Skype handles around 8pc of int'l voice calls
Blog The telecoms analyst and statistic firm TeleGeography has released its latest data about international long-distance voice calls, and claimed that the VoIP company Skype now handles 8 percent of... [25 Mar 2009]
Skype opens up to business phone systems
News The VoIP company has launched Skype For SIP, which will let businesses hook up their existing IP-based PBX systems to the popular internet-telephony service [23 Mar 2009]
Enum VoIP registry goes live in UK
News The service allows pure internet-based calls, something registry operator Nominet says can help businesses reduce or eliminate call costs to supplier and clients [12 Mar 2009]
Birmingham council hopes to cut costs with VoIP
News Cabinet members at Birmingham City Council are to vote on whether to spend more than £5m renewing the authority's telephone system [10 Mar 2009]
EU agency backtracks on Skype crime claims
News Eurojust, the EU's judicial co-ordination agency, has significantly revised a statement in which it claimed Skype was being used by organised crime for undetectable communications [27 Feb 2009]
EU to investigate VoIP-tapping techniques
News The European Union's Judicial Co-Operation Unit is looking at how to intercept calls made over services such as Skype, at the urging of Italy's anti-Mafia directorate [20 Feb 2009]
Skype booms amid economic downturn
News The internet telephony provider may be one of the only technology companies thriving as the economy tanks [09 Jan 2009]
Truphone adds Skype, Twitter to iPhone client
News The internet telephony company has turned its client for the iPhone and iPod Touch into an aggregator for Skype, Twitter, Google Talk, MSN Messenger and Yahoo Messenger [06 Jan 2009]
Skype 2.8 for Mac set for release
News Mac users will be the first to see new features such as screen sharing and an integrated Wi-Fi hotspot connector [06 Jan 2009]
Google Enters Audio / Video Chat Market
Blog Google has released an audio/video chat plugin for their GMail service. I don't use GMail, so I'm not going to try this out personally, but from what I can tell, it is of the "browser plugin"... [12 Nov 2008]
VoxOx - New Video/Audio/Text IM/Chat Program
Blog There's a new program coming into the Video/IM market, VoxOx from TelCentris Inc. From the description on their web page, it could be quite interesting, combining Multisystem/Multiprotocol IM,... [04 Nov 2008]
SightSpeed Acquired By Logitech
Blog What an interesting piece of news to wake up to this morning! SightSpeed is to be acquired by Logitech! Not a lot of information available yet, but Peter Csathy, SightSpeed CEO, who has posted... [29 Oct 2008]
Skype on taking care of customers 
Video In an interview with ZDNet.co.uk's Rupert Goodwins, Skype's COO says the company is making focused moves to improve the customer experience and service [03 Oct 2008]
- Reducing the need for Customer Support - peteratskype
Skype puts video front and centre
Video ZDNet.co.uk's Rupert Goodwins talks to Skype's COO about what to expect in the next update, as net-based calling moves beyond VoIP [03 Oct 2008]
Study: Chinese Skype service censoring messages
News University of Toronto researchers say TOM-Skype is engaging in 'extensive surveillance', recording and censoring customer text chats [02 Oct 2008]
Skype Roundup
Blog It looks like I'm not the only one who is absolutely sick and tired of Skype, and their poorly functioning, broken software that they show no interest in either fixing or supporting, and the Skype... [30 Sep 2008]
Skype Refuses to Comply with Ofcom 999 Ruling
Blog Very interesting - but not at all surprising: Windows Watch reports that Skype simply will not comply. Period. Translation and summary: We are Skype. We do as we please, we don't care what... [24 Sep 2008]
In-Flight VoIP
Blog With American Airlines having started offering Aircell's in-flight internet access, and several other airlines due to introducing soon, articles on using VoIP in flight now abound. Practically... [27 Aug 2008]
SightSpeed - A Closer Look
Blog I spent part of the weekend trying out the new SightSpeed build that I mentioned on Friday. WOW. There is so much more to this - it seemed like the more I looked, the more I found and the better... [23 Jun 2008]
New SightSpeed Build Available
Blog I noticed today that there is a new build for Windows available on the SightSpeed download page. It's still called 6.0, but build 6536. I have downloaded and installed it, and done a bit of... [20 Jun 2008]
Skype 4.0 beta - STILL No Multi-Party Video
Blog Skype has announced their 4.0 beta release, with the typical amount of hype and intentionally misleading propaganda (see below for details). Unfortunately, what they DON'T say, of course, is what... [18 Jun 2008]
Skype 3.8 Release Available
Blog Skype has released 3.8 "Gold" for Windows. They made one change that is half-good. Incoming contact requests pop up without the picture. That's a start. But why don't they get it? A new... [30 Apr 2008]
Why would the calls use inclusive call minutes?
Talkback Surely the Skype calls are made over GPRS or 3G? That's the whole point of VoIP, calls over a data connection. There would be no point in making Skype calls otherwise, you might as well just use... [30 Apr 2008]
Skype tests mobile Java client
News The company has released a test version of a client for Java-enabled mobile devices and plans to make a public release soon [29 Apr 2008]
- little benefit - harpless
- Why would the calls use inclusive call minutes? - Mark
SightSpeed Light on MySpace
Blog The people at SightSpeed continue to impress me with their originality and creativity. I received an announcement this morning in my email of a new (beta) version of SightSpeed Light for MySpace.... [19 Apr 2008]
Cash raised for Voice 2.0 plans
Blog Truphone, the mobile VoIP company, has gathered up £16.5m in an investment round. Last week the company also bought SIM4travel, a global pay-as-you-go mobile network. Truphone says its new cash... [18 Apr 2008]
Skype - Unlimited Calling Plan is now VERY Limited Calling P...
Blog Here's an interesting thread to read in the Skype User Forums: http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showtopic=115181 The "Reader's Digest" version is that until late last year, Skype offered an... [11 Apr 2008]
CallOut from VoIP Programs to Fixed/Cell Phones
Blog I have to start this blog entry with an apology. I wrote in December that I had tried to put some money on my SightSpeed account so that I could try their CallOut capability, but I couldn't do it... [14 Feb 2008]
3CX Phone System for Windows
Review Very easy to configure and manage, the 3CX Phone System for Windows scores well on functionality and is compatible with most SIP handsets, gateways and services. Scalability could be an issue for larger organisations, though. [06 Feb 2008]
Typical - Skype Version Confusion
Blog In a typical show of carelessness (or incompetence), Skype has announced that they have a new version available for download, and someone from Skype Staff has suddenly appeared in their User... [05 Feb 2008]
