Google Talk and Hangouts close to go native in Chrome
Chrome will soon feature an open-source and open-codec implementation of Google Talk and Google+ Hangouts voice and video chat, thanks to the WebRTC framework the company open-sourced earlier this year. This implementation will replace the proprietary plugin that's currently bundled with Chrome.
Vidyo raises $22.5m more, doubles headcount and revenues
Vidyo has raised a $22.5 million Series D round of financing led by QuestMark Partners, with participation from existing investors Menlo Ventures, Rho Ventures, Star Ventures and Four River Group. Since being founded in 2005, the startup has raised a total of $96 million.
Why (almost) free will win the video conferencing game
The video conferencing market is getting inundated with new products focused on bringing collaboration tools to the large number of small and medium-sized businesses that can't afford a traditional teleconference room. But will they be able to compete with products that are already "good enough"?
Vidyo to offer white-label video chat app exchange
Video conferencing startup Vidyo is known primarily for low-cost telepresence systems that compete with the likes of Cisco. But a set of APIs and an upcoming program through which partners can develop and exchange applications could give a boost to its white-label video conferencing business.
Vidyo Takes Broadcasting Into the Cloud
Video conferencing startup Vidyo introduced a new business unit and product offering today that is aimed at reducing the cost of broadcast video production by making it IP-based rather than satellite-based. With the launch of VidyoCast, Vidyo says it can reduce the cost of broadcasting significantly. 
Vid-Biz: Google TV, Felicia Day, Modern Family Off Hulu
Today on the Net: Google TV will begin selling in the U.S. this autumn according to Google CEO Eric Schmidt, Modern Family has been off of Hulu for the last month or so and Vidyo is putting its video conferencing services on the iPad. 
Vidyo Takes Telepresence to the Desktop
Vidyo, in a bid to widen its market share, is launching a line of video conferencing solutions priced under $1,000. The VidyoDesktop Executive combines low-cost touchscreen computers with the VidyoDesktop 2.0 software to enable video conferencing at one-tenth the price of other dedicated solutions.The Executive offering is meant to complement Vidyo’s full-room HD systems, which...
Vidyo Scores Monster $25M Funding Round
Just so you know, this is not an April Fool’s joke: video conferencing startup Vidyo — the same company that powers the ultra-popular Google Talk video chat client — has raised a $25 million Series C round of financing, it announced today. With the new cash, Vidyo plans to aggressively expand its sales and marketing...
Vidyo Powers Google Video Chat, Gets Patent
Did you know that a startup called Vidyo powers Gmail’s video chat feature? Not many people do, and that seems to be by design. There’s a tiny little reference to Vidyo’s participation in the product when you install it, though when I talked to Vidyo today they said they don’t comment about the deal publicly....
