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A day after Google co-founder Sergey Brin said he was having second thoughts about the decisions and compromises the search giant made when it came to China, China is reportedly blocking the main Google.com domain, though Google.cn, the censored version of Google is not being affected. Retribution? What do you think?
Written by Om Malik on June 7th, 2006 with no comments.
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Tags: a la carte programming, cable tv, hdtv, john mccain, net neutrality
Written by VoIP & Gadgets Blog on June 7th, 2006 with no comments.
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Tags: asterisk, fonality, trixbox, voip
Written by VoIP & Gadgets Blog on June 7th, 2006 with no comments.
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Before you jump the gun and label this article as Trash or Nonsense let me tell you the answer is Yes! Thanks to Intel. Intel Corp. during the Computex 2006 Exhibition in Taipei revealed a product, which will allow you to make VoIP calls using your existing telephones.
More about the Product:
Labeled Intel 600SM, it is PCI phone adaptor which is basically a add-in card that allows phone interface. With it comes the software, called the SoftPhone agent. Once configured this phone will allow you to not only call regular landline numbers as before but also cell phones using various services, including engin (an Australian VoIP provider), Packet8, Skype or yak. This new adaptor will definitely make it easier for those who are reluctant to change over to the special phones required to make VoIP calls. Additionally it will also reduce the phone bills as well. It will also greatly enhance voice quality.
With Skype being the only real universal VoIP provider till date it seems like most people will have to depend on its service to make VoIP calls except in places where local providers exist. The downside of this is that you may not be able to make any emergency calls as Skype does not support it. It means if you want to make emergency calls you will have to have a regular phone in addition to your converted phone to make your distress calls.
Should you buy it?
You have to ask yourself two questions then: Do I change over to a VoIP connection buying the Intel 600SM and save a few bucks on my phone bills or Is my neighborhood generally unsafe warranting the need for distress calls often? In there, lies the answer to whether you should go for it or not.
Written by shiama on June 7th, 2006 with no comments.
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Apparently, development on Asterisk@Home, the "turnkey" Asterisk solution with many third-party add-ons pre-installed has ended. However, the developers have created a new product called Trixbox. Just like Asterisk@Home, Trixbox is a complete Asterisk PBX including, a Linux OS, Asterisk PBX software, a Web GUI, and many other useful add-ons. As with Asterisk@Home, Trixbox can be quickly installed in less than an hour.
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Tags: asterisk@home, fonality, linux, open source, trixbox 1.0, voip
Written by VoIP & Gadgets Blog on June 7th, 2006 with no comments.
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Lipstick.com is really SubReddit. In other words while Conde Nast might own it, Reddit really is the engine behind it. Or as someone just said: it smells like an (OEM) deal. While the domain is owned by Condenast, the Address records for Lipstick and Reddit are pretty close: 72.5.28.217 and 72.5.28.218. So what do I really think about Lipstick.com? Find out here!
Written by Om Malik on June 7th, 2006 with no comments.
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Tivo as a platform strategy is beginning to take shape, and the company is making moves that will pay-off in the long run.
Take today’s announcement. According to TVPredictions.com, they are adding more content providers to the mix. The experiment with C/Net’s technology videos must be working well for them to sign-on more content partners. Those who could be beaming their videos to TiVo users with broadband enabled boxes (about 10% of the total 4.4 million subscribers) include the NBA, and iVillage. Others whose content will show-up on include broadband content providers such as Heavy.com.
Now if they could add more such video content to the mix - say by buying someone like Akimbo - TiVo can start to show a new kind of value proposition. Of course the real value is in bringing web-based video selections from say You Tube or Google video to the living room would further enhance the value of the DVR maker. “There’s this exploding video availability on the Web,” TiVo CEO Tom Rogers told USA Today. “But for most people it’s not real until it’s on your TV.” Amen to that!
Written by Om Malik on June 7th, 2006 with no comments.
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Sonus Networks, provider of VoIP technology solutions, has introduced the Self-care Access Portal as part of its Sonus certified Voice over Broadband (VoBB) system, in collaboration with fellow VoIP technology provider Atreus Systems. According to the agreement, Atreus will become a member of Sonus’ Open Service Partner Alliance (OSPA), and thus be able to offer service providers an integrated portal for the automation of VoIP configuration and management. TMC Net reports:
The portal will also deliver a Web-based self-care service for consumer VoIP; a user-driven voice feature configuration; detailed logs of incoming, outgoing and missed calls; voicemail download and playback, and an entry-level system for an easier migration to the full self-provisioning system for Business VoIP, Wholesale VoIP and IMS-based offerings.
Written by pushpa27 on June 7th, 2006 with no comments.
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Microsoft Connected Services Framework, Microsoft TV IPTV Edition, Microsoft Solution for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration, Microsoft Solution for Enhanced VoIP Services, Microsoft Office Live Communications Server, Microsoft Office Communicator and Microsoft Office Live Meeting – these are just a few offerings that are being exhibited by Microsoft Corporation at GLOBALCOMM 2006, the next-generation communications marketplace and summit. All the above applications provide a wide array of integrated multimedia offerings such as voice, video, and data services for consumers, enterprises, and SMBs.
Occupying center stage is Connected Services Framework, using which telecommunications operators can aggregate, provide, and manage converged communications services that are network and device independent. The service, which was introduced last year, will see its third version launched later this month.
Written by pushpa27 on June 7th, 2006 with no comments.
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The QuickStart Express program from BroadSoft, provider of VoIP application software solutions for fixed and mobile operators, guarantees VoIP service providers a smooth ride as they price, package, position, and deploy VoIP services. BroadSoft claims the software simplifies the process of developing and delivering VoIP through the use of planning, sales, and deployment models, and supporting toolkits and collateral. TMC Net reports:
QuickStart Express, which is free to BroadSoft customers, outlines the deployment process in three phases: planning, customer acquisition and service delivery. The program provides instructions, templates and conceptual models backed by real-world implementation and deployment scenarios.
Written by pushpa27 on June 7th, 2006 with no comments.
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By Robert Young
Let me expand the title… as Hollywood is increasingly forced to adopt the Internet as a distribution channel, should it be afraid that Google will eventually become the dominant gatekeeper for video?This question, which used to be one of the most pressing in the minds of media executives, seems to have been put on the back-burner lately due to the meteoric rise of online video sharing sites like YouTube and social networks like MySpace (not to mention Google’s own anemic efforts on the video front thus far).
Well, it would be a big mistake for Hollywood to drop the ball and not keep their eyes on Google as their primary threat, because the answer to the question is a most definite “yes”.I would go as far as to say that Google’s role as the dominant gatekeeper to online video is inevitable.And the reason why is pretty much exactly the same as the reason why Google came to be the king of search in the first place.
As we all know, Google revolutionized search by leveraging the most unique and powerful element of the web… the hyperlink.The basis of their innovation was the very simple premise that hyperlinks, and the way people use them, were a highly reliable proxy and filter for quality, relevance, and popularity.Google’s insight to use people power was actually quite counterintuitive (vs. the conventional wisdom of informational retrieval experts at the time) and it’s important to realize that if people didn’t continue to link en masse, there would be no Google.Conversely, the more people link, the more market power Google is able to usurp and wield. The strategic implications of this insight, which Google used to dominate the market for text-based search, are now about to spill-over into the world of video.
As more and more videos go online with every passing day, people will increasingly link and point to the ones they like, just like we do with text today.This will give Google the exact same opportunity with video as it had with text… they can unleash PageRank to index and aggregate video links with high popularity, relevancy, precision and recall.To a large extent, Google can just sit tight and do nothing, as it’s the people and the natural momentum of the web that will do all the heavy lifting to make this happen.Wayne Gretzky would be proud… Google already knows where the hockey puck is heading and it’s just waiting there with a clear shot at the goal.
For most in Hollywood today, the Internet is all about the challenges of going on-demand and adjusting to a non-linear programming format. And given such a mindset, most feel that it is sufficient to fortify and hide behind their war chest of copyrights and brands. But such thinking is short-sighted… what Hollywood really needs to understand about the long-term implications of the Internet is that the hyperlink is going to enable a dramatic and permanent shift in control over programming and distribution from the center (e.g.corporations) to the edge (e.g. consumers). People are increasingly becoming “social media programmers” and the continued momentum of the masses to hyperlink is a disruptive force that cannot be contained and prevented.So it’s not just about on-demand and consumer convenience, it’s about the disruptive effects of the hyperlink and the unstoppable loss of control it inflicts on “walled gardens†all types.
Given all that, what Hollywood needs to grok is that hyperlinks are to Google what spinach is to Popeye. As more and more hyperlinks to video are generated, Google will grow stronger, armed with the competency to harness the collective power and intelligence of all these links into a coordinated and unified threat. So going back to the original question… should Hollywood fear Google? The long answer is that the probability of Google becoming the dominant gatekeeper to video will be directly correlated to the amount of hyperlinks people generate over time. The short answer is… it’s inevitable
Robert Young is a serial entrepreneur who played a major role in the invention & commercialization of the world’s first consumer ISP, Internet advertising (pay-per-click ads), free email, and digital media superdistribution.
Written by Robert Young on June 7th, 2006 with no comments.
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Global telecommunications service provider, Global Crossing, has introduced VoIP Integrity Service, a real-time visibility and reporting service, as an extension to its Application performance Management (APM) services. The service provides manifold advantages for enterprise network managers, including optimization of VoIP network design, real-time performance monitoring, enhanced troubleshooting techniques, and one-second increment data gathering. At the end of the day, network managers will be able to increase productivity and decrease TCO (total cost of ownership) through enhanced visibility and control over their VoIP networks. IP Communications reports:
Global Crossing's APM services enable enterprises to proactively manage the performance of any networked application, such as VoIP, video, customer relationship management (CRM), enterprise resource planning (ERP) or e-mail. APM services increase application and network availability, optimize the use of network bandwidth and reduce operating costs across traditional and converged IP-based infrastructures.
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Written by VoIP & Gadgets Blog on June 7th, 2006 with no comments.
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Just in time for World Cup Soccer, Skype users can now use avatars to reflect their personalities and their favorite team, thanks to Klonies. Klonies come from Comverse, a division of Comverse Technology, a telecom software providers, which had launched these avatar for mobile handsets last fall. The whole avatar business is getting interesting.
Related: Dial Meez, To Pimp Yourself.
Written by Om Malik on June 7th, 2006 with no comments.
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The change from IPv4 to IPv6 is taking place slowly but steadily. While the US Government has mandated the use of IPv6 for all federal agencies by 2008, South Korea is stepping up its efforts to effect the transition with the help of Caspian, provider of multimedia traffic management solutions for IP and multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) networks, and Electronic and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI).
Before we go into the details of the migration from one protocol to the other, let’s take a look at what IPv4 and IPv6 mean. IPv4 is the dominant network layer internet protocol in use today. It was the first protocol introduced, is data-oriented, and is used on packet-switched networks. IPv6 is IPv4’s successor protocol, and has the advantage of being able to support a larger number of addresses for all mobile and electronic networked devices.
Caspian and ETRI have signed a joint technology agreement, the first phase of which dealt with setting up multimedia quality of service (QoS) for South Korea’s Broadband convergence Network (BcN) initiative. The second phase, which will focus on providing IPv6 services, has just begun. Caspian and ETRI face the massive challenge of trying to accomplish the world’s first QoS implementations of IPv6, with a single gateway solution to provide access for IPv6 traffic over existing IPv4 networks. As part of the agreement, Caspian has brought to the table its flow-state QoS technology, while ETRI has contributed its expertise in MPLS and IPv6.
The first phase saw the successful deployment of Caspian’s Media Controllers in South Korea’s Electronic Government (e-Gov) network with Korea Telecom and SK Telecom. The e-Gov network covers infrastructure across the country that supports bandwidth for integrated multimedia services such as VoIP, and streaming audio and video.
Written by pushpa27 on June 7th, 2006 with no comments.
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Intel has come up with Intel 600SM PCI Phone Adapter which is a low profile add in card that employs several chips to enable phone interface, improved voice quality etc. Users are required to install the board, plug existing telephone and install a program called SoftPhone.
The phone adapter provides opportunities for lowering telephone bill costs and provides ease of use to those who are not familiar with special headsets for calling using computers or not willing to use a special telephone designed for VoIP services.While using this adapter one cannot make emergency calls in a number of cases.
Via xbitlabs
Written by gautam.chabbra on June 7th, 2006 with no comments.
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Sonus Networks and Atreus Systems has come together to launch a self care access portal as part of the Sonus Certified Voice over Broadband system. This deal makes Atreus a member of the Sonus Open Service Partner Alliance. This partnership would enable the company to deliver an integrated portal for service providers in order to automate the configuration and management of VoIP features.
The portal would be delivering a web based self care service for consumer VoIP, detailed logs of incoming, outgoing and missed calls, detailed logs of incoming, voicemail download and playback and entry level system for an easier migration to full self provisioning systems for wholesale VoIP, business VoIP and IMS based offerings.
Via tmcnet
Written by gautam.chabbra on June 7th, 2006 with no comments.
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GlobalTouch Telecom has deployed a plug and play video over VoIP application which combines video telephony hardware and SIP software functions. It worked with Leadtek research for developing the videophones and overcame video signal handling and compression challenges.
There are two ways of making video calls, Leadtek desktop phone or GlobalTouch’s video softphone which comes with its VoIP service. The software has been developed only server side T.38 Fax support. It implies that the company can provide double fax transmission speed and higher level of transmission reliability.
Via xchangemag
Written by gautam.chabbra on June 7th, 2006 with no comments.
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Samsung Business Communication Systems has come up with a new line of VoIP and digital handsets for SMBs. Called the OfficeServ ITP-5100 series, it uses standard IP protocols and is compatible with all of Samsung’s converged and IP enabled OfficeServ systems.
As per the company reports the phone is suitable for home, remote and satellite offices. Companies could easily expand the systems by adding more sets to the LAN. All the devices have a five fixed function keys, LCD soft keys, duplex speakerphone, digital volume controls and a selection of ring tones and PoE.
Via phoneplusmag
Written by gautam.chabbra on June 7th, 2006 with no comments.
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