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Vol. 30, No. 26 dated August 30, 2010:

MSpace University: Users from Minnesota actually showed up!

Vidyo was there and was the talk of MSpace

ClearOne reports quarterly results

SMART reports second-quarter results


Vol. 30, No. 25 dated June 28, 2010:

Polycom reports second-quarter results: Strong, but ASPs, they are a-fallin'

PGi (a.k.a. Premiere Global) reports second-quarter results

West/Intercall first-quarter results

ConferencePlus quarterly results

SMART IPO a success, raises $660MM

It's summertime, summertime, when the livin' is easy!


Vol. 30, No. 24 dated June 28, 2010:

SMART Technologies announces IPO And, and, and ... Bob Hagerty will join SMART as a new director

TeleSpan teams with VCI-G; Early Bird registration till June 30

Verizon announces free VoIP calls to its conference bridges; you still have to pay for the conference call, though

Scott Clark calls for bridge makers' reply to FCC

Has consumer videoconferencing arrived? I think the Sunday funnies tell us it has!

It's summertime, summertime, when the livin' is easy!


Vol. 30, No. 23 dated June 21, 2010:

Who's got "skin" in the game? TeleSpan's annual update on ownership of the companies in our space and executive salaries


Vol. 30, No. 22 dated June 14, 2010:

Tandberg systems now talk to Cisco TelePresence systems through TIP

Are we mobile yet? YES: Apple’s iPhone 4 has two-way video chat

And, RADVision data conferencing app for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch

ClearOne expands PC USB product line, adds daisy-chain capability

Compunetix adds video client to product line -- can now join multipoint video from desktops

StreetSmart Meeting: 'Nother free conference call service, this time with a plan in the cloud

Vidyo introduces breakthrough multipoint video pricing, goes after existing MCU makers, cuts deal with HP for link to Halo telepresence systems

Polycom working to reduce the bandwidth required for HD telepresence transmission


Vol. 30, No. 21 dated June 07, 2010:

Skype really has 5-way video!

Cisco to launch $500 consumer telepresence

More "Are we mobile yet?": Vidyo provides code for developers to add multipoint to Android-based mobile devices

Compunetix back in video MCU biz: hires manager from Aethra, signs two distribution agreements

Global Crossing signs with On24 for streaming

Fran Flood, former CEO of ClearOne, sentenced to four years in prison


Vol. 30, No. 20 dated May 24, 2010:

Google buys Global IP Solutions (GIPS) -- Google’s third purchase in our area in as many years, but its 68th purchase in nine years!

Association of video and collaboration vendors called UCIF formed to set standards, co-founded by Polycom, Microsoft ("the big M") and other industry giants -- But someone is missing ... it’s "the big C"

ClearOne announces third-quarter results

Glowpoint first quarter shows modest increase in revenue, but a dramatic drop in losses

Are we mobile yet? Part III -- iPad and iPhone conferencing apps


Vol. 30, No. 19 dated May 17, 2010:

USF inches up again: Now it's at 15.3%!

Cisco reveals little about Tandberg's first quarter during Cisco’s earnings call, but breaks out telepresence

Breaking News May 11, 2010: Bob Hagerty resigns as CEO of Polycom; Andrew Miller takes over


Vol. 30, No. 18 dated May 10, 2010:

Skype to launch multipoint video chat for free, then for fee

The TeleSpan Newsletter 30 years ago covers breakthroughs in conference calls and videoconferencing


Vol. 30, No. 17 dated May 03, 2010:

Logitech announces quarterly results including LifeSize revenues, plans to enter your living room by December

Polycom first-quarter results: Part II: Group unit shipments grow, but ASPs slide

OMG! TeleSpan started publishing 30 years ago today!


Vol. 30, No. 16 dated April 26, 2010:

Logitech announces quarterly results including LifeSize revenues, plans to enter your living room by December

Polycom first-quarter results: Part II: Group unit shipments grow, but ASPs slide

OMG! TeleSpan started publishing 30 years ago today!


Vol. 30, No. 17 dated May 03, 2010:

Frontier is baaaaack in the conference call business

Polycom first-quarter results: Part I

Are we mobile yet? Part II

Avistar announces Q1 results; slashes debt with sale of patent licenses

PGi (Premiere) Conferencing announces first-quarter results: price per minute falls nearly 17% year-over-year and nearly 10% since the last quarter


Vol. 30, No. 15 dated April 19, 2010:

HP promotes Rob Scott to head Halo Telepresence group

RADVision takes off the gloves now that Aethra is in its pocket

LinkedIn's Wild and Unexpected Applications updated


Vol. 30, No. 14 dated April 12, 2010:

Are we mobile yet?

Cisco brings business collaboration to the iPad with Cisco WebEx Meeting Center, available from Apple App Store

Citrix OnLine launches free GoToMeeting app for iPad

InterCall announces iPhone app for conference calls

Sprint to offer 4G smart phone with two cameras! VTEL even comes back with app

And, GIPS is bringing both HD voice and video to Google's Android mobile phones

Powwownow launches iPhone-friendly conference calls

Here's what I think


Vol. 30, No. 13 dated April 05, 2010:

Tandberg is now a service provider: introduces Callway; Vidyo introduces its own competitive offering

And speaking of Polycom...

...And speaking of Vidyo--it just raised 25 million smackeroos!


Vol. 30, No. 12 dated March 29, 2010:

TeleSpan's Fifth Annual Future of Conferencing Workshop: Part II

Mark your calendars for TeleSpan's Sixth Annual Future of Conferencing Workshop

Workshop archive available


Vol. 30, No. 11 dated March 22, 2010:

TeleSpan's Fifth Annual Future of Conferencing Workshop: Part I


Vol. 30, No. 10 dated March 15, 2010:

Cisco announces new router that can handle 1 billion videos at one time

TeleSpan has been watching the industry for you for 30 years!

TeleSpan announces lineup, offers streaming option for its Fifth Annual Future of Conferencing Workshop


Vol. 30, No. 09 dated March 08, 2010:

InterCall reports fourth-quarter and full year results; files revised stock offering

Below the Radar: RHUB Communications: On-prem Webconferencing solution competes with WebEx, Citrix...soon with videoconferencing providers

Another comment on Lee Gunter

TeleSpan announces lineup, offers streaming option for its Fifth Annual Future of Conferencing Workshop


Vol. 30, No. 08 dated March 01, 2010:

More patents from RADVision and Glowpoint

PGI (Premiere Global) gives Q4 results & finally enters the video biz with AVI-SPL

Lee Gunter (1920-2010): The industry loses one of its greats


Vol. 30, No. 07 dated February 22, 2010:

TeleSpan's Big Six fourth-quarter 2009 report

Tandberg, ready to be acquired, reports fourth-quarter revenues up nearly 20%, with video endpoints shipments up nearly 10% (ASPs down 5%)


Vol. 30, No. 06 dated February 15, 2010:

IEEE Conference: Geeks talking about bringing "Spatial Audio" to conference calls

Polycom revises severance package for Bob Hagerty again

Cisco previews integration plans with Tandberg

8x8 gets camera patent reissued

Everyone is jumping on the Apple iPhone video wagon!


Vol. 30, No. 05 dated February 08, 2010:

RADVision reports fourth-quarter results; purchases assets of Aethra

HD voice trial open to any service providers--for free, for now

FREETALK Connect alliance formed to interconnect office TDM and VoIP phones to free calls over Skype

InterCall buys Stream57, a web event streaming company

Guess whose video 79% of business professionals are using around the globe? It ain't Polycom, Tandberg or LifeSize. It’s...

Avistar completes sale of patent portfolio and sells a license to skype


Vol. 30, No. 04 dated February 01, 2010:

Polycom reports sequential revenue growth in all segments, cuts deals with IBM, Siemens, and Juniper, and beats "street's" estimates

Turn out the lights, the party's over...Is Polycom over? By J.D. Vaughn

Polycom Juniper agreement

Logitech reveals LifeSize revenues etc. on earnings call

Cisco launches discussions for interoperability standard for telepresence; several take it up on its offer

Workshop Early Bird Discount ends today!


Vol. 30, No. 03 dated January 25, 2010:

Wild and Unexpected Applications updated


Vol. 30, No. 02 dated January 18, 2010:

I can see for miles and miles: TeleSpan's 2010 predictions


Vol. 30, No. 01 dated January 11, 2010:

Consumer Electronics Show, CES 2010: They came for 3D in the home, but they got telepresence

Skype announces deals with Panasonic and LG Electronics to embed HD Skype Video in their large screen video displays

Cisco announces it will enter the consumer telepresence parket, with Verizon in the U.S. and trials with France Telecom

Creative Lab takes videoconferencing beyond wireless, makes it wireless & portable

Update on Intel's Health Guide product

Nokia in field trials for new mobile collaboration application

Videophones galore! Or is it Skype videophones galore! ASUS Videophone Touch: Bringing Skype to non-PC users

What was CES like 30 years ago?


 

MSpace University: Users from Minnesota actually showed up!

Vidyo was there and was the talk of MSpace

ClearOne reports quarterly results

SMART reports second-quarter results