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Facebook's (news, site) new Messenger App could blow a big hole in existing VoIP services and wreck the market for newcomers. A New Face? Having dominated social media, Facebook has made a fortune helping friends stay in touch, with just enough distance provided by walls and messages
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Last year, Viber made a fair impact as an mobile app alternative to Skype VoIP. With a new technology partner on-board, could it now be about to go stellar? Raised Voices Over IP IP phone service Skype has had the field pretty much to itself in personal and SMB VoIP
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Lots of big news in the E2.0 world this week! Read on for details on everything from the grand opening of an entire social network for the enterprise (Chatter.com) to IBM's new social business initiative. Chatter.com: A Free Social Network for the Enterprise Salesforce.
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Unified communications experts generally see Skype (news, site ) as more a consumer service than an enterprise-level solution, yet Skype continues to court the world of business with a number of professional features and the recent partnership with Avaya.
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The social world is all about going public as of late, but what does that mean for business? Meanwhile, new solutions continue to arrive in waves, the latest coming from everyone's favorite VoIP company (cue group video chat).
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It looks like Skype (news, site ) is preparing for a good year. The VoIP company announced the acquisition of Qik's mobile video software technology at this week's CES conference in Las Vegas.
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Here's the part where I imagine Marc Benioff stepping in and saying, "I told you so." Salesforce continued down the software-less path with this week's reveal of Database.com-- a storage solution that's being touted as the next evolution of cloud computing.
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Happy Monday and welcome to the rumor mill. Over the weekend, Skype (news, site ) news suggested the popular VoIP service was gearing up to release some new Web-based products. Today we’ve additional details, including when you can probably expect them and integrations to look out for.
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As you may remember, Facebook integrated with Skype last month. The news was pretty exciting then, but things have gotten even more interesting with app developer Tal Ater's note of the “VideoChat” object in Facebook’s code. Ater noticed the new object while working on a Facebook application, and claims
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The past week in the enterprise was full of cool little twists and turns. First, Skype released version 5.0 of their platform (complete with a Facebook tab), and then an unconventional take on microblogging hit the scene. Skype 5.0 for Windows Deepens Facebook Integration Skype 5.0 is finally here (for
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Apparently Bing isn't the only one getting cozy with Facebook. Skype 5.0 for Windows (released yesterday) dedicates an entire tab to the social network, alllowing users to Skype call, chat or SMS their Facebook friends right from the news feed: Skype 5.0 for Windows screenshot As you can see, the
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For SMB’s this week there were a number of new releases that should make it easier to work while mobile. Apart from a mobile Business By Design from SAP, Skype is now available to a limited extent on Android v2.1 and above.
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Put the fun and games aside. This week we looked at social media in the enterprise as more of a necessity than a trend. Enterprise Social Media Becomes a Necessity "If your organization is not using social media to engage employees, it is risking obsolescence," warned Toby Ward , CEO
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Skype (news, site ) didn't have the best 2009, but recent moves suggest the VoIP platform is aiming to make an impressive comeback. In addition to filing for an IPO, both a notable partnership and a new CEO are paving the way for success.
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