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Tool lets VoIP providers tap Yahoo IM | CNET News.com

By Tris Hussey••1 min read
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This is interesting news. I hate using “convergence”, but this is really what this is. The steady merging of e-mail, IM, and voice. This should be an interesting time.

Tool lets VoIP providers tap Yahoo IM | CNET News.com: “update CHICAGO–Can Yahoo replace the telephone?
Net telephony software developer Sylantro apparently thinks so. The company on Tuesday released a new tool that will let telecommunications providers deliver voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services to customers using Yahoo Instant Messenger (IM)–an industry first, according to the company. “

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