Category Archives: andy abramson

Voice Mashups Conference Call

January 10, 2008 – 6:14 pm

Thanks to everybody who dialed in for today’s Voice Mashup conference call, especially to Jim Courtney, Andy Abramson and of course, our host, Alec Saunders.   We talked about what a mashup is, how we make money at them, why are they written and who (in general) really cares.  If you didn’t happen to be one of [...]

By Thomas Howe | Also posted in Alec Saunders, Lead Stories, mashup, ooma, skype | Comments (3)

Application of the Week: Ooma -Yes! We’ve hit the bottom!

July 19, 2007 – 7:47 am

How long have you been saying that carrier based telephony is a race to the bottom? Well, you can stop saying it, as we’ve arrived.  When you purchase an Ooma phone, you never need to pay for your minutes again. You might shell out four Bennys for the privilege, but that’s it.  Yes, that’s it folks - [...]

By Thomas Howe | Also posted in Jott, grand central, ooma, the thomas howe company | Comments (4)

Cure for Vonage’s Woes?

April 23, 2007 – 9:22 am

Interpid reporter Andy Abramson digs this one up… Perhaps there’s some movement in the Vonage patent matter, as 3Com apparently filed a patent in 1996 (patent number 6,529,501), which references the same approach, but might be considered prior art. I’m not a patent lawyer (don’t even play one on TV), but if it’s true [...]

By Thomas Howe | Also posted in patent, thomas howe, vonage | Comments (3)