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Skype Voicemail to Text via SpinVox: Tell Me Why?

by Jim Courtney on Tue, Mar 10, 2009 10:03 pm

Sometimes communications services come along that demonstrate technical feasibility but then you have to ask “Why?”, “Who would use it?”, “What are the real user benefits?” Such a service is the voice-to-text SMS-based service announced by Skype and partner SpinVox last week.
Basically a Skype user can set up their account such that Skype voicemails [...]

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Categories Mobile Applications, Skype News, Skype Partner News, Skype Partner Solutions

Catching Up: Mobivox – Launching Voice-Enabled Conversations.

by Jim Courtney on Wed, Aug 20, 2008 12:08 pm

About three weeks ago I had the opportunity to interview Mobivox’s new CEO Peter Diedrich, a telecom industry veteran who brings both telecom executive and VC-funded startup experience to the table. Mobivox has traditionally provided a low cost worldwide calling service, including free calls to Skype contacts. Key features included (i) no client downloads, (ii) [...]

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Categories Communications Stories, Communications Technology, Conversation Providers, Mobile Applications, Skype For Business