Thursday, March 16, 2006

Microsoft announces VOIP and video launches

Microsoft today unveiled details of plans for VoIP and video products offered through Windows Live services that will include new VoIP phones and a click-to-call feature for address book names.

Through Live Mail and Live Search you will be able to right click to create a VOIP call or video call to contacts (from the address book) or advertisers etc. through Live Search.

And Microsoft also plan to launch new VoIP phones designed to make PC-to-PC calls and one-way PC-to-phone calls via Windows Live Messenger (if that doesn't confuse you nothing will). The phones also will be designed to work on a traditional telecomms network.

And given how much VOIP is taking off in the US, Microsoft is doing exaclty as they should. Interesting that they do not as yet register as a major VOIP provider (their market share is too small) whereas Google does.

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