November 09, 2006
VoIP Roundup - Thur Nov 09/06
Cisco Partner Education Programs
Unified communications (i.e., convergence of voice, video and data over IP) is hot, and Cisco wants its partners to be prepared. So, they're offering a "Master Specializations" certification in this niche. [via Extreme VoIP]
Google Talk Adds Offline Messages
Google Talk
has a new feature to help deliver messages if one member of a chat
(text) conversation in progress disconnects: offline messages. When the
disconnected party signs back in, whenever that is, they will receive
the rest of your message. This will also work with other open clients. [via Google Talkabout]
Alcatel Gains Huge Communications Contract
The
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) has awarded Alcatel a
contract of US$300M over several years, starting next year. The
contract work includes "the upgrade of UPMC's wired and wireless data
infrastructure, enterprise telephony system, and contact platforms and
applications to a converged IP infrastructure." The UPMC awarded this
contract on several factors including Alcatel's previous installations.
[via Lightwave] Earlier this year, Alcatel was awarded a Euros 70M contract by Telekom Malaysia.
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