Hi all,

Hope you’re having a great year too? With 2012 almost coming to an end it’s time to just summarise where we are and what’s been happening in our world of VoIP.

We’ve now doubled our VoIP capacity with BT wholesale again to meet upcoming business in 2013. What else? Here’s a quick list as I know you’re very busy:

• We have secured funding from the Scottish Business Gateway for a new business plan and sales and marketing work. This is paving the way for us to develop our own ISP related to VoIP in 2013. It is also helping with a new marketing video, website revamp, better purchase experience so your products are instantly live and a new customer and partner portal (plus other things)
• We’ve joined RIPE - those techies of you will know this is the first step to running your own Broadband and other connectivity products
• We’ve entered the ITSPA Awards again have high hopes we’ll win it
• Our iPhone app is getting shown to us this month which is being developed in partnership with RGU
• We’re closed for Christmas (I hope you are too)
• We’re launching a brand new conferencing and web meeting product (more this month but it is a real game changer)
• We’re moving office so we can accommodate more staff
• We’re working hard on the most requested feature which is call packages
• The SureVoIP API developer portal will be ready after the new year
• SureVoIP partners are using the API in some cool ways

Thanks,
Gavin.

P.S. Have you seen our SureVoIP 5 star reviews?

A quick update to say that following extensive testing SureVoIP have been short-listed as a finalist in the ITSPA Awards in the Best Business ITSP category

Just come across this Cloud Industry Forum rains on UK Cloud Alliance’s parade:

Fifteen UK-based technology firms and service providers have come together to launch the UK Cloud Alliance in an attempt to help businesses looking to procure cloud services. However, the move has been heavily criticized by the Cloud Industry Forum.

“Apparently a rigorous process was implemented (by Star themselves we assume) to whittle down literally ‘thousands’ of would-be cloud providers and enablers into a list of just 15-17 businesses that can meet the needs of the UK SMB market according to Star’s business develepment person,” said Andy Burton, chairman of the Cloud Industry Forum.

“Unsurprisingly, the only firms making the cut were firms that don’t compete with Star, and many of who they have historically worked with on opportunities. I would love to hear from some of the hopeful companies that supposedly must have had their business plans dashed by not becoming a member of this ‘new’ organisation, but somehow I doubt that even one of these claimed ‘thousands’ will ever come forward,” he added.

Read more…

We will be at the ITSPA Summer Forum on the 30th June at the Cisco London offices taking part in discussions which focus on:

• CPE Developments (including a Cisco presentation)
• A regulatory update from Preiskel & Co
• VoIP security
• A market analysis, halfway into 2011

We will provide feedback, pics and updates via the SureVoIP Facebook page and Twitter.

Thanks.