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Effectively Telling Your Product's Story

By Rich Tehrani on Tuesday, Jun 18

One of the most interesting aspects of my career is watching the thousands of companies I have met over the years make...

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Tagged advertising, kodak, mad men, marketing

Dialogic and Cisco Round Out Day's NFV News

By Rich Tehrani on Tuesday, Jun 18

It’s been a busy week regarding NFV and the software telco (R)evolution. First off Dialogic had some solid thoughts on six of...

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Tagged cisco, dialogic, network functions virtualization, nfv, software telco

The Big Deal about Big Data Analytics

By Peter Bernstein on Tuesday, Jun 18

By Greg Owens, Senior Director Customer Experience Solutions Marketing, Alcatel-Lucent

The rise of big data is causing service providers to ask some big questions: How should we store our data? How long should we keep it? What parts of it are relevant to our business? Most importantly, how do we get value from it? To turn big data into a big deal, service providers need to extract insights that can help them make smart business decisions and improve the customer experience.

The value of big data is all in what useful and actionable information it can provide. I find it exciting to see how service providers use big data analytics to gain new insights and solve complex problems. With this post, I’ll look at some new research by industry analysts and three key opportunities that big data analytics presents to service providers.
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Tagged Alcatel-Lucent, analytics, Big Data, customer expereince, Greg Owens, QoS | Responses

WebRTC: The Revolution Won't Occur Without a Media Server

By Jim Machi on Tuesday, Jun 18

Next Thursday at the WebRTC Conference and Expo, I’ll present a conference keynote that might not be exactly what attendees expect...

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Tagged Atlanta, Internet Protocol, Media server, PSTN, Public switched telephone network, Voice over Internet Protocol, Web browser, WebRTC | Responses

Software Telcos Based on NFV Want Less Equipment Provider M&A

By Rich Tehrani on Tuesday, Jun 18

Mergers are nothing new but about a decade ago in the telecom market they reached a fever pitch when SBC purchased AT&T...

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Tagged at&t, etsi, nfv, sbc, sdn, software telco, wireless

Linux Foundation Embedded Solutions Director's Case for Open Source and Connected Car

By Suzanne Bowen on Monday, Jun 17

The car of 2013 is different from the one I learned to drive, a 1974 Ford Maverick with rear federal bumpers, aluminum...

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Tagged Connected car, Ford Maverick, Ford Motor Company, Linus Torvalds, Linux, linux foundation, Mercedes Benz, open source, Original equipment manufacturer, rudolf streif, Tata Elxsi | Responses

Business Video and Queen Lead Guitarist Brian May

By Suzanne Bowen on Monday, Jun 17

"A good video can make all the difference," says Brian May (Ph.D. Astro-Physics and Queen lead guitarist). Such is true for business!Even...

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Tagged Bohemian Rhapsody, Brian May, Business, Complete History of the Universe, Muntwo, Queen, Video, Youtube | Responses

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Oracle Not Shy at MWC

February 25, 2013

Oracle has never been bashful and their communications division seems to be happy to beat it's chest at Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona. Once the Acme Packet merger solidifies, we can expect them to be even more aggressive.

Posted in MWC

Tagged: barcelona, mwc, oracle, wireless : Related Tags:

Alcatel-Lucent Pushes Tagline at MWC

February 25, 2013

Alcatel-Lucent pushes its tagline "At the speed of ideas" here at Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona. Carrier equipment companies have long-struggled to enable carriers to rapidly adapt to changing markets and opportunities. This tagline certainly sums up the opportunity. With the company's new CEO at the helm, the issue will be delivering on the promise.

Posted in MWC

Tagged: barcelona, mwc, wireless : Related Tags: pushes tagline, alcatel lucent, lucent pushes, tagline

Made it to Mobile World Congress MWC2013

February 25, 2013

Mobile World Congress moved from the city center of Barcelona last year to a location by the airport meaning the tens of thousands of visitors to the show have a long commute - either by mass transit or cab. Finding a cab in the morning of course was a major challenge but regardless, I made it here. The sprawling event seems to feel more comfortable in this less cramped facility and I've spent the last hour trying to get my bearings. More to come.

Posted in MWC

Tagged: barcelona, mwc, technology, wireless : Related Tags: mobile world, world congress

Steve Wozniak to Keynote ITEXPO Las Vegas

February 22, 2013

We are extremely proud to announce Steve Wozniak is a keynoter at ITEXPO in Las Vegas, Thursday, August 29 at 10am. After the amazing keynote of John Sculley, past Apple CEO weeks back at this event* in Miami (video below), we thought the only way to even come close to finding someone of a similar caliber was to present the cofounder of Apple to our beloved ITEXPO community!

After all, how often do you get to hear from the person who helped revolutionize the personal computer industry by inventing the Apple I and Apple II computers?

The Woz has intricate knowledge of both communications and computing and as today’s mobility solutions have brought these markets together, his presence as a featured speaker means attendees at the show will hear from one of the most-focused visionaries available anywhere. Moreover, his topic which is the past, present and future of technology and entrepreneurship are sure to resonate

Registration is open now.

Posted in Apple, ITEXPO, Technology, Unified Communications, Wireless

Tagged: apple, conference, expo, itexpo, john sculley, keynote, steve wozniak, technology, the woz, woz : Related Tags: steve wozniak, itexpo, apple, keynote

WebRTC Advisory Board Announced

February 20, 2013

One of the more exciting bits of news this week has to do with TMC and partners choosing the Inaugural WebRTC advisory board. After the huge success of the first WebRTC World show in Santa Clara, California, we wanted to make sure we worked with the absolute top minds in the communications, technology and WebRTC fields to ensure our conferences have the best content possible.

The next show takes place June 25-27, 2013 in Atlanta, GA. Here is a list of the new board members with Twitter handles for easy-following purposes.

Update: Jim Donovan's correct Twitter handle is now listed below.

Name/Company Member Handle Company Handle Jim Donovan
Acme Packet @jdrtc @Acme_Packet Tsahi Levent-Levi
Amdocs @tsahil @Amdocs Alan Johnston
Avaya @alanbjohnston @Avaya Chris McGugan
Avaya @cmcgugan @Avaya Arnaud Budkiewicz
Bistri @arnaudbud @Bistri Cullen Jennings
Cisco @cfluffy @CiscoSystems Steven Sokol
Digium @ssokol @digium David Duffett
Asterisk @dduffett ‏ @asteriskpbx Dean Bubley
Distruptive Analysis @disruptivedean @DApremium Geoff Hollingworth
Ericsson @geoffworth @ericsson Craig Walker
Fierspotter Labs @cwalker123 N/A Jan Linden
Google @jtlinden @google Justin Uberti
Google @juberti @google Stephen Brown
Mitel @mitelcloudchief @mitel Boris Selitser
Oracle N/A @Oracle Joe Burton
Plantronics @JoeBurtonCTO @Plantronics Goncalo Morais
Siemens @gnclmorais @SiemensEnt Mohan Palat
Sonus @mpalat @sonusnet Mark Weidick
TenHands @markweidick @TenHandsInc David Jodoin
ThruPoint @david_jodoin @Thrupoint Dan Burnett
Voxeo @voxeodanburnett @voxeo Alexey Aylarov
Zingaya @aylarov @Zingaya_Service

Posted in Android, Avaya, Google, HTML5, IP Communications, Technology, Video, VoIP, WebRTC

Tagged: acme packet, advisory board, avaya, cisco, conference, craig walker, digium, firespotter labs, google, oracle, plantronics, webrtc : Related Tags: webrtc advisory, advisory board, jodoin thrupoint, david jodoin, aylarov ingaya, google

Thank You Amazon, Retailers May Now Merge at Will

February 18, 2013

When reports surfaced regarding Office Depot merging with OfficeMax, the first thing which may have occurred to many, is regulators wouldn’t let this approximately $2 billion happen because the resulting store would be too large and create antitrust concerns. Much of these worries in retail however have decreased as of late because of the strength of Wal-Mart, Costco and of course Amazon. Let’s also remember that Staples is a major player in the space. It’s worth pointing out that Amazon in particular can be used by just about all retailers to justify industry consolidation.

Posted in Amazon, Consumer Electronics, E-Commerce, Gadget, Merger/Acquisition, Technology

Tagged: acquisition, amazon, best buy, costco, ecommerce, m&a, wal-mart : Related Tags: regulators wouldn, worth pointing, amazon, retailers, retail, market

Scam Users, Accumulate Facebook Likes, Buy a Ferrari

February 18, 2013

Bitdefender Labs recently reported that a site showing kittens and unicorns suggested users download a “business flash” plugin in order to see a video. At this point the plugin takes control of the user’s computer allowing cookie information to be taken and replicated on another computer – effectively locking a user out of their social networking account.

Bitdefender describes the people behind this scheme as crooks which makes this story more interesting as this exploit seems to be designed to “borrow” a user’s identity. If your account isn’t taken over, the extension sits on your computer and can continue to like site after site without your approval.

Posted in E-Commerce, Google, Security, Technology

Tagged: bitdefender, criminal, facebook, malicious, malware, trojan, virus : Related Tags: computer, scheme, account, bitdefender

From Calculators to iPads, Tech Makes us Lazy

February 16, 2013

A child who shall remain nameless was recently exposed to a 1,000 piece puzzle after growing up playing games on computers and said the following: "I wish this puzzle was on an iPad so I could just pay to get hints." And it hit me - all this technology needs to be turned on its head from time-to-time so we don't become for lack of a better word lazier.

In high school I used a calculator a lot and as a result, my math skills got rusty. After scoring lower than I would have liked on one of my college placement exams I decided to write a computer program to turn the tables on tech. The concept of the algorithm was simple - it would spit out random numbers ask me to either multiply or divide them.

Posted in Technology

Tagged: phil edholm, technology, webrtc : Related Tags: computer, program, think, computers, information

The Offspring of Siri and Raspberry Pi Controls Your Home

February 15, 2013

For those of you dreaming of the day when your voice can control your home, your wait is over – almost. There are a few demos floating around online showing how Siri’s responses to your commands can trigger the Raspberry Pi-based SiriProxy. The first demo below runs a garage door opener, a NEST thermostat and a cable box while the second video just opens and closes a garage door opener for now.

As Apple and investors took for the next big thing, it seems like home automation is a natural extension for the company. Ironically I tweeted an article today about NEST trying to get into the home automation space too which means the company may eventually be on a collision course with Apple.

Posted in 4G, Apple, Consumer Electronics, Gadget, Speech Technologies, Wireless

Tagged: apple, home automation, phone, raspberry pi, siri, siriproxy : Related Tags: company

Is Apple Too Sexy for MWC?

February 15, 2013

In deciding not to exhibit at the Macworld events, CES and MWC, Apple has shown the world that it doesn’t need others to be successful. It can control the conversation far better when it holds its own press conferences which are invitation-only by design.

While this philosophy was very successful for a number of years, what Apple didn’t count on was the innovation gap between its products and the rest of the market closing to the point where a large-screen Android smartphone is actually preferable by the masses to the company’s iOS based phone offerings.

In other words – the “Apple attitude” we’re too sexy for your trade show was a great marketing concept for a number of years but now it seems like a bad choice.

Posted in 4G, Android, Apple, Broadband, CES, Conference, Gadget, Google, Open Source, Technology, Wireless

Tagged: apple, ces, consumer electronics, galaxy, mobile world congress, mwc, samsung, smartphone : Related Tags: press conferences, number years, apple, launch, press, events

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