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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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Selected Video Announcements at EC13
The show that used to be called VoiceCon has rapidly turned into a show about video. Below are selected excerpts from some selected video related announcements at Enterprise Connect. Emphasis…
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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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Mitel Does 180 with New 360
I posted a more detailed explanation of the Mitel 360 Collaboration Point on NoJitter, but a few additional thoughts. Mitel has not made stand alone IP saucers before. Instead, the…
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Polycom’s Wild Ride
Polycom’s been on one hell of a roller coaster. The company that is synonymous with non-Cisco video conferencing has had its ups and downs – mostly downs – lately. From…
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Barriers to Enterprise Video Keep Falling
I’ve written a few times about Lifesize, a subsidiary of Logitech. Logitech, LifeSize, and Slim Devices Oh My Logitech and Jabra Smile, It’s for You What I find so interesting…
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Stop Chatting
The new iPad does not allow FaceTime calls to be made using LTE. FaceTime is the Apple picture phone service that lets you video chat. Now, most businesses want to…
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Avaya Does Have a Rad Vision
Last December, in response to rumors, I posted Does Avaya Have a Radvision? That posted offered up some reasons why the rumor that Avaya might acquire Radvision made sense. Now the…
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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 →.
Cisco Calls the Skype Kettle Black
I didn’t see this one coming – but it makes perfect sense. Cisco communicates to the EU that Microsoft and Skype together may not be such a good thing for…
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Avaya Partner Event
Last week, Avaya held its Partner event in Las Vegas. There was surprisingly little coverage of the Avaya event, but here is what I’ve pieced together.
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Digital Realities
When technology shifts occur slowly, dramatic changes in how we live take place. Electricity allowed us to work late at night as opposed to until sundown. But when technology changes…
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Enterprise Tablets: Hurry and Get One Before They Are Gone
The Cius is almost here. That makes two enterprise UC tablets: Cisco Cius and Avaya Desktop Video Device with the Flare Experience. First some clarifications and differences, then a few…
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Danger Will Robinson
The new next big thing is Telepresence robots. At least that’s what some people think. I think not. With any luck, telepresence robots are currently experiencing their peak in popularity….
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Logitech and Jabra
About 19 months ago, Logitech acquired LifeSize. That seemed strange at the time, as Logitech purveys fine mice and keyboards, not telepresence solutions. But perhaps I was too quick to…
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Focus on UC
If you are seeking a new voice-centric UC solution, check out this Focus Report Jon Arnold and I published on Focus: http://www.focus.com/research/unified-communications/focus-experts-guide-unified-communications/ This Experts’ Guide cuts through the technology conundrum and…
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InfoComm, Where the Video Vendors Talk
The 800 lbs gorilla in Telepresence is Cisco/Tandberg, and the rest of the industry are teaming up against the giant. Polycom, HP, Microsoft, and Juniper seem to be united in…
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Polycom’s “Ground Breaking News”: BFD.
For weeks Polycom has been teasing me with “ground breaking” news to come on June 1. If you are going to tease, you better deliver. Announcements and press releases are…
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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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Air Travel Sucks!
Airlines Suck! What happened to air travel? This is normally a telecom blog, so let’s just say this post is pro videoconferencing. I am writing this from an airport will…
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Logitech, LifeSize, and Slim Devices Oh My
I posted news about LifeSize now supporting Skype. I think it is significant news because the enterprise world, where LifeSize resides, has pretty much ignored Skype. But Skype is too…
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