Microsoft finds big partners for voice compression
InternetNews | at | by Mike
Microsoft announced six companies, including Intel and Texas Instruments, are now licensing its voice software for audio conferencing, video, wireless over IP and gaming devices.
The licensing agreements, which were announced Tuesday at the VoiceCon San Francisco 2007 conference, could help put Microsoft in the catbird's seat as it extends its tentacles to the emerging unified communications market.
Infonetics Research, an IT market research firm based in Boston, in July reported worldwide sales of unified communications applications increased 21 percent between 2005 and 2006 to more than $363 million. It now expects the market to grow in the "high double digits" each year through at least 2010.