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  • Virtual BlackBerry Due in the Fall
    Research in Motion Ltd. has announced that beginning in the fall smartphone users will be able to load an application from the company that will replace a native Windows Mobile OS with the BlackBerry interface. That will allow users of competitive devices to take advantage ...More
    April 23, 2007
    Posted in News, Software as a Service/ Cloud Services (SaaS)
  • BlackBerry is Back Up, Questions Linger
    The BlackBerry wireless e-mail system is back up and running, but the service outage that affected millions Tuesday night and Wednesday morning has caused a backlog of messages that will continue to affect the use of the addictive mobile handhelds for an unspecified time. ...More
    April 18, 2007 By Tara Seals
    Posted in News, Software as a Service/ Cloud Services (SaaS)
  • AT&T is Red Hot and Mobile
    The cellco soon to be “formerly known as Cingular Wireless” took another step toward rebranding Monday as the company released the first device to be marketed under the AT&T Inc. moniker, a dark ruby-red version of the BlackBerry Pearl. The company also released a ...More
    March 12, 2007 By Tara Seals
    Posted in News
  • SMBs Make for Ideal VoIP Market Opportunities
    The SMB market could be the market to be in for VoIP going forward. According to Henry Kaestner, CEO at Bandwidth.com and moderator of “VoIP Systems for SMBs: Challenges & Opportunities,” a COMPTEL PLUS session today, “This is probably the best market for VoIP. People ...More
    March 1, 2007 By Tara Seals
    Posted in News, Software as a Service/ Cloud Services (SaaS), Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony
  • 7 Strategies for 3 Goals in 2007
    What were your New Year’s resolutions? Hopefully, they included three important goals for the coming year: Embrace the new field of content and enhanced applications, ramp up marketing efforts, and find a better way to beat the ILECs at their own game. Today’s “7 in ’07” ...More
    March 1, 2007 By Tara Seals
    Posted in News, Ethernet/ MPLS, Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony
  • Avaya Adds Features to UC Platform
    Avaya Inc. has added several features to its unified communications platform so Microsoft Office users can more easily communicate and collaborate from their mobile devices or desktop computers. Now, users can click-to-call from inside Office Communicator, as well as ...More
    February 20, 2007
    Posted in News
  • Pandora, D-Link Offer IP Bundles
    Pandora Networks and D-Link will sell hardware and hosted communication platforms jointly to SMBs. This will allow businesses to buy bundles that deliver a hosted IP PBX and unified communications applications, the companies said. D-Link has pre-configured bundled options ...More
    January 11, 2007
    Posted in News, Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony
  • Intelliverse Names New Vice President
    Intelliverse, a hosted IP communications provider, has appointed Paul Raveill as its vice president of wholesale services. Raveill will be responsible for all aspects of the company’s wholesale sales channel, including hosted VoIP and voice mail platforms. He helped found ...More
    December 19, 2006
    Posted in News, Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony
  • Whaleback Systems Upgrades CrystalBlue
    Whaleback Systems today announced the second release of its managed CrystalBlue Voice Service, which combines the SMB 1500 IP PBX with a managed broadband service. Release 2.0, called Cuttyhunk to follow Whaleback’s lighthouse naming convention, features enhanced KSU and IP ...More
    December 5, 2006 By Khali Henderson
    Posted in News, Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony
  • Avaya Deepens UC Portfolio
    Avaya Inc. has extended its unified communications initiative with a new product family aimed at unifying diverse networks, applications and users. The company also announced the acquisition of enterprise mobility company Traverse Networks. The new portfolio, available ...More
    November 16, 2006 By Tara Seals
    Posted in News, Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony