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Cisco and Avaya vie for VoIP dominance

February 10, 2005 Companies both announce deals with Merrill Lynch for major Internet telephony deployments. TAGS: Avaya Inc., telephony, IP telephony, Cisco Systems Inc., VoIP, financial management, conference call, IP

Microsoft, can you hear me now?

May 3, 2005 Redmond says several improvements to its MSN Messenger Internet telephony feature are now available to all users of the tool. TAGS: Level 3 Communications Inc., MSN Messenger, IP telephony, MSN, improvement, telephony, VoIP, Microsoft Corp.

Skype embraces video phones

July 20, 2005 CEO Niklas Zennström leans on outside development but has begun testing an internally developed version of video telephony. TAGS: videophone, Skype, telephony, Cisco Systems Inc., IP telephony, operator, CEO, Yahoo! Inc., video, operating system

Microsoft turns to telephony

March 7, 2007 Company veteran Jeff Raikes talks about how Microsoft plans to make its big investment in telephone technology pay off. TAGS: Jeff Raikes, telephony, R&D, PBX, Microsoft SharePoint, pace, innovation, investment, Microsoft Office, VoIP, Microsoft Corp., IP, Microsoft Outlook, IM

eBay bets big on Skype

September 13, 2005 In a $2.6 billion deal, the online auctioneer adds Skype's Net phone service to assets that include Shopping.com and PayPal. TAGS: Skype, online auction company, Shopping.com, IP telephony, eBay Inc., Newsmaker, telephony, Internet phone, PayPal, asset, acquisition, IM

Consumers ready to ditch landlines

October 25, 2005 New research indicates a sharp increase in consumers using mobile phones and Internet telephony. TAGS: telephony, IP telephony, market research company, VoIP, broadband, mobile phone

Nortel beats Cisco for IP telephony contract

March 16, 2005 Nortel announces that San Jose, Calif., has chosen its IP telephony gear over Cisco's products. TAGS: Nortel Networks Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., RFP, IP telephony, San Jose, telephony, city, IP, California

Vonage hopes to raise $531 million in IPO

May 23, 2006 Net phone company is set to trade on the NYSE on Wednesday for $17 per share, as Wall Street watches closely. TAGS: IPO, Vonage Holdings Corp., New York Stock Exchange, telephony, Wall Street

Making connections with VoIP

March 28, 2006 The Net telephony field continues to draw new players, from start-up Jajah to the xMax wireless technology. TAGS: IP telephony, telephony, VoIP, Skype, wireless technology, start-up, Microsoft Corp.

BT launches secure, hosted IP telephony

September 25, 2007 An alliance with Nortel has produced a certified, hosted service for large corporations and government institutions. TAGS: Nortel Networks Corp., British Telecommunications, IP telephony, telephony, platform, IP

Vonage reserves IPO shares for customers

May 8, 2006 Company, which turns broadband connections into phone service, plans to set aside common stock shares for customers. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., IPO, common stock, telephony, IP telephony, AT&T Corp., broadband

Year in review: Telephony's transformation

December 21, 2005 Bells and cable companies battle it out, while traditional telephony segues to VoIP and new wireless services. TAGS: telephony, VoIP, SBC Communications Inc., transformation, cable company, Sprint Nextel, VoIP company, subscriber, IP telephony, Internet company, AT&T Corp., Cingular Wireless, IP, Verizon Communications, cell phone, programming

Verizon plays hardball on pricing

November 9, 2005 Telecommunications giant slashes pricing on its traditional phone packages to compete with cable companies. TAGS: Cablevision Systems Corp., Verizon Communications, telephony, cable company, telecommunications company, pricing, broadband, Internet access

Google calls upon VoIP

January 31, 2006 VoiceOne offers Internet telephony services for an unnamed Google service, possibly related to Google Talk. TAGS: VoIP Inc., VoIP, Google Talk, Google Inc., IP telephony, telephony, Time Warner Inc., IP

Skype's VoIP ambitions

December 2, 2003 Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström explains why telephony is bound to wind up as just another application on the Internet. TAGS: telephony, Skype, VoIP, Kazaa, P2P, broadband, IP, Europe, database

Time Warner spruces up VoIP for businesses

February 23, 2005 New service package is designed for companies with PBX phone systems and will be available in 21 markets initially. TAGS: PBX, Time Warner Inc., VoIP, telephony, IP telephony, VPN, service provider, IP

Bloggers debate impact of Skype acquisition

September 13, 2005 With rumors now confirmed, bloggers debate the merits of eBay's acquisition and how it could change e-commerce down the road. TAGS: Skype, acquisition, eBay Inc., blogger, telecommunications, telephony, e-commerce, telecommunications company, blogging, community, blog

Microsoft Office finds its voice

March 7, 2007 Company readies public beta test of latest Office Communications Server, which will let users make phone calls from other Office applications. TAGS: communications server, telephony, Jeff Raikes, Microsoft Office Live Communications Server, corporate communication, IP telephony, voice service, Microsoft Office, desktop software, Cisco Systems Inc., business application, communication, VoIP, IP, Microsoft Corp., president

Microsoft sends message on 'unified messaging'

June 26, 2006 Goal is to free people from having to guess whether to use IM, phone or e-mail to reach someone. TAGS: unified messaging, telephony, communications server, vision, communication, worker, information technology, IM, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, server, video

Vonage shares slide on first day

May 24, 2006 Stock down almost 13 percent after first day of trading, indicating investor wariness. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., telephony, IPO, investor, cable company, AT&T Corp., Time Warner Inc., Comcast Corp.
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