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China Censorship
The US government has concerns about critical servers being housed in China as the Chinese government could potentially gain access to information on their shores. In addition the US government is concerned about human rights in China and elsewhere.Rep. Chris...
Google on the Desktop
Russell Shaw has some great analysis on what Google could be up to. It seems logical based on his analysis that we will soon see Google competing with Microsoft Office. It would further seem that this software could indeed be...
Google and Dell Billion Dollar Deal
This morning, CNBC reported that Google is in close talks with Dell to install Google software on all Dell computers for a one billion dollar fee. CNBC continued to theorize that this will be a huge threat to Microsoft, a...
64 Bit Computing
Here is a great article from Microsoft that points out the benefits of 64 bit computing and how aside from the potential need to recompile, there are few problems with running 32-bit applications on 64-bit computers. The OS, Windows Server...
VoIP's Spirit of 2006
The following interview will soon appear as an Executive Suite on TMCnet.com.I got a chance to speak with Andrew Sviridenko of Spirit DSP recently. If you aren't familiar with the company, you should know you may be using their products...
Microsoft Windows, Outlook, and Exchange Vulnerabilities
I thought I would pass this security alert on. Seems like a lot of security problems this past few weeks. I am looking forward to more secure operating systems/software in the future.--------------------- National Cyber Alert System Technical Cyber Security Alert...
The Real Hacker Damage
Like any good computer Samaritan I do all I can to avoid having my computer taken over and used in denial of service attack or to send volumes of spam messages on behalf of those malicious people who benefit from...
Google Video and Pack
Google VideoWith all the talk of Google taking on Microsoft, what may be overlooked is a slew of other companies who will lose large amounts of share to the company best known for sifting through the world’s information and categorizing...
VoIP Predictions
Tom Keating finally got around to making his Top VoIP predictions for 2006. That’s Tom for you… Always waiting till the last second :-)They aren’t all VoIP related so let’s just call them predictions. He also went back to last...
Microsoft, Softbank and Japan Telecom Oh My
Microsoft Co. Ltd., SOFTBANK BB Corp., and JAPAN TELECOM CO. LTD., announced that they are developing a security-enhanced, integrated communications service that combines VoIP, e-mail, Internet access, groupware, presence, instant messaging and desktop services with network infrastructure, and that they...
Salesforce.com Outage
According to this article Salesforce.com had an outage yesterday. The company today confirmed that there were interruptions in system availability between 9:30 a.m. and 12:41 p.m. Eastern time and 2 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. Eastern time on one of the...
Information Technology
Today TMC announced an information technology portal. We have been working on this site for months and it is expected to improve even more over time. To access the site just go to tmcnet.com/it. Please send me your comments on...
VoIP Analysis From Forbes
Some good VoIP financial analysis from Forbes. A summary of Merrill Lynch comments and more can be fount in this article which I pretty much agree with. Excerpt:After an "eventful week" in Voice over Internet Protocol, Merrill Lynch analyst Glen...
AOL and Google
Google will buy a 5% stake in AOL the two companies will work more closely together as follows:AOL● Gets to sell Google search ads adding to the portfolio of advertising offerings the media giant has to sell● Will make their...
AOL and Google
One has to wonder if it is payback time for Microsoft. The company has been a ruthless competitor over the years and has routinely wiped out companies with successful business models. There are countless software vendors from Quarterdeck to Borland...
Media Center
The battle for the living room is heating up according to the Associated Press and in 2006 we can expect over one billion dollars to be spent promoting technologies aimed at bringing mainstream computing into our living rooms.Microsoft Media Center...
Faulty Microsoft Patches
The more and more frequently Microsoft sends patches and security updates the more difficult it becomes to be productive. I have multiple computers at work and at home and help manage many computers for friends and family members. Lately I...
Microsoft and MCI VoIP
Just reading Tom’s blog where I learned that Microsoft and MCI are teaming to provide a SkypeOut-like service. As Tom points out, the irony is that Microsoft was a pioneer in VoIP with their NetMeeting program that was released shortly...
Impressed With Gates
Nice going Bill. I am all for bananas that don't need refrigeration and mosquitoes that spread vitamins.If these ideas work how about new ones like dogs that use litter boxes or birds that are respectful of vehicles when nature calls....
Skype 2.0
The challenge for service providers everywhere is how to deal with Skype. The ubiquitous software is a revenue killer for the competition and while many service providers fight to add new features quickly in order to have a better product...
Nokia 9300i
What can I say except that I desperately want one of these smartphones from Nokia.. I may even switch from Verizon to a GSM provider just so I have access to this phone.I really want to ditch my Blackberry because...
Skype in the Enterprise
Two months ago, on September 26, 2005 I wrote an article titled VoIP Killed the PBX Star. This article received a tremendous amount of traffic and from what I am told was posted on quite a few PBX vendor intranets...
Return Receipt Frustration
First of all to everyone in the world, Happy Thanksgiving!!!!Even if you don't celebrate, have some turkey -- it is good for you. Lots of tryptophan and as a bonus it is low in fat and calories and high in...
XBox 360
Here is a great article on the XBox 360 from Tom Keating. What I like is the analysis of Microsoft versus Sony Playstation 3. What you might find interesting is the features Sony has that Microsoft doesn’t. For example the...
