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Microsoft Acquires Skype – A Most Interesting Marriage

By on May 10, 2011

With today’s announcement of Microsoft’s intention to acquire Skype, subject to regulatory approvals, Skype has received the endorsement required to be considered a long term, viable and stable service addressing both consumer and enterprise markets. From the press conference and press release: Skype will continue as a brand and an independent business unit within Microsoft. [...]

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The Story Behind the Story: How a Canadian cracked the Great Firewall of China

The Story Behind the Story: How a Canadian cracked the Great Firewall of China

By on October 3, 2008

As a four time graduate of the University of Toronto, I am glad to see the atmosphere for investigative research is thriving at my alma mater. A researcher at their unique Citizen Lab, “focusing on advanced research and development at the intersection of digital media and world civic politics”, is responsible for uncovering the Tom-Skype [...]

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A Most Interesting Skype Mashup: OnState Expands Into Unified Messaging

A Most Interesting Skype Mashup: OnState Expands Into Unified Messaging

By on February 13, 2008

Buried in the Yahoo assets that Microsoft covets is recently acquired Zimbra, “a leader in Open Source, next generation messaging and collaboration software”. Amongst Zimbra’s product line, the initial offering of Zimbra’s Unified Messaging is based on a partnership with Asterisk, the open source VoIP provider. Zimbra has an extensive list of service provider, business [...]

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