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Skype teams up for speakerphone

Polycom and Skype announce development of integrated VoIP communications systems

IT Week Staff, IT Week 09 May 2006
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Collaborative communications vendor Polycom and internet telephony specialist Skype have announced they are working together to deliver integrated communications systems for firms using Skype.

The first fruit of this collaboration is a USB-powered speakerphone about the size of a PDA. The Polycom Communicator offers full-duplex hands-free calls and integrates with Skype’s internet voice software, said the firms.

According to Polycom, the device can be used as a Hi-Fi speaker or for other business applications such as PowerPoint presentations. Buttons on the device can also be used to control volume and mute, as well as to pick up and end calls. The Polycom Communicator is expected to be available worldwide within 60 days.

Also last week, Skype unveiled Skypecasts, currently in beta, a service that lets groups of up to 100 people hold conversations.

See also:

Equally vilified and praised, Skype has divided opinion like no other application. Nigel Hawthorn explains exactly what it has to offer  24 Apr 2006
Skype is dominating the UK VoIP market with 48 per cent of all VoIP calls made last yearNearly half the British VoIP market uses Skype  10 Apr 2006
Internet telephony provider could be gearing up for channel programme  20 Mar 2006
Skype yesterday announced an agreement with electronic payment firm Click&BuyAgreement with e-payment firm to load Skype-Wallet  23 Feb 2006

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