Skype, Vapps offer free conference calling

Skype, Vapps offer free conference calling

Users of Skype's Internet telephony service can now create free conference calling with up to 500 participants on each call under a new service offered with VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) vendor Vapps, the companies said Thursday.

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Report: Micron, Hynix e-mails point to price-fix scheme

Newly disclosed e-mails from computer chip makers Micron Technology and Hynix Semiconductor provide details that point towards a global price-fixing conspiracy that could support allegations made by Rambus, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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Yahoo launches new video site

Yahoo is set to launch a new video Web site in a bid to cash in on the popularity of viral video, which has pushed YouTube front and center.

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IBM Touts Missing Link To Utility Computing And Shared IT Resources

It's hard to implement shared IT resources or a utility computing environment if you can't accurately measure usage and bill the proper people or departments accordingly. IBM says it has solved that problem with the introduction Thursday of Tivoli Usage and Accounting Manager, which it describes as the missing link necessary to tie IT infrastructure management to actual business usage.

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Microsoft to offer premium server license

Microsoft Corp. will offer a premium license for the upcoming version of its Exchange e-mail server that will let users do things like retrieve voice mails from their e-mail inboxes or give their computer a voice command to check their calendar or alert co-workers they're going to be late for a meeting.

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AOL e-mail delayed by software glitch

Millions of AOL users encountered delays sending and receiving e-mail for several hours Thursday before the company identified and fixed a software glitch.

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Google Adds Chat To Gmail

Google on Thursday incorporated instant messaging into its Web mail, making it possible to immediately chat with an email sender.

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Study: Asia leads spam relay

More spam is relayed through Asia than any other continent â?“ a sharp difference from the situation two years ago when the United States accounted for over half of all spam sent to the world.

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