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In the News
More on SIP
by: Rich Tehrani
January 2006
The SIP market is growing so quickly it is exciting that it defies growth projections. I wrote about SIP just today and how the standard is now so closely intertwined with VoIP, it is tough to see where one technology stops and the other picks up. Incidentally the first issue of SIP Magazine is printed. I haven’t seen it but will get my hands on a copy tomorrow. I can’t wait. There is nothing like seeing the launch of a new publication. It is perhaps one of the most exciting parts of my job. The interest in this inaugural issue has been higher than I expected. I hope the first issue exceeds your expectations. Be sure to get you free subscription immediately if you have any interest in session initiation protocol.
IBM Offers New Migration Kit For Solaris to Linux
by: ByteEnable
November 2005
ARMONK, NY – IBM has launched a new Migration Kit for Solaris to Linux designed to make it easier for customers to migrate from Solaris to Linux on multiple platforms. The new no charge Migration Kit for Solaris to Linux supports any IBM eServer or System including Linux on Power, Linux on Intel-based and AMD-based servers and blades and Linux on the mainframe. IBM is the only vendor that gives customers the flexibility to run Linux workloads on the platform best suited to their needs.
The New World of Prepaid Voice
Say this three times really fast: "Plenty people, providers, prefer prepaid packets."
by: Daniel P. Dern
September 2005
The Telephone Calls You Make, like many other things in life, you pay for either in advance-"prepaid"-or after-the-fact-"postpaid." (Arguably, there's also "free," which really means "somebody else pays.")
Mid-year Outlook 2005
ICN’s Editorial Advisory Board focuses on serving customers
by: ICN Staff
June 2005
At the spring Expo in Miami, the Intele-CardNews Editorial Advisory Board met with the ICN editors to discuss issues concerning the prepaid world. Those present held forth on a variety of subjects, but customer service was an underlying theme of the day. The exclusive insight of these industry players on building and maintaining effective client relationships is tallied below as they respond to key questions about this hot topic.
Companies whose ideas are paying off
With strong vision and unique concepts, six companies succeed in prepaid
by: Scott Cullen
May 2005
It usually starts with an idea and a market opportunity. Then, for the lucky ones whom the market embraces, it grows from there, taking on a life of its own until that company is recognized as a leader and innovator. The following six companies had an idea, reworked an existing idea or concept, or leveraged a market opportunity in a way no one had done before them. Read on for a brief summary on each company and the ideas that have placed them on the prepaid map.
The Great Debate
Switches, Servers, and the World of Prepaid
by: Robin Tobias
March 2005
You purchase a phone card in a store, dial the 800 number, enter the PIN, and voila – you have made a prepaid phone call. Seems simple enough, and is probably the way our industry is viewed from the outside. Those of us who operate on the inside realize that the technology behind that prepaid call is far more complex. The latest and greatest in hardware and software run this operation, and are instrumental to the success of your business. If you are the underlying telecom carrier providing the service, this backbone IS your business.
SIP vendors getting ready to strut their stuff
by: Tim Greene
September 2003
More than 20 vendors of Session Initiation Protocol -enabled products later this month will band together in an interoperability demonstration to show customers what their offerings can do.
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