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So it begins. Skype for Asterisk falls.

By Erik Lagerway | May 24, 2011 | Hosted VoIP for SMB, IP Videoconferencing, mobile sip, P2P VoIP, pbx, phone services, phone system, sip trunk, Skype, small office phone systems, softphone, voip, VoIP for the Masses | 5 Comments
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It looks like the first victim in the Microsoft acquisition of Skype is Digium and the open source PBX – Asterisk. The following is an email sent to existing Skype for Asterisk users…

Skype for Asterisk will not be available for sale or activation after July 26, 2011.

Skype for Asterisk was developed by Digium in cooperation with Skype. It includes proprietary software from Skype that allows Asterisk to join the Skype network as a native client. Skype has decided not to renew the agreement that permits us to package this proprietary software. Therefore Skype for Asterisk sales and activations will cease on July 26, 2011.

This change should not affect any existing users of Skype for Asterisk. Representatives of Skype have assured us that they will continue to support and maintain the Skype for Asterisk software for a period of two years thereafter, as specified in the agreement with Digium. We expect that users of Skype for Asterisk will be able to continue using their Asterisk systems on the Skype network until at least July 26, 2013. Skype may extend this at their discretion.

Skype for Asterisk remains for sale and activation until July 26, 2011. Please complete any purchases and activations before that date.

Thank you for your business.

Digium Product Management

One has to wonder what will become of Skype Connect, Skype’s answer to SIP Trunking. Will Microsoft shut off the Skype Connect vendors (Cisco, Avaya, Grandstream, etc.) as well?

Original forum post here.

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IETF 80 – Prague mobile roaming no workie, SIP to the rescue

By Erik Lagerway | March 27, 2011 | apple, ietf, IP Videoconferencing, iphone, mobile voip, sip, SIP Standards, softphone | Comments Off

Well, I am a little sad that I have to turn ON international mobile roaming with Bell in order to get my mobile phone working here, which it is still not, but all is not lost. I have been using FaceTime over the WifI on my MacBook Air and iPhone 4 to call my business partner and my wife back home. Kinda fitting actually, FaceTime is standards based and is all about SIP and RTP etc. Now if we can just get them to open up that API…

Keep on smiling!

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iPhone Video to launch at WWDC?

By Erik Lagerway | June 5, 2009 | apple, communications, Instant Messenger, IP Communications News, IP Videoconferencing, iphone, mobile sip, SIP phone software, SIP Standards, voip, VoIP and WiFi, VoIP for the Masses | 1 Comment

Update: Yes, it was indeed launched and it’s called the iPhone 3G S but no video calling as yet.

There are rumors abound regarding the next release of the iPhone, every tech blog known to man is all over this like a fat kid on a smarty.

The iPhone 3.0 SDK has pretty much been proven to support video so a iPhone Video product seems to make sense. What kind of video? Recording full frame video is one thing but transporting that over 3G is quite another. My guess is it will not support real-time streaming or video calling on 3G, the question is will it deliver the goods on WiFi.

It will be interesting to see what happens at WWDC (running from the 8th to the 12th), the new iPhone is sure to launch at this event.

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Sony and Glowpoint Partner on IP Videoconferencing

By Erik Lagerway | June 3, 2005 | IP Videoconferencing | Comments Off

Sony Electronics and GlowPoint, Inc. today announced the availability of Sony’s IVE or “Instant Video Everywhere” service powered by GlowPoint, the first comprehensive IP-based video communications solution that can be used anyplace where there is broadband access.

Sony’s IVE service, powered by GlowPoint, enables users to conduct “face-to-face” video conversations with colleagues, friends and family as easily as using a telephone. The IVE (pronounced “ivy”) service portfolio has been developed to extend across multiple Sony product lines, moving beyond the conference room and typical videoconferencing equipment to desktop or laptop computers and other video enabled devices.

more…

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Sony’s new PSP = Portable VoIP and IP Videoconferencing?

By Erik Lagerway | May 13, 2005 | IP Videoconferencing | Comments Off

Looks like Sony has their crosshairs clearly focused on providing a feature-full portable communications and entertainment system. Since we can browse the web on this thing, and it has a USB port, Wi-Fi and a TCP stack you would think we should be able hack together a softphone for VoIP. Video will come later, camera attachment.

I will keep you posted.

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VoIP, Video Blogging and the Enterprise

By Erik Lagerway | April 21, 2005 | IP Videoconferencing | Comments Off

I rarely use a real telephone anymore, it’s either my mobile device when I am on the road or my softphone when I am at work or home.

It would be great if I could record video conferences via my softphone so when I have an interview with my remote collegues [PR contacts, executives on the road etc.] I can post it to my internal corporate blog for the appropriate personelle to review at their own schedule.

It’s coming :)

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