Startup Offers Ad-supported Unified Communications Software New York startup has launched an ad-supported Linux-based unified communications software suite aimed at competing with Microsoft and IBM in the small and mid-sized business market. Unison this week will begin offering a free version of its Unison...

Meet George Jetson An IP-based videophone service called GlobalLinx will launch in the U.S. in the second quarter, offering a $200 videophone and $30 monthly service for consumers and businesses. The service, from privately held 5Linx Enterprises Inc. in Rochester, N.Y., will rely on interconnection...