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Twitter is Best Home for MySpace

January 14, 2011

Sure Myspace is troubled, just let go of about half their staff and will likely be sold off. Obviously Google, Microsoft, Yahoo! and AOL come to mind as acquirers. Google could potentially avoid antitrust concerns because Facebook is such a force in social networking but merging disparate back-end systems would be a nightmare for company who counts computing efficiency as one of its core strengths. Microsoft makes a lot of sense but with a financial stake in Facebook, this may not make the most sense for the company.

Posted in Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Social Networking, Technology, Twitter

New ITEXPO Speakers January 14, 2011

January 14, 2011

There are so many exciting new speakers worth sharing for the upcoming ITEXPO and related events Feb 2-4, 2011, Miami, FL – I try to share them all each day but time doesn’t permit. Here are some who signed on today who you can come and meet in person. Show/Name Title Company Session ITEXPO Jon Doyle Vice President Communigate NGC-03 Trends and the Future of VoIP/Telco 2.0 - The Emergence of Cloud Telephony Flavio Gomes CEO LogiSense V-01 De-mystifying Hosted Communications Alyson Keenan VoIP Product Manager EarthLink Business SIP Trunk-UC Summit 4GWE Ed Naef Vice President CSMG Global 4G-24 Supporting the Enterprise with 4G Wireless Broadband Alan Amrod CMO Xirrus 4G-06 Everybody Loves WiFI M2M Stein Soelberg Director of Marketing KORE Telematics M2M-14 Top Considerations when Making an M2M Network Services Decision CVx Mark Sondergaard Director of Sales World Telecom Group CVX-03 Moving Up-Market with Telecom Expense Management & Wireless Expense Management Trent McCracken President Spectrum President CVX-03 Moving Up-Market with Telecom Expense Management & Wireless Expense Management Kevin Goodman Direct of Channel Marketing & Strategic Development Broadview Networks CVX-03 Moving Up-Market with Telecom Expense Management & Wireless Expense Management Gregg Smith Chairman & CEO Proximiti Communications CVX-03 Moving Up-Market with Telecom Expense Management & Wireless Expense Management Dan Vidal Owner & CEO Telecom Advisors CVX-06 Open Forum on Vendor/Distributor Contracts Emmet Tydings President AB&T Telecom CVX-06 Open Forum on Vendor/Distributor Contracts Smart Grid Thomas Mazzone Principal Solution Architect Telcordia Technologies SG-07 Transmission and Distribution - Building a Strong Foundation

Posted in 4G, AT&T, Apple, Call Center, Communications Developer, Facebook, Fax, Green, HD Voice, IP Communications, ITEXPO, Microsoft, Social Networking, Speech Technologies, Technology, Unified Communications, Wireless

Will Apple Pull the Plug on Intel?

January 14, 2011

An interesting difference between Droid devices and those of the iOS variety is that Apple gadgets require users to plug the devices into a computer for OS updates while the Google Droid works over the air or OTA. So last night’s earnings release from Intel which touted a record quarter in-part is influenced by the fact that the more iPods, iPhones and iPads there are, the more computers you need to sync, backup and upgrade the OS.

And regardless of whether you choose a Mac or PC to connect to your gadget, you are in fact using an Intel processor.

But now that carriers have gone from unlimited data plans to tiered where they get paid to provide more bandwidth, what is to stop them from allowing Apple to provide operating system updates OTA?

Posted in 4G, AT&T, Apple, Blackberry, Broadband, Consumer Electronics, Gadget, Google, IP Communications, Microsoft, Technology, Unified Communications, Verizon, WiMAX, Wireless

An App Store is an App Store

January 13, 2011

I generally agree with Microsoft that the term “app” is generic – meaning it is a general word used commonly and not associated with any company or brand. Certainly the term “killer app” has been around for decades so the use of the term “app” is not new. The term “store” too is generic so it is tough to consider “app store” to be anything but generic.

It is worth pointing out I don’t recall the term “app store” to be exceedingly common before Apple started using it.

Posted in Apple, Communications Developer, Google, Microsoft, Smart Ecosystem, Technology, Wireless

Is Apple the Biggest Facebook Threat?

January 13, 2011

Now I am not saying Apple is today ready to take on Facebook but boy are getting to a point where the pieces are lining up nicely for the maker of super-cool gadgets to combine the best of its offerings into a seamless social network.

Rather than talk about all the pieces, let’s instead begin the discussion realizing the massive marketshare Apple has and is gaining in consumer electronics. Add to this the increase in Mac shipments the company continues to boast. It is this network of devices which enabled the company to launch a product like FaceTime for video conferencing by immediately interconnecting millions of devices worldwide.

Posted in 4G, AT&T, Apple, Consumer Electronics, Facebook, Gadget, Google, IP Communications, Microsoft, Social Networking, Technology, Twitter, Unified Communications, Verizon, Wireless

ITEXPO East 2011 News Begins

January 13, 2011

The ITEXPO tsunami of news is beginning and one recent announcement which caught my eye was that snom will be showcasing its all new snom ONE collection of IP PBXs. The product line includes three versions - from free with ten extensions to a blue version which supports up to 150 extensions with support for five different businesses. There will be lots more news coming and for an idea of all the excitement and information which be generated from the event, check out the videos from the last ITEXPO in Los Angeles last fall.

Remember, the show is Feb 2-4, 2011 at the Miami Beach Convention center - be sure to register now.

Dialogic's Jim Machi discusses his company with me and also touches on the history of the Los Angeles Convention Center where we met over a decade earlier at Computer Telephony Expo or CT EXPO - anyone else remember the flying pigs?

ShoreTel's Bernard Gutnick discusses his company's latest offerings

Posted in 4G, 4GWE, AT&T, Apple, Avaya, Broadband, Call Center, Cisco, Communications Developer, Consumer Electronics, E-Commerce, FCC, Facebook, Fax, HD Voice, IP Communications, IPTV, ITEXPO, M2M, Merger/Acquisition, Open Source, SIP, Smart Grid, Social Networking, TMC Team, TMC Video, TMCnet, Unified Communications, Verizon, Video, VoIP

How Apple is Greasing the Wheels of Churn

January 13, 2011

It’s a pain to change mobile devices and carriers. Thankfully over the years many wireless providers have made the process go more smoothly by porting address books in their retail stores. But Apple has gone the extra mile allowing their devices to seamlessly work with most of the existing data from previous phones. In other words upgrading from an iPhone to an iPhone 3G to a 3GS and 4G has been a fairly straightforward task.

Posted in 4G, 4GWE, AT&T, Apple, Broadband, Consumer Electronics, FCC, Gadget, HD Voice, IMS, IP Communications, ITEXPO, M2M, Technology, Unified Communications, Verizon, VoIP, WiMAX, Wireless

Jon Stewart on Verizon iPhone

January 13, 2011

Does Jon Stewart carry around two phones because he can't make a call on his AT&T iPhone? Is he thrilled to have the ability to use Verizon in the future? Find out by checking out the video below:

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Verizon iPhone Announcement www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog</a> The Daily Show on Facebook

Posted in 4G, AT&T, Apple, Technology, Verizon, Wireless

All iPhone 4s Can Soon Become Mobile Hotspots

January 12, 2011

You may have heard the Verizon iPhone will have the ability to become a personal hotspot which will connect up to five devices. You may have further decided this is a reason to switch to Verizon from AT&T. Now it turns out AT&T is evaluating this feature as well and may roll it out when iOS 4.3 becomes available.

What is unclear is if the 3GS and 3G will also support this functionality and if this is the case what happens to a carrier's MiFi business when you can pick up a cheap iPhone which blends a smartphone and personal AP in one?

Posted in 4G, Apple, Broadband, Consumer Electronics, Gadget, Technology, Wireless

Cloud-Based Brute Force Attacks to Test Computer Security

January 11, 2011

Love it or hate it, the cloud is allowing some incredible things to take place such as being able to offer anyone the power of a supercomputer for pricing in line with a cup of coffee. Barry Levine writes about how a researcher was able to tap into the massive power of the Amazon EC2 cloud to break WiFi passwords at just $2 a pop.

So many passwords are susceptible to brute force attacks where a dictionary is used to generate passwords until it finds one which is correct. This is why some login screens have a CAPTCHA code requirement where a human needs to determine what the code is.

Posted in 4G, AT&T, Apple, Broadband, Consumer Electronics, Security, Technology, Wireless

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