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Intel Puts Its Cookies In The Jajah |
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Written by Adam Gosling
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Thursday, 10 May 2007 |
Masters of silicon, Intel,
has invested US$20 million in web-activated telephony provider, Jajah.
But the real benefit, says the disruptive telecommunications provider, is
in the patents not just the cash.
Not that it didn't need the C
Round investment funding, but that start up says the agreement with
Intel opens up access to "some important
Intel patents in the telephony and computing space" which will allow it
the freedom to "continue to explore, innovate and create great new
products".
Jajah says the capital will be spent on marketing as
well as research and development. On the marketing side, the
relationship with Intel could also prove a major bonus giving the
start-up visibility amongst the world's largest computer companies.
Jajah is on a mission to convert the world's telephony systems to IP so
that new classes of services and solutions can emerge. "In this new
world, the consumer is the big winner. Our vision is to be at the
forefront of innovation, creating new, richer ways for users to
communicate," the company states in a blog on its website.
"Our
vision is to lead the way into the next generation of communication,"
said Daniel Mattes, JAJAH co-founder and chief architect. "All voice
communication will soon be IP-based. The lines between computers and
phones are gradually being removed. Phones are quickly turning into
computers and computers are quickly turning into phones. We need to
marry phones and computers in a fundamental way!"
Company executives hope that Jajah can be integrated into next generation devices, the better.
"The
deeper JAJAH can be embedded into Intel solutions, the better for
customers everywhere. It is our intention to bring a best-of-class,
next generation solution to the market which can be embedded and
optimized for any computing device," says co-founder, Roman Scharf.
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