Here are just a few things that caught my eye over the weekend

Fixed-mobile convergence with VoIP will reduce corporate voice spend by 30%, says Analysys
Fixed-mobile convergence combined with VoIP will allow corporate customers to reduce their voice spend by over 30%, according to a new report, Fixed-Mobile Convergence in the Enterprise Voice Market, published by Analysys.

I think it's way too early to say how much fiscal impact FMC will have on corporate spending. Ludicrous to even stick a number on it. But, it will push the trend to reducing costs. Nobody argues with that point.

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XO Communications Recognized as Top VoIP Provider by Indirect Channel Partner Community

RESTON, Va., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- XO Communications today announced that it has been recognized by the indirect channel partner community as the best provider of voice over IP (services).

XO received the Members Choice Award for the VoIP service category from the Telecom Association (TA), a professional membership organization of more than 2,000 telecom distributors founded in 1995. XO also placed in the Top Five in both the Retail Carrier and Local Services categories. The awards were presented this week at the Spring 2007 Channel Partners Conference & Expo in Las Vegas.

I think XO Communications is an overlooked sleeper waiting to wake up.

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VoIP industry will survive Vonage ruling
Analysts: Verizon's court victory won't hurt Skype and other VoIP players
The ruling that Vonage must pay Verizon tens of millions of dollars for patent infringement should not deter other VoIP providers from staying the course.

Indeed, analysts say the ruling – in which Vonage was found to have infringed on three of five Verizon patents for provisioning VoIP, costing Vonage $58 million and 5.5% of sales in future royalties – is a step in the maturation of the VoIP market.

News feeds and blogs were pretty saturated with Verizon vs. Vonage lawsuit stories. Lots of flapping about and not a lot of substance, but there's still plenty of action ahead on this front.

If logistics hold on course, my friend Jon Arnold and I will be talking about this issue on Wednesday for an upcoming podcast.

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I follow the news feeds, but if you've noticed, I haven't been posting links to stories like this as often lately. That's in part because one source, Technorati, has become utterly useless for following subjects like VoIP or unified communications. People have figured out how to game the system with keywords, so my feeds filled with unrelated and useless information. That's left me with the industry sources I follow and the standard news feeds. They're a resource, but often predicatable and soreadily accessible that I try not to just repeat them here.