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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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Current Reading
I realized the current stack of books on my desk were ideal for a photo and blog post. But before i get into the actual books, let my preface this…
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Irked by IRQs
PCs use interrupt requests known as IRQs to manage various devices such as sound cards and modems. When the device has a need for processing power, it sends an interrupt…
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Sneak Peek at 2013
Predicting the future is pretty simple. Cisco, Microsoft, and Avaya are all going to die and disappear, and so will I. Predicting the future with contextual timing is far more…
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The End of Legacy
The first time I heard “Legacy Systems” was in the early 90s when working at Coors. It was in reference to the mainframe and dumb terminals around the campus. I…
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Cisco Collaboration Summit ’12
Empower. Engage. Innovate (reminds me of Explorer. Expedition. Excursion) is the theme of Cisco’s Collaboration Summit taking place this week. This is largely a channel event. Last year’s attendance was…
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The End User’s Voice
I recently reviewed two current end user surveys. When corporations publish research studies it is usually to confirm their products, services, and strategies are aligned with customer feedback. No exception…
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WebRTC All Hype?
The topic of WebRTC is getting a lot of attention lately. I can see why it is so exciting – effectively it will transform any web device into (for lack…
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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 →.
The Magic at DreamForce 2012
Dreamforce is an impressive conference, though I have never actually attended one. At least not in person, I always make it a point to watch the posted videos as the…
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A Theory About Lync
Could the missing Lync be in your future? Perhaps. Microsoft acquired Yammer yesterday. No news here as the leaks were so accurate. I even opined about it a two weeks…
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NEC Advantage Brought Clouds to Florida
NEC Advantage is NEC’s annual conference for telecom consultants and dealers. I did a broad summary of the event on NoJitter, but wanted to add a few more points. NEC…
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MS Yammer
It seems nearly official: Microsoft is reportedly close to buying Yammer, a privately held social enterprise vendor, for more than $1 billion. WTF?
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FireSpotter’s UberConference
Until I spoke to Craig Walker about FireSpotter Labs’ new UberConference service – I hadn’t really thought about how much audio conferencing has been frozen in time. Yes, there has…
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NEC’s Advantage
This week is the NEC Advantage conference in Florida. NEC actually hosts two back-to-back conferences – the first one is for consultants and dealers, and then comes one for customers….
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UCSummit 2012
This week is the UC Summit in La Jolla, CA. This conference is all about the UC Channel, how it’s changing and what to benefit from the changes. What’s interesting…
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How Collaboration Drove Britannica Out of Print
If there were going to be another printed edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, they might consider updating the section about the Earth being round. Perhaps as with networks, planets also…
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Akhavan at CeBIT
At CeBIT 2012, Siemens Enterprise Communications CEO Hamid Akhavan summarized the the value of having UC embedded in everyday workflows and processes. There is a lot of opportunity in harmonizing communications…
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Big Blue’s Sphere
LotusSphere is an odd name for an event about non-Lotus software. That was just one of the themes from IBM’s (presumably last) LotuSphere 2012, that it is killing the Lotus…
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Social Blue
IBM is an impressive company – It has lived through more computational generations than any other. The company doesn’t have the fan base of say an Apple, or the fight…
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BT Offers Lync Pilot
On NoJitter, I recently attempted to explain Lync licensing (Lync Licensing: Effective Confusion). I recently completed a 40+ page report “summarizing” Lync licensing for a major research and analyst firm….
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