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In telecommunication, Telephony encompasses the general use of equipment to provide voice communication over distances. Rapid advancement in digital electronics is revolutionizing telephony by providing alternate means of voice communication than that provided by traditional telephone systems. IP Telephony is a modern form of telephony which uses the TCP/IP protocol popularized by the internet to transmit digitized voice data. Contrast this with the operation of POTS (an acronym for "Plain Old Telephone Service").
Computer Telephony Integration enables computers to know about and control phone functions such as making and receiving voice, fax, and data calls with telephone directory services and caller identification. The integration of telephone software and computer systems is a major development in the evolution of the automated office.
CTI is not a new concept. Such links have been used in the past in large telephone networks but only dedicated call centers could justify the costs of the required equipment installation. Primary telephone service providers are offering information services such as Automatic Number Identification and Dialed Number Identification Service on a scale wide enough for its implementation to bring real value to business or residential telephone usage. A new generation of applications (middleware) is being developed as a result of standardization and availability of low cost computer telephony links.
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Mark Hendrickson Tue, 13 May 2008 00:12:09 -0000
Twitter is an efficient technology for spreading and harvesting concise ideas. Unfortunately, it’s not so great for sharing rich media. Want to broadcast a video? You’ll have to settle for a TinyURL to YouTube, or maybe switch over to Seesmic altogether. Pownce improves on the Twitter model by supporting file transfers and at least one [...]
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Erick Schonfeld Mon, 12 May 2008 23:25:57 -0000
Crowdsourcing sounds good in theory—pull together a bunch of smart, motivated individuals from across the Web to create a new product or business—but in practice it is not so easy to pull off. One of the first major casualties of the crowdsourcing movement looks like it will be Cambrian House, the Calgary startup that tries [...]
Nimbuzz - VOIP/IM aimed at mobile and social networks
Mike Butcher Mon, 12 May 2008 22:13:17 -0000
Back in early 2007 Netherlands-based Nimbuzz launched a beta for its free application which supported voice, presence, and SMS. TechCrunch UK reports that Tuesday will see it aim squarely at mobile handsets and social networks, launching with Java and Symbian client software which will work across an impressive 500 handsets. This will allow users to [...]
TuneUp Brings Order To Your iTunes Library (For a Fee)
Jason Kincaid Mon, 12 May 2008 21:25:03 -0000
Would you pay someone to add all the correct song titles and cover art to the songs in your iTunes library? TuneUp is an iTunes plugin that aims to make cleaning up your music library as easy as drag-and-drop. The program attempts to automatically tag a user’s music library by analyzing the musical [...]
New Visual Search Engine Picitup Needs to Pick Up Its Game
Roi Carthy Mon, 12 May 2008 18:29:57 -0000
Visual search and image recognition is one of the holy grails of consumer Internet technologies. Picitup is jumping into the deep end of this space by announcing the launch of its public beta. Unlike Like.com (formerly Riya) which focuses on likeness, Picitup focuses on attaining matching images. This differentiation is important as it sets the [...]
CitizenHawk Raises $3 Million To Target Cybersquatters
Jason Kincaid Mon, 12 May 2008 16:01:46 -0000
CitizenHawk, a digital brand management company, has raised $3 million in funding from Maveron LLC. CitizenHawk helps companies protect their online brands by targeting cybersquatters. According to CitizenHawk, up to 20% of hand-typed URLs are misspelled, which has created a market for “typo” domains. Many of these “typosquatting” sites employ the use [...]
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1888usa.com - Lists free fax and phone resources on the web.
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Boscom - Develops and markets stand-alone, point-to-point VoIP migration solutions for businesses and alternate carriers. Includes voice over IP ROI calculator.
CentraNow - Web meetings powered by Voice over IP.
Meta Description: [ Begin your free trial of Centra 7 for self-service online meetings and discover how Centra can improve your organization's sales, customer service, and training; reduce costs; boost productivity; and enhance workgroup collaboration. ]
EtherVoice - Embedded Internet telephony gateway.
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iBasis - Provider of wholesale international IP telephony services.
Meta Description: [ iBasis, the leading wholesale provider of International IP telephony services is a facilities-based carrier utilizing the Internet to provide high quality, economical telecommunications services to carriers and telephony resellers around the globe. ]
Inter-Fone - VoIP Internet Telephony - Internet-carried Phone to Phone calls.
Internet Telephony: America Is Waiting - FCC Chairman Kennard's remarks before the Voice Over Net Conference; Atlanta, Georgia; September 12, 2000.
InternetTelephony.com - Industry newsletter for telecom professionals.
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IP xStream - IP Telephony data source.
Iscom, Inc. PCCall Service - PC to Phone call services.
NetYak - Web-to-phone call button for e-commerce.
Meta Description: [ Need to talk to your customers? Friends? Family? Let netYAK bring your voice to them from your web site, email, or other electronic documents for free. No equipment required. Great for weblogs and audio blogging. ]
RADVision - H.323 solutions for VoIP.
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SecureLogix Corporation - Provides enterprise telephony management systems.
TEK DigiTel Corporation - Provides communications solutions for the small to medium size business by integrating traditional PBX technology with data routing and VoIP technology.
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SOHO based business ]
Voice Systems Research, Inc. - Provides unified messaging, voice mail, advanced call routing, and IP-based telephony solutions.
VOIP EZ - Offers in depth information on implementing VoIP in both consumer and commercial settings.
Meta Description: [ VOIP technology, what it is, how it works and what you need to do about it. ]
VoIP.org.uk - UK resource with the emphasis on small businesses and home users. Includes news, reviews, and forums.
Meta Description: [ The UK resource for VoIP. News, reviews, forums and more. ]
VoIPCom - Wholesale IP telephony offering hardware, software, bandwidth and traffic.
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