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iPhone is trendy, but is it the right tool for business?
April 29, 2008
Apple Faces Challenges In Driving iPhone Adoption By Business | www.informationweek.com
Form follows function. Stylish and with some neat features, but best tool for the job? Not sure.
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Internet not growing fast enough? Bwahahahah!
January 2, 2008
Internet not growing fast enough, researchers say | searchcio-midmarket.techtarget.com
- Internet "growth" rates remain exponential. - Internet "use" rates are through the roof. - Then there are lies, damn lies, and statistics.
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PT Barnum's famous "sucker born every minute" quote didn't factor in Internet Time
January 2, 2008
Looming Online Security Threats in 2008 | www.businessweek.com
Barnum, Bessimer, Forepaugh, whoever ... it's a fundamental truism. Everybody's stupid somehow, sometime. The advent of "Internet Time" really just allows more opportunities for exposing stupidity in a shorter amount of time.
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October 26, 2007
AT&T Sues Vonage Over Patents | www.informationweek.com
• VoIP sucks ... (wait, let me put my asbestos suit on) • The Vonage concept is appealing, but execution is poor • They can't survive several large settlements with such low ARPU
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Microsoft vs. Linux Isn't the Issue... Office Functionality is the Issue
October 25, 2007
After Ubuntu, Windows Looks Increasingly Bad, Increasingly Archaic, Increasingly Unfriendly | www.sys-con.com
• Microsoft owns the desktop because of applications • Windows will be displaced when Office, Outlook/Exchange, etc. are open • Look for MS to hunker down on proprietary application stuff
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VoIP is now the true bottom-end of the market
June 18, 2007
Skype Partners with Wal-Mart to Increase VoIP Adoption | www.asteriskvoipnews.com
• I love Walmart. Shop there all the time. But not for phone service. • I love VoIP. Use it all the time. But not in crowded places. • With VoIP flying off the Walmart shelves, how loooong will the lines get?
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Marketing predistortion for MicroTCA market?
June 18, 2007
IBM Shrinks Integrated Blade Computing System for Smaller Firms | www-03.ibm.com
• Certainly blade-based architectures have many attractive features • Modular standardization could be a problem for IBM • First-to-announce is only a ploy for attention
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Hype is Nice, but Reality (Delivered) Would be Better
June 18, 2007
Moto's monster; Smartphone changes shape depending on the task | findarticles.com
• RAZR was a (big) flash in the pan, and lightning doesn't strike twice. • Asian handsets and Blackberrys are setting the pace now. • Better PC integration might have helped. It's keeping Palm alive. Barely.
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IPTV: Lots of hype but limited potential
November 20, 2006
IPTV Providers Blame Set-Top Boxes for Service Problems and Customer Complaints | www.xchangemag.com
• IPTV is the industry term for user-friendly video over IP networks
• Effective video over IP has many end-to-end complexities
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WiFi is nice, but WiMAX is better
November 17, 2006
MetroFi Teams With AT&T for Muni WiFi | gigaom.com
• WiFi is a local-area technology, not a metro technology
• Metro areas have requirements that eclipse WiFi capabilities
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"Telemedicine" is a misnomer ... try "remote workforce"
September 11, 2006
The Sensible Side of Telemedicine | www.businessweek.com
• Network connectivity only succeeds when it solves a realistic problem
• The medical industry's problem: expertise shortages
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Next Generation WPAN is on the standards track
September 5, 2006
CSR plans Bluetooth chips with WiFi and UWB | www.cbronline.com
• Bluetooth and UWB standards are "converging" in the IEEE
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Sensor technology is only one piece of the puzzle
September 5, 2006
Micron, OmniVision tip sensors for security | www.pixim.com
• Sensor technology advances are important, but not only consideration
• System-level issues ... like network connectivity ... are key also
• Network connection means security issues for the data -
Don't get caught NAPping ... the bad guys might be awake
August 21, 2006
Can you rely on Microsoft's Network Access Protection? | www.computerworld.com
• Conventional protection from viruses, etc. is at the desktop
• NAP limits network access until "proof of vaccination" is presented
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You get what you pay for (and manage properly)
August 21, 2006
Is Offshore IT Outsourcing Losing Its Luster? | www.optimizemagazine.com
• Shrinking salary differentials limits the "bargain"
• High employee turnover limits the "efficiency"
• Hidden costs can be high, so management of the process is key -
August 21, 2006
Whatever Happened to Smartphones? | www.theregister.co.uk
• Smartphones may be smart, but they're not good phones
• Smartphones may be phones [sic], but they're not good laptops
• Mobile users need voice first, and other stuff maybe not at all -
QoS, not bandwidth, is what cable needs
August 21, 2006
Cable Industry May Need to Spend Heavily on Broadband Upgrades | online.wsj.com
• Cable infrastructure is a party line, built for broadcast
• Bandwidth (typically) far exceeds what DSL variants can offer
• Service providers with QoS capability will be better positioned -
Be careful putting all your eggs in one basket
August 21, 2006
Terabyte drive to debut later this year | news.com.com
• Less's Law trumps Moore's Law ... but there's a cost
• $/GB is important ... but there's a crossover with TCO and liability
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If something seems too good to be true ...
July 27, 2006
MPEG-4 HD encoders - Harmonic's entry | www.harmonicinc.com
• Multi-channel, multi-service addresses scalability/density, not quality
• Lower bit-rates than current .. but with what source and quality? -
July 26, 2006
Rural Telco Enjoying a Ruckus | www.telecommagazine.com
• WiFi has limited capabilities that may work now, but ...
• Video formats have very demanding transmission needs
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