Google buys Gizmo5 for Google Voice
Terms of the deal for the VoIP software company were undisclosed, but Google's second acquisition of the week will be used to help Google Voice.
Cloud, consumers give Skype enterprise boost
Cloud computing revolution and consumers driving IT adoption provide opportunity for VoIP player to shake off non-enterprise grade label, says Asia-Pacific exec.
Internet watchdog challenges VoIP patent
The civil liberties group says it has found a prior patent and reference material to invalidate a bogus voice over Internet Protocol patent.
T-Mobile says Sidekick data may yet return
Wireless carrier has said efforts suggest 'recovering some lost content may now be possible', while those who do suffer a permanent data loss will get US$100.
Microsoft's Sidekick data 'almost certainly lost'
U.S. users of the T-Mobile Sidekick handset have been told their personal data, which was being hosted by Microsoft, is unlikely to be recovered after a server failure.
Investors warm to Web calling
The rally that's propelling Vonage and 8X8 and luring venture capital to private Web-calling providers is likely to continue.
Demand for converged services to rocket
Converged services are rising in demand with changing consumer lifestyle, where single-service telco offerings are becoming thing of the past, says analyst.
Cisco pushes unified comms to cloud
Cisco Systems has cloud plans for WebEx unified communications service, intends to support both platform and top layer software-as-a-service delivery.
Opportunity opening for mobile UC in China
Interest in mobility and buoyant spending on telecoms services is expected to create opportunities for mobile unified communications providers in China, says Ovum.
HP turns telepresence into Webcasting
New feature for HP's high-end Halo teleconferencing kit allows users to broadcast conferences to thousands of viewers on the Web.
Interactive service for Singapore's free-to-air TV
Interactive TV may be common in Singaporean households next year, says software engineer working on a project with MediaCorp.
IDC: UC moving mainstream in Asia
The next year or two will see unified communications adoption among mainstream enterprise users outpace today's adoption by cutting-edge users.
Skype co-founders may buy it back
Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis sold the company to eBay in 2005 for US$2.6 billion. They may be trying to buy it back now for US$2 billion, the New York Times reported.
Smaller deployments also see UC gains
case study Three Asian organizations tell their stories of the road to unified communications, from initial tests to discovering productivity and cost benefits.
Skype, Truphone biz threat to be small
Their voice over IP services targeted at enterprises will likely remain limited to SMB space, and pose no significant threat to larger unified communications players.
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