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Since its version 1.0 launch in late 2007, PamFax has provided an easy-to-use web-based fax service, that allows you to send faxes worldwide without any hardware requirements. Initially a fax sending service, PamFax 2.0 introduced features such as a Windows print driver, support for Mac and Linux and inbound faxing to a local number [...]

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Categories Communications News, Service Providers, Skype Partner News, Skype Partner Solutions, Social Media, Web 2.0 Tools and Applications

Skype has always been challenged with respect to making its growing feature set available on the most popular operating systems: Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. The major ongoing complaint from Skype users has been features on a new release for one OS that don’t appear on the other OS’s clients that may not [...]

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Categories Communications Stories, Service Providers, Skype Partner News, Skype Partner Solutions, Skype Platform, Web 2.0 Tools and Applications

It’s almost two years since the launch of PamFax as a fax sending service that allows anyone with a PC and an Internet connection to send faxes to any fax terminal worldwide at low per page rates. With a simple fax setup and no subscription requirements, PamFax has become a very popular and robust [...]

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Categories Communications News, Service Providers, Skype Partner News, Skype Partner Solutions

Over the past two weeks we have started to see signs of a transition period for Skype’s developer support activities. Yes, Skype Extras is dead; however the current Skype API’s remain supported. Jonathan Christensen gave Michael Arrington at TechCrunch some hints of forthcoming developer support activity.  Skype for Asterisk was launched three weeks ago. [...]

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Categories Communications News, Conversation Providers, Skype Channels, Skype News, Skype Partner News, Skype Platform

The recent announcement of Skype’s decision to drop its Skype Extras (marketing) program initially caused much anguish across the blogosphere; however, more sober commentary has been appearing in the past few days. To recall the announcement:

Immediately: No new partner programs or upgrades will be placed into the Skype Extras
Going forward: Skype Extras will remain [...]

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Categories Communications News, Developers, Service Providers, Skype News, Skype Partner News, Skype Partner Solutions, Skype Platform

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Demythifying the Skype Developer Story

by Jim Courtney on Sun, Sep 13, 2009 1:09 pm

On Friday the Skype Developer Blog posted a blog announcing the end of the Skype Extras program in what amounts to two stages:

Immediately: No new partner programs or upgrades will be placed into the Skype Extras
Going forward: Skype Extras will remain available via the Skype for Windows client until their certification expires (which [...]

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Categories Developers, Skype News, Skype Partner News, Skype Partner Solutions, Skype Platform

A Skype Developer blog post today, The future of Skype Extras, has created confusion and havoc amongst the blogging community that follows Skype (see, for example, the Zemanta links below). Having followed the Skype Developer Program over the past three years (and currently being a commercial user of some of the developers’ offerings) let [...]

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Categories Skype News, Skype Partner News, Skype Partner Solutions, Skype Platform

PamFax adds a Japanese partner, lowers rates to 13 destination countries and enhances its infrastructure
Back in April Scendix launched PamFax 2.0 with many new features outlined in a post at that time. To address some reader feedback and summarize PamNews announcements, it’s appropriate to do an update summary of PamFax’s evolution.
First, and most important, is [...]

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Categories Communications News, Service Providers, Skype Partner Solutions

Software developer and publisher PamConsult pioneered third party software development for Skype, having provided the initial German translation of Skype and then launching the first Skype Extra, Pamela in 2005. Two weeks ago PamConsult released Pamela 4.5 for which a review is forthcoming. Their PamFax offering won accolades as the 2007 Skype Partner mashup competition.
But [...]

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Categories Communications Technology, Developers, Embedded Skype, Skype Partner News, Skype Partner Solutions