VocalTec and YMAX/magicJack Announce Merger
July 16, 2010

VocalTec, the inventor of VoIP including the softphone, and YMAX, the creator of magicJack and other products and services, have successfully merged and will be traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol CALL.
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SIP trunking: A primer
July 12, 2010

SIP is being used more widely these days than before, but almost exclusively as a means of reducing communications costs for businesses with multiple physical locations and existing high-speed data connections between sites by removing PSTN equipment at each site and consolidating the voice infrastructure.
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Reverse engineer extracts Skype crypto secret recipe
July 9, 2010

A group of code breakers led by Sean O'Neil reckon they have successfully reverse engineered Skype's implementation of the RC4 cipher, one of several encryption technologies used by the consumer-oriented VoIP service.
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US VoIP subscribers 21 million strong
June 30, 2010

The US Federal Communications Commission reports that there are 21 million VoIP subscriptions stateside, and that the vast majority of them are residential customers. But it didn't count Skype subscribers.
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Skype to start charging for iPhone VoIP
June 1, 2010

Skype has launched a new iPhone version, enabling calls over the 3G data network, but come 2011 users will be expected to start paying for those calls too. — And that brings the value of Skype down quite substantially. Just imagine roaming outside one's home network and getting charged by Skype and the foreign carrier for data usage.
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Cisco introduces Cius Android tablet PC
June 29, 2010

Cisco Systems plans to offer an Android-based tablet PC to its business customers with integrated video conferencing and other communications tools built in.
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Polycom CEO says looking to buy, not to be bought
June 22, 2010

Polycom new chief executive said the videoconferencing company was not in any talks with potential buyers, but instead expects to become more active in pursuing acquisitions of its own.
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Videoconferencing Comes of Age, Again?
June 16, 2010

For most of the last 40 years, videoconferencing has been the wave of the future. With every new generation of technology, the latest invention is the one that’s going to make videoconferencing take off. But the advent of the Web and iPhones may turn such meetings into everyday events, replacing many face-to-face gatherings.
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Steve Jobs Delivers a Surprise with iPhone 4 — Videoconferencing
June 7, 2010

Apple CEO Steve Jobs displayed his showmanship at the WWDC10, unveiling the iPhone 4 as expected, but with a kicker ending — videoconferencing capabilities.
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Can OpenStack Change The Cloud Computing Game?
July 19, 2010

Rackspace and NASA have paired to deliver an open-source cloud computing platform, dubbed OpenStack, and cloud providers and partners are pumped for the possibility of more open cloud computing and possible standardization.
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VMware Knows the Cloud Doesn’t Need Server Virtualization
July 17, 2010

Server virtualization created cloud computing. Without the ability to run multiple logical server instances on a single physical server, the cloud computing economics we know today wouldn’t be possible. At that point, though, the value of server virtualization will go down substantially.
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Microsoft launches Azure private cloud in a box
July 12, 2010

Microsoft is making good on its promise to allow enterprise customers buy Windows Azure preconfigured in datacenter containers from selected partners. Microsoft took the wraps off the name for this offering — Windows Azure Platform Appliance — and said Dell, Fujitsu and Hewlett Packard were all to sell this offering.
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Cloud computing 'to overtake desktop by 2020'
July 6, 2010

Cloud computing is likely to take on a renewed importance in the coming years, with research predicting that it will overtake desktop computing by 2020.
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Google quietly kills its once-hyped Nexus One phone
July 19, 2010

With the eyes of the technology world squarely on Apple's iPhone 4, Google quietly announced it will stop selling the Nexus One, its first and possibly only foray into the smartphone world. — And what a shame, too, since it is a really cool phone without all the baggage carriers add to their phones.
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Apple announces free case for iPhone 4 users
July 16, 2010

Apple plans to give iPhone 4 users a free case in hopes of satisfying concerns about the design of its antenna and signal problems.
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AT&T suspends iPhone 4 preorders
June 16, 2010

Citing extremely high demand, AT&T has been forced to stop taking preorders for Apple's iPhone 4 after just one day.
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AT&T to halt unlimited iPhone data pricing
June 2, 2010

AT&T said it will no longer offer its $30 unlimited-pricing plan for new smartphone customers who access Internet and e-mail on their devices. AT&T will offer plans to new customers that cost $15 monthly for 200 megabytes of data traffic or $25 monthly for 2 gigabytes. A $10 monthly charge will be levied for each additional gigabyte.
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