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ITEXPO Miami 2014 begins in: 46 Days. REGISTER NOW!     Featured Articles » What Mobile Means for VoIP Call Recording » How Business VoIP has Evolved to Meet Next-Generation Needs » More snom IP Phones Integrated with Elastix Open Source UC Platform » VoIP Adds a Big Push to the Globalization of Business   Sponsored by: REVE Systems REVE Systems provides its softswitch 'iTel Switch Plus' on a hosted basis with a monthly payment option. Hosted offerings are useful for small and medium size IP telephony platform providers and are equally beneficial for carrier grade VoIP service providers who don't want to take the hassle of maintaining and monitoring the softswitch.   Top Stories » Asus PadFone Arrives On American Shelves In 2014 » babyTEL Reveals its Triple Play Service Over the Internet » Toshiba Empowers Businesses with Single-Vendor Telephony Solution » Telx Telecom Now Offering Hosted IP PBX Services to SMBs in South Florida   From The Expert Corner December 12, 2013 Microsoft May Drop Licensing Fees for Windows Phone, Windows RT By Rory Lidstone , TMCnet Contributing Writer Microsoft (News - Alert) is not known to shake things up; on the contrary, the company is often considered behind the times precisely because of its refusal to take drastic steps forward with the times. An excellent example of this is Windows Phone (News - Alert), which was considered late to the game by many when it hit the scene toward the end of 2010. However, it’s clear that Microsoft has, to some degree, learned its lesson about changing with the times. Windows 8, for example, tried to embrace the mobile paradigm on desktops and tablets alike. Although this move was widely met with disdain, it is a big step for Microsoft. Besides, it seems Microsoft has learned another lesson from the Windows 8 fiasco: How to listen to its users. All of this change from a company best known for its resistance to change seems to be just the beginning, though, if what The Verge says is true. For one thing, the rumored “Threshold” update that is expected to further unify Xbox, Windows and Windows Phone may also bring back the Start menu as it used to be, while still offering desktop users more flexibility. More importantly, Microsoft may start giving out Windows RT and Windows Phone to device manufacturers for free. For Microsoft, this is about as big a change as ever, but also a necessary one. Read More Read more about Cable, Satellite, Information Technology   Featured Video WebRTC Santa Clara 2013 Demo: vLine   TMCnet Free Premium Content » Benefits of adopting cloud-based telephony over on-premise solutions » Introduction to VoIP Fraud » Cloud Communications and IVR    Latest Blogs » The MVNO and Roaming   Featured Channels » Internet Telephony - Features » IP Communications » Call Center Services   Webinars Download One of Our Webinars Today to learn about new opportunities to enhance your business. http://www.tmcnet.com/webinar/   Become a TMCnet Columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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