TokBox
Video conferencing software company
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TokBox was a PaaS (Platform as a Service) company that provided hosted infrastructure, APIs and tools required to deliver enterprise-grade WebRTC capabilities. It did so primarily through its proprietary OpenTok video platform for commercial application.[2]
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Video conferencing |
| Founded | 1 May 2007  |
| Founder |
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| Fate | Acquired; brand retired |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
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| Owner | Vonage, a subsidiary of Ericsson [1] |
| Website | www |
TokBox was founded by Serge Faguet and Ron Hose. Headquartered in the SOMA (South of Market) district in San Francisco, CA. TokBox was acquired by Telefónica Digital, a subsidiary of Telefónica, in October 2012.[3] It was purchased from Telefónica by Vonage in 2018.[4] Vonage has since retired the name "TokBox", using "Vonage APIs" instead.[5]
Developer resources
Server SDKs
Server SDKs: OpenTok's server SDKs wrap the OpenTok REST API, and let developers securely generate tokens for their OpenTok applications. Officially supported libraries include: Java and PHP. Community supported and created libraries include: Python, Ruby On Rails, .NET, Node.js, Perl, Golang.[6]
Client libraries
Client Libraries: OpenTok's WebRTC client libraries enable video communications on a client platform. Officially supported libraries include: JavaScript, iOS and Android. Community supported and created libraries include: PhoneGap and Titanium.[7]
History
2007
2008
- April: TokBox Version 2 launched[citation needed]
- July: Series B funding from Bain Capital Ventures and Sequoia Capital[11]
2009
- In July 2009, TokBox underwent a major restructuring that included laying off approximately 50% of its engineering team and the departure of its co-founders.[12]
2010
- January: Rolled out its first set of paid features at $9.99 per month.[13]
- November: Series C Funding from DAG Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures and Sequoia Capital[14]
2011
- February: TokBox announced that as of April 5, 2011, they would be discontinuing the TokBox video chat and video conferencing service to focus solely on their API, OpenTok.[15]