New Skype Beta Due Tomorrow
Here on CloudAve we're pretty heavy Skype users – it really helps running an internationally dispersed team and for evangelists like us it helps that it lives in the ether! Skype has announced that...
View ArticleThe Skype Beta Downgrade – First Impressions
First, kudos to Skype – for listening to customers, many of whom considered the first Skype 4.0 beta’s full-screen a deal-breaker. Yes, they listened and gave us a compact view, somewhat similar to...
View ArticleAsterisk On The Clouds
Image via Wikipedia Open Source changed the business landscape upside down in the last decade. I know I am going to ruffle a few feathers with a statement now but I going to say it because I am...
View ArticleSkype is not Only VOIP: It Reigns in IM But How Long?
Nowadays the only context we hear about Skype is the legal fight (care to bet how long it will take for the previous Net Celebs to become the Hated Greedy Ones who try to sc**w all of us?) – I would...
View ArticlePBworks Finds Convergence. Ad Hoc Conference Calling
PBworks has released its voice collaboration offering that allows one-click voice conferencing from within their collaboration product. We’ve written about PBworks before, but for those who need a...
View ArticleVideo: A Comprehensive Video Guide For Google Voice
One of my favorite apps from Google is their Google Voice service. It has completely transformed how I handle phone calls. Today Google has posted a comprehensive list of videos explaining how Google...
View ArticleCisco Planning To Acquire Skype To Target Consumer Market?
Mike Arrington has made a post talking about a possible acquisition of Skype by Cisco. According to him there are talks to acquire Skype at a price near $5 Billion before they complete the IPO process....
View ArticleFacebook and T-Mobile Launch Bobsled. With Huge Privacy Glitch. Or is it By...
Out of left field, T-Mobile and Facebook launched Bobsled, a VOIP service that allows voice calls to anyone on your Facebook list for free. At this moment the entire blogging world is busy writing...
View ArticleDoes The Telecom Industry Still Exist?
Does the Telecom industry even exist anymore? I am in Vancouver Canada and am having a conversation with a branch office there. One of the questions came up as to why our company still has a Telecom...
View ArticleSkype For Asterisk Was Already Dead!
The big story this week (so far), Skype for Asterisk (SFA) comes to its end. The official notification reads: Skype for Asterisk will not be available for sale or activation after July 26, 2011. Skype...
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