Cisco, the dominant, global provider of IP communications infrastructure announced its intent to complete the acquisition of Tropo before year’s end.
IP telephony
Avaya Planning an IPO to raise $1 Billion; Values Company at 1/4 the Market Cap of Groupon
According to a report by Wall Street Journal reporters Dana Cimillluca and Anupreta Das, an IPO is imminent for Silver Lake Partners and TPG’s Avaya Inc.
The Case for Small Business VoIP: Incumbents’ Failure on Moving Day
Opus Research has moved offices (roughly 500 Yards) from 300 Brannan Street to 350 Brannan Street.
Google Buys SayNow: Social Media Meets Telemedia
Google has purchase SayNow, a voice/telephony service provider whose offerings were lots like the old pay-per-call (976) numbers offered by Ma Bell in the 1970s through 1990s.
Update: Finally, You Don’t Need YAFN (Yet Another Ficticious Number) for Google Voice. Too Little, Too Late.
Google is giving some subscribers to Google Voice the ability to make their existing wireless numbers into the “single number” for their Google Voice accounts. The impact on the IP-telephony landscape will be negligible and subtle.
Contrasting Approaches: Microsoft Lync 2010 with and Cisco Collaboration
Both Microsoft and Cisco held milestone events for their flagship communications and collaboration offerings this week.
$12 Million Investment For Twilio Signals Great Expectations for Telco API
I’m deep into writing a research report on the growing popularity of Telco APIs, but I have to take note of the $12 million in Series B funding that Twilio received…
Microsoft Lync On Schedule for 11/17/10 General Availability
Microsoft’s Lync 2010 – the enterprise software formerly known as Microsoft OCS and Communicator – has achieved a major internal milestone.
What’s Happening at BT-Ribbit?
Opus Research tries not to promulgate rumors, but I’ve heard from two different sources that BT, which acquired phone-app specialist Ribbit in late July 2008 for $105 million, has initiated some major changes in the organization.
Summer of Recombinant Communications
Dan Miller, senior analyst with Opus Research, was recently invited to speak at the SF Telephony Meetup sponsored by Orange Labs. In his talk, posted below, Miller explains how solutions built on broadband IP, Web standards and well-defined APIs are… Read More ›