8 posts and columns on video-conferencing

The Video Conferencing Business Just Got Interesting

in Enterprise on June 8, 2011 at 5:45 am PT

Just as the office video conferencing business was getting good for Cisco Systems and Polycom, a start-up called Vidyo aims to turn it upside down.
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200 Million FaceTime-Enabled Devices in 2012?

in Mobile on January 12, 2011 at 9:40 am PT

By the end of fiscal 2011 Apple will have an installed base of some 85 million FaceTime-enabled devices as the company’s nascent video conferencing platform gathers momentum, says a Barclay’s analyst–and by the end of fiscal 2012 it will have reached more than 200 million.

Weekend Update 05.01.10–The iPhonetoberfest Edition

in News on May 1, 2010 at 6:46 pm PT

AllThingsD was back in full force this week, for the first time since before a certain volcano erupted all over the European transportation industry. We made the most of it, with a full stein of doppel-hopped awesomeness just for our readers.

Polycom and Juniper Team Up Against Cisco

in News on January 25, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

As a small handful of giants consolidate the tech industry, midsize companies are increasingly looking for partners in order to strengthen their positions relative to their larger rivals. The latest companies to do so are Polycom, which makes video-conferencing systems, and Juniper Networks, which makes networking gear.

Starent to Cisco: Hey, Big Spender

in News on October 13, 2009 at 6:26 am PT

Cisco CEO John Chambers wasn’t kidding when he said we’d see the company move into a number of new markets via acquisition over the next year. Earlier this year, Cisco acquired Pure Digital, developer of the Flip video camera, for $590 million. Two weeks ago it spent $3 billion on video-conferencing system maker Tandberg. And now it’s purchasing mobile infrastructure outfit Starent Networks for $2.9 billion, or $35 a share.
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Rosetradamus Adds New iPhone Prediction to "Les iPropheties"

in News on March 24, 2008 at 11:55 am PT

If Digg founder Kevin Rose is right, Apple’s next generation iPhone will include not one, but two cameras–the second a front-mounted video camera designed for iChat AV. During a recent episode of his weekly Diggnation vidcast (see above), Rose claimed that the new iPhone reportedly being prepped by Apple (AAPL) for a summer release will [...]

Rosetradamus Adds New iPhone Prediction to “Les iPropheties”

in News on March 24, 2008 at 11:55 am PT

If Digg founder Kevin Rose is right, Apple’s next generation iPhone will include not one, but two cameras–the second a front-mounted video camera designed for iChat AV. During a recent episode of his weekly Diggnation vidcast (see above), Rose claimed that the new iPhone reportedly being prepped by Apple (AAPL) for a summer release will [...]

Mixing Macs and PCs On Wireless Networks

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on February 9, 2006 at 12:01 am PT

This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about mixing Macs and Windows computers on the same wireless network, setting up video-conferencing and switching email addresses.