- Posted by jfarrar on October 16, 2007
Well you would think that if you created a cool application that you would get some notice from the company. After numerous attempts to become part of the Broadsoft developer solutions network, I still can't seem to get much response from them. I've talked to quite a few different people there but each time it seems that they are too busy to be able to follow through.
No complaints to them though, they have been helpful, it just seems that the state of their third-party developer application program isn't going so well. I mean Broadsoft is a busy company but harnessing the power of the third-party developer community could cause a great adoption for new client applications and SaaS development.
I've been reading the latest reports and forecasts for the VoIP industry and it's pretty amazing. Currently the latest buzz is about Unified Communications (UC) and everyone is trying to get in on the ability to provide a UC offering. As time goes on though I think that companies like GrandCentral and TalkPlus (who offer SaaS applications with UC features) will become way more popular. In addition there needs to be more web based applications that focus on this kind of functionality.
As a developer Pure-play VoIP interests me to no end, because it provides the ability to harness the power of VoIP in a tangible retail way. Obviously there are thousands of VoIP providers that offer all sorts of different solutions, but Pure-play VoIP just stands out. There will always be carriers, and in reality that is where most of the money is made, but it's the cool applications that can be built off of the carriers that gets me going.
Anyhow, this is mostly just a jumble of my thoughts because I've been kind of absent for awhile working on all sorts of stuff. I'm still trying to see how I can contribute best to this end of the VoIP industry.
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