Analyst fuels talk of Google telephony service, InfoWorld, 24 Jan 2005

“Comments from a U.K. industry analyst have added to speculation that Google (Profile, Products, Articles) Inc. is planning to offer a voice-over-Internet Protocol (VOIP) telephony service. "This would be an obvious development for the world's leading search engine. Millions have downloaded the 'Google toolbar,' so why not a VoIP client too?" said Julian Hewett, chief analyst with Ovum Ltd., in a note distributed to reporters on Monday.�

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