Challenging Skype

All the week's VoIP news and analysis, 10/05/05
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Network World's VoIP News Alert

NW Radio: Challenging Skype, 10/03/05

This week we catch up with Damaka to find out more about their
voice over IP offering, how it differs from Skype and how the
company plans to make money with a free service. Joining us is
Damaka Senior Advisor Alastair Westgarth.
<http://www.networkworld.com/research/2005/1003radio.html?nl>

Nortel changes its structure again, 09/30/05

Nortel this week reshuffled its business units, creating two
product groups and four regional groups for driving sales and
support for the two product areas.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlvoipalert8246>

Nortel faces uphill battle, 10/03/05

Can the staid Canadian network equipment provider checkmate
faster, flashier enterprise players?

<http://www.networkworld.com/research/2005/100305-nortel.html?nl>

Who is Bill Owens?, 10/03/05

Brief biography of Bill Owens, Nortel CEO.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlvoipalert8247>

Nortel users speak out, 10/03/05

The International Nortel Networks Users Association, based in
Chicago, is a nonprofit organization with more than 5,500
members. We interviewed three of INNUA's top executives: Steve
Ford, president; Victor Bohnert, executive director; and Amanda
...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlvoipalert8248>

Opinion: Katrina and communications: Waters of mass destruction,
10/03/05

Now is the time for those involved in networking to come to the
aid of the people and infrastructure of the Gulf Coast. A strong
government-industry partnership is a great step toward this
objective, and the FCC is to be congratulated for its part in
...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlvoipalert8249>

Opinion: Sleep paralysis and the phone biz, 10/03/05

I happened to glance at the Harvard home page the other day and
the top story caught my eye: 'Alien abduction claims explained.'
Strangely enough, the telecom industry sprang to mind when I
read the piece.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlvoipalert8250>

Weblog: VoIP 911 deadline moves again, 09/29/05

The Federal Communications Commission has moved back the
deadline - again - for when VoIP service providers have prove
all their customers know that 911 may not work. It's a good
thing, too. Initially, the FCC gave providers 120 days to notify
...

<http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/convergence/010063.html?nl>

Vonage declines to comment on IPO report, 09/29/05

Vonage Holdings, the rapidly growing provider of residential
VoIP service, declined to comment Thursday on a press report
that the company was planning to go public.

<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/092905-vonage-ipo.html?nl>

Newsletter: 911: If we can't find you, we can't help you,
09/28/05

In this continuation of our guest commentary by Jim Cavanagh,
Jim defines the scope of the problem that both wireless and VoIP
bring to the traditional ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlvoipalert8251>

RealNetworks to provide video services to Cingular, 09/28/05

RealNetworks is offering a streaming video service to mobile
operators, and Cingular Wireless will use the service, the
companies said Wednesday.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlvoipalert8252>

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