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• Logitech's LifeSize buy bewilders

  Logitech's only video products are commodity Web cams, but that will change when the company closes a deal to buy high-definition videoconferencing vendor LifeSize Communications.

• iSoft preaches best-of-breed for UC

  Health industry software company iSoft has taken a best-of-breed approach to unified communications and videoconferencing resulting in an integrated system that has reduced costs and increased productivity.

• HD video hits desktops with hardware, software

  LifeSize Communications and Radvision are taking two different routes toward high-definition desktop videoconferencing, both aiming to bring more participants into the virtual room.

• Regus picks Polycom for telepresence after Cisco deal fails

  Regus, a provider of rented space and service for business, is getting set to deploy Polycom telepresence suites in at least 30 locations worldwide after a similar 2007 arrangement with Cisco Systems fell through.

• Skype 4.0 adds better video, Linux update unclear

  Internet telephony software company Skype is pushing ahead with videoconferencing in a bigger way with the release of version 4.0 for Windows, but the company is yet to standardise its releases for Linux and Mac OS X.

• Tandberg announces high-quality videoconference system

  Tandberg is introducing a high-definition videoconferencing system that falls short of the total-immersion telepresence experience provided by some of its other products, but it also costs significantly less.

• Big Skype update coming next month

  Skype will release a big upgrade to its PC client software early next month, making video conferencing a central feature of the new interface.

• Videophone service coming to US for $30 a month

  An IP-based videophone service called GlobalLinx will launch in the US in the second quarter, offering a US$200 videophone and $30 monthly service for consumers and businesses.

• Adobe's hosted CoCoMo service released as public beta

  Adobe Systems has released a public beta of CoCoMo, a hosted service that developers can use to add video conferencing, voice-over-IP and other collaboration features to applications built with its Flex developer tools.

• Google launches voice and video chat

  Search engine Google has launched Gmail voice and video chat, making it possible for people around the world to chat in high-quality video for free within Gmail.