Source: www.voip-news.com
VoIce Over IP Weblog has some suggestions for more efficient messaging. As in, forget the useless mp3 voicemails. Read it here.
Word has it there is an upgrade to SkypePhone coming down the pike with a Wi-Fi aspect. Read about it on VoIP News of the UK.
VoIP Watch also has some details about this new SkypePhone.
Source: andyabramson.blogs.com
I keep getting hooked more and more on Google Apps Mail. Over the last two weeks I’ve been using it more and more, and thanks to MomatHOME’s Judi Sohn’s well timed tip, I started using MailPlane. Within three days of use I bought and paid for it.
Microsoft–to keep longtime users of Exchange from migrating to better and more cost efficient services the costs of Exchange need to come way down…way way down or Google and Yahoo’s Zimbra are going to chew away at the business over the next few years.
Now, if Google Apps blended in with GrandCentral not only Google Talk….hmmmmmm
Source: andyabramson.blogs.com
It’s 640 AM on the west coast. I have spent the last 50 minutes doing nothing but reading, replying and deleting emails.
Many are simple Google notifications, some of which lead to blog posts. Some Google alerts are related to clients. Other emails, many Facebook notifications are simply junk.
I use multiple email accounts as filters (i.e use different accounts for different purposes) but we can’t do that with FaceBook. As a result all the FaceBook spam that comes my way goes to my primary account. So while I’d like the important notifications from real and trusted friends to come to me there, I really don’t want the invites from people I don’t know, notifications about new apps I could care less about coming there.
This is one of the big issues with FaceBook. It has a simple binary nature to it. It’s either on, or off. There’s no middle ground. If Facebook doesn’t get a handle on this, my guess more people will turn it off.
Source: snapvoip.blogspot.com
Another open source Asterisk based has come to bloom at 1bizcom. The open source software based 1bizCom is next generation web-based, multi-tenant, distributed, mulit-lingual, inbound, outbound Video enabled VoIP & VVoIP call/ contact center solution for Asterisk with Built-in phone, IVR, CRM, Predictive dialer, ACD, Chat, Mail, Fax, Video and other features.
The system runs on Windows IIs web server and the MySQL data base could reside on a Linux server if preferred. The system is in beta and the current version seems to be 0.8.0.0b1 and the application package is known as 1bC.
According to the 1bizcom site;
1BizCom has all the salient features which goes beyond with new creations like efficient call handling, Automatic Call Routing (ACD), Voice Logging/Recording, Authentication, Conferencing, Data base screen pops, Answering machine detection with detailed statistics and reporting for reduced response time, improved customer experience and quality management of the operations. 1BizCom is a highly scalable Call Center Solution supporting three-dimensional scalability, which will enable client to scale up and optimize the operations as per changing requirements with vendor independence. 1Bizcom helps users to take care of the entire value chain and continuously work on processes & help to generate value at peak places.
Exclusive Features
Automatic Call Distribution (ACD)
Call handling features
Call connection notification on the screen
Call transfer, Call Conferencing, 3rd party verifications
Voice Logging, Monitoring
Call Detail Record (CDR) and Reporting
Web based solution
Maintaining call history
I have not tested the application, due to the fact that builds were pulled off by the developer. The developer left the following message on the Sourceforge Forum;
"Thanks for outstanding support that has been landed to 1bizcom since its lauch few days back…Unfortunately, due to some critical issues, I have to pull the builds…But, please note that we are highly motivated by the initial community support landed and we are firm to provide you a very strong collaborative open source platform.
Please, give us some time and we will get you an improved version of the software very soon. "
But if you are handy with subversion, it is possible to grab the application and the code. See the links bellow. But I will watch out as the developer might have had a good reason to pull out the build.
I have gone through the demo provided on the side and I feel that his Asterisk add on has clear long path ahead.
Links;
1bizcom site
Sourceforge project
1bizcom SVN at Sourceforge
Source: snapvoip.blogspot.com
I just saw this on Jo-itos site and my jaw dropped because I am always roaming (well most of the time!). But I am on a different network.
The story is of a traveler from Europe who happened to travel by ship and made a call from LA. All his voicemail was counted as roaming and ended up with a bill for $3000. So if you are roaming and on T-Mobile watch out. Read more at Jo’s site.
