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Nokia Symbian mobiles make Skype calls

Nokia Symbian mobiles make Skype calls

Skype and Nokia have released a new Skype client for the Symbian mobile OS

Skype app for Windows Mobile goes MIA

Skype's VoIP apps for the Windows Mobile operating system, Skype Lite and Skype for Windows Phones, are no longer available for download, the company announced, claiming the apps didn't offer a good enough experience.

Ashford Council saves with virtualised voice

A council in Kent claims to be the first local authority in the country to go down the route of virtualised voice, as part of a move to virtualisation that could lead to savings of about 60 percent of cost

VoIP patent to be reviewed

The US Patent and Trademark Office has agreed to review a patent issued in 2001 that may cover much of the technology underlying VoIP.

Agito brings 3G VoIP calls to iPhone, BlackBerry

Agito Networks says it can dramatically cut enterprise mobile phone costs with a new software release that lets iPhone and BlackBerry handsets make VoIP calls over 3G data connections.

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Pepsi signs Cisco videoconferencing deal

Pepsi signs Cisco videoconferencing deal

PepsiCo has signed a deal for BT to implement Cisco videoconferencing in all its large offices around the world.

DWP carves £1.5bn from IT costs

DWP carves £1.5bn from IT costs

The Department for Work and Pensions has slashed £1.5 billion from IT costs over five years.

CES: Skype unveils high defintion video

Skype users can now make high-definition video calls as long as they have an HD webcam and sufficient bandwidth and processing power.

Avaya’s Nortel purchase hits credit rating

Avaya has become the world's largest unified communications vendor with its purchase of Nortel’s enterprise business but the company’s investment rating has dropped to junk status as a result, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

BT and Cisco to roll out global hosted unified comms

BT and Cisco Systems are building a global hosted IP unified communications service based around new datacentres in Chicago and Manhattan to supplement operations in London.

Skype opens up service to businesses

Any business that has a corporate VoIP system can now use Skype's SIP trunking service as a way to cut the cost of corporate phone bills.

Google boosts telecoms offering with VoIP firm purchase

Google has acquired Gizmo5, a company that offers voice-over-IP software for mobile phones and computers.

Hacker extradited to US for hearing

Edwin Pena faces 20 federal charges related to hacking and fraud in VoIP theft scam.

Avaya releases virtualised unfied comms system

Avaya has released Aura, a unified comms product that uses virtualistion to reduce server use.

Cisco improves routers to encourage IPv6 adoption

Cisco this week enhanced its IPv6 offerings for its carrier core and edge routers in an effort to ease the eventual migration from IPv4.

FCC probes Google Voice

The US communication authorities have launched an inquiry into Google Voice, the web-based voice service, after complaints the tech giant has been refusing to connect some calls to rural areas.

Cisco $3bn Tandberg purchase improves videoconferencing

Interoperability issues, one of the downsides of Cisco telepresence, could fade in the background with the company’s purchase of Tandberg based on public interoperability tests this week.

Skype sale challenge from second lawsuit

Another legal challenge threatens to derail eBay's planned sale of Skype to a group of investors, with the filing of a suit against Joost's former CEO.

Company to integrate Twitter phone calls

A small IP communications firm has launched a tool that lets Twitter users communicate via voice.

Skype's founders sue Skype

Skype's founders sue Skype

A company owned by Skype's founders has launched legal action against Skype in the UK and the US.

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