Archive for August 14th, 2008
Freeloaders??? Chickens Come Home to Roost in Georgia
For decades many Europeans have criticized America’s arrogance and belligerence while peering out from behind the shield we provide for them. The Russian invasion of Georgia and the threat to the pitifully small portion of the European natural gas supply which does not come from Russia has brought some of these chickens home to roost. It was the American presence in NATO which stopped the previous Soviet Empire from expanding even further. There were protests then against American missile...
Adding Voice to your Business Process means huge ROI
I wanted to share a quick story of one of our customers. They write software that (among other things) manages shifts for busy and complicated work environments. In the past, when people couldn’t make it into work for any reason, someone had to guess who might be available, look up their contact information, make a series of calls, and ask if someone could fill in. That takes time. But our client knew there was a better way. They quickly realized that adding automated phone calls w...
NewTeeVee Startup Watch: Trendessence, LiveRail, imcandy, Animasher, Heekya
What’s new on NewTeeVee this week? Lots and lots of online video startups. The beautiful summer weather doesn’t seem to be tempting anyone out of the office this year. And keep an eye on NTV for a couple more startup scoops to come this week. First up, Trendessence: I mentioned this one in my BusinessWeek story this week. Young guys out of Stanford trying to match up major advertisers and independent online video producers. Very early, but they seem to be scoring the right meetings...
Has Asterisk NOT “crossed the chasm” for developers? (Key links to read for open source)
Jay Phillips is frustrated. He passionately wants to see open source telephony enjoy success all around the world. Yet right now, when people think “open source telephony”, they almost always think of Asterisk… and Jay sees too many challenges for developers embracing Asterisk. Jay, the creator of the Adhearsion telephony framework for Ruby, has spoken about this at recent conferences and pulled together his thoughts in a lengthy post earlier this week entitled “What We&#...
iPhone 3G Issues: The Plot Thickens
The iPhone 3G’s problems are a hot topic of discussion these days, with everyone trying to figure out who’s to blame. Is it the fault of the carrier? The software? Or the chips inside the device? While I have a feeling this is really a witches’ brew of all three, the explanations only add to the mystery. Users are complaining of four basic problems. And notably, they are the same ones that handset makers and carriers in Europe and Asia had to deal with when they started to roll ou...
Attention UK SMS Twitter Users….
Quite a few people are complaining about Twitter’s decision to stop updates via SMS in the UK because it was proving to be too costly. (Actually it is a decision that impacts everyone who is not in US, Canada or India/) Sarah Lacy says they should stop whining. Instead they should check out this new service, Zygotweet, that will allow you to buy credits (between 4-to-5 p per message), and get your tweets to your mobiles. If this story interests you, check out our upcoming con...
Thoughts when asked: What do YOU do?
When you attend a networking event and are meeting people for the first time, my observation is that the people who are professionals who are working in their chosen profession have it easier than others introducing themselves since most people have a general understanding what an: Accountant, Actor, Artist, Director, Doctor, Lawyer, Writer, … does. But if your chosen profession is slightly off the beaten path, what do YOU say? How do YOU describe yourself? How do you answer the quest...
GPS Players Aim to Navigate the Mobile Market
Even though Apple has yet to show off turn-by-turn directions on the GPS-enabled iPhone, navigation is one of the fastest-growing categories of mobile devices apps. As comScore recently noted, map use on cell phones in the U.S. during the three-month period ended May 31 was up 82 percent over the same period last year. The demand is particularly high for step-by-step pedestrian navigation. GPS makers are responding by getting their services onto phones or, in some, cases, making phones around ...
Lypp chosen by Microsoft for Response Point Partner Case Study
Microsoft has recently published a case study on Lypp for our involvement with their Small Business Phone System - Response Point. It also mentions our plans to deliver a last mile broadband offer that will potentially make VoIP for Small Businesses a viable solution in Canada. Thanks to Rex Backman at Microsoft for putting this together. ...
Intel’s Remote Wake Gives PCs a Super Poke
It isn’t quite earth shattering, but Intel is introducing a technology that could make computers more useful. The company has developed ways to power up PCs remotely, allowing people to, say, retrieve files, according to the Wall Street Journal. Intel calls this Remote Wake, and it will work on forthcoming desktops with a new chipset that will have the new software embedded in the memory. Apparently, this will be much easier to use than the current options. Intel is working with Jajah, Cy...
The Golden Goose Called SMS
MG Siegler has a nice rant this morning about how wireless carriers are making a killing from SMS (aka text messaging). It includes this bit of sweetness: “Look, SMS is great in that it connects so many people around the world. But the fees associated with it are an absolute joke. It’s a very small amount of data yet carriers seem to think it’s okay to charge an arm and a leg for it.” Welcome to the ARPU-driven economics of the wireless industry where it’s all about squeez...
News In Brief
The Summer Lull is upon us, as everyone heads out on vacation. Here are some news snippets from Jajah, Fring, Freeswitch, Truphone, Palringo, Counterpath and more… Read More… ...
Internet Telephony Expo - Will You Be There?
TMC’s Fall edition of the IT Expo is just over a month away, and it’s time to start talking it up. The IT Expo West 2008 will be in Los Angeles, and runs from September 16-18, and you can immerse yourself in the program at the event website. The IT Expo has truly been a survivor and is still one of the best horizontal telecom events around, especially for the enterprise and SMB market. There is a healthy list of keynotes from market leaders, and it’s especially nice to see Jona...
For NBC, Others an Olympian Online Bonanza
Liz Miller says that these days all people are talking about Michael Phelps, the winningest Olympian and a former presidential candidate’s lover. Eric Schmidt, Director of Media and Advertising Evangalism at Microsoft tells Beet.tv that nearly two million people tuned into watch Beijing Olympic Games on NBC’s website, making it one of the much watched online events. The interest is peaking elsewhere as special Olympics-oriented sites created by Yahoo, AOL and others are experiencin...
Kevin Rose’s Next Startup to be Cleantech?
Could Kevin Rose be latest convert from info tech to cleantech? In a recent video blog post, the Digg founder fleshed out an idea for making managing the power consumption of your home’s many gadgets a little more eco-friendly and way more gizmo-geeky. The idea combines ideas that startups like Tendril and Green Plug are already working on but adds a location-based twist. Not only will your devices be remotely controllable, Rose proposes, but the system will ping the GPS in your phone to ...
Different IMs For Different Folks
Jeff LaPorte, co-founder and chief architect at EQO Communications, has come-up with an IM Map of the world using his company’s IM interconnect capability, showing each country seems to have a preference for a different IM network. For instance, 77.18 percent of Argentineans love MSN, followed by 9.99 percent who love GTalk. Mexicans (83.72 percent), Brazilians (77.18 percent) Dutch (65.41 percent), French (68.01 percent), Italians (60.45 percent) the Turks (75.6 percent) are all big MSN ...
Countdown to 4G: Who’s Doing What, When
As the iPhone has shown, carriers are going to have to upgrade their mobile networks to handle the increasing amount of data traffic that will come from users surfing social networks, YouTube and heaven knows what else while on the go. Just please don’t do it while driving. So for those reading about the promise of 4G networks such as LTE or mobile WiMAX, here’s a look at each carrier’s launch plans and when (or if) you can expect to see up to 100 Mbps down on your mobile netw...
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