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  • Researchers ID Skype users who also use BitTorrent

    Entertainment companies seeking to trace people who are illegally file sharing may be interested in new research that could identify filesharers through their Skype accounts. A research team has figured out how to link online Skype users to their activity on peer-to-peer networks, a correlation that could represent a major threat to users' privacy.

    Written by Jeremy Kirk21 Oct. 11 23:51
  • Skype acquiring startup GroupMe for group text messaging

    Internet calling company Skype said Sunday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire GroupMe, a startup that offers a free group text messaging and conference call service on mobile phones.

    Written by John Ribeiro22 Aug. 11 13:46
  • Comcast's Skype TV calling could be a hit

    Comcast subscribers will soon have the option to place video calls through their television, thanks to a partnership with VoIP provider Skype announced on Tuesday. Customers will need additional equipment to use the new feature.

    Written by Ed Oswald15 June 11 08:16
  • Cisco, Polycom think smaller in telepresence

    Cisco Systems and Polycom both will highlight downsized telepresence systems at the InfoComm trade show this week, along with updated software designed for easier management of videoconferencing.

    Written by Stephen Lawson14 June 11 22:31
  • Vidyo telepresence will let more sites join in

    Videoconferencing underdog Vidyo says it will outshine and undercut its bigger rivals with VidyoPanorama, a high-definition telepresence system that eventually will be able to run on 20 screens in one location.

    Written by Stephen Lawson09 June 11 05:32
  • Polycom to buy HP's videoconferencing assets

    Polycom has agreed to acquire the assets of Hewlett-Packard's Visual Collaboration business, including its Halo videoconferencing products and managed services, as part of a broad partnership for unified communications.

    Written by Stephen Lawson02 June 11 03:20
  • Polycom, carriers to tie videoconferencing systems

    Polycom, a maker of unified communications equipment, has joined several major carriers around the world to form the Open Visual Communications Consortium (OVCC), intended to make it easier to link one videoconferencing system to another.

    Written by Stephen Lawson01 June 11 22:31
  • Logitech's LifeSize aims for Android video soon

    Logitech's LifeSize division expects to bring one-way video streaming to Android devices in a few months and introduce a two-way videoconferencing system to tablets and smartphones later this year.

    Written by Stephen Lawson01 June 11 10:09
  • The grill: Andy Pratt

    Andy Pratt, director of technology at The Lowell Whiteman School, has to support some unusual schedules. Many of the students at this college-prep boarding and day school in Steamboat Springs, Colo., are competitive skiers and snowboarders who travel the world for training and competitions. Teachers and students had relied on paper-based assignments and occasional phone calls and, later, a patched-together recording system. But this year, Pratt implemented a videoconferencing system to create a much richer academic experience for students while they're away.

    Written by Mary K. Pratt24 May 11 04:04
  • Microsoft goes on the defensive with Skype acquisition

    Microsoft's $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype is largely seen as a defensive move by analysts, as the company struggles to keep up with the likes of Google and Facebook on the Internet.

    Written by Mikael Ricknäs10 May 11 22:33
  • Microsoft set to acquire Skype: Report

    Microsoft is close to finalizing a deal to buy Internet phone company Skype Technologies for over US$7 billion, and a deal could be announced by Tuesday, according to a news report.

    Written by John Ribeiro10 May 11 12:53
  • 5 things you need to know about videoconferencing

    Your office is now optional. A recent study from Infonetics Research projects that enterprises will spend $5 billion on videoconferencing and telepresence by 2015. To accommodate the need for instant connectivity and information sharing at the office, CIOs need to coordinate IT investments with physical space. Vendors like Polycom and Steelcase are teaming up to integrate audio, video and file sharing using multiple ports and display screens at office meeting tables.

    Written by Lauren Brousell29 April 11 07:07
  • T-Mobile suspends its Bobsled Facebook app

    T-Mobile USA has suspended Bobsled, its free voice calling service for Facebook, less than a week after it was launched.

    Written by Stephen Lawson27 April 11 09:28
  • LifeSize ties Skype in to videoconferencing

    Users of LifeSize Passport video rooms will be able to bring Skype users in to videoconferences with a free LifeSize software upgrade coming this month.

    Written by Stephen Lawson20 April 11 06:07
  • Cisco seeks a new angle for Umi

    Cisco's Umi home videoconferencing system, the most extravagant and futuristic part of the company's consumer product line, seems to be in search of an identity amid the consumer reorganization that the company announced on Tuesday.

    Written by Stephen Lawson13 April 11 10:12
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