Ip Telephony
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M'sia gets new Skype payment mode
News Malaysians can now purchase Skype credits with points from local payment services provider MOL AccessPortal, bypassing need for credit cards.
Tags: VoIP/IP telephony, E-commerce, Skype Technologies S.A., Asia, Internet Banking, IP Telephony, online banking, 7-Eleven Inc., M'sia, MOL AccessPortal
S'pore revs up again for F1 night race
News Singapore's F1 track features several alterations this year, but race teams have suited up with new tools to support backend IT systems and communications.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Data Management, Race, SingTel, Storage, AT&T Corp., telephony, team, car, Mobile platforms/communications
Businesses failing to secure IP telephony
News At the RSA Conference, Cisco said the number of businesses deploying IP telephony networks is increasing, but few are thinking about securing them.
Tags: VoIP/IP telephony
eBay jettisons Skype for US$2.8B
News E-commerce giant eBay announces it is selling Skype unit for US$2.75 billion to an investor group that includes Marc Andreessen's new venture.
Tags: E-business, Skype Technologies S.A., eBay Inc., IP Telephony, Marc Andreessen, co-founder, CEO, founder
UK govt outlines Facebook monitoring plans
News In a consultation launched on Monday, the U.K. Home Office described how it wants service providers to retain and process data about their users' activities on social networks and other third-party services.
Tags: Network security, Data mining & analysis, Web 2.0, Home Secretary, Database, IP Telephony, Compensation, communications service provider, Government, Facebook
Nokia buys social travel firm Dopplr
News Dopplr founder Marko Ahtisaari says Nokia shares his company's vision of improving the travel experience through social location data.
Tags: Web 2.0, Business Strategies & Functions, IP Telephony, telephony company, London, Flickr, handset company, Internet, acquisition, Web 2.0
Skype reprimanded over video-call ad
News U.K. Advertising Standards Authority bans showing of Skype ad after viewers complain it exaggerates sound and image quality possible in a video call.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Skype Technologies S.A., IP Telephony, Video, Internet telephony company, Glasgow, ADSL, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), performance
Operators cautious over Skype-Nokia tie-in
News Mixed reactions from mobile operators to the news that Nokia will be preinstalling Skype on its N97 smartphone.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, VoIP/IP telephony, Skype Technologies S.A., Mobile, IP Telephony, Spokesperson, N97, T-Mobile UK, T-Mobile, VoIP
Embedded Android code goes open source
News Company behind Mips has released the source code for porting the Android operating system to that processor architecture.
Tags: Operating systems, Digital Television, Smart Phone, TV, Electronics, Android, IP Telephony, processor, Internet, manufacturer
Skype aims to avoid shutdown with new tech
News eBay-owned VoIP firm is trying to develop new P2P technology to replace that which might be taken away in a legal dispute with Skype's founders.
Tags: Corporate communications, Business applications, Skype Technologies S.A., eBay Inc., IP Telephony, P2P, founder, litigation, SEC, Internet
EU agency backtracks on Skype crime claims
News Eurojust, the European Union's judicial coordination agency, has revised a statement in which it claimed Skype was being used by organized crime for undetectable communications.
Tags: VoIP, VoIP/IP telephony, Data security, Security Management, Privacy, Skype Technologies S.A., Statement, European Union, IP Telephony, Spokesperson
Skype thrives amid tough economy
News The Internet telephony provider may be one of the only technology companies experiencing a boom as the economy tanks.
Tags: VoIP/IP telephony, Communications, Skype Technologies S.A., Mobile, Cell Phone, Video, IP telephony, phone, software, Consumer Electronics Show
New options for Cisco's IP Telephony cert
Insight Cisco is trying to boost IT professionals' IP telephony skills by introducing new IP telephony certifications, Cisco IP Telephony Support Specialist accreditation, Cisco IP Telephony Design Specialist and Cisco IP Telephony Operations Specialist certifications. The new certifications carry heavy prerequisites and are valid for two years.
IP Telephony: Future of Communications Networks
Insight IP telephony is a communications technology that is tailor-made for today’s demanding and rapidly evolving business environment.
IP telephony market rings loud in AP
News The Asia-Pacific IP telephony market reached US$150 million in the second quarter of 2005, growing by 28 percent over the previous quarter, says IDC.
Tags: Networking, VoIP/IP telephony
