When I caught up with Sun CTO Bob Brewin a few weeks ago at AjaxWorld, I wasn't expecting to talk about telephones. But that was exactly what Brewin had on his mind as he promoted Sun's software stack for Rich Internet Applications (RIAs), JavaFX. That's because JavaFX lets developers create programs that can be ported unchanged to PCs, music and video players, game consoles TV set-top boxes andphones. Kinda makes you think of the Apple iPhone. But Brewin is aiming higher than the iPhone, … [Read more...]
Digium Aims for Mass Market
September 27, 2007 By
Asterisk creator and sponsor Digium put the mass market squarely in its sights today with its acquisition of three year-old Asterisk PBX company Switchvox. While Asterisk has earned a devoted following among technology experts, the formidable challenges of implementing the open source telephony system is a barrier to wide adoption. Earlier this year, Digium took a first step toward greater simplicity by introducing the AsteriskNow appliance. Now the company is adding to its portfolio a … [Read more...]
T1 to the Home — The Next Big Thing for SMBs?
September 25, 2007 By
Chances are you worked from home recently. Whether it's working out of a home office occasionally or running a "virtual" business headquarters fulltime from a home office, an increasing number of us are doing business over consumer-grade Internet connections — and probably experiencing some degree or another of frustration. For example, maybe you'd like to cut the Microsoft Office cord and use on-demand office applications. Now, your experience may be different from mine, but I've … [Read more...]
Vonage Vows to Return to Court
September 25, 2007 By
After losing Sprint's patent infringement lawsuit today, Vonage announced that the VoIP pioneer intends to ask the U.S. District Court to set aside the $69.5 million in damages that jurors awarded Sprint. If the request isn't granted, Vonage intends to appeal the decision. "We are disappointed that the jury did not recognize that our technology differs from that of Sprint's patents," said Sharon O'Leary, Vonage's chief legal officer, in a press release today. "Our top priority is to … [Read more...]
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