Skype goes after landline business; SIP performance benchmark evaluation released

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> Skype, best known for providing phone calls over the Internet via PCs and the smartphones, now wants your landline too, releasing two products: A minirouter that lets you plug a landline into your router to make calls even when your computer is off. The second is a cordless G.E. phone that makes calls over your regular line or Skype. Article

> Plantronics today announced new tools, training events, and special product offers as part of an initiative aimed at supporting the dynamic communications requirements of small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs). Plantronics is working with key strategic partners, including Cisco, to develop and offer complete technology solutions for this fast-moving and mobile-focused market segment. Release

>  Standard Performance Evaluation Corp. (SPEC) released SPECsip_Infrastructure2011. The performance of Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) servers can be now evaluated with a new benchmark, SPECsip_Infrastructure2011. Article

And finally... Skype video calls: So easy, even Prince Charles can do it. Article