a restaurant could become a successful worldwide chain and as such we have many worldwide restaurant chains today. This first successful chain shows the world that it can be done and the followers have an easier time and can even learn from the mistakes of the first. In communications, we oft

Skype Updates Beta Users (But Not The Beta 4.0)

Mike Bartlett has written a very personal update to the beta users of SKype 4.0. I like the tone and direction, as it shows under Josh Silverman Skype is actually listening to users (including bloggers.) The comment about a compact mode was my initial reaction when Josh took me through the details a few weeks back. With smaller screen devices like Mac Book Air's and the UMPC's from Asus and HP all gaining momentum with the road warrior set, the Mac and Linux team's efforts at Skype will likely

WiFi for Symbian S60 Mobile Phones

Mobile Phones that support WiFi connections have a huge advantage over those that do not. Connecting to a wireless hotspot makes it possible to use services that would otherwise cost lots of money. How about free services like VOIP phone calls, checking emails or surfing the Internet ? Best of all you can do all that with a free software that does all of that for you if your handy is using the Symbian S60 operating system and is currently supported by the developer. In case you are wondering,

It’s here! Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V is available for download

ItÂ's here! Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V is available for downloadÂ… Microsoft reaches a significant milestone for customers and partners with the release of Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, the hypervisor-based virtualization feature included in select versions of Windows Server 2008. Those who have already deployed the x64 versions of Windows Server 2008 can receive Hyper-V from Windows Update beginning July 8, while new customers and partners can download Hyper-V later today (12:00 pm PT). The Windo

Allied Security Trust -- Let The Patent Wars Begin

You may remember a while back I wrote about Vocaltec selling some of its patents to what appears to be a firm that will become a patent troll. This scenario is becoming more and more common... Companies are now launching businesses based on buying patents and using them to sue others. In order to combat such companies, Verizon, Cisco, Google, Telefon AB L.M., Ericssson, HP and other companies have joined together to launch Allied Security Trust -- an organization which will acquire patents and

iCall - switch between VoIP and normal GSM calls on iPhone

iCall - switch between VoIP and normal GSM calls on iPhone Mon, 06/30/2008 - 04:08 â€" Andy Space iCall is an intelligent iPhone application that lets users switch between VoIP and normal GSM calls anywhere in North America - effectively using the WiFi at Starbucks to make a call. We're told this is an official Apple-approved application that's expected to debut at the App Store soon. Features include: Make and receive calls over WiFi Transfer inbound calls from a regular cell call to WiFi i

“LSC” Get The Special Treatment

Here’s a quickie for all you VoIP icon enthusiasts out there. Fueled by house music and a late-night Photoshopping session, Jonas Rask has released three simple icon replacements for Linkinus, Skype, and Colloquy, the big hitters for the Mac VoiceOver IP market. Taking a cue from the former’s default glossy style, the Danish icon designer adds a telephone, logotype, and an iChat-style bubble to make some visually-consistent, neato icons for these VoIP clients. They’re worth a look, even if you’

Online Collaboration Tools - New Technologies And Web Services - Sharewood Picnic Jun30 08

In this round of cool online collaboration tools Robin and I have this time picked services to send large giga-sized files online without worrying about how big they are, remote control any PC via your instant messenger, do free VoIP calls, and more. Photo credit: Vacuum3d Here the online collaboration tools we have selected for you this week: Fileai: Select a file and transfer it directly with no upload process via a download link Remote Live Desktop: Remote control any PC using a Windows Live

Skype: Telepresence for the masses

Video conferencing accounted for 28 percent of all Skype calls last year. Michael Kassner discusses why Skype should be considered a telepresence platform and how the multimedia technology of Skype has improved.  â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"- Last week I wrote an article called “Cisco’s TelePresence: Not your average virtual meeting” hoping to acquaint everyone with technology that’s dramatically changing business communications. After reading the article, a friend of mine

NETGuard Mobilizes

The National Emergency Technology Guard (NETGuard) mobilizes a corps of volunteers with technology experience who could help out after a disaster. Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon discusses the effort with NPR (audio). It is funded by the Department of Homeland Security. NET Guard teams may assist local communities in temporarily reconstituting voice, data, and other communications systems. The idea of NET Guard was born in the aftermath of 9-11, when a number of communications and technology compa

Video Conference Calls Services

Web Conferencing is a huge market and will continue to be one especially for business VOIP customers. Now the market is moving towards Video Conferencing. Video Conference Calls are going to take over the teleconference calls market. Traditionally Web conferencing was limited to Teleconferencing but with broadband becoming cheaper day by day, People now moving towards Video Conferencing as a primary platform. Video Conference Calls are now being used more than ever. The challenge however is to

Broadvox adds Dialogic to SIP trunking lineup

Broadvox and Dialogic announced that the former's GO! SIP trunking solution was interoperable with the latter's 2000 Media Gateway Series; it is Broadvox's third SIP trunking interop announcement in a month's time. The Dialogic/Broadvox partnership provides a solution for the SMB and enterprise markets looking to ditch their legacy PBX and key phone systems with a more cost effective SIP trunking solution. The Dialogic 2000 Media Gateway Series is a 1U form factor box and can take anywhere fro

Submit a ZenPack, Win Fabulous Prizes!

There have been a lot of new submissions of Community ZenPacks to coincide with the recent Zenoss 2.2 Release. We’ve seen recent ZenPacks for a variety of things like Alvarion Wifi access points, Cisco IPSLA, Juniper Netscreens and Microsoft Routing and Remote Access. In the Zenoss forums there are a wide variety of ZenPacks being discussed and tested, but we wanted to really kickstart the process. So we’re announcing a “Submit a ZenPack Contest” with not 1, but 2 great prizes! What is the

Spyke WiFi Robot

Spyke is the first robot built that we control and transform a computer via a Wi-Fi. In addition, you can control it from anywhere in the world via the Internet. Spyke comes with a video camera, a microphone, a loudspeaker and 2 engines, Digital Music Player. It can also serve as VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) Telephone & webcam and is compatible with Skype 3.0. Spyke is a video surveillance camera, if a motion is detected, an alarm activated Spyke or send an image by e-mail. Anothe

VoIP as Evidence

"What you say may be used against you in a court of law" has a most interesting twist when it comes to VoIP. New York Law Journal delves into the legal implications of VoIP for corporations. A VoIP network may "unexpectedly" create a substantial quantity of stored information that could become the target of a discovery request. Add in how voice messages can be stored under a unified communications/unified messaging system, then backed up and there's plenty of room for an inquisitive and tech-

How-To Guide on Asterisk and Amazon EC2 Coming Soon

I am excited to announce the upcoming availability of my new How-To guide on Asterisk and Cloud Computing. Created for Amazon’s EC2 platform (part of Amazon Web Services), it will teach anyone with an AWS account and server to setup their very own PBX “in the cloud” in one hour or less! With this guide, open source telephony aficionados will be able to tinker with, deploy and manage a world-class telecom solution for their home or business. Setup extensions, voicemail, phone numbers and more!

Citrix Adds VoIP to Go To Meeting

The world of audio conferencing keeps getting brighter, and with the price of gasoline, as well as air travel services like GoToMeeting are seeing the light and adding VoIP to their platform. Technorati Tags: Andy Abramson, IVR, VoIP

A child's smile, a merchant move

Internet Solver can now be found at their new address: 11308 Aurora Ave. Urbandale. I personally want to mention that they've been wonderful for me and my business. When I have computer issues and questions they have been quite helpful. In addition to support of internet connectivity and VOIP, they also help with computer troubleshooting and repair. I've been using their services for years. Michelle Hinrichs of Michelle's Maternity and Nursery Nook in Indianola put out a heads up for no

VoIP Firms Aim for Multi-Billion Dollar Business - Jajah and Jaxtr have closed big deals which aid growth

The VoIP business is starting to gain some serious traction for the new wave of companies that are focused on using social networking to attract VoIP customers. Both Jajah and Jaxtr have closed deals recently that add between ten and twenty million dollars of funding to their businesses. Although they each decline to share information about their current revenue, predictions have been made that the VoIP business will be a four-and-a-half-billion dollar business within the next five or six year

FairPoint Is Failing to Please New Customers - Complaints range from problems with customer service to issues with caller ID

After finally starting to take over Verizon’s New England network, FairPoint has made a bad first impression with customers which seems to keep getting worse. The main issue thus far has been serious problems with 911 service in Maine which has led to a delay in the network takeover there. However, the Fairpoint Watch Program reports that there are many other problems facing new customers here. A few of the problems include harassing collections agency letters for bills totalling less than $20

iPhone to get iTunes remote control app

iPhone to get iTunes remote control app Posted by Joshua Karp on Jun 27, 2008 5:24 am 11 comments Filed in Apple, Features, Handsets Apple has just released a slew of iPhone/iTunes-related updates, and amidst the madness are a couple of pretty exciting bits of info. Most significantly, it looks like Apple is getting ready to provide iPhone and/or iPod Touch owners with a free iTunes remote control application. Very few details were revealed, but there’s a clear reference to the new applicat

DTV Transition Scam Preys Upon Consumer Confusion - Meanwhile, debate rages over extension of converter box coupons

Apparently there are still some people out there who are confused about what’s going to happen when the switch from analog to digital TV is made in February. Some shady businesses out there are preying on that confusion by advertising free converter boxes that don’t require the use of the $40 DTV coupons being given out by the federal government. These advertisements are a bait-and-switch scam that ends up costing consumers quite a bit of money but the ads are currently still running because i

Sprint's Instinct Reaches Record Sales - Dubbed just an iPhone-copy, it's still managed to sell well

Sprint recently teamed up with Samsung to offer a phone called the Instinct which many have said is just a copy of the iPhone with less memory and other drawbacks. Despite these negative initial reports, the phone managed to do well in the market, reaching record-breaking sales in the first week that it was launched. It is believed that this was due to the phone’s similarity to the iPhone and the fact that it was released a few weeks prior to the iPhone at a significantly lower price. Some say

US-NY: Syracuse-Sales Engineer

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Developing Technology & The Evolving Internet

by Stewart M. Russell The advances in technology keep coming in leaps and bounds and it’s hard to keep up with it all. Be it business, media, medicine, travel or communication, technology is constantly developing to introduce new devices and methods to make life easier for the average man. Among all the various technological fields in the modern world, information technology has become a primary focal point in all our lives. Life has definitely become much easier with IT. One of the biggest he

Alltel announces Wi-Fi partnership with Boingo

Alltel announces Wi-Fi partnership with Boingo Posted by Joshua Karp on Jun 26, 2008 2:17 pm 5 comments Filed in Alltel, Verizon, Wi-Fi If you’re an Verizon Alltel customer with a longing for free Wi-Fi, your life just got a bit easier. The carrier has announced a partnership with Wireless Internet provider Alltel to bring Boingo Hotspot access to wireless customers. For $69.98/month Alltel customers can experience all-they-can-eat data on their wireless handsets in addition to unlimited

Nokia N78 NAM giveaway!

Nokia N78 NAM giveaway! Posted by The Boy Genius on Jun 26, 2008 5:02 pm 1104 comments Filed in Features, Handsets We told you we weren’t taking the whole giveaway thing lightly! In the market for a brand new Nokia N78 NAM phone? Stop right there â€" there’s a chance you could win one! Just to be clear, the exact model of this N78 is the N78-3. That has the 850MHz/1900MHz UMTS/HSDPA bands along with quad-band EDGE. Want to win it? All you need to do is leave a comment here and take our site

SPOTLIGHT: 30 Million Units of VQmon

If you are trying to troubleshoot VoIP or IPTV performance, it is likely you will end up touching Telchemy's embedded software at some point. The company has shipped over 30 million units of VQmon to over 100 equipment manufacturers, with the code ended up in everything from IP phones and gateways to routers, SBCs, and diagnostic probes; there's also another estimated 100 million additional shipments floating around on large ISP licenses. Customers include AudioCodes, Empirix, Ixia, Nortel, TI,

Ubuntu MID - part 2: communication

After listing all the launcher’s applications, we will now see how the browser works. Beside the browser (MidBrowser), Ubuntu MID contains a mail client (Claws Mail), a chatting client (Pidgin), a VoIP application (Ekiga) and an RSS reader (Liferea) - these will be presented in the next article. Although I made networking active in QEmu, Ubuntu MID did not connect to the network. I had to choose the network button and tap on “Wired Network”. So you can control whether it connects to your (Wire

Europeans ditch landline phones, use PCs to make Internet phone calls

The EU has conducted a survey of 27,000 households in 27 countries and the results are astounding: 24 percent of EU households have given up fixed telephone lines in favor of mobile phones. In the new Member states, that number is even higher: 39 percent. The landline infrastructure in many eastern European countries is poor so residents have simply moved to the mobile phone. Here’s another interesting statistic: 22 percent use their computer to make calls over the Internet (long live Skype). M

How do you Create Word Art?

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I should have been an English teacher, according to my degree. I never did become one, but I’m still addicted to words. I love to write. I also enjoy good design, and like playing around with word art. When I found this website, I couldn’t stop playing with words! Wordle is a free site that allows you to generate “word clouds” from any text you type or paste into a box. With a few simple mouse clicks, you can have your text rearrang