News Buzz (Updated November 19, 2008)

Eventure Technologies — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:45:35 GMT

NeuStar selected to deliver Interconnected Mobile IM Services in ...
Trading Markets (press release), November 19, 2008
Celcom will use NeuStar's suite of IM solutions and broad range of clients so that its customers will have instant access to Yahoo! Messenger from their mobile handsets.

VOIPshield finds vulnerabilities
ITWeb, November 19, 2008
These products deliver software-powered VOIP, presence, instant messaging and audio/video/Web conferencing functionality to end-users. Microsoft estimates over 250 million computers worldwide run these applications.

Advantech, Aricent Showcase Converged Solution for SIP-Based VoIP ...
TMCnet, November 19, 2008
Aricent Converged Access Software is a software solution for unified communications services delivery, with SIP-based VoIP services, media gateway functions, LAN switching ,virtual private networking and security..

Wimba Pronto Academic-Centric Instant Messaging Platform Improves ...
MarketWatch, November 17, 2008
Wimba(R) Inc., the education technology company that helps people teach people, today announced the release of Wimba Pronto(TM) 2.1, the only instant messaging platform designed exclusively for education to advance and promote learning.

BT's Ribbit Revs VOIP Developer Platform Launch
eWeek, November 17, 2008
VOIP and telephony software maker Ribbit is allowing application developers to use its APIs to integrate voice communications into business applications such as Salesforce.com, as well as social networks.

Enterasys and Siemens Enterprise Communications Advance Wired ...
Market Wire (press release), November 17, 2008
Tightly integrated wireless offerings help customers efficiently deploy unified communications that are mobile and secure. The standards-based, open-architecture solutions are backed by industry-leading global support and services from both Enterasys and Siemens.

Thing5 LLC Announces Unified Messaging Support for Google Gmail ...
MarketWatch, November 17, 2008
Thing5, a leading provider of telecommunications services, announced today that it offers unified messaging support for Google Gmail products.

Answering More Unified Communications Questions from VoiceCon
UCStrategies, November 17, 2008
There were a few questions about professional services as it relates to UC, including who are the key UC professional services providers, and how much does professional services add on to the cost of a UC implementation.

News Buzz (Updated November 14, 2008)

Eventure Technologies — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:44:10 GMT

Ottawa firm warns of Microsoft OCS VoIP threat
ITWorld Canada, November 14, 2008
An Ottawa firm that track security vulnerabilities in VoIP and unified communications systems, and has warned of a new threat IT managers should be on the lookout for, particularly if they use Microsoft Office Communications Server.

China Telecom Signs With Microsoft For IM
Pacific Epoch (subscription), November 14, 2008
The new product will offer the basic functionality of Microsoft's Windows Live Messenger as well as China Telecom's communication and Internet services.

The Skype survival guide
IT-Director.com, November 14, 2008
Skype has a great deal to offer business. As well as giving access to the largest VoIP community in the world, with a potential customer base of over 300 million Skype users…

Optimus and BroadSoft Combine Mobile Service with Online Social ...
TMCnet, November 14, 2008
"With the range of features that BroadWorks enables us to offer, we believe this is a service that younger consumers especially find compelling,” Plácido explained.

F&S to host 'Unified Communications India 2008'
Moneycontrol.com, November 14, 2008
UC applications are expected to be embedded and integrated into business processes and enterprise applications such as Contact Centers, Supply Chain, etc.

3 unveils INQ 1 Facebook phone
IT PRO, November 13, 2008
Mobile phone operator 3 today pulled the covers off one of the worst kept secrets in the mobile sector, its first social networking-focused phone, the INQ 1.

Microsoft turns sociable
Siliconrepublic.com, November 13, 2008
The company said the aim is to make it easier for people to manage and enjoy digital content scattered across their PCs, as well as the internet at large.

Motorola Enables the Mobile Enterprise with Innovative Voice-over ...
Earthtimes (press release), November 11, 2008
The Enterprise Mobility business of Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today unveiled the first offering from its Total Enterprise Access and Mobility (TEAM) integrated voice and data portfolio.

Stay connected
What PC? November 11, 2008
Today, there is a wide range of UC-related technology available to buyers, though relatively few organisations have yet taken advantage of all the options it offers.

Tata Indicom launches Instant Messenger services
TelecomTiger, November 11, 2008
Tata Indicom, today announced the launch of its instant messenger services dubbed as ‘Tata Indicom Instant Messenger Service’ which allows its subscribers to create, add friends as well as relatives as well as chat with them at a monthly subscription of Rs 49 for 30 days for unlimited messaging.

China IM Market Had 463mn Active Accounts in Q3
Trading Markets (press release), November 11, 2008
China's instant messaging (IM) market had 463 million active accounts in the third quarter of 2008, rising 9% from Q2 2008 and 19% from July-September 2007..

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