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MyGlobalCity - Thur Feb 22, 2007 February 22, 2007

Get Out and Vote!Or at least in Estonia, stay in and vote over the Internet using your chip-embedded national ID card. Officials in that country are expecting 20-40,000 people to do so, out of the nearly one million eligible voters.

WiMax for ChileIntel’s WiMax wireless networking protocol is being deployed in Chile by Alcatel-Lucent, who will build networks for corporate and residential customers in 24 major cities. [Cellular News]

VoIP: Back… in the UAE?VoIP users in the UAE (United Arab Emirates) have been unhappy about the ban imposed on specific VoIP providers. However, recent news suggests that two native …

The Virtual Global Office Using Skype/ VoIP July 16, 2006

It occurred to me earlier today, while nibbling on a snack, that my entire freelancing business exists primarily in cyberspace. I do everything here. Well, almost. I’m reminded of a pseudo-documentary film shot in Vancouver, B.C., Canada (possibly called Downtown). It documents a collection of office workers who make a bet about who can stay “inside” downtown Vancouver’s interconnected office buildings without stepping foot outside into fresh air. That’s kind of what’s happened to me, except in cyberspace. And that’s because it’s become that easy to run a business entirely online.

Sure, I still I outside to get groceries and sometimes …

Verbdate + Skype: Online Dating Gets Audio VoIP Chatting July 10, 2006

Dating services have been predominantly around since the late 80s, when workaholism probably first started rearing its ugly head. First there were the match-making services, then introduction services via telephone - often advertised in the back of city weekly newspapers. Then came the online services. All of which cost heavily in terms of membership or intro fees. Then came Canadian Markus Frind’s site, Plenty of Fish, which is free but generates revenue to the tune of US$10,000/d by placing Google Adsense ads on the pages. Now there’s an even newer Canadian dating site, Verbdate, which takes the global village application …

Travel Agency VoIP Applications June 14, 2006

Consider: You’re planning a trip to Europe and you’re going to be joined there by a friend who will be travelling through Asia ahead of you. How do you sync up with each other without paying exorbitant cell phone or satellite phone costs?

Why, through VoIP and/or Skype, of course. Imagine being able to connect up directly with your friend through your VoIP-enabled phone, right from the travel agency. If you can touch base with your travelling friend, it makes it so much easier to make last-minute travel plans - something that’s still possible with regular mobile phones, but …

Roll Your Own VoIP Service June 13, 2006

Want to be a VoIP provider and achieve fame, fortune and fast cars? Well, maybe not all of that. But if you’re interested in joining what will probably a group of thousands of small- to medium-sized VoIP providers the world over, SkyVoIP will give you the necessary equipment for $499.95/m, plus a few other charges.

US calls are only 2 cents/minute. You have to have 786 DIDs ($5 each), but you can also pay $10 for other area codes. The monthly rate includes 100 extensions, and you can set up your own minute plans for customers, and determine …

VoIP Summaries - Tues Jun-06-2006 June 6, 2006

Here are some VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) news summaries for Tues, Jun 6, 2006: VoIP is spreading in terms of the number of countries using it or planning to.

Some Interesting Technology Purchases May 7, 2006

It seems that some companies are being proactive and purchasing companies who are their suppliers or even software vendors. Now this isn’t exactly a new idea, but the actual technologies that are being gained haven’t typically been the subject of takeovers.

For example, Lockheed Martin is generally considered a defense contractor, but was often involved in NASA’s aeronautics projects as a supplier. Recently, they announced that they’ll be purchasing Savi Technology, a company that builds RFID solutions for defense and transportation. Apparently, it’s a huge purchase, in the 9-figures range.

Another similar recent purchase happened when John Deere, a …




  

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