Skype for SIP targets business customers Skype is making its second run at corporate business with a service that lets its peer-to-peer VoIP clients interact with existing IP PBXs, and this may be just the start of a larger push. What it will take for mobile VoIP to get enterprise-ready Mobile VoIP technology has yet to evolve to the point where users can simply switch on their phones anywhere and expect to connect to a secure IP network. Here's what it will... Verizon offers new Unified Communications service Verizon Business is now offering a unified communications managed service that gives users desktop access to their voice, email, SMS and Web conferencing services. OCS 2007 R2 - Time To eBay The PBX Is it here? Has convergence finally arrived? You know... replacing those arcane devices we call PBX's with an all software VoIP solution. Well, I don't know if I'd put the PBX on eBay quite yet, but we may actually be at a nexus point where this is possible. Two key features in Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2, released on Tuesday, now make it possible to replace a traditional PBX with OCS: SIP trunking and attendant console support. Verizon integrates conferencing with instant messaging Verizon Business announced last week that it is integrating Verizon Conferencing with popular instant messaging services, including IBM Lotus Sametime Unified Communications and Collaboration; Microsoft Office Live ... EBay now letting Skype be Skype, exec says Two-and-a-half years after eBay bought Skype, the online auction giant has moved away from trying to create new, merged capabilities through the acquisition and is letting Skype be what it is. Midweek Rumor: Google To Buy Skype Rumor has it on the Internet that eBay is trying to sell Skype to none other than Google -- even though the service proved to be quite a cash cow in 2008. With eBay reporting a downfall in revenue and Google still going ... Skype gives away high-quality audio codec Skype will license a high-quality audio codec in its latest VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) software to any developer or vendor free of charge, the eBay subsidiary announced Tuesday. Skype 4.0 VoIP Service If you're a regular Skype user, you'll instantly notice the big facelift that version 4.0 of this voice-over-Internet-protocol service has undergone. It feels slicker and spruced up, and hopping from one feature to another is much easier. But the new version also seems a bit cluttered and bulky, and will gobble up more space on your desktop. Big Skype update coming next month Skype will release a big upgrade to its PC client software early next month, making video conferencing a central feature of the new interface. Enter for a Microsoft training giveaway from New Horizons New Horizons Computer Training is offering a free Microsoft training course worth up to $2,500 to be given to one lucky Microsoft Subnet reader. Deadline for entry is March 31. Network World on Twitter Get our tweets and stay plugged in to networking news. |
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