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Google Acquires DocVerse, Cloud-Based Platform That Works With Microsoft Office
March 5, 2010
 Hoping to further secure its position as leader in ▲cloud-computing, Google announced the acquisition of DocVerse — a startup that helps users collaborate on Microsoft Office documents online.
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Microsoft "betting the company" on cloud computing
March 5, 2010
 Many of the largest software and tech companies, such as Google and IBM, have publicly stated, on numerous occasions, just how vital of a role they see the future of ▲cloud computing. Microsoft certainly sees a future in the clouds as well.
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I See You: Video Collaboration in the Enterprise
March 4, 2010
 For ▲videoconferencing and ▲telepresence to gain the same adoption as telephony, companies must improve the ease of use in scheduling and initiating new meetings. It must be as easy to start video collaboration technologies as it is to dial a phone number or begin an ▲instant messaging conversation.
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Windows Phone 7: A complete reset
March 4, 2010
Microsoft confirmed that its new phone operating system is as different under the hood as it is to the eye. Those developing software for Windows Phone 7 Series devices will do so using either Silverlight or XNA, the toolset used to create Xbox games.
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China Unicom to sell Android phones
March 3, 2010
 China Unicom, China's second largest mobile phone company, will be selling Google Android phones according to a report from Reuters.
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Amazon Web Services CTO out to Prove Enterprise Chops
March 2, 2010
 There is still a misconception that Amazon Web Services exists to sell the company's excess server capacity, but that is not the case, CTO Werner Vogels said.
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Skype withdraws support for Windows Mobile
February 26, 2010
 Skype has withdrawn its Skype Lite and Skype for Windows Mobile, blaming issues with the Microsoft operating system for the move.
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Skype prepares for HD video calls on Windows
February 25, 2010
Skype is preparing to launch HD video on its Windows client. The company is also re-introducing features removed from the more recent versions of the Windows client.
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Magic Jack Tries, Fails To Shut Up Boing Boing
February 23, 2010
 Apparently, MagicJack didn't like what one blog site wrote about the company and decided to sue. Unfortunately for MagicJack, telling the truth — no matter how ugly it makes MagicJack look — is not wrong.
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This could be the year of Skype
February 16, 2010
Skype has won a major deal with Verizon Wireless, which could be a massive opportunity for Skype. It still isn't clear how this will be of benefit to Verizon, but perhaps the "free calls" makes little difference considering that telcos are moving to an "all you can eat" voice model while, separately, Verizon has been talking about charging for the bandwidth you use. Perhaps they think they can make even more money per call with Skype using bandwidth?
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Nortel Adds Edgewater Networks Products to Industry-Leading Carrier VoIP Solutions
February 15, 2010
 Nortel Carrier ▲VoIP and Application Solutions (CVAS) has added Edgewater Networks to Nortel CVAS' industry-leading business and voice multimedia solution. This new offer gives service providers a carrier-hosted solution to help increase revenue potential with SMBs and large enterprise branch offices.
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CA to acquire cloud platform provider 3Tera
February 24, 2010
IT management software vendor CA announced an agreement to acquire privately held 3Tera, producer of AppLogic, a cloud-computing management platform.
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Goldman Sachs: Shift toward cloud unstoppable
February 12, 2010
 The latest technology software report from investment bank Goldman Sachs confirms what IT industry analysts have been seeing as an unstoppable shift toward on-demand IT services and what we now consider to be ▲cloud applications, especially among small businesses.
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Amazon S3 now supports Object Versioning
February 9, 2010
Amazon introduces the ability to store multiple revisions of any given object stored in its Amazon S3 service. This capability is similar in nature to the way Windows maintains revisions of files, any one of which may be retrieved on demand.
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Amazon Web Services Lowers Data Transfer Prices
February 2, 2010
Working hard to remain the leader in cloud computing infrastructure as a service (IaaS), Amazon took another step at reducing prices for customers. This is just one step of many that Amazon has taken “to drive [their] costs down and become more operationally efficient.”
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Apple sues HTC over iPhone patents
March 2, 2010
 Apple is suing phone maker HTC, alleging that the Taiwanese company is infringing 20 Apple patents related to the user interface, underlying architecture, and hardware of the iPhone.
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Cell phone subscriptions to hit 5 billion globally
February 16, 2010
 Reaching 4.6 billion at the end of 2009, the number of cell phone subscriptions across the globe will hit 5 billion sometime in 2010, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The world population is estimated at 6.7 billion. So, who doesn't have a mobile phone?
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Major new app store to take on Apple, others
February 15, 2010
Some of the world's largest telecommunications companies have teamed up to create an apps store of sorts that they say will rival Apple's and those of other smartphone makers.
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Skype coming to Verizon Wireless phones?
February 13, 2010
Verizon Wireless could soon be adding Skype software to some of its phones, according to reports.
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| Other News |
- Virgin Media 100Mb broadband is imminent - February 25, 2010
- Nortel Sheds More Pieces - February 24, 2010
- WiMax deployments ramp globally, but U.S. lags - February 16, 2010
- Windows Phone 7 Series: Everything Is Different Now - February 15, 2010
- Facebook Chat Launches XMPP Support - February 10, 2010
- Google Mounts Stealth Attack on UC with Buzz - February 10, 2010
- Motorola, RIM leading, with Apple on the rise - February 9, 2010
- Cisco predicts wireless-data explosion - February 9, 2010
- Key VoIP patent to be re-examined - February 8, 2010
- Radvision buys Aethra's HD video conferencing business - February 5, 2010
- Fugitive VoIP hacker admits 10 million minute spree - February 3, 2010
- VoIP Still Threatens Legacy Carriers - February 2, 2010
- China Unicom warns of 50% profit dive - February 1, 2010
- Windows Azure finally ready for customers - February 1, 2010
- Global cell phone sales on the rise - February 1, 2010
- Apple iPad Challenges Google's Chrome Cloud Computing Designs - January 30, 2010
- Motorola ekes out profit, but sales are off - January 28, 2010
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The intellectual property landmine that is 
BT Conferencing is to offer interoperability with Cisco, Polycom and Tandberg videoconferencing systems as part of its BT One Source managed service.
