http://www.inveslogic.com/tags/skype Blog Articles Tagged with 'skype' at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1107415?rsstype=tag&tag=skype It was over a decade ago when I got my first broadband connection by today s comparison a very slow DSL connection from my then-local provider, Verizon Communications, which went by the name of Bell Atlantic. At $60 a month (not including the c... Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:00:46 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1107415?rsstype=tag&tag=skype http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1106902?rsstype=tag&tag=skype Does Peer-to-Peer (P2P) SIP represent the future of SIP communication? Does it have the possibility to enable the creation of a peer-to-peer communication cloud that could rival Skype but be based on open standards? Where would P2P SIP fit? In an ent... Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:12:48 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1106902?rsstype=tag&tag=skype http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1106365?rsstype=tag&tag=skype Ringfree Mobility is seeking a round of funding to expand its mobile Internet voice calling solution for smart phones including the iPhone.The company is entering a crowded space, as Matt Marshall wrote last week in a profile of a couple of competito... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:21:51 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1106365?rsstype=tag&tag=skype http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1106020?rsstype=tag&tag=skype Alec is still away but we ve got quite a week set up for the calls! Is Voicemail dead? Could Peer-to-Peer SIP (P2P SIP) be the next big thing and create an open standard rival to SIP? What s the current state of voice biometrics and what is... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:34:03 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1106020?rsstype=tag&tag=skype http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1106487?rsstype=tag&tag=skype Instant messaging, a technology that actually predates the Internet, hasn t seen too many changes over the years. The AOL Instant Messenger of today is not that different from the AOL Instant Messenger from 1997. There has been some new technology ... Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:56:13 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1106487?rsstype=tag&tag=skype http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-valley-watcher/1106372?rsstype=tag&tag=skype I'm lucky, I find an empty parking spot right outside the Thai restaurant where I'm meeting EJ (Evert Jaap Lugt) the CEO of Nimbuzz it's a company I'm starting to hear a buzz about.I've no idea what EJ looks like but there's a guy waiting outside. ... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:44:41 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-valley-watcher/1106372?rsstype=tag&tag=skype http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/feld-thoughts/1105649?rsstype=tag&tag=skype Earlier this year we made a seed investment in a new company called Gnip. Yesterday, Gnip launched their first service - a free centralized callback server that notifies data consumers (such as Plaxo) in real-time when there is new data about their... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:54:12 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/feld-thoughts/1105649?rsstype=tag&tag=skype http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1104166?rsstype=tag&tag=skype Jajah, in its effort to become a backend platform for VoIP services, has started offering call termination, billing and other such services to one and all comers. They got a big boost when they signed up Yahoo! Now, the Sequoia Capital-backed compan... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:48:29 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1104166?rsstype=tag&tag=skype http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1104063?rsstype=tag&tag=skype Image via WikipediaIn Telerupted: Twilight for Telephone Networks, Daniel Berninger projects that at some point VoIP networks will connect more individuals than the PSTN, and then asks what might happen to current minutes based VoIP businesses. These... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:41:06 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1104063?rsstype=tag&tag=skype http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1103773?rsstype=tag&tag=skype Image via WikipediaYou may recall a few weeks ago that JAJAH announced that they had won Yahoo s call termination business. Essentially, Yahoo outsourced their network to JAJAH. That s a great deal for JAJAH.This morning they ve done it again... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:00:29 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1103773?rsstype=tag&tag=skype http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1102710?rsstype=tag&tag=skype Session initiation protocol-compatible VoIP devices already account for as much as 20 percent of landline telephone traffic, thanks to the efforts of companies like Cisco, which sells to enterprises, and Comcast (in the U.S.) or Free (in France), whi... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:55:08 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1102710?rsstype=tag&tag=skype http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-ratings/1101949?rsstype=tag&tag=skype Jaxtr Inc. has added Lehman Brothers Venture Partners to its roster of investors for a new $10 million Series B round, doubling the startup's private funding to date. Once positioned as an Internet phone service that connected people on social networ... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:37:04 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-ratings/1101949?rsstype=tag&tag=skype http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1101417?rsstype=tag&tag=skype Jaxtr now has a buck for every one of its users. The company has raised $10 million in a second round of financing to expand its cheap overseas internet calling business.The Menlo Park, Calif.-based company uses a voice-over-internet-protocol service... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:44 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1101417?rsstype=tag&tag=skype http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1101259?rsstype=tag&tag=skype Fring, a successful mobile application that merges an instant-messenger with the ability to place calls over the internet, has recently opened its application programming interface (API) to other developers.The new API will allow developers to build ... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:20:43 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1101259?rsstype=tag&tag=skype http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1100445?rsstype=tag&tag=skype The relative success and cult-like popularity of Asus Eee cloud computer has helped raise the level of interest in what s being called a new class of computers. Some call the new machines UMPCs, others have labeled them Netbooks and many are saf... Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:39:05 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1100445?rsstype=tag&tag=skype http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/michael-parekh-on-it/1099952?rsstype=tag&tag=skype LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATIONThis Reuters article highlights how difficult it is being a shopper of analog goods in terms of trying to discern quality from where things are made: These days, many fashionistas are still confused over what is real, what... Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:14:19 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/michael-parekh-on-it/1099952?rsstype=tag&tag=skype http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1099522?rsstype=tag&tag=skype Image via WikipediaTuesday night, Skype 4.0 Beta for Windows launched. A brand new user interface, and a heavy emphasis on video are the key changes. This morning, Skype Director of Product Management Mike Bartlett joined us from London.We starte... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:54:02 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1099522?rsstype=tag&tag=skype http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-ratings/1099450?rsstype=tag&tag=skype Video microblogging startup Seesmic Inc. is expected to announce anew $6 million second round of funding from Omidyar Network andWellington Partners. The deal doubles Seesmic's private funding todate, and follows a $6 million Series A round announced... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:05:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-ratings/1099450?rsstype=tag&tag=skype http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-ratings/1099832?rsstype=tag&tag=skype Video microblogging startup Seesmic Inc. is expected to announce anew $6 million second round of funding from Omidyar Network andWellington Partners. The deal doubles Seesmic's private funding todate, and follows a $6 million Series A round announced... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:05:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-ratings/1099832?rsstype=tag&tag=skype http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1099391?rsstype=tag&tag=skype Video conversation startup Seesmic raised another $6 million in a series B financing. The round was co-led by Omidyar Network and Wellington Partners. The series A financing last February, which was also for $6 million, was led by Atomico (the inve... 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