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More On Google Buying Skype

You may have noticed some posts regarding Skype being for sale and possibly acquired by Google this past weekend. While a few people have speculated Google would be the only purchaser, Andy throws in Oracle and Cisco. I agree with...

Posted on September 21, 2008 12:30 PM

Larry Ellison and SaaS

Although many people in technology are saying that SaaS is one of the fastest growing segments of the market, Larry Ellison, the founder and CEO of Oracle  had some negative comments about the industry lately. I found an article describing...

Posted on July 4, 2008 1:58 PM

SIP Forum Growth

The SIP Forum seems to be making some nice progress in attracting a broad swath of companies to its organization. In case you aren't aware, The SIP Forum is a non-profit IP communications industry association that engages in numerous activities...

Posted on May 28, 2008 11:56 AM

Calabrio's Call Center Solutions Advance

The trend towards unification is something you can see everywhere from cellular phones which now include music players, GPS and cameras to desktop software allowing communications with once disparate applications. One company in the call center space which is surfing...

Posted on March 23, 2008 9:20 PM

Tech Moving From Hardware to Software

As I sit in more and more meetings with companies in the IP communications hardware space I keep hearing that these companies are moving from hardware to software because that's where the money is. In fact, at a recent conference...

Posted on March 1, 2008 3:40 PM

Will Salesforce.com be Sold?

Will Salesforce.com be sold soon? I keep hearing rumor after rumor and some say Marc Benioff is getting bored. i haven't had time to reach out to Marc but I thought it worth sharing the news. Likely purchasers would be...

Posted on February 27, 2008 8:51 AM

Predicting Future Work Behavior

Many of my readers grew up in a generation where e-mail became common. Some of us might even remember the time when there was no Web or e-mail and communications was done in-person, with paper and/or using the telephone.  ...

Posted on December 20, 2007 10:51 AM

Fluke

In the world of advertising the expression commonly used is “perception is reality.” Moreover companies are often branded by customers. If I say IBM, you will say mainframes. Oracle? Databases.   Sometimes I feel it is my job to help...

Posted on November 3, 2007 4:58 PM

Polaris IP

Polaris IP is a company you probably never heard of but they have a patent on an e-mail routing system and are using it to sue the Internet’s largest companies. In particular, Google, Yahoo!, Amazon, A9, Borders, AOL and IAC/Interactive...

Posted on August 29, 2007 9:22 AM

Acredo

I recently had the opportunity to speak with Erin Bolton, marketing manager of Acredo Technologies Inc, about IP communications, the company’s customer base and the upcoming ITEXPO.   Acredo Technologies delivers hosted IP phone service to the small business market...

Posted on August 21, 2007 3:00 AM

TMC White Papers

I thought you may be interested in some of the latest white papers and research brought to you by TMC and its partners: ·        VoIP that Works! ·        Fax Solutions for Service Providers and Enterprise: Integrating SIP T.38 Fax...

Posted on August 7, 2007 10:24 AM

Oracle

The Oracle machine seems to keep rolling along day after day, week after week. Not only does the company continue to acquire best of breed companies and add them to their product/service offering they are also busy spending time educating...

Posted on June 6, 2007 6:25 PM

Oracle CRM

Oracle obviously knows a thing or two about CRM and with their recent acquisition of Siebel Systems they are even more firmly entrenched in the space than ever. The company has a recent white paper designed to help users get...

Posted on April 13, 2007 4:39 PM

Xcerion

XML Development – Full Steam Ahead   I am astounded at how the open source community thrives on mostly volunteer work from a loyal fan base. Asterisk is a great example of how the power of a private company, Digium...

Posted on March 10, 2007 12:19 PM

IFS

Please enjoy my High Priority Column in the February 2007 issue of Customer Interaction Solutions Magazine.   IFS: Another Hat In The CRM Ring   The world of software is succumbing to a few forces which seem to be...

Posted on February 2, 2007 1:53 PM

Red Hat in Trouble

When Oracle decides to compete with you, watch out. That is the theme of this article and it states Red Hat is in real trouble now that Oracle has declared it will offer Linux support for half the going rate....

Posted on October 30, 2006 8:44 AM

ITEXPO: Eli Bordow Speaks

The Self-Healing, Self Optimizing Call CenterEli Borodow who was recently CEO of Telephony@Work -- now a part of Oracle -- did a great job speaking at the Call Center 2.0 Conference this morning and gave a riveting speech about how...

Posted on October 12, 2006 7:35 PM

Salesforce.com and Contactual

  Here is my High Priority columns from the July 2006 issue of Customer Interaction Solutions Magazine. Enjoy. I have to write my SIP Outlook in the next few hours so my blogging may be limited.------------Behold The Virtual SalesforceI can...

Posted on June 27, 2006 2:18 PM

Packet8 Hosted VoIP Patent

For its size 8x8, the company responsible for the Packet8 brand is a leader in patents. The company has been receiving patents in video and related technologies for years. In the nineties I would tour the companies offices and see...

Posted on June 14, 2006 5:38 AM

Oracle Buys Telephony@Work

After hearing rumors for many weeks this finally became reality. This purchase allows Oracle to get into the hosted contact center space and in addition it keeps Telephony@Work, a Siebel partner from falling into someone else’s (perhaps a competitor’s) hands.Perhaps...

Posted on June 13, 2006 9:06 AM

Oracle and Asterisk

Oracle is buying software companies at a rapid clip and has also embraced open source and SIP. So if you combine acquisition with open source and VoIP you get Digium as a takeover candidate. Right? A the open source PBX...

Posted on April 18, 2006 7:43 AM

Oracle in SIP Market

I am pretty surprised by the news of Oracle entering the SIP market. 'The addition of Hot Sip's technology will allow Oracle to build on its leadership in middleware and in carrier-grade communications infrastructures,' said Thomas Kurian, senior vice president,...

Posted on February 18, 2006 4:49 PM

3GSM, Skype, Oracle, Nokia and Other News

It’s been a busy morning already. There is just so much news and the morning is just starting. It should be a great week as TMC digs out from the two feet of snow we had this weekend. Personally my...

Posted on February 13, 2006 10:13 AM

Oracle Open-Source

Om Malik points out that Oracle may have a killer open-source strategy. Open source is gaining momentum but until properly monetized how can a multi-billion dollar company make money from  what most consider to be free software? Of course supporting...

Posted on February 9, 2006 4:08 PM

Marc Benioff Strikes Back

I love Marc Benioff’s messages to the industry. He never fails to blast his competition who in this case is virtually the entire software industry. Take a look at this paragraph for example:Meanwhile, leaders of legacy platforms are undeterred in...

Posted on January 19, 2006 10:00 AM