By Sharla Sikes
Man, it has been a rough year for Vonage. It’s faced lawsuits from half the major telecom players and stock price woes … now a security breach may frighten more customers away.
Security firm Sipera says it informed Vonage of security risks that leave customers vulnerable to eavesdropping, spam, spoofing and denial-of-service attacks.  The [...]

By Sharla Sikes
Another company announced plans to introduce ad-supported free calling.  Talkster announces its Free World Dialing allows subscribers to make free international and long distance calls from cell phones, landlines, computers or VoIP phones.
The service requires no downloads, just a visit to http://free.talkster.com via web-enabled cellular phone or www.Talkster.com on a pc to enter [...]

By Sharla Sikes
JDSU has introduced its new upgrades to NetComplete, a service solution system portfolio, and new features for the software component for VoIP.
The software, called PVA-1000, specializes in VoIP analysis using remote software capture agents. JDSU’s updates include additions to address network operator demand for accurate measurements and performance monitoring for quality assurance on [...]

By Sharla Sikes
Is it déjà vu?
Nope.
Another company has leveled a lawsuit against Vonage.

By Sharla Sikes
Social networking site Myspace has formed a partnership with Skype to add VoIP calling to its many other services.
MySpaceIM will integrate with Skype calling. MySpace members will also be able to integrate their profiles, photos and avatars with Skype accounts.

By Sharla Sikes
Apple’s Sept. 27 iPhone software update disabled all third-party applications (which allow VoIP).
That didn’t go over so well with many iPhone users.
So Apple changed its mind—something it’s done a lot of this year—and opened the iPhone back up.

By Sharla Sikes
Ouch. Poor Vonage. It’s been lawsuit after lawsuit after lawsuit.
Well, if you happen to think Vonage brought all this upon its own head, then disregard the “Poor Vonage” part.

By Sharla Sikes
VoIP users are clamoring for better mobile access, and it looks like Skype is going to throw themselves into the mix—in the United Kingdom, at least.

By Sharla Sikes
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, Microsoft is everywhere in the technology world. Its recent release of the Response Point phone system has solidified its presence in the VoIP world.

By Sharla Sikes
Jajah, a provider of voice over IP phone service, recently launched its click-to-call buttons designed specially for eBay.
Almost immediately, eBay—which owns peer-to-peer VoIP provider Skype—smacked down Jajah’s offering.