Have Google and Microsoft Come Together on Browser-Based Video Chat? - WebRTC World

Latest Featured Articles » Have Google and Microsoft Come Together on Browser-Based Video Chat? One of the biggest issues in the rise of Web-based real time communications (WebRTC) is the ongoing issues among the major browsers. While Google and Mozilla have embraced WebRTC, followed quickly by Opera, Microsoft and Apple-makers of the Internet Explorer and Safari browsers respectively-have been less than eager to bring the new system into operations. But a new development seems to be bridging the gap between Google and one of the biggest holdouts: Microsoft. » Mobile UC End Users Need UM Too Although I and everyone else have been talking seriously about unified communications (UC) ever since around the year 2000, it really didn't mean much until Apple came out with first multimodal smartphone in 2007. Why? Because, unless a user has an endpoint device that enables their choice of communication mode for either initiating or receiving a contact, it won't be a real capability users can benefit from. » The Mobile OTT Threat & How Some Carriers Are Responding Apple changed the game for public network operators when it introduced iTunes and the App Store, making it easy for people to get and use a cornucopia of apps, media, and services direct from their wireless devices - and without the involvement of their cellular service providers. Amazon, Google, Netflix, Skype, and a wide array of others have since hopped aboard this runaway train known as the over-the-top (OTT) movement. » Pondering the Evolution of TV to WebRTC The question remains as to what impact WebRTC might have in the Smart TV space. Will it act as a lubricant to bring more people to upgrade existing sets? Or simply be another feature added to the check list for manufacturers and buyers? There's no easy answer. » WebRTC and Enterprise Communications Calculations As WebRTC moves from hypothetical case studies to real world implementation, enterprise customers and WebRTC service providers are starting to look at issues to make services reliable and seamless for production use. Top Stories » RHUB Communications Introduces TurboMeeting 5.1 » New Partnership Helps CounterPath Bring More UC Options to Operators, Challenging WebRTC » BigMarker Making Mark with WebRTC Platform » Pointer Events off The Table for Google, for Now » Has Rabbit Just Made Video Chat A Whole Lot Simpler? Featured Resources » Are you Ready for 2020? » Why Mobile Apps Fail » 5 Things Every Workplace Should Consider As They Cope With Enterprise Mobility » Essential Tools for the 21st Century Conference Room Featured Channels » Contact Center Transformation » IP Communications » Real Time Communications Advertise With Us Contact us Become a WebRTC columnist! Become a WebRTC World columnist! Want to contribute your thought leadership and expertise around this exciting new collaboration technology to a rapidly growing audience? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the WebRTC World and this newsletter. Contact Erik Linask, Group Editorial Director, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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