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Microsoft buys Skype for 8.5 Billion

By on May 12, 2011 in Media, Mobile, Real Estate Agents, Software, Technology, Video, What's New

Microsoft has purchased Skype for an incredible 8.5 billion (thats around $36 Australian Dollars) in a deal most believe is to alleviate the threat from Google’s limited but excellent Google Voice software. The company was last purchased for 2.7 billion, so this is not a bad return on the investment, although Skype still continues to [...]

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A Truly Open NBN a must for future of Australian Technology Sector

By on June 22, 2010 in Real Estate Agents, Soapbox, Technology, What's New

The year is 2015 and local Melbourne Sweeney real estate agent Melissa Hansson has just stepped into her 2014 Honda Civic. Moments earlier Melissa sat at her networked computer and downloaded the latest Green Day Spill Baby album, then clicked a button in her iTunes software to push the latest music playlist to her iTelevision, [...]

google voice, iPad, iPhone, Macbook Pro, NBN, Paul Budde, QR Code, Sweeney's, Telstra, WIMAX

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Goodbye Dave, Time Top 50, Google Voice

By on August 25, 2009 in What's New

Here are some notes from the past month that I wanted to share with you, basically a little housekeeping and some interesting happenings. Dave Platter As you know Dave has not penned an article for a while on business2.com.au after being one of the earliest contributors and since he left REA has been busy taking [...]

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The Ultimate Phone System for Real Estate?

By on May 22, 2009 in Software, Technology, What's New

Phone systems are getting smarter and smarter every year and VoIP has become the standard for office based phone systems. Because VoIP is just a communications protocol it even has Microsoft and others joining the fray with software only phone pbx systems that run just on computer hardware. You still need some sort of handset, but [...]

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