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'''Teleo''' was a [[peer-to-peer]] [[Voice over Internet Protocol]] ([[VoIP]]) [[telecommunications network|network]] founded by [[Wendell Brown]], Andy Moeck and [[Craig Taro Gold]] in January 2004. The San-Franciso-based<ref>http://articles.latimes.com/keyword/teleo-inc</ref> company's VoIP system enabled desktop and laptop PC users to send and receive phone calls over the Internet. Users could speak to other Teleo users for free, call traditional [[telephone]] numbers for a fee, and receive calls from traditional phones.<ref>http://www.crunchbase.com/company/teleo-inc</ref> |
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'''Teleo''' was a [[peer-to-peer]] [[Voice over Internet Protocol]] ([[VoIP]]) [[telecommunications network|network]] founded in by [[Wendell Brown]], Andy Moeck and [[Craig Taro Gold]] in 2004. |
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Peter Sisson was added as chief executive officer in June 2004.<ref>http://www.crunchbase.com/company/teleo-inc</ref> Teleo was acquired by [[Microsoft]] in August 2005,<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/31/technology/31soft.html?_r=0</ref><ref>http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2005/aug05/09-30msnteleopr.aspx</ref> and became part of Microsoft's [[MSN]] group. |
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| ⚫ | Teleo users could place free PC-to-PC calls to other Teleo users worldwide; calls from regular telephones were also free. Calls to regular telephones were "pay as you go," at a 2-cent-per-minute rate worldwide. Users could avoid fees by encouraging friends and business associates to install Teleo.<ref>{{cite news | title =The meaning of free speech | work =The Economist | pages = 38 | volume=377 | publisher =Economist Newspaper Limited | date = October 2005 }}</ref> |
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Teleo launched their product at the DEMO conference in early 2005, earning a DEMO God award and garnering significant press coverage.<ref>{{cite news | title =Acquisitions & mergers: Teleo Inc | newspaper =The Wall Street Journal | pages = B3 | publisher =Dow Jones & Company | date =August 31, 2005}}</ref> |
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Teleo was acquired by [[Microsoft]] in August 2005,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/31/technology/microsoft-to-acquire-teleo-an-internet-phone-company.html|title=Microsoft to Acquire Teleo, an Internet Phone Company|first=Chris|last=Oakes|date=31 August 2005|work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2005/aug05/09-30msnteleopr.aspx|title=Microsoft Acquires Teleo, Innovative VoIP Technology Company<!-- Bot generated title -->|website=microsoft.com}}</ref> and became part of Microsoft's [[MSN]] group in 2006. |
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Teleo was an early competitor to [[Skype]]. |
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* [https://news.microsoft.com/2005/08/30/microsoft-acquires-teleo-innovative-voip-technology-company/ Microsoft/Teleo acquisition] |
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Latest revision as of 20:29, 15 July 2024
Teleo was a peer-to-peer Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network founded in by Wendell Brown, Andy Moeck and Craig Taro Gold in 2004.
Teleo provided internet telephony applications that bridged the gap between computer desktops, land line phones, and cell phones. Teleo's software allowed users to place and receive phone calls from Microsoft Outlook, Internet Explorer, and other applications.
Teleo users could place free PC-to-PC calls to other Teleo users worldwide; calls from regular telephones were also free. Calls to regular telephones were "pay as you go," at a 2-cent-per-minute rate worldwide. Users could avoid fees by encouraging friends and business associates to install Teleo.[1]
Teleo launched their product at the DEMO conference in early 2005, earning a DEMO God award and garnering significant press coverage.[2]
Teleo was acquired by Microsoft in August 2005,[3][4] and became part of Microsoft's MSN group in 2006.
References
[edit]- ^ "The meaning of free speech". The Economist. Vol. 377. Economist Newspaper Limited. October 2005. p. 38.
- ^ "Acquisitions & mergers: Teleo Inc". The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company. 31 August 2005. pp. B3.
- ^ Oakes, Chris (31 August 2005). "Microsoft to Acquire Teleo, an Internet Phone Company". The New York Times.
- ^ "Microsoft Acquires Teleo, Innovative VoIP Technology Company". microsoft.com.