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Uecomm partners with Getronics to provide VoIP
Wednesday, 10 August 2005
Optus networking subsidiary Uecomm has formed an alliance with global ICT infrastructure specialist Getronics to provide IP Telephony and VoIP solutions for Australian businesses. Under the alliance, Uecomm will deliver IP telephony services while Getronics will provide the technology.
According to Brendan Park, Uecomm director of strategy, as business communication needs have developed, many organisations are finding it increasingly complex and time consuming to maintain, upgrade and manage separate voice and data networks.
“IP Telephony eliminates these problems by enabling the convergence of voice and data networks onto a single, common infrastructure; this creates a more manageable, productive and cost-effective solution to business communications,” Park said.
“We know that in the right situation, IP Telephony brings rewards above and beyond purely cost savings: it also facilitates important business changes, drivers and initiatives by enabling emerging technologies.”
IP Telephony is a term often interchanged with voice over IP (VoIP), yet IP Telephony refers to voice conversations that are connected via IP data networks, whilst VoIP is more about the physical process of transmitting voice across a packet network.
“We are delighted to have created this strategic partnership with Uecomm,” said Rob McCabe, manager converged communications practice, at Getronics.
“The partnership set-up is simple and advantageous to both our client groups. Uecomm will deliver data telecommunications services and voice telecommunications services, whilst Getronics will deliver and implement the advanced technology solution.”
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Skype investor says firm should stay independent
A top shareholder in Skype has said it wants to see the fast-growing internet telecoms software firm stay independent after a report of failed takeover talks with media mogul Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.
Reuters reports in The New York Times (8 August) that an executive of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, a Californian venture capital firm, which owns between 10 and 20 percent of Skype, says the company is worth much more.
Reuters says that on the internet, Skype is regarded as one of the biggest threats for telecoms operators. Founded just two years ago, it already counts more than 48 million registered users.
Britain's Independent on Sunday reported that News Corporaton had approached Skype with an offer of just under US$3 billion. The paper said talks had collapsed but added Skype could be taken over shortly, without citing sources.
Skype was co-founded by Swedish businessmen Niklas Zennstrom, who also created Kazaa, the file-sharing software that allows users to download music from the Internet for free and caused much pain to record companies.
Reuters says in the NYT report that several European telecoms groups including Deutsche Telekom , France Telecom, Swisscom and BT Group have already started adopting VoIP to retain customers and stop hemorrhaging revenue.
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