[情報] Google 收購 VoIP 技術供應商 GIPS
Google buys VOIP engine behind Yahoo, AOL, WebEx, Lotus conferencing:
原址:
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/google-
buys-voip-engine-behind-yahoo-aol-webex-lotus-conferencing/34590?tag=nl.e539
縮址:
http://goo.gl/G8wG
By Larry Dignan | May 18, 2010, 2:33am PDT
Google on Tuesday said it will acquire Global IP Solutions Holding, which
makes processing software for voice and video over IP, for $68.2 million. The
deal means that Google will own the voice and video conferencing engine
behind its competitors' instant messaging systems.
The search giant said it will use Global IP Solutions (GIPS) for real-time
video and audio communications over an IP network (statement). Google is
paying 27.5 percent premium over GIPS closing price May 14. GIPS trades on
the Oslo Stock Exchange.
The purchase of GIPS comes a day before Google's I/O conference.
Given Google's acquisition of Gizmo5 and its existing Google Voice service,
the search giant appears to be collecting enough assets to give Skype and
others competition on the consumer and business fronts. GIPS's software can
also be layered into Google Apps in multiple areas as a business collaboration
tool.
GIPS'software is installed in more than 800 million endpoints and the company
touts integration with unified communications tools from the likes of Avaya and
IBM. The company's software allows for video and voice processing, unified
communications, fixed mobile, voice and video conferencing and enterprise IP
telephony.
One interesting thing to note about GIPS is its customer list. On its site,
GIPS touts Yahoo, IBM Lotus, AOL, WebEx and Baidu as customers. All of those
companies compete with Google products. For instance, Yahoo uses GIPS
VideoEngine PC product to deliver real-time voice over Yahoo Messenger. Is that
really going to last when Google owns GIPS?
It's the same story for AOL Instant Messenger. Simply put, Google will own the
technology powering video and voice on the biggest IM clients. On the Google
Apps front, WebEx uses GIPS VoiceEngine and so does Lotus Sametime.
On the China front, Baidu also uses GIPS technology.
In a letter to customers, GIPS CEO Emerick Woods said:
Google has been a valued customer of GIPS for many years and has greatly
contributed to the development and innovation of our products to date. We
have always respected their position in the industry and share the common
vision of accelerating next generation innovation in the web-based solutions
for real time communications.
You may have many questions regarding this announcement but for now,
until the successful completion of the offer, it will be business as usual
for us here at GIPS. You will continue to interact with the same team members
and can expect the same level of support and commitment that you have
received in the past. Google has informed us that nothing will change for
current and prospective customers of GIPS. Following the completion of the
Offer, Google intends to continue servicing GIPS’s customers in accordance
with existing contracts while offering them the opportunity to transition to
new offerings developed by Google. Although we will not have more significant
details until the process is complete and full integration efforts are
underway, we will keep you informed throughout as events arise.
In other words, Google will continue servicing GIPS existing contracts, but
after that rivals may be on their own.
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簡言之,Google 宣佈要以 6820 萬美元現金價收購 GIPS,
然後 GIPS "剛好"是 Yahoo Messenger、AOL Instant Messenger、WebEx、
IBM Lotus Sametime 還有百度等的 VoIP 技術供應商之一
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