Cisco Unveils Visual Collaboration Solutions in the Post-PC Era, Extending the Reach of TelePresence with New Mobile-to-Immersive Offerings
March 27, 2012

Cisco introduced new people-centric innovations aimed at making it easier for people to collaborate anywhere, anytime in the post-PC era. The innovations, ranging from new desktop and mobile Cisco Jabber collaboration applications to Cisco TelePresence systems, make it easy for users to move from one collaboration solution to the next based on how they work and their immediate task at hand.
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We Should Not Regulate VoIP
March 23, 2012

To our surprise, there are people who are calling for regulations applied to the VoIP industry. The rationale given is largely flawed and based on legacy technology and "old way of doing things". We say VoIP should not be regulated, and we explain why.
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Blue Jeans Network Offers Cloud-Based Video Conferencing
March 21, 2012

Blue Jeans is letting customers license concurrent video conferencing solutions without having to buy and manage expensive hardware-based MCUs.
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Avaya to buy Radvision for up to US $250M
March 14, 2012

Avaya will buy Radvision for $200-$250 million, giving a boost to its videoconferencing capabilities. Here is Avaya's press release.
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BT to launch 'single phone number' VoIP service
March 8, 2012

BT Voice, based on technology from 2008 acquisition Ribbit, will allow existing customers to use their home or office phone number on all their devices.
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Videoconferencing system that shows who's talking to whom, being developed by NTT
April 3, 2012

MM-Space, being developed by a lab at NTT, is a system designed to make users of videoconferencing systems involving several people feel as if they are talking to each other in the same room.
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The battle's on for control of the video dial tone
February 29, 2012

Cisco's attempt to convince a European court to impose tougher conditions on Microsoft's acquisition of Skype signals that technology companies are gearing up to battle for control of what some say is the next big thing: videoconferencing.
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Cisco Appeals EU Approval of Microsoft/Skype Deal
February 15, 2012

In a surprise move, Cisco Systems this morning disclosed in a blog post that the company has filed an appeal of the European Commission’s approval of the Microsoft/Skype deal.
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ClearOne to Acquire VCON Video Conferencing Ltd.
January 30, 2012

ClearOne announced the acquisition of Israel-based VCON Video Conferencing, a leader in high-performance, end-to-end, software video conferencing solutions.
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Top Uses and Applications of Cloud Technology
April 11, 2012

The cloud has transcended its primary function of basic file backup and evolved into something far more practical and unconventional. Here are some of the top ways in which the cloud has been developed.
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Dell Grabs Wyse, Isn't Kidding About This Post PC Stuff
April 2, 2012

With the acquisition of Wyse, there could be no clearer sign that Dell is determined to transform itself before the enterprise PC business it is best known for transforms out from under it.
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OpenStack vs. Amazon and Eucalyptus Clouds
March 25, 2012

When Amazon and Eucalyptus finally announced plans to partner on cloud computing, the big winners were cloud integrators seeking to move workloads between on-premise IaaS and Amazon Web Services. But ultimately, Talkin’ Cloud believes Amazon and Eucalyptus were reacting to OpenStack — which is available as both an on-premise or public cloud platform.
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Introducing AT&T's "Virtual Private Cloud"
February 13, 2012

Business cloud computing users will take note: the power of AT&T's "virtual private cloud" has arrived. AT&T announced AT&T Synaptic Compute as a Service with VMware vCloud Datacenter Service.
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Nokia to cut 1,000 jobs in Finland
March 22, 2012

Nokia makes a deal with unions to eliminate 1,000 jobs at a manufacturing plant in Finland as the company fulfills its promise of 4,000 job cuts.
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Google gets EU approval to buy Motorola
February 13, 2012

The European Union's regulatory body has unconditionally approved Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility in a deal that could be worth about $12.5 billion.
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Free Dell VoIP Windows Phone app coming for Canadians
February 8, 2012

For those Windows Phone owners who reside in Canada and are frustrated with considerably high mobile phone bills accumulated from voice calls, Dell may have a solution for you soon. Partnering with Fongo to launch Dell Voice, a voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) service, mobile users will be able to make free calls over WiFi (or the 3G network) anywhere in Canada. A free phone number is included to accept incoming calls, and the service also includes free voicemail, Caller ID and call waiting.
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NTT DoCoMo asks Google to limit Android data use
January 30, 2012

NTT DoCoMo is having a hard time providing service to all of the bandwidth hungry Android phones. So, they ask Google to reduce how much bandwidth Android uses.
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