Telstra Enterprise & Government Executive Director Paul Geason said the roll-out utilized the Telstra Next IP network and was another example of how Telstra was benefiting from the same products and services it makes available to its customers.

"Telstra continues to lead by example," Geason said. "One of the cornerstones of unified communications solutions is Telstra IP Telephony, which enables Australian customers to maximize their resources and operate more cost-effectively, which is particularly critical in a tough economic environment."

TIPT features a toolbar that integrates with Microsoft Outlook and Internet Explorer to deliver improved usability and productivity with simple tasks such as click-to-call and integration with the Telstra Corporate Directory.

Telstra Product Management Executive Director Philip Jones said this milestone was a prime example of Telstra's commitment to its unique and differentiated products and services.

"Telstra staff are now reaping the benefits of a network-based system that leverages the Telstra Next IP(TM) network to deliver high definition voice and mobility with rich features like simultaneous ringing, remote office and a desktop toolbar with the power of click-to-call," Jones said. "This unified communication solution will soon be enhanced with new functionality including seamless integration with Microsoft Office Communicator and video calling."

BroadSoft President and CEO Michael Tessler said BroadSoft(R) played an integral role in Telstra's early IP telephony initiatives by delivering a rich voice feature set that now powers TIPT.

"This milestone is a compelling proof point of how Telstra is leading the market with next-generation communications services," Tessler said. "Telstra IP Telephony can improve the efficiency of how Telstra employees and customers communicate, thus increasing productivity and providing an enhanced user experience. We look forward to working with Telstra and its partners on the continued TIPT roll-out, as well as on its broader unified communications initiative."

TIPT operates across a single data network, which helps business to become more resource efficient. Eliminating dual networks can lead to improved efficiency, productivity benefits and potential cost savings to business.

Polycom Vice President of Marketing, Voice Communications Solutions Chalan Aras said this was one of the largest IP handset deployments globally for Polycom.

"The success of the TIPT service exemplifies the rising demand for IP telephony worldwide," Aras said. "Telstra's vision to deliver HD-quality IP telephony to Australian organizations meets the increasing needs of businesses of all sizes to achieve cost efficiencies and enhance productivity through the deployment of Voice over IP (VoIP) solutions."

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Americans may have WiFi-equipped buses and planes, but the Japanese are still leading the way when it comes to futuristic train travel: Soon you'll be able to log on at broadband speed while screaming between Tokyo and Osaka at 168 mph.

Starting in March, telecom giant NTT Communications will provide its HotSpot service--already in effect at Japanese airports, restaurants and hotels--on certain Shinkansen by stringing wires alongside the tracks. Those coax cables will then beam the internet inside 700-series bullet trains. WiFi will also be added to 17 stations along the Tokaido line.

Day passes will cost $6 while a monthly subscription to HotSpot is $19 at current exchange rates.

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The GXV3005 is based on the same high performing feature set as the popular GXV3000, including a 5.6 inch TFTP adjustable LCD screen, a VGA camera which allows nearly all viewing angles, support for real-time high-quality video (up to 30 frames per second) using H.264/H.263 video standard at bandwidths as low as 32kbps and up to 1Mbps. The additional FXO/PSTN port supports calling over and between two networks (IP and PSTN network) from a single phone and offers both a layer of security and back up for IP video phone communication by providing the option of a PSTN life line.

"We are excited to announce the availability of GXV3005, which further enhances the versatility and convenience of telephony-over-any-network on top of our popular GXV3000 IP video phone," said David Li, CEO of Grandstream Networks. "The GXV3005 is the second model in the GXV3000 product family and we will continue to introduce more innovative enhancements to the GXV3000 series of advanced IP video phones in the near future."

The GXV3005 is priced at $325 and it will be available through Grandstream's worldwide distribution channels beginning mid-December 2008.

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Editor's Notes:  I think a certain portion should be given away for free and it should have no licensing at all but it should have power limits to reduce interference.

Bush administration officials are trying to put the brakes on the Federal Communications Commission's plan to encourage a free, national wireless Internet plan, which the agency could approve next week.

Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez sent a letter to the agency's Republican chairman Wednesday afternoon expressing the administration's displeasure with the idea.

"The administration believes that the (airwaves) should be auctioned without price or product mandate," Mr. Gutierrez wrote. "The history of FCC spectrum auctions has shown that the potential for problems increases in instances where licensing is overly prescriptive or designed around unproven business models."

Outgoing FCC Chairman Kevin Martin hopes to win approval for his plan next week, at one of the last FCC meetings he will chair.

Mr. Martin has proposed auctioning off some airwaves for a new, national wireless broadband service next year. The winner of the auction would be required to offer free wireless Internet access across the country within a few years on a portion of those airwaves.

The free, advertising-supported service wouldn't necessarily be speedy – it would be faster than dial-up, slower than most cable broadband offerings -- and would come equipped with a smut-filter to keep children 18 and younger from viewing porn and other racy fare. The winner of the auction could offer a higher-speed subscription service on the rest of the airwaves.

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====== dadhi-linux-2.1.0 ===================

Some of the highlights of the 2.1.0 release are:
* Added a new wcb4xxp driver to support ISDN BRI from within DAHDI.
* Added  hooks to simplify end-user installation of OSLEC as an echo canceler.
* ...and various other bug fixes and improvements.

You can find the complete change log online at:
http://downloads.digium.com/pub/telephony/dahdi-linux/ChangeLog-2.1.0

Known Issues:
* Reference counting is not currently done on echo canceler modules, and therefore it is possible for an administrator to unload an echo canceler module that is in use which could result in a crash. It is recommended to use /etc/init.d/dahdi start|stop to load and unload your drivers to eliminate exposure to this issue. Bug [1]13504.
* If you have configured your wcb4xxp spans and receive messages that "No D-channels  available!",  you  might  need to update your asterisk installation in order to tell it to ignore the layer 1 link state on the BRI spans. Bug [2]14031.

===== dahdi-tools-2.1.0 ====================

Some of the highlights of the 2.1.0 release are:
* Added support for the new wcb4xxp driver.
* DTMF twist levels now meet the TBR-21 standard for EU countries.

You can find the complete change log online at:
http://downloads.digium.com/pub/telephony/dahdi-tools/ChangeLog-2.1.0

===== dahdi-linux-complete-2.1.0+2.1.0 =====

This release combines dahdi-linux and dahdi-tools into a single download, one-package installation process. Users who are installing DAHDI for the first time don't have to download and install the dahdi-linux and dahdi-tools packages separately.

References
1. http://bugs.digium.com/view.php?id=13504
2. http://bugs.digium.com/view.php?id=14031

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According to Nortel:

“Consolidating our voice infrastructure to VoIP will provide network efficiencies that serve to increase productivity while driving costs lower,” said Steve Bandrowczak, chief information officer for Nortel. “In the initial phase of deployment alone, we anticipate significant operational savings with a return on investment in a little over a year. The endgame is that it allows us to focus on our business, which is serving our customers.”

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Editor's Note:  I personally own an iPhone and have not had a chance to test out this phone.  I couple of my friends did express interest in getting the Storm but after playing with it, the opted to keep their old Blackberry. 

 

Hundreds of people waited in line last week to get their hands on the Blackberry Storm, the first touchscreen device from Research In Motion.

Too bad the warning not to buy it didn’t come until today. The highly anticipated phone was expected to be RIM’s and Verizon Wireless’ response to the iPhone, but obviously in the rush to get it out for the holidays, it’s a flop. In doing so, it not only falls short of beating the iPhone, but may cause serious long-term damage to the company’s reputation for building reliable enterprise devices.

The warning came in the form of a scathing review printed in The New York Times, which calls the device “a dud.” The well-respected David Pogue must have pulled out his thesaurus for this one to come up with all ways to say “it sucks.” He wrote: “Now, I wouldn’t come down this hard on some product — especially one that was so eagerly anticipated, customers lined up at dawn on the day of its release — without getting a second, third and fourth opinion.

And I’m telling you, there wasn’t a soul who tried this machine who wasn’t appalled, baffled or both.” But it gets worse…he says people come to that conclusion before they discover that it doesn’t have Wi-Fi, and worse has “more bugs than a summer picnic.” It freezes, suddenly reboots, and has non-responsive controls and “other cosmetic glitches.”

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Palm Beach technology company Pegasus Wireless Corp. has re-filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a few weeks after its previous bankruptcy was dismissed by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Erik Kimball.

Pegasus, which now trades on the pink sheets, was involved in the design, manufacture, and marketing of wireless hardware and software for networking and Internet access. At one time it was listed on NASDAQ.

The company originally filed for Chapter 11 in January. That filing was dismissed on Oct. 15 after the U.S. bankruptcy trustee filed a motion saying Pegasus failed to show up for the meeting of creditors.

Judge Kimball originally barred Pegasus from re-filing for six months, but later shortened that to 39 days.
The new bankruptcy filing states the company has $17.5 million in assets and $3.9 million in debts.

The largest creditor listed is company CEO Jasper Knabb of Palm Beach with a $2.55 million claim. There are several disputed claims in the bankruptcy, including a $600,000 claim by D&D Aviation LLC of Salt Lake City.

The recent filing is signed by CFO Stephen Durland. The filing attorney is Kevin Gleason of Hollywood. Gleason could not immediately be reached for comment.

Source: SFBJ 

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