Suzanne Bowen
Helping to connect the most unlikely entities in order to create the best stories. I have 32 yrs of experience in telecom, teaching, blog and grant writing, business development, marketing, communications and public relations. My favorite pastimes are spending time with family and friends inside and outside, my career, the industry, running, traveling.
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2. "One of the sad signs of our times is that we have demonized those who produce, subsidized those who refuse to produce, and canonized those who complain." By Thomas Sowell
February 2009
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Who's Taking over UK's 087 DIDs?
February 27, 2009
Did you notice who's taking over? I did on Newsweaver.co.uk site.
What is the Universal Service Fund?
February 26, 2009Check Wikipedia's definition and description of Universal Service Fund and Systems.
True... because of this Universal Service Fund my Dad who lives in a small country town in Florida, USA now has DSL for the first time.
It's in Japan ...
"What is the Universal Service System?
This is a system that mandates telecommunications carriers including NTT Communications to bear part of the expenses required for ensuring that universal services such as the subscriber phones, etc.
Dreaming of Being One of the Inc.com 5000 List?
February 25, 2009As you may know, Inc.com is accepting applications for the 2009 Inc. 500|5000 fastest-
growing companies award. The deadline for applications is March 31, 2009. But the Inc.com network of elite private companies is alerted to a special "Inc.
FYI, Moneybookers' Pay In Policy
February 25, 2009Looking for an alternative to Paypal and other online banking services to receive payments from your customers? Any international customer can make a payment to your company.
The only countries that they do not support are: North Korea, Cuba, Sudan, Afghanistan, Iran,
Myanmar, Nigeria. (I thought they are international? Just asking...)
Please note that your US customers have to pay you through your Merchant Gateway because currently they do not accept new registrations from US residents. The reason for this, they say, is that they are currently improving their services and products for the US market.
Be Fair, Suzanne! Ok, so it's a Commercial, Sort of
February 25, 2009While traveling the planet, I meet many wholesale companies who are involved in IP communications. Many are into adding video, mobile, DID/DDI, etc. The problem is... who to consult with when they can't afford to hire a full-time technical support staff to leverage these technologies.
ITEXPOs Mix IP Communications with Everything
February 25, 2009I'm always pleasantly surprised at the ability of TMC to bring together every piece of the puzzle of monetizing IP communications. There is less talk of VoIP is dead, where is the innovation, and mash-ups. Instead, it's all about reality and encouraging a variety of entities to meet each other and do business.
Example 1: Miami Herald is at ITEXPO East the past few years, and this year, the group informed me that they are buying from other exhibitors and their own sales of the paper online and offline subscriptions increase at each show. They will be back!
Example 2: I met IPiFony at a small WISP conference called ISPCON in San Jose, CA in November 2008 and was impressed with the level of knowledge of the history, current status, and future thinking of IP communications of the company Matthew Hardeman.
Eavesdropping on Barcelona's 2009 GSMA Conference
February 19, 2009What have I seen? What have I heard in a few discussions both as part of and ... our favorite... eavesdropping.
Skype will come pre-installed on Nokia cell phones that start with an "N."
Complaints about the same things: mobile pricing needs to be easy and transparent to understand for the consumer. Batteries lose their charge too quickly.
Who Would Want to Use Quickbooks on a Blackberry?
February 9, 2009
Yes, you can! I was thinking about Omar Chohan of SACS International, a DIDX partner, who I recently interviewed on their smart use of Blackberry RIM with their IP PBX.
I opened Quickbooks online because it is time to settle 2008. I see that you can use Quickbooks view only on a Blackberry. Might come in handy if you're in the middle of an elevator speech to an angel investor and want to impress them with your balance sheet.
How to get started
You can browse and agree the beta agreement at https://sc.accounting.quickbooks.com/Update/index.cfm?id=40
Open your Blackberry browser.
Select Go To... from the browser menu and enter: https://accounting.quickbooks.com/m
What CAN you do with it?
View read-only versions of: Accounts receivable and payableVendor, customer and employee listsBank account and credit card balancesBalance sheet and Profit & Loss reportsQuickBooks Online contact information, which works with your BlackBerry to make calls, create emails, and even look up addresses using GoogleTM Maps
Some advice given includes...
Enable style sheets in your browser settingsSet your browser font to 6 or 7 pointsHappy monetizing.
I opened Quickbooks online because it is time to settle 2008. I see that you can use Quickbooks view only on a Blackberry. Might come in handy if you're in the middle of an elevator speech to an angel investor and want to impress them with your balance sheet.
How to get started
You can browse and agree the beta agreement at https://sc.accounting.quickbooks.com/Update/index.cfm?id=40
Open your Blackberry browser.
Select Go To... from the browser menu and enter: https://accounting.quickbooks.com/m
What CAN you do with it?
View read-only versions of: Accounts receivable and payableVendor, customer and employee listsBank account and credit card balancesBalance sheet and Profit & Loss reportsQuickBooks Online contact information, which works with your BlackBerry to make calls, create emails, and even look up addresses using GoogleTM Maps
Some advice given includes...
Enable style sheets in your browser settingsSet your browser font to 6 or 7 pointsHappy monetizing.
Jon Arnold - Biggest Competition from Outside your Industry
February 3, 2009
Listen on Qik to some of Jon's presentation on 2009 Technology Suvival Roadmap, SIP Trunking and Beyond during SIP Forum's sessions at ITEXPO East 2009.
Steven Johnson, President of inGate Up and Atom Like Me
February 1, 2009I've been working in the lobby of Royal Palm Resort in Miami Beach since 5:30 AM. Love the free wifi and my trusty Starbuck's grande coffee of the day with 2 packets of natural sugar. A second person, a gentleman in a long-sleeved black t-shirt sits down to work on his laptop. I ask him, "You wouldn't happen to be here for a conference, would you?"
"Yes, ITEXPO," with a nice smile...
