IBM follows Microsoft with unified communications push
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| Ray Repic, chief technology architect at Coca-Cola Enterprises, said earlier
| this year: "The announced platform by Cisco and IBM will allow us to more
| fully integrate core applications as well as build additional applications to
| work with them via open APIs."
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6204381.html
Another prelude to lock-in and patents (no open standards):
Limelight shares surge after Microsoft deal
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| The two companies also agreed to license one another's technologies.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUKN2324788720070823?rpc=44
Days ago:
Microsoft, others scramble for spotlight at VoiceCon
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| Microsoft has licensed its RT Audio Codec for IP (Internet Protocol) voice
| calls to major hardware vendors including Intel, Texas Instruments, and
| Polycom, the company is set to announce Tuesday at the VoiceCon conference.
| It joins several vendors using the event as a showcase for IP telephony
| advancements.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20070821/tc_infoworld/91181
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