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. 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. It was purchased from Telefónica by Vonage in 2018. Vonage has since retired the name "TokBox", using "Vonage APIs" instead.
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.
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.
History
2007 August: Series A funding from Sequoia Capital October: Launched www.tokbox.com November: Launched multi-party chat and partnership with Meebo
2008 April: TokBox Version 2 launched July: Series B funding from Bain Capital Ventures and Sequoia Capital
2010 November: Series C Funding from DAG Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures and Sequoia Capital
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.
See also Comparison of cross-platform instant messaging clients
References
Further reading Alonso, Santiago Millán (June 5, 2016). "Telefónica acelera el avance de TokBox, su filial de comunicaciones visuales". Cinco Días (in Spanish). Retrieved February 17, 2017. Muchmore, Michael (July 25, 2008). "TokBox AIR". PC Magazine. Retrieved February 17, 2017. Nicole, Kristen (July 2, 2008). "TokBox Brings Video to Facebook IM Chat". Mashable. Retrieved February 17, 2017. Tong, Brian (March 31, 2010). "Tokbox gets super-sized group video meetings". CNET. Retrieved February 17, 2017. Wankel, C. (2011). Streaming Media Delivery in Higher Education: Methods and Outcomes: Methods and Outcomes. Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development. IGI Global. pp. 277–. ISBN 978-1-60960-801-9.
External links TokBox Home Page (Archived 2008-09-30 at the Wayback Machine)