News and info briefs for the VoIP industry.

VoIP News:

• Wondering what the difference between VoIP and Internet telephony is? Ted Wallingford explains in his Macworld article.
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• Both Microsoft and Apple have recently become involved in the VoIP market. Microsoft recently release Windows Live Messenger, and Apple is expected to follow suit by upgrading their IM client iChat.
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• Vonage, the VoIP service provider that's been taking in a beating in the stock market for the last few months, recently release their USB-based VoIP phone/ keyfob, V-Phone. Plugging the V-Phone into your laptop gives you access to your Vonage VoIP calling plan while you're on the go, and provided you have WiFi access to the Internet handy.
• Of course, if you have Skype, you can call other Skypers around the world for free. If not, and you and the person you're calling are in Canada or the United States, you can call free from PC to phone until the end of December.
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• In what may be a first, Philips Corporation has come out with new VoIP handsets that work with not only Skype but Microsoft Windows Live Messenger VoIP/ IM client software. Skype themselves have come out with a dual-purpose phone that allows both Skype VoIP calling and regular landline use.
  
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• Skype is currently considering going after the enterprise VoIP market, which has actually been slow to adopt VoIP, compared to individuals and small businesses. However, with products such as Microsoft's Communications Server offering VoIP ability via Office Communicator 2007, Skype is going to have a hard time cracking the enterprise market.
  

These VoIP summaries give you a synopsis of goings-on in the voice and video over IP (internet protocol) industry so that you can quickly browse the info and click on the provided links for more detailed information. This includes information about free VoIP, handsets, headsets, VoIP providers, voice + video calling IM (Instant Messaging) client software, regulations and standards, router and other VoIP technology, and general telephony.