Source: www.voip-news.com

I haven’t ventured outside yet today, and hearing the weatherman say that it’s 24 degrees certainly isn’t making me any more eager.  If you want a break from winter’s bitter cold, you might consider booking your space for the upcoming TMC University in sunny Miami, Florida at the end of this month. 

What can you expect to gain from your attendance?

• Independent accreditation for completing the course.
• Independently certified evidence that you possess competencies in SIP development.
• Impressive certification from a respected source on your resume.
• Land lucrative consulting/ reseller opportunities.
• Immediately become the expert called upon to lead your company’s SIP strategy.
• Enhance your chances for a promotion.

Complete details can be found right here.

Source: www.voip-news.com

With the lull in between two major holidays, there ain’t a lot going on, so it’s a good time of year to pause and reflect.  The folks at TMC did a nice wrap-up on what we saw in the world of VoIP this year … new companies, new lawsuits and more.  Let’s hope Vonage has a much better ‘08.  You can read the piece in its entirety right here, but in the meantime, to start you off:

Vonage Lawsuits

One thing’s for sure; 2007 was a rough year for VoIP provider Vonage. The trouble started in February when a case originally filed in June, 2006 by Verizon got underway. Verizon claimed Vonage was infringing upon its patents. The technology in question was pretty integral to Vonage’s operations, and as a result it looked like the company might not survive the legal battles.

After many months of struggles, Vonage and Verizon finally settled the case in October, for a maximum of $120 million in damages. By then, however, Vonage was reeling from a legal loss to Sprint and battling a similar lawsuit brought by AT&T. (The AT&T case was settled in November.) Making matters worse, in mid-December Vonage was hit with another patent infringement suit, this time from Nortel. The company ended the year still on pretty uncertain ground.

Source: www.voip-news.com

With the lull in between two major holidays, there ain’t a lot going on, so it’s a good time of year to pause and reflect.  The folks at TMC did a nice wrap-up on what we saw in the world of VoIP this year … new companies, new lawsuits and more.  Let’s hope Vonage has a much better ‘08.  You can read the piece in its entirety right here, but in the meantime, to start you off:

Vonage Lawsuits

One thing’s for sure; 2007 was a rough year for VoIP provider Vonage. The trouble started in February when a case originally filed in June, 2006 by Verizon got underway. Verizon claimed Vonage was infringing upon its patents. The technology in question was pretty integral to Vonage’s operations, and as a result it looked like the company might not survive the legal battles.

After many months of struggles, Vonage and Verizon finally settled the case in October, for a maximum of $120 million in damages. By then, however, Vonage was reeling from a legal loss to Sprint and battling a similar lawsuit brought by AT&T. (The AT&T case was settled in November.) Making matters worse, in mid-December Vonage was hit with another patent infringement suit, this time from Nortel. The company ended the year still on pretty uncertain ground.

Source: www.voip-news.com

With the lull in between two major holidays, there ain’t a lot going on, so it’s a good time of year to pause and reflect.  The folks at TMC did a nice wrap-up on what we saw in the world of VoIP this year … new companies, new lawsuits and more.  Let’s hope Vonage has a much better ‘08.  You can read the piece in its entirety right here, but in the meantime, to start you off:

Vonage Lawsuits

One thing’s for sure; 2007 was a rough year for VoIP provider Vonage. The trouble started in February when a case originally filed in June, 2006 by Verizon got underway. Verizon claimed Vonage was infringing upon its patents. The technology in question was pretty integral to Vonage’s operations, and as a result it looked like the company might not survive the legal battles.

After many months of struggles, Vonage and Verizon finally settled the case in October, for a maximum of $120 million in damages. By then, however, Vonage was reeling from a legal loss to Sprint and battling a similar lawsuit brought by AT&T. (The AT&T case was settled in November.) Making matters worse, in mid-December Vonage was hit with another patent infringement suit, this time from Nortel. The company ended the year still on pretty uncertain ground.

Source: snapvoip.blogspot.com

Source: snapvoip.blogspot.com

IRVINE, Calif., October 24, 2007 — Toshiba America Information Systems Inc., Telecommunication Systems Division (Toshiba — www.telecom.toshiba.com) today announced that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) has named the Strata® CIX™ IP business communication system a winner of a 2007 INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Award from INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine (www.itmag.com). The 2007 INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Award winners have been published in the October 2007 issue of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine.

“We are especially proud of the 2007 INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Award because it is given in recognition to the contribution of the Toshiba Strata CIX IP system to IP communications overall but also because it is based on customer testimonials,” said Brian Metherell, vice president and general manager of Toshiba America Information Systems, Telecommunication Systems Division.

“Taking risks to advance VoIP technology and provide real solutions has earned Toshiba recognition from the editors of INTERNET TELEPHONY and an INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Award. The Toshiba Strata CIX has excelled in delivering IP business solutions. Toshiba’s Strata CIX customers are extremely pleased and have offered their testaments of support,” said Greg Galitzine, editorial director of INTERNET TELEPHONY.

Toshiba customer Murad Inc., a leading skincare products company, provided a testimonial for the award application. Murad relies on its Toshiba Strata CIX IP system to connect its facilities and mobile workers worldwide. Among the benefits of the Toshiba Strata CIX system to Murad are: Smooth handling of 20,000 calls per month; the ability to mix-and-match IP and digital endpoints to meet users’ requirements; Unified Messaging capabilities; robust call center management; remote locations connected over IP; and all applications on a single server including auto attendant, voice mail, voice response, ACD and Web-based system administration. The IP-based system improves communications and saves Murad $25,000 per year over its prior system

Source: snapvoip.blogspot.com

Rates Technology Inc (RTI), which has sued high-profile companies like Nortel Networks, Google Inc. and Vonage Holdling Corp, seeking billions of dollars in damages, now has set its sights on Qwest Inc. Most cases that were mentioned above resulted in settlement agreements.

Rich Tehrani of TMC did speak with RTI after it sued Google.

RTI’s complaint against Qwest said the suit came about after Qwest ignored RTI’s earlier requests to settle the matter out of court. The case was filed July 16 in federal district court in Delaware.

RTI, based in Smithtown, N.Y., has demanded an injunction to stop Qwest from selling VoIP services that uses it’s patented technology. It also demands Qwest recall all such products sold previously.

The 24-year-old company holds several important VoIP patents and has reached agreements with more than 140 companies who provides services based on VoIP technology.