I want an iPhone, and I’ve got every materialistic reason to demand it. It’s everything iTunes and a fifth generation iPod is, and you can even make and receive calls with it! Add the fact that it’s one of the best multimedia cell phones out there, with looks to die for and connectivity that screams ‘Let’s go,’ and probably you’d want one too. If you do, here’s one more reason for you to have it, and if you don’t, here’s a reason why you might change your mind and end up buying this little new gizmo – VoIP is coming to the iPhone!
Collaboration and Conference provider Genesys has announced that their Genesys Meeting Center 4.0 will be the first VoIP-enabling utility for the iPhone. The Genesys Meeting Center will work via the iPhone’s Safari browser, and will enable all features regularly viewable on a desktop during a web meeting on the iPhone, with complete zooming and portrait/landscape capability. Genesys has announced that the Genesys Meeting Center, which already supports SoftPhone Capabilities, will be compatible with Publisher, Meeting Launcher, Outlook Calendar, and Outlook & Lotus Contacts Control. Complete VoIP on the move – now that’s something.
The iPhone comes with a heavy price tag (US $499 for the 4GB Version, and US $599 for the 8GB one).
That’s one of the reasons why I’m still wishing for an iPhone and don’t actually own one. While the availability of VoIP will not exactly make people discard their previous multimedia smart phones and communicators, it will definitely contribute to the bigger picture of the iPhone hype by adding to its long list of multimedia and communication capabilities.
Is the game worth the candle? I don’t know. Will VoIP be the clinching factor that will make Apple more millions than it’s already making? I don’t know that either. But you know what? I still want an iPhone.
This post is written by Samarth chandola, our full time VOIP news editor.
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