The rate of change in enterprise IT infrastructure is accelerating as companies add new applications and services to promote better communications among both employees and customers.
Recombinant Communications
RebelVox Launches Voxer Lite 1.6 for the iPhone
With the latest release of its Voxer app, RebelVox provides a much easier way for iPhone to initiate both synchronous and non-synchronous conversations at the push of a button.
AT&T Joins VC’s to Launch Wireless App Development Centers
Next week at the CTIA’s conference in San Francisco, John Donovan, AT&T’s Chief Technology plans to announce that it will open new facilities in Palo Alto, CA; Plano, TX; and Tel Aviv, Israel which will serve as a venue for mobile application developers to pitch their latest wares.
Tropo is AGItating today! Cloud Access to Asterisk
The folks at Voxeo Labs are at it again. As VP Jason Goecke reports here, the company is making it very easy for phone app developers to use the Tropo platform to build new apps that treat Asterisk as a service (Aas).
Orange’s “Open Source Widget Platform” Has Industry-Wide Implications
Orange is taking major steps toward extending Internet and Web-based applications to those wireless subscribers who have, for whatever reason, opted *not* to purchase smartphones.
Avaya and Skype Announce Alliance
Avaya is making it easier for its existing customers to initiate and control voice calls over Skype’s network. At the same time, the two companies have chartered a “strategic alliance” and are ironing out details of a technology roadmap that will bring video teleconferencing and “federated” instant messaging (in the U.S. only) into the service mix.
Alcatel-Lucent’s High Leverage Network Takes Holistic Approach to Connectivity
With its acquisition of Programmable Web in late June and (more recently) OpenPlug, Alcatel Lucent (ALU), by its actions, has indicated that it’s a changed company.
Sterling Spots Click-to-Call in Google Search Results
In case you’re not looking over at Greg Sterling’s Screenwerk site, here’s a link to his sighting a “Click-to-Call” mashup in Google search results.
Google Has “Home Field” Advantage on the Android Home Page
Google made a major move toward streamlining access to Google Voice on Android-based devices by introducing a set of widgets for a number of Google Voice features and functions.
GM’s OnStar to Add Speech-Enabled Facebook
GM is not about to let Ford Sync (along with Microsoft) steal all the publicity (and corresponding profits) around voice control of automotive features. Later this month, it is adding several new features to its venerable OnStar service, transforming it from a vehicle tracking, diagnostics and safety feature to a speech-enabled social medium.