Archive for March, 2009

SF startup Aardvark personalizes searching – San Francisco Chronicle

Friday, March 13th, 2009

SF startup Aardvark personalizes searchingSan Francisco Chronicle,  USAThey then install Aardvark as a buddy in their instant messaging service such as AIM, Google Talk or Microsoft Live Messenger. When users find themselves in need of a little wisdom, they can query Aardvark over IM or send an e-mail to Aardvark. …
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Unify Square Success Leads to New Consulting Talent and Global … – MSNBC

Friday, March 13th, 2009

Unify Square Success Leads to New Consulting Talent and Global …MSNBCThe founders hold patents in Enterprise Instant Messaging and possess deep insight into how integrated IP Telephony, Instant Messaging/ Presence, and Web Conferencing can deliver breakthrough operational efficiencies and streamlined workplace …
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EBay suggests Skype could be on sales block – International Herald Tribune

Friday, March 13th, 2009

EBay suggests Skype could be on sales blockInternational Herald Tribune, FranceBy Brad Stone SAN JOSE, California: John Donahoe, the eBay chief executive, is doing nothing to dispel ongoing speculation that the company is planning to put Skype, the Internet calling service it bought four years ago for $3 billion, on the block. …
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Skype Revenue Anticipated to Be $1B in 2011 – xchange Magazine

Friday, March 13th, 2009

Skype Revenue Anticipated to Be $1B in 2011xchange Magazine, AZThe online giant expects its subsidiary, Skype, to generate $1 billion in revenue in the year 2011. Many thought eBay paid too much when it bought Skype for $2.6 billion in 2005, but this news may thumb a nose at naysayers. …
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EBay's Web Retailing To Take A Back Seat – InformationWeek

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Canada.comEBay's Web Retailing To Take A Back SeatInformationWeek, NYIn a meeting Wednesday, eBay executives said they plan to grow mobile wireless applications for its online payments PayPal unit and its VoIP calling Skype unit. EBay has already begun to make inroads in the mobile space, most recently with its deal for …Skype Targets $1B Revenues [...]

Microsoft restores service after Hotmail outage – Computerworld

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Microsoft restores service after Hotmail outageComputerworld, MABy Elizabeth Montalbano March 12, 2009 (IDG News Service) Microsoft scrambled to fix a global outage that hit its Windows Live Hotmail service for several hours on Thursday. The company said in a blog posting that "service has been restored for all …Signing out of Hotmail: redirect to live.com or [...]

HP iPAQ Voice Messenger – PC World Magazine

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

HP iPAQ Voice MessengerPC World Magazine, AustraliaIt's easy to configure for use with Microsoft Exchange, and you can also use standard POP3 and IMAP e-mail accounts, including Gmail and Yahoo! Mail. A suite of Windows Live applications includes Windows Live Messenger and Hotmail. …
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New Carrier Promises Unlimited 3G Data, VOIP – PC Magazine

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

New Carrier Promises Unlimited 3G Data, VOIPPC MagazineAll calls on Zer01 phones go through a proprietary Voice-over-IP (VOIP) application, which right now runs only on Windows Mobile 6 phones but will work in the future on Android, BlackBerry, Symbian, Java and even on jailbroken iPhones, …
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Google Eyes Rival Skype with VoIP Service – PC World

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

The AgeGoogle Eyes Rival Skype with VoIP ServicePC WorldGoogle has launched a VoIP service for mobile phone users that looks set to rival apps from Skype and Truphone. The service also automatically transcribes a voicemail into text and then send it your Gmail inbox or via SMS to your handset, …Google?s Free Phone Manager Could [...]

Telecom rolls out VoIP network – Stuff.co.nz

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Telecom rolls out VoIP networkStuff.co.nz, New ZealandThe company is scrapping the public switched phone network (PSTN) in favour of a network based on voice-over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology. Chief executive Paul Reynolds said it was a fair guess Telecom would spend hundreds of millions of dollars …
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