VoIP Inc is taking a $24 million hit, and laying off staff as it regroups by closing down it's network and call termination business to focus on it's patented click-to-call advertising system. It was inevitable, as small companies that built termination networks in the early heady days of VoIP failed to evolve fast enough to stay out of the way of larger businesses like Level3 and XO. VoIP Inc is one of the smart ones that was able to developed a protectable value added business.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make 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.
