IDC says Microsoft could be a telecom player
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A new report from IDC suggests that Microsoft could emerge as a major force in the burgeoning telecom sector of voice over IP (VoIP) (define) services. Since the battle for control of the enterprise desktop may center on new and emerging technologies that let users communicate via voice over IP data networks or the Internet, instead of over the telephone companies' public switched networks, expect Microsoft to be in the thick of the fray, the Framingham, Mass.-based technology research and consulting firm said.