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Internet Telephony: Coming in Clear Companies are upgrading
old phone networks to reduce bills and add features. But cost
savings can take time, and IP systems aren't risk-free.
BusinessWeek 7/13/6
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Courting a hot market with cool phone service Half of 13- to
16-year-olds have cell phones, making up tech-savvy crowd phone
makers are eager to attract. NYtimes.com 7/13/6
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U.S. to update alert system for disasters The people who
brought the nation the ominous announcement, "This is a test of
the Emergency Broadcast System," are working on an alert system
for disasters that could ultimately send messages simultaneously
to millions of cell phones nationwide. CNET 7/13/6
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Call
China For Free From any Mobile or Landline A rather anonymous
website at
CallChinaForFree.com tells visitors that by dialing
712-338-8288 or 641-696-3188 (Iowa based phone numbers) they will
get a second dial tone that allows them to call China for free.
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Former Sprint Wholesale Services Executive VP Art MacDowell Joins
Aptela Assumes responsibility for Aptela's channel sales
including Wholesale, VAR and Master Agent programs and
accelerating Aptela's growth via expanded channel partnerships.
VoIP Magazine 7/11/6
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The Phone is the Latest Phishing Rod Cybercriminals are using
the telephone as part of fraudulent schemes to obtain personal
information from victims Phishing attacks aren't just for e-mail
anymore. Cybercriminals hoping to coax sensitive information from
unwitting victims have a new weapon in their arsenal: the
telephone. BusinessWeek 7/11/6
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Regional carriers offer wireless alternatives To compete
against the big guys, smaller carriers are offering special plans
that may give customers more flexibility, value. Many Americans
may have more choices than they realize when it comes to choosing
a mobile phone carrier. CNET 7/11/6
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Home of Disneyland goes Wi-Fi The official 'wire
cutting' ceremony in Anaheim, Calif., on June 29. Hear from the
mayor of Anaheim and EarthLink's CEO on the challenges they've
faces so far, as well as the challenges yet to come. CNET 7/6/6
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Siting
a Call Center? Check Out the Mall First When Amit Shankardass
scouts locations in various countries to set up call centers for
U.S. businesses, he usually heads to the local shopping mall.
There, he counts the number of Hollywood films showing at the
theaters, observes how sales clerks approach customers and strikes
up conversations with store managers. He asks how long lunch
breaks are, as a way to gauge work ethic. "The mall is one of the
best places to get a sense of what the underlying culture of a
city is," says Mr. Shankardass, senior vice president for
ClientLogic Inc., a Nashville, Tenn., firm that sets up and staffs
call centers for companies such as DirecTV Inc., Sony Corp. and
TiVo Inc. WSJ.com 7/6/6
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Microsoft's
Stepped-up Call to Business Armed with fresh products and
partners, the software giant is opening a new front in its effort
to dominate how professionals communicate. BusinessWeek 7/6/6
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Intel's
$600 Million WiMax Bet An investment in Craig McCaw's
Clearwire shows the chipmaker is serious about the technology for
wireless broadband over large areas. BusinessWeek 7/6/6
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Disrupting
your desktop New web tools are changing how office work gets
done. Fortune 7/6/6
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Vonage
targets big-business customers Vonage is targeting large and
medium-size businesses with its new V-Phone, a USB flash drive
loaded with VoIP calling software. CNET 7/6/6
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A
teachable moment for Net telephony A small university in Rhode
Island takes a chance on VoIP, including about 2,700 IP-based
phones for its students. CNET 7/6/6
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Study:
Home networking to hit home Expected to more than quadruple
within the next few years, a potential boon for companies that
have been trying to break into this market. CNET 7/6/6
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Moodys:
VoIP No threat to Euro Telcos VoIP poses little threat to the
sector, according to a Moody's Investors Service report released
on Thursday. Reuters 7/6/6
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FCC
bars NEC, Inter-Tel from E-Rate program - Firms fined millions
ITworld.com 7/6/6
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The local Wi-Fi bet Despite criticism, cities bet big on broadband Police and fire departments are big fans, but there are still a lot of issues that need to be worked out. CNET 6/30/6
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Vonage V-Phone: why bother? I've been doing some back-of-the-napkin
 number crunching about whether or not it makes business sense to buy a Vonage V-Phone. ZDnet.com 6/27/6
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 Vonage F1000 – a Wi-Fi phone whose time has yet to come Vonage recently launched a mobile Wi-Fi-enabled phone with
UTStarcom.
IT World Canada.com 6/28/6
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VIDEO:
Good PBS debate & overview of "net neutrality"
being debated in congress. Supported by content providers
like Google & Amazon and opposed by network services
providers such as AT&T & Verizon. full
story
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Corporate America wakes up to Web 2.0 Big companies have for years installed industrial-strength content management systems in the hope of sparking collaboration among workers. There was just one problem: People didn't use them. CNET 6/26/6
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Salesforce.com readies partner tool
to help companies better interact with their business partners. CNET 6/26/6
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Microsoft Plans to Blend Phones With Computers NYtimes.com 6/26/6
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What if They Built an Urban Wireless Network and Hardly Anyone Used It? NYtimes.com 6/26/6
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Microsoft aims to end 'phone tag' For a long time now, Microsoft has been touting the end of phone tag. Next week, the company may finally take a step in that direction. CNET 6/20/6
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