Blabbelon announces free VoIP-based conferencing; Nortel customers: Don't panic yet

Nortel customers: Don't panic yet; Siemens invokes Twitter to lure unified communications application developers Convergence and VoIP Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile | Forward this to a Friend >>> Sponsored by Fluke Networks 3 Tips to Get Out of Firefighting Mode Join Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) for this webcast on how to become more proactive with network and application management. EMA offers guidance on how to pick a pilot project to demonstrate immediate success as well as tips on how to lengthen MTBF and shorten MTTR. Click here to get all the details now! Spotlight Story Blabbelon announces free VoIP-based conferencing Blabbelon has launched a free VoIP-based conferencing service that proved technically viable for more than 7,000 simultaneous same-conference users during a beta trial. Conference controls are included so session leaders can use, create and maintain their own private or public groups with text messages, e-mail notifications and privacy management. Read full story Related News: Nortel customers: Don't panic yet Nortel users shouldn't panic, but they should put off any long-term decisions about their communications infrastructure until after Avaya buys the bankrupt company and reveals its product road map for the combined companies, VoiceCon attendees were told Tuesday. Siemens invokes Twitter to lure unified communications application developers Siemens is invoking the model of iPhone-application development by opening a site in Amazon's cloud to encourage creation of unified communications apps, priming the pump with a mashup it created that mixes its UC gear with Twitter. 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