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Longview IoT Boosts Energy and Wireless Efficiency

Some of the biggest challenges slowing down the adoption of IoT are security, efficient battery usage and optimized wireless communications.One company has...

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Hallmark's Simple, Inexpensive Way to Boost Customer Satisfaction

In an effort to boost margins, companies often push more users to automated solutions such as FAQs, chatbots, voice bots and anything...

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Huawei Places the World's First 5G VoNR Video Call

Huawei recently completed the world's first voice over NR (VoNR) call. The voice and video call service was made using two Huawei...

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IGEL Advances Future of Work

IGEL is a provider of a next-gen edge OS for cloud workspaces. The company’s software products include IGEL OS, IGEL UD Pocket (UDP) and Universal...

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Tata Communications and Cisco Collaborate on SD-WAN

Tata Communications and Cisco have extended their partnership to enable enterprises to transform their legacy network to a customized and secure multi-cloud...

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How to Win the 50-Year-Old China Trade War

Today and this week in-fact is historic - the left and right in the U.S. agree that we have a major trade...

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Extreme Elements Enables The Autonomous Enterprise

Extreme Networks just announced Extreme Elements which in-turn enables the autonomous network and subsequently the autonomous enterprise. In a dynamic webinar, Dan...

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Greenfield Tech Has big news @ITEXPO

February 7, 2017



Greenfield Tech had a skew of news at ITEXPO 2017 in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Eric Klein and Nir Simionovich explained how the company has evolved their Cloudonix platform to be a Swiss Army Knife for telecom, consisting of media services, subscriber services and a SIP registrar layer.

One of the more interesting features is a backend cloud service and secure mobile SDK providing an end-to-end encrypted solution allowing companies to have secure conversations with customers. The idea is the communications within an app to a call center can be far more secure than the system we use today which has a number of issues.

For example, when a caller calls for help, their is no way to know for sure the caller is really who you might think as it is fairly easy to get access to personally identifiable information like social security numbers and maiden names, etc. Likewise, when a bank calls a customer, there is no way to know for sure it is the bank calling.





Greenfield Tech Has big news @ITEXPO

February 7, 2017



Greenfield Tech had a skew of news at ITEXPO 2017 in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Eric Klein and Nir Simionovich explained how the company has evolved their Cloudonix platform to be a Swiss Army Knife for telecom, consisting of media services, subscriber services and a SIP registrar layer.

One of the more interesting features is a backend cloud service and secure mobile SDK providing an end-to-end encrypted solution allowing companies to have secure conversations with customers. The idea is the communications within an app to a call center can be far more secure than the system we use today which has a number of issues.

For example, when a caller calls for help, their is no way to know for sure the caller is really who you might think as it is fairly easy to get access to personally identifiable information like social security numbers and maiden names, etc. Likewise, when a bank calls a customer, there is no way to know for sure it is the bank calling.





ITEXPO Returns to Fort Lauderdale Tomorrow!

February 7, 2017



Sorry for the brief marketing message.



See me at the show in the following places:





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One of the largest telecom/communications technology shows in the world at Broward Convention Center



As my loyal blog readers probably know by now... ITEXPO, the 3-day trade show and conference focused on communications technology, returns to South Florida this week.

As always, you can attend laser-targeted courses - most free with your Expo Plus pass - that prepare you to ask the right questions of the 150+ vendors on the show floor. Plus, your free pass gives you access to 100 more vendors on the IoT Evolution Expo floor, collocated with ITEXPO.

Here is a comprehensive list/links of workshops, seminars and presentations. These are in addition to the main ITEXPO Conference Program (which does require a conference fee).

Select any link as your starting point into the expo site.










ITEXPO Returns to Fort Lauderdale Tomorrow!

February 7, 2017



Sorry for the brief marketing message.



See me at the show in the following places:





------
Resume marketing message: 

One of the largest telecom/communications technology shows in the world at Broward Convention Center



As my loyal blog readers probably know by now... ITEXPO, the 3-day trade show and conference focused on communications technology, returns to South Florida this week.

As always, you can attend laser-targeted courses - most free with your Expo Plus pass - that prepare you to ask the right questions of the 150+ vendors on the show floor. Plus, your free pass gives you access to 100 more vendors on the IoT Evolution Expo floor, collocated with ITEXPO.

Here is a comprehensive list/links of workshops, seminars and presentations. These are in addition to the main ITEXPO Conference Program (which does require a conference fee).

Select any link as your starting point into the expo site.










Tablets Cheaper Than Starbucks?

February 5, 2017

The price of electronics and telecommunications services have plummeted for decades in contrast to the cost of things like global wages or real estate in many parts of the world. We've gotten tot he point where Wal-Mart advertises tablets for an insanely low $35. Specifically, the RCA Voyager 7" 16GB Tablet Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). Contrast this to the cost of a very expensive coffee.

Photos courtesy of USA Today.



A few years back, Florida resident William Lewis ordered his 101-espresso-shot latte at his local Starbucks that cost $83.75 and came with 17 pumps of vanilla syrup, mocha and green tea matcha powder served with steamed milk.





Tablets Cheaper Than Starbucks?

February 5, 2017

The price of electronics and telecommunications services have plummeted for decades in contrast to the cost of things like global wages or real estate in many parts of the world. We've gotten tot he point where Wal-Mart advertises tablets for an insanely low $35. Specifically, the RCA Voyager 7" 16GB Tablet Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). Contrast this to the cost of a very expensive coffee.

Photos courtesy of USA Today.



A few years back, Florida resident William Lewis ordered his 101-espresso-shot latte at his local Starbucks that cost $83.75 and came with 17 pumps of vanilla syrup, mocha and green tea matcha powder served with steamed milk.





ITEXPO and IoT Evolution Show Brochures now Available

February 2, 2017

ITEXPO and IoT Evolution Show Brochures now Available

February 2, 2017

Broadsoft UCaaS Leader - See Them Live @ITEXPO

January 23, 2017

IHS Markit has named Broadsoft the global Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) platform leader, with 38% of the total worldwide UCaaS seats running on its platforms, as of the second quarter of 2016.  According to the IHS study, the BroadSoft UCaaS global market leadership position places it ahead of its closest competitors.

“The UCaaS market today is comprised of pure-plays, network operators, cable MSOs, ISPs, system integrators, and traditional premises-based vendors. With a multitude of options, things can be confusing for businesses trying to find the right provider and service to fit their needs,” said Diane Myers, senior research director of VoIP, UC, and IMS for IHS Markit and author of the fourth quarter 2016 Analyst Insight report.

Broadsoft UCaaS Leader - See Them Live @ITEXPO

January 23, 2017

IHS Markit has named Broadsoft the global Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) platform leader, with 38% of the total worldwide UCaaS seats running on its platforms, as of the second quarter of 2016.  According to the IHS study, the BroadSoft UCaaS global market leadership position places it ahead of its closest competitors.

“The UCaaS market today is comprised of pure-plays, network operators, cable MSOs, ISPs, system integrators, and traditional premises-based vendors. With a multitude of options, things can be confusing for businesses trying to find the right provider and service to fit their needs,” said Diane Myers, senior research director of VoIP, UC, and IMS for IHS Markit and author of the fourth quarter 2016 Analyst Insight report.