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VoIP Pioneer Launches Blockchain-Based Video Communications Platform
Saturday, April 11, 2020 - 11:11am | 455Last week, Zoom Video Communications Inc (NASDAQ: ZM) went under heat after pranksters were found joining private calls and broadcasting explicit videos. As part of the development security researchers and privacy advocates voiced concerns and requested formal investigations into the company...
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The Current State Of The VoIP Market
Wednesday, August 7, 2019 - 10:46am | 848Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is expected to post substantial growth from 2019 through 2024. Researcher A. Holst compiled a schematic of the current and projected trends regarding VoIP from 2019 through 2024. The research found that North America comprises approximately $10.5 billion of the...
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Ooma Q1 Disappoints, Credit Suisse Downgrades Until Execution Improves
Wednesday, May 24, 2017 - 9:32am | 308Shares of Ooma Inc (NYSE: OOMA), a provider of voice-over-IP calling, plummeted more than 28 percent after the company's first-quarter earnings report and forward looking guidance failed to impress investors and analysts. One analyst that was unimpressed by the report is Credit Suisse's...
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After Raising $10 Million From Investors, Is RingCentral Ready For Its IPO?
Thursday, September 8, 2011 - 2:01pm | 407Before answering, you might want to hear from someone that uses the service. Namely, Benzinga. We use RingCentral, and on the day we announced that Benzinga had received a $1.5 million investment from the founders of Groupon, the service went down. RingCentral attempted to make things right by...
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RingCentral is Restored, But We're Left Wondering: Can we Really Depend on Voice over IP?
Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 4:22pm | 316Earlier today, RingCentral (a virtual phone service with plans for small businesses) went down, creating huge problems for businesses that rely on the company's services. Benzinga is one such company. We use RingCentral as our main office line. After restoring the service, the company agreed to...
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Microsoft and Skype - No Joke to Google
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 12:50pm | 883Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced on Tuesday that it bought Skype for $8.5 billion. Skype was scheduled to go public soon, but its IPO kept getting delayed, as it was probably courted by companies like Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), and Facebook. The market might be jazzed up about...