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Avayas introduction of IP Office 7.0 collaboration portfolio marks the completion of the integration of Nortels business unit into the Avaya fold. – Avaya is ramping up the capabilities of its Avaya IP Office portfolio of communications and collaboration technologies for SMBs.
At a May 17 event in New York for analysts, journalists and partners, Avaya officials unveiled Avaya IP Office 7.0 and introduced a number of smaller businesses that are … Read the rest of this entry »

Microsoft’s week was highlighted by the acquisition of Skype, the largest deal in its history. The company also concluded its contentious antitrust issues with the DOJ. – Microsofts week was marked by the largest deal in the companys
history: $8.5 billion for Internet communications provider Skype.
Should regulators sign off on the acquisition, Skype will
become a business division within Microsoft, headed by current CEO Tony Bates.
Skype in its new form will su… Read the rest of this entry »

Microsoft’s Skype acquisition could allow the company to boost its fortunes in smartphones, and appeal to more decentralized, lightweight businesses. – Microsoft CEO
Steve Ballmer is known for his public exuberance, punctuating keynote addresses
with the sort of high-decibel verbal fireworks commonly associated with
high-school coaches trying to goad a touchdown.
Developers!
Developers! Developers! is one of his more famous refrains.
As Mic… Read the rest of this entry »

ShoreTel is adding its own IM and audio and Web conferencing capabilities to ShoreTel 12, and also is doubling the number of users it can support. – ShoreTel is
continuing its efforts to become a larger player in the unified communications
market, most recently with the release this week of the latest version of its
namesake platform.
With ShoreTel
12, announced May 11, the vendor is adding high-definition audio conferencing,
Web conferenc… Read the rest of this entry »

Despite early suggestions that it was a blunder, Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype may be one of the best moves the company could have made, provided they don’t screw it up. – Microsofts
stunning announcement that it was acquiring
Skype for about $8.5 billion was initially derided by some as being a
blunder. I suppose it might seem that way if you only look at Skype in its
current form. But thats not really relevant to Microsofts long-term plans.
Think
about what yo… Read the rest of this entry »

Microsoft’s Skype acquisition would give the company access to a broad consumer audience and a brand name heavily associated with communications. But did Microsoft overpay? – The day after Microsoft announced it would acquire Skype for
$8.5 billion, bloggers and pundits continued to dissect the deals
ramifications for both the companies involved and the tech industry as a whole.

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News Analysis: Microsoft has acquired Skype for $8.5 billion. While some may question whether Skype is a good fit for Microsoft, further inspection reveals that it makes a lot of sense. – Microsoft made one of the blockbuster IT industry acquisition deals of the year with the announcement of its intention to acquire Skype for $8.5 billion. All across the industry, opinions are flying over whether the software giant’s decision to acquire a company outside of its core competencies is … Read the rest of this entry »

Skype is mulling a joint venture with Google and Facebook instead of an IPO, according to reports. – The popular Voice over Internet Protocol service Skype is
eyeing a separate partnership that would bring its low-cost video chat
and calling services to Google and the social networking site Facebook,
according to a Reuters report.
The decision is being considered after Skype decided to delay it… Read the rest of this entry »

Google Voice has been integrated with Sprint, allowing the carrier’s users to use their existing Sprint number as their Google Voice number or replace their existing Sprint number with their Google Voice number. – Google said Sprint switched on its
integration of Google Voice, which will allow Sprint customers to use their
existing Sprint number as their Google Voice number to ring any phones when
people call their mobile phone.
Users may also choose to replace their existing Sprint
number with their mob… Read the rest of this entry »

Along with new 4G devices, T-Mobile is introducing the Bobsled by T-Mobile brandan app that makes it simple to place VOIP calls to Facebook friends. – T-Mobile is making a push to let consumers know
that, while federal regulators take their time deciding whether the
carrier may be purchased by AT amp;T a process widely expected to
take a year it’s still a viable option with competitive offerings. In
addition to launching three new 4G devices, … Read the rest of this entry »