OpenZoep launched yesterday. Zoep is a Dutch group which has built an open source client side call platform. I had a chance to chat with Willem-Jan Schutte, one of their directors, yesterday. He showed me a browser based softphone they’ve built with their platform that runs as a FireFox extension. These guys really get Voice 2.0. They’ve put their platform into the wild, and will find ways to monetize the apps built from operating the network.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry maker Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
