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The Prophecy of Meraki
I like to prognosticate around the end of the year, but sometimes the signs (omens) just can’t wait. I am referring of course to the Prophecy of Meraki, or Cisco’s…
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Bell System Breakup Part 2
Part 1 Colin here. The Department of Justice (DOJ) anti-trust lawsuit had been running for a number of years, and by the early 1980s it was finally going to trial….
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Bell System Breakup
Back in the 1970s I worked for the Bell System. That was a turbulent time in the company’s history because it was the introduction of competition. Here’s the real story…
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Free Industry Downloads
This, that and some other type of call to action.
Giants Competing
For the past several months, the UC conversation shifted toward a Microsoft v. Cisco debate. Cisco enjoys a market share lead over Microsoft in UC, but Lync is experiencing rapid…
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Connecting With the Plantronics MDA200
Guest Post: by Larry Riba Plantronics MDA200 Lets Enterprises Reduce Headset Costs And Increase User Convenience By Sharing A Single USB Headset Between PCs and Legacy Phones Headsets are a…
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@DaveMichels: If you have a Windows Mobile Phone - is there an option for Google Maps? how about navigation? - 37 mins ago
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@DaveMichels: SEN is attempting to buy favorable opinions with exceptional fare. Appears to be working #eworld13 - 4 hours ago
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@DaveMichels: RT @MobileAberdeen: What the NSA doesn't have: iMessages and FaceTime chats http://t.co/ByLufOAxhp - 7 hours ago
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@DaveMichels: On the Internet, the NSA Definitely Knows You're a Dog (Comic) http://t.co/UQRKEG0O3F - 7 hours ago
ShoreTel CEO to Retire
That was fast. ShoreTel today announced that its new CEO, Peter Blackmore, intends to retire, but will remain on board until a replacement is found. “It has been a privilege…
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The Origin of Email
Colin here, and I have a surprise for you. The inventor of email did not invent email. EMail was actually invented by the Bell System and was in commercial operation long…
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The Googrilla Grows
I recently published the Googrilla in the Midst which posits that the influence and impact of Google Apps is largely underappreciated and untapped by the UC community. We are reasonably…
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About Dave
Dave is a self-proclaimed Tele-communications Contemplator. Most industry professionals gravitate toward the role of Analyst, Consultant or Journalist, but Dave blends all three as a professional Contemplator. Learn more →.
Opportunities
Colin here. We hear a lot in the news about the Chinese hurting US markets. It’s politically convenient to blame others for problems. The truth is that China represents the…
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Two Different Pictures
A few months ago, highly respected and legendary prognosticator Elliott Gold predicted that Vidyo would pass Polycom. At the time it didn’t seem particularly reasonable. But as Elliot says “the…
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Siemens Wants To Amplify Teens
Special Guest Contributor Emily Litella here, now a part of TalkingPontz. It’s great to be part of such a professional blog. Today’s commentary is about Siemens Enterprise and what exactly…
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Spectralink Back in Boulder
Spectralink was founded in Boulder, CO and became the leader in wireless enterprise phones. That was pre-WiFi and VoIP. Their phones were integrated with and resold by most of the…
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KimDotCom
Colin here. It’s very rare when an individual raises to the level that they are worth listening to. Steve Jobs was one of those people. Kim Dotcom may be another…I’m…
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Next week – ALU
Alcatel-Lucent sometimes disappears from top of mind – they are not as well known in N. American enterprises as they are around the world. But the powerhouse of intellectual property is…
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Innovation Showcase at EC13
The hands-down highlight (for me) of each Enterprise Connect conference is the Innovation Showcase. Partly because I run it, but also because it is really the only part of the…
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How the Bell System Missed the Internet 8
“Epilogue” In this series I have been talking about how in the 1970s AT&T’s Billy Oliver had the vision to build a packet switched data network. Billy was the Steve…
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How the Bell System Missed the Internet 7
“The ACS System Has been Faked. It still does not work. It will never work.” At this point we have a situation where I reported that the ACS system cannot…
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Match the EC13 Vendor to its Tagline
Pop quiz, here’s ten UC taglines spotted at the recent Enterprise Connect (#EC13) conference. Can you match the vendor to its tagline? Vendors Taglines 1 8×8 A Amplify Teams 2…
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How the Bell System Missed the Internet 6
“The fraud…” The Bell System ACS system was the largest privately financed R&D project in the history of mankind as of 1980. It was designed to have been the network…
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How the Bell System Missed the Internet 5
“Demonstrating the ACS system to the AT&T executives…and apparent success…” I have been discussing ACS, the Bell System version of the Internet. The BBN ARPANet was too small and couldn’t…
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