Tag: Google
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Unison’s Free Unified Communications Software Challenges Microsoft and Google
Unison Technologies is making a direct challenge to the traditional sales model for unified communications software, aiming directly at industry giants Microsoft and Google. Unison’s new sponsor-supported model lets businesses download and use the company’s self-branded UC software for free, says Rurik Bradbury, chief marketing officer at Unison. The Unison software combines the best features… Read more
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Google Adds Video and Voice Chat to Gmail
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc (GOOG) added a voice and video chat feature to its Gmail email service on Tuesday, launching a free Web-based service that competes with the likes of eBay’s Skype. Gmail and Google App subscribers can now choose to speak with friends on a video screen and simultaneously instant message them… Read more
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Microsoft, Sun Forge Search Alliance
Categories: Tech CompaniesSEATTLE (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp said on Monday that it reached a Web search deal with Sun Microsystems Inc, the latest partnership struck by Microsoft aimed at chipping away at the dominance of Google Inc. As part of this agreement, users of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser who download Sun’s Java technology platform will be… Read more
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Google Chief Says No to Obama Tech Czar Post
Categories: News and TrendsSAN FRANCISCO, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Google Inc (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said Friday he would not serve as technology czar in Barack Obama’s administration if he was asked. "I love working at Google and I’m very happy to stay at Google, so the answer is no,"… Read more
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Google Set to Introduce its Own Web Browser
By Eric Auchard SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc is set to introduce on Tuesday a new Web browser designed to more quickly handle video-rich applications, posing a challenge to browsers designed originally to handle text and graphics. Google officials confirmed news of long-rumored plans to offer its own Web browsing software, entitled Google Chrome,… Read more
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Google Offers Video-Sharing for Businesses
By Eric Auchard SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc is adding YouTube-like video communications features to its business application suite, looking to make video-sharing among office workers as easy as trading e-mails or instant messages. Unlike YouTube, which is aimed at consumers, Google Video for business is designed to be shared among designated users… Read more