VoIP threatens wireline voice revenues

Posted on August 2, 2011 | By Voicent Customer Service

Research firm In-Stat reported that the nearly $16 billion expected to be spent by small business on wireline voice services by 2015 may be reduced by increasing use of VoIP services.

In-Stat said the $16 billion figure represents nearly 50 percent of the entire wireline voice services spending. Small businesses account for half the GDP and more than half the employment in the U.S.

Hospitality and food businesses will spend the most on wireline voice services, about$2 billion by 2012, according to In-Stat’s “US Business Spending by Size of Business and Vertical, 2010-2015: Wireline Voice Services” report.

But technologies like VoIP, which cuts the costs of international long distance communications, may cut into wireline voice services, according to the report.

In-Stat reported that toll-free service expenditures will increase by $134 million over the five-year forecast period. Enterprise spending in the government segment will reach $4.7 billion by 2015 while SOHO will spend $267 million on other services in 2015, which includes audio-conferencing services, outbound calling services, and pre-paid calling, according to the report.

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Speek Hires Matthew Nolan as Developer Community Manager

Posted on August 2, 2011 | By Voicent Customer Service

Speek, developers of a web-based Voice API that dials out to cell phones, landlines and VOIP applications to connect to any platform, announced today the appointment of Matthew Nolan as its Developer Community Manager. In his role, Nolan is in charge of raising awareness and interest among the public on all things Speek.

With more than 10 years of experience, Nolan is a seasoned front-end web developer and has built web experiences for brands including Disney, Coca-Cola, Nike, Chrysler, T-Mobile among many others. He specializes in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, ActionScript3, Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects and Adobe Premiere.

“We’re thrilled to have Matt join us,” said Andrew Powers, CEO and chief monkey at Speek. “His experience and skills are a great complement to our business. As Speek’s open Voice API rapidly advances to enable more and more applications with the power of speech and additional features, it is fundamental that we continue to hire talented individuals such as Matt to help us achieve our goals.”

Prior to joining Speek, Nolan was an application engineer for Flite, a leading online advertising platform, and a developer for Chug, a search engine for cars. He attended the Design + Technology department of the San Francisco Art Institute where he studied user experience, interface design, interactive media and fine art.

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Site recommends VoIP phones for small business

Posted on August 2, 2011 | By Voicent Customer Service

BusinessNewsDaily.com, a resource for start-ups and small businesses, is advising readers to use VoIP to save significant money on phone services.

“Whether the economic climate is forcing you to tighten your belt or you just want to trim your business expenses, you might find it’s not as difficult as you thought,” the site advised.

“Business consultants and professional cost-cutters know where to shave off a few dollars, and often, it’s someplace you might not initially think of looking. They give our readers advice on how to cut expenses to improve their bottom line,” it continued.

VoIP can save small businesses tens of thousands of dollars, the site advised.

The site also recommended Google Apps as a money-saving alternative for email and document storage.

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