In the USA, we are a spoiled bunch when it comes to communications. We were the first to eliminate the notion of a long distance call, and probably the first to force unlimited plans from our wireless companies. So while growth in Mobile VoIP has thriv...
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Productivity (or worse, the dreaded 'soft dollar') has always been a tough sell in telecom. I can remember, more than I care to, selling variations of voice messaging and call processing products in the 90's on the basis of productivity gains. Trying t...
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It seems like once a quarter, we go into overdrive on encouraging news for the emerging communications space. This past week qualified with flying colors.From funding to exits, from products launching to products maturing, and from opinion pieces to ha...
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I find myself increasingly torn when it comes to Google Voice. As a very early adopter of the original GrandCentral's...
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I first met Irv Shapiro in the late fall of 2006. Scouring the wire as I always did for companies doing new things in voice, I came across Ifbyphone – a Chicago based startup at the time touting its hosted IVR platform, among other things. Frankly, ...
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