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$1,000 For Pic of Al Gore Shoveling Snow

February 8, 2010

With all due respect to the VP who was a past TMC expo keynoter who by the way did an outstanding job. It just seems too ironic to not request such a picture - I would want exclusive rights of course. A snow blower works as well - and it needs to be from this recent snowstorm.

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Supercomm Dies, What it Means to Carriers, The Industry

February 8, 2010

Last week, Doug Mohney had the big scoop that Supercomm will be cancelled - he blogged it as a rumor which was subsequently confirmed by the TIA and USTelecom today. As a show organizer myself I get a lot of questions regarding what this news means to our industry. Rather than continuing to opine on a person-by-person basis, I thought it made sense to put my thoughts in writing.

Posted in 4G, 4GWE, AT&T, Apple, Avaya, Blackberry, Broadband, Cisco, Communications Developer, Conference, Consumer Electronics, E-Commerce, FCC, Fax, Financial, Gadget, Google, Green, HD Voice, IMS, IP Communications, IPTV, ITEXPO, M2M, Microsoft, Nortel, Optical, SIP, SaaS, Satellite, Skype, Smart Ecosystem, Smart Grid, Social Networking, Technology, Unified Communications, Verizon, Video, VoIP, Vonage, WiMAX, Wireless, Yahoo

Espionage via APT or Advanced Persistent Threat Widespread

February 5, 2010

Corporate and government secrets are currently being stolen on a grand scale - can anything be done about it?

If you are one of those people not easily rattled, please have a seat and get ready to shake. A new acronym, APT which stands for Advanced Persistent Threat is on the scene and by many accounts is an online threat which is virtually impossible to detect and even worse eradicate. Once your company is infected it seems hackers have access to virtually any and all information on your network.

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Tech, Telecom: The Energy is Back

February 3, 2010

Communications, wireless, consumer electronics, cloud computing, virtualization -- in a turbulent market, it is good to be in technology.

Monster.com was one of the companies I considered to have a natural monopoly in the US job search market a decade ago. Amazingly, social media sites like LinkedIn and Craigslist are making Job sites less relevant and as a result Monster just picked up HotJobs for $225 in cash to shore up its decreasing market share.

A decade or so ago it was common knowledge that satellite radio would eventually make a huge dent in the business of traditional radio companies.

Posted in 4G, 4GWE, AT&T, Apple, Avaya, Blackberry, Broadband, CRM, Call Center, Cisco, Communications Developer, Conference, Conferencing, Consumer Electronics, E-Commerce, FCC, Fax, Financial, Gadget, Google, Green, HD Voice, IP Communications, IPTV, ITEXPO, M2M, Merger/Acquisition, Microsoft, Musings, Nortel, Open Source, Optical, Patent, Personal, SIP, SaaS, Satellite, Science, Search, Security, Skype, Smart Ecosystem, Smart Grid, Social Networking, Speech Technologies, TMC Team, TMC Video, TMCnet, Technology, Unified Communications, Verizon, Video, Virtual Worlds, VoIP, Vonage, Wireless, Yahoo

Patent Pooling Taking Off

February 2, 2010

I suggested companies join the RPX patent protection club back in 2008 as I have seen how patent litigation can destroy a company's profitability and force it to lose focus. RPX as you may remember is a firm whose goal is to allow companies to buy into a pool of patents which can be used to protect them against future lawsuits. The idea is a company will think twice about pursuing a patent lawsuit if you can countersue using a huge pool of patents.

Since my original entry, Microsoft, Nokia and Sony have signed up for the service.

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iPad's Lack of Flash and Openness a Blow to Publishers

January 28, 2010

Last year I called lack of Flash support on the iPhone the real Apple Tax. This is still the case and since this post, TMC had to spend significant development resources to create an iPhone specific site which converts our video from Flash to H.264.

The iPad will not have Flash support either - or multitasking for that matter. Today, Silicon Valley Insider explains that this new Apple tablet touted as a publishing savior will actually hurt media companies because their ads which are currently written in Flash need to be rewritten via the iPad SDK.

Posted in 4G, AT&T, Apple, Blackberry, Broadband, Communications Developer, Consumer Electronics, E-Commerce, Financial, Gadget, Google, Green, IP Communications, M2M, SIP, Skype, Social Networking, Speech Technologies, Technology, Unified Communications, Verizon, VoIP, Wireless

Smart Grid Summit East 2010 Videos

January 27, 2010

Livecage came to ITEXPO East 2010 last week in Miami and the colocated Smart Grid Summit and recorded a number of video interviews which are posted here. I hope you find them useful.
Here are some of the people who participated in the interviews:

John Bryan Jeremy Griesbach Jon Arnold Sharon S. Allan Kevin Suitor Paul Smith Puja Lakhlani Arjun Roychowdhury Raja Gopal Didier Boivin Rick Rotondo Kevin F. R. Suitor Catherine ThompsonHere are some new photos from Jon Arnold's blog.

Posted in Broadband, E-Commerce, FCC, Google, Green, IP Communications, ITEXPO, Smart Grid, Technology

ITEXPO East 2010 Miami a Great Success Thanks to You

January 26, 2010

A humble thank you to my followers who came out in support of ITEXPO this past week in Miami. Thank you conferees who braved a tough economic climate and came to the show. I also want to extend appreciation to the speakers, sponsors, exhibitors and attendees at the show. In addition, thanks to our many partners who contributed greatly to the success of this week of events.

Posted in 4G, 4GWE, AT&T, Apple, Avaya, Blackberry, Broadband, CRM, Call Center, Cisco, Communications Developer, Conference, Conferencing, Consumer Electronics, E-Commerce, FCC, Fax, Financial, Gadget, Google, Green, HD Voice, IMS, IP Communications, IPTV, ITEXPO, JITC, M2M, Merger/Acquisition, Microsoft, Open Source, Optical, Patent, SIP, SaaS, Satellite, Science, Search, Security, Skype, Smart Ecosystem, Smart Grid, Social Networking, Speech Technologies, TMC Team, TMC Video, Technology, Unified Communications, Verizon, Video, Virtual Worlds, VoIP, Vonage, WiMAX, Wireless, Yahoo

Jeff Rodman of Polycom Keynotes ITEXPO East 2010

January 20, 2010

This post was stuck in my drafts folder -- sorry for the late post.

Here in Miami, at the Miami Beach Convention Center, Jeff Rodman is giving a keynote where he explains how crucial it is to link together technology in such a way that it becomes transparent to users. Moreover he explained how the definition of "Now" varies by person meaning different people are at different stages of life based on time of day, day of week and/or time zone. What cultural implications are there to communicating 24x7?

Check out the video below for details.

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XG Technologies Interview at ITEXPO East 2010

January 20, 2010

I had a chance to have a brief interview with Chris Whiteley, Director of Business Development at XG Technologies. He gave me an indication of what the company is up to and where their future lies. One point of interest is that the company has a few new devices coming out and moreover hopes to evolve to become a fables fabless semiconductor company which leverages their proprietary technology to maximize the efficiency of wireless spectrum.

Posted in 4G, AT&T, Broadband, Communications Developer, Consumer Electronics, E-Commerce, FCC, Fax, Financial, Gadget, Green, IMS, IP Communications, ITEXPO, SIP, Technology, Verizon, WiMAX, Wireless

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