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November 03, 2005
Microsoft buys VoIP company
After launching its Windows and Office Live initiative this week that would allow Microsoft to offer web-based services over the Internet integrating its various popular productivity applications, the company announced acquisition of Swiss VoIP company Media-streams.
The acquisition will give Microsoft expertise to develop technology allowing integration of Internet telephony that work in conjunction with E-mail, Web conferencing, and SMS software, according to Microsoft. Media-stream's applications integrate Internet calls with Microsoft's Outlook and Exchange E-mail software, a spokesman for Microsoft said. Media-stream.com, which is privately held, had 23 employees, according to the spokesman. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed.
Media-streams.com is the second VoIP-related company Microsoft has bought in a little more than two months. On Aug. 30, it bought Teleo Inc., a San Francisco provider of Internet phone software and service.
Posted by admin at November 3, 2005 04:49 AM