Carolyn Parrish: It’s about time

Source: saunderslog.com

Paul Martin has booted Carolyn Parrish out of the Liberal Caucus.  It’s about time.  CBC’s Ottawa Morning asked people to phone their talkback line this morning with their opinions on Ms. Parrish.  I said: "Carolyn Parrish i. a national embarrassment.  Obviously we can’t un-elect her.  To those who argue that kicking her out of caucus gives her even more attention, I ask what message keeping her in the government sends."

Published on November 18th, 2004 under


Last 20 posts tagged "IM"

Jon Arnold Proclaims-VoIP Is Not Dead

Source: andyabramson.blogs.com

Analyst Jon Arnold has written a killer piece this morning for TMC proclaiming that VoIP is not dead, and he’s right. The acquisition of Sylantro by Broadsoft sure proves that, but Arnold…

Published on December 29th, 2008 under , , , , ,

A Glimpse of 2009

Source: andyabramson.blogs.com

Emerick Woods, the recently named CEO of client Global IP Solutions (GIPS) has taken a stab at what the year ahead looks like.
I suspect we’ll see many more of these from others…

Published on December 22nd, 2008 under

Nimbuzz Signs Distribution Deal

Source: www.voip-news.com

-news.comVoIP provider Nimbuzz has signed a distribution deal with Spice Mobiles, an nnovative handsets maker in India. Spice Mobile handsets will now come preloaded with the Nimbuzz application…

Published on December 18th, 2008 under ,

VimpelCom Expanding Call Centers

Source: www.voip-news.com

-news.comThe Russian telecom, VimpelCom, is expanding its NICE Systems Ltd.  environment by adding new VoIP call centers.
“Our experience with NICE’s solutions in Russia made them the clear…

Published on December 17th, 2008 under , ,

Forget The Coffee It’s Wine Time

Source: andyabramson.blogs.com

A glass for you

A bottle for me

Master Winemaker and vineyard owner Sylvain Fadat

Tim Johnston of Juveniles, one of Paris’ best wine bars…

Published on December 14th, 2008 under , ,

SideCut Reports Consumer’s Guide to WiMax

Source: andyabramson.blogs.com

Pal Paul Kapustka over at SideCut Reports has an offer you can’t refuse.
He’s released his Consumer’s Guide to WiMax for FREE.
The report, which I just read is full of choic…

Published on December 8th, 2008 under , , ,

Time For EcoSystem Support for Mobile VoIP

Source: andyabramson.blogs.com

EQO hitting the skids isn’t really good news for the mobile VoIP industry. It shows that brute force carrier driven approaches drive companies out of business.
Hopefully the carriers begin…

Published on December 2nd, 2008 under , , , ,

Time For A SIP of 3G

Source: andyabramson.blogs.com

I’ve made 3G calls with SIP on my Nokia N and E series phones using both Truphone and Gizmo, but on my iPhone I’m hobbled just like everyone else who uses on (that’s not Jailbroken)…

Published on November 29th, 2008 under , , ,

Friday Links: The Problem with Video Calling, Giving Up IM for Skype

Source: www.voip-news.com

-news.comGoogle has launched Vocito, a new desktop UI for GrandCentral. Read more here.
Andy Abramson isn’t quite ready to dump all other IM programs for Skype. Find out why.
What’s t…

Published on November 29th, 2008 under , , , , , ,

Dumping IM for Skype

Source: andyabramson.blogs.com

Alec Saunders has given up all other IM’s for Skype. I’m close behind with a big ***** but. I’ll explain.
For starters I have too many friends and business colleagues who ar…

Published on November 27th, 2008 under , , ,

Nimbuzz Hits iPhone Store

Source: www.voip-news.com

-news.comNimbuzz is now available in the Apple iPhone Store. The mobile Instant Messaging and VoIP provider application allows users to call, chat and message for free on nearly every major…

Published on November 27th, 2008 under , , ,

Nimbuzz Signs New Partners

Source: www.voip-news.com

-news.comNimbuzz  has added 17 SIP partners to its global Operator Affiliate Program. Partners in the program integrate their VoIP solutions with Nimbuzz to provide customers with value added…

Published on November 18th, 2008 under

HTC WiMax Phone Comes to Russia

Source: andyabramson.blogs.com

Touting both GSM and WiMax for Mobile, HTC has launched a new phone in Russia that will provide up to ten megs of connectivity, plus be able to view 23 TV channels tat will be sent over the WiMax…

Published on November 15th, 2008 under , , , , ,

Optimus Using Broadsoft Solution

Source: www.voip-news.com

-news.comOptimus Telecomunicacoes of Portugal will be using BroadSoft, Inc.’s BroadWorks(R) VoIP application platform for a new residential VoIP service that will combine mobile services wit…

Published on November 12th, 2008 under , ,

Consumer Guide For WiMax Now Out

Source: andyabramson.blogs.com

Pal Paul Kapustka has his second WiMax report out and it’s a goodie. It’s a consumers’ guide to WiMax.
From Paul:

– What the technology called “WiMax” is, and how it…

Published on October 27th, 2008 under , , ,

Skype Looking At WiMax

Source: andyabramson.blogs.com

A report out of Taiwan has Skype looking seriously at WiMax.
I view this as a very logical step for the company as they really don’t want to be a follower, but tend to lead in 2.0 ty…

Published on October 24th, 2008 under , , , ,

SimpleSignal and Chinook Team Up

Source: www.voip-news.com

-news.comSimpleSignal and Chinook Hosting have teamed up to deliver a comprehensive unified communications solution. The solution includes SimplyMobile, SimpleSIgnal’s hosted PBX that uses…

Published on October 23rd, 2008 under ,

Hard Times at CounterPath

Source: www.voip-news.com

-news.comCounterPath Corporation is reducing costs by restructuring their business. The company hopes to cut costs by $4 million each year. It is however hoping to involve audience interaction…

Published on October 16th, 2008 under ,

VoIP: Signs of the Times

Source: www.voip-news.com

-news.comWhat was one true for VoIP providers isn’t any longer and that means that the needs of the providers are changing. Whereas solutions were once limited and expensive, the options now…

Published on October 15th, 2008 under , ,

Voice Apps Made Simple

Source: andyabramson.blogs.com

Over the past few months my agency has had the good fortune of working with Irv Shapiro and his team at ifByPhone. Based in the northern suburbs of Chicago the company has customers, lots of…

Published on October 11th, 2008 under , , ,
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