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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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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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Cisco Makes its Presence Heard
Yesterday, Cisco joined the ranks of Microsoft, (Skype), Google, Yahoo, Apple, AOL, Facebook, Salesforce.com, and others with free IM and presence. From the Cisco blog: Today we’re announcing that we…
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Free Industry Downloads
This, that and some other type of call to action.
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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Megatrends 2012
It is good to reflect on the past year and I’ve been enjoying many of the pieces published in this annual ritual. It truly is impressive how much happens in…
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@DaveMichels
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@DaveMichels: RT @jkowall: Google HR Boss Explains Why GPA And Most Interviews Are Useless http://t.co/bgMdgsSWrq < good read, makes sense. - 8 hours ago
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@DaveMichels: Totally exhausted! Thank you @SiemensEnt for a great event. Looking forward to a new brand and an exciting new #ProjectAnsible. #eworld13! - 8 hours ago
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@DaveMichels: DIY Room Systems: I was a bit disappointed in last week’s Infocomm event. That show has become a major conference... http://t.co/YduBuHoLNu - 15 hours ago
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@DaveMichels: SEN making big bet on #WebRTC, Sees it as disruptive force that will change how capabilities are delivered. Active w/ Stds. #eworld13 - 18 hours ago
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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My Predictions for 2012
I have one key prediction for 2012: the Mayan calendar will be proved wrong, and the world will not come to an end in 2012. Assuming I got that one…
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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 →.
Top 2011 Posts from Pin Drop Soup
Most read stories this year. The blog really saw some traffic increases in 2011. Though moving to a new site – and new name (TalkingPointz) caused a disruption in traffic…
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Avaya Trends
Avaya recently posted what they see as trends in 2012. It is a three page document with 12 trends – tightly written – crisp points. It’s intended to be a…
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Next Conference: Comdex Virtual
I have mixed feelings about these virtual conferences. One one hand, they present so much of what I do believe in – telepresence and electronic communication. Why should we take…
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Video is OK, Audio is Where It’s At
Joe Burton has showed up now at Plantronics. For those of you not playing along, Joe defected from Cisco to Polycom last September. This was a fairly high profile move….
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UC Is Free
Phillip Crosby published “Quality is Free” in 1979, and it became a key contributor to a global revolution in manufacturing practices. Previously, “Quality” was associated with goodness, or luxury rather…
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Expert Guide for PBX Buying
Jon Arnold and I collaborated on a Focus Expert Guide: Purchasing Enterprise Phone Systems. Online collaboration is really changing the way we work – for the better. A single online…
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Google’s Gag on Voice
Google’s enigmatic voice service known as Google Voice once again surfaces to headlines. It’s becoming a silly ritual, Google unveils something trivial like number portability and the blogs light up…
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Microsoft’s Lyncpin to UC
Today, Microsoft formally launched Lync. On one hand, it seems a bit strange to formally launch a product that is in it’s third generation, a launch that offered very little…
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OCS Rethync Results with Lync
I’ve got my head buried in Microsoft’s Lync for the past and next few weeks. Several client projects have me spending my days digging into this family of solutions. Lync…
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Is That a Phone in Your Pocket, or
Are you just glad to UC me? T-Mobile launched the MyTouch 4G phone this week. Yet another Android phone is hardly newsworthy, but this one caught my attention. It has…
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An Industry in Transformation
Unified Communications is a clever name for telecom in transformation. Everything is changing and everyone is confused (though not everyone will admit it). In the days of yore, telecom was…
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Multi-Vendor UC, We’ll See
Over the past year or so, complaints and cries around UC Interoperability have been growing. As a response, there is a new organization in town and it is called the…
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