| AT&T to resell Cisco telepresence gear to feds AT&T and Cisco have inked an exclusive deal that allows the carrier's government marketing arm to sell fully managed room-based video conferencing systems from Cisco to federal agencies. Advanced uses of unified communication apps shine at VoiceCon The Avaya and Cisco opening keynote addresses at VoiceCon Orlando Tuesday focused on the potential of unified communications, fleshed out with some targeted demonstrations of... OnRelay enters into a customer trial agreement with BT Global Services Today we start with news from London: OnRelay, a cellular Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) software provider, last week announced they have entered into a customer trial agreement with BT Global Services. We'll also preview some announcements that will be made this week at CTIA and VoiceCon. Siemens launches cloud experiment at VoiceCon Siemens' unified-communications-in-the-cloud experiment with Amazon.com could result in services that avoid capital costs and provide an easy exit plan if customers decide to bail out of individual service elements. Guide to Videoconferencing Services: Part I "Once the economy begins to recover, videoconferencing will see meteoric growth," BT's Videoconferencing Unit general manager Jeff Prestel told us in a recent interview. In the mean time growth is respectable, experience quality is improving, systems are easier to use, and high-end "immersive" solutions are creating a lot of buzz--although not making major inroads just yet. Collaborating with our colleague John Bartlett, we learned this and more during recent interviews with eight carriers to create this four-part "Guide to Videoconferencing Services." Cisco rolls out low-end ($89K) telepresence system Cisco is announcing at VoiceCon Orlando a lower cost telepresence system designed for deployment in existing teleconference rooms without upgrading them to accommodate top-of-the-line telepresence gear. Avaya announces server to unify communications via SIP Avaya is announcing at VoiceCon Orlando a new server that connects disparate SIP-enabled PBXs into a single system with global dial plans and call routing - a cost-saving first step toward rolling out corporate-wide unified communications. Digium offers support of open source IP PBX Digium announced at VoiceCon Orlando that it will support subscriptions for businesses using Asterisk, the open source IP PBX. Where is Microsoft's booth at VoiceCon? Instead of a flashy booth at VoiceCon, Joe Schurman notes that Microsoft put its money to better use by bringing in top voice program management teams to talk up its place in the voice marketplace. While it was a bold move to not have a booth, everyone was thankful for the comfy chairs in its stead! Sneak Peek at Skype for iPhone, Available Tuesday Skype is set to launch its iPhone application Tuesday bringing its much anticipated Net-based phone service to Apple's mobile platform. With the Skype iPhone app users will be able to make free calls using Wi-Fi to other Skype users as well as use their Skype accounts to make reduced price calls to traditional landline phones. Skype announced its iPhone application would be available on Tuesday for free with a version for the BlackBerry available in May. Mobile versions of Skype are already available for Nokia, Windows Mobile, and Google Android phones. Report: Skype for iPhone May Launch Next Week Skype may launch a version of its mobile Voice-over-IP (VoIP) and instant messaging service as early as next week, according to a report from Om Malik of GigaOM. If true, the application could prove popular with cost-conscious iPhone users who'd like to save a few bucks by routing calls over AT&T's data network. Currently, iPhone users must use third-party services like Fring to access Skype. UC, you say? Get a crash course on unified communications with market trends, buying tips and a how-to for implementation. Network World on Twitter Get our tweets and stay plugged in to networking news. | 
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