One certainty in the world is that feature wars often get fought in the battle to win the most customers. If you don't beleive me, think of how few features your car had 15 years ago compared to today. In...
Recently I had a chance to meet with David Bettinger the CTO of iDirect to discuss his company's achievements. His company founded in 1994 provides IP communications equipment for the satellite industry. By accelerating TCP/IP protocols the company allows more...
I recently came across these photos from Dan York which are on his Disruptive Telephony blog. Check out the quality of his Nikon D90 DSLR in these sample shots below....
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...
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...
Influential analyst Jon Arnold spent some time documenting the ITEXPO event of last week. He has a bunch of photos as well. Hope you find it useful. Here are some excerpts:Never a dull moment at the ITExpo last week, and...
Thank you all for attending the Ontario Delegation reception at ITEXPO East 2010 in Miami. I had a great time giving away the motorcycle and networking with you all. Wow -- what a great crowd and incredible networking. Check out...
Christopher Dean the head of enterprise strategy at Skype keynoted ITEXPO this morning explaining how his company plays in the communications space and expounded on the company's software integration with mainstream televisions. In a survey of the crowd by me...
Here in Miami at ITEXPO in the Miami Beach Convention Center, David explained how his company got started and how HD voice became a factor in what he calls the "building of the best conferencing bridge on the planet." ...
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...
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...
In the latest ITEXPO show daily taking place this week in Miami, there are articles about Avaya, Nortel, Shoretel, Cisco and may others. Check it out and see you at the show....
The SIP Forum will be heavily involved in ITEXPO and related events this week in the Miami Convention Center. SIP is a crucial puzzle piece in communications and technology, used for such things as trunking and presence and you should...
Skype is now the largest provider of cross border communications in the world, by far according to a new report from TeleGeography. According to the research company, the rate of international calling has been growing at a steady compounded rate...
I am here at the Loews -- the show hotel at ITEXPO East 2010 in Miami and when I checked in I got a branded key from Digium/Asterisk to remind me to stop by the open-source communications leader's booth later...
The press list for this week's ITEXPO in Miami is one of the best we have ever had in terms of quality and quantity and I wanted to take a moment and welcome bloggers, analysts and media to the event.I...
As my readers know I spent a great deal of time interviewing (with a bunch of help from my editorial team - thanks team) speakers and other participants at ITEXPO and related events for the express purpose of giving attendees...
For telecom veterans who were active in the communications space in the nineties you remember the excitement the industry enjoyed when Microsoft and Novell entered the telecom markets with TAPI and TSAPI protocols to interconnect communications systems with computers. The...
One of the biggest names and of course controversial keynoters TMC has ever had has to be Al Gore who spoke at TMC's Communications Solutions show back in 2001. Just before Vice President Gore took the stage, Beatriz Infante, CEO...
Next week's ITEXPO, Jan 20-22nd in Miami promises to be one of the best shows in the communications and technology spaces. When you consider all the knowledge you can absorb at the show with collocated events which portend the future...
At the last ITEXPO I received many comments from attendees who came to my blog to see videos and could not. You see, for large videos I am forced to compress them and upload them to a Flash player because...
Today we sent out a confirmation and update regarding next week's ITEXPO and I wanted to make sure my readers were aware of many of the happenings at the show. One of the more interesting questions I get in passing...
One of the most trusted names in communications Carl Ford - was explaining to me recently how the upcoming tutorial on SIP at ITEXPO, January 20-22, 2010 in Miami will be the best session on SIP - anywhere. He mentioned...
The feedback regarding the Avaya session detailing the acquisition of Nortel's enterprise assets next week has been incredible. Hearing Avaya's new roadmap is crucial if you are a customer of Avaya and/or Nortel or of you are a reseller, partner,...