IP Phone RIP
Over at No Jitter I did a feature on the beginning of the end of the IP Phone, and why I think 2008 will be its high mark in terms...
View ArticleVoiceCon – Clear Signaling and No Jitter
This week is VoiceCon-SFO. This event is fueling a number of upcoming posts. But let me just share a few observations. First off, VoiceCon always exceeds my expectations. This year...
View ArticleTelecomputer Android IP Phone
At the recent LA ITExpo conference, a StartupCamp event roasted five young companies and audience participants were given the opportunity to “invest” in the firms of their choice. The darling...
View ArticleTime To Re-Invent the Phone
Many people seem ready to shove the desktop phone off the edge of the earth, but not very many actually do it. The problem is its a multiple choice question...
View ArticleLogitech and Jabra
About 19 months ago, Logitech acquired LifeSize. That seemed strange at the time, as Logitech purveys fine mice and keyboards, not telepresence solutions. But perhaps I was too quick to...
View ArticleIs That A Tablet In Your Pocket, or…?
My problem with tablets is they don’t replace anything. My smartphone replaced a lot of things, my laptop replaced my desktop. My Kindle replaces lots of books. From what I...
View ArticleDigium Has Big Bells
Digium announces new phones. See my full post here. A few additional thoughts on Polycom, Aastra, and Snom – all three of which have been at every Astricon I’ve attended....
View ArticleITExpo Miami Best of Show
Last week was ITExpo in Miami – generally a good conference. There was lots of news this year. I think the biggest story was Digium’s new phones (see here and here)....
View ArticleThe DeskPhone – Friend or Foe?
Should the desktop phone be viewed as a visitor or long term resident? Earlier this week, I posted Discussing Cloud Trends at UCStrategies. It includes a prediction by Televerse CTO...
View ArticlePolycom’s Wild Ride
Polycom’s been on one hell of a roller coaster. The company that is synonymous with non-Cisco video conferencing has had its ups and downs – mostly downs – lately. From...
View ArticleIBM and SIP Phones
IBM sold off its low end server business to Lenovo. Lenovo was born when IBM sold off its PC and laptop business. Why would a computing company want out of...
View ArticleVoiceCon – Clear Signaling and No Jitter
This week is VoiceCon-SFO. This event is fueling a number of upcoming posts. But let me just share a few observations. First off, VoiceCon always exceeds my expectations. This year is no exception, but...
View ArticleTelecomputer Android IP Phone
At the recent LA ITExpo conference, a StartupCamp event roasted five young companies and audience participants were given the opportunity to “invest” in the firms of their choice. The darling of the...
View ArticleTime To Re-Invent the Phone
Many people seem ready to shove the desktop phone off the edge of the earth, but not very many actually do it. The problem is its a multiple choice question without the right answers: What to use for...
View ArticleLogitech and Jabra
About 19 months ago, Logitech acquired LifeSize. That seemed strange at the time, as Logitech purveys fine mice and keyboards, not telepresence solutions. But perhaps I was too quick to judge. The...
View ArticleIs That A Tablet In Your Pocket, or…?
My problem with tablets is they don’t replace anything. My smartphone replaced a lot of things, my laptop replaced my desktop. My Kindle replaces lots of books. From what I see, tablets don’t replace...
View ArticleDigium Has Big Bells
Digium announces new phones. See my full post here. A few additional thoughts on Polycom, Aastra, and Snom – all three of which have been at every Astricon I’ve attended. Polycom Polycom had a great...
View ArticleITExpo Miami Best of Show
Last week was ITExpo in Miami – generally a good conference. There was lots of news this year. I think the biggest story was Digium’s new phones (see here and here). I don’t think most people realize...
View ArticleThe DeskPhone – Friend or Foe?
Should the desktop phone be viewed as a visitor or long term resident? Earlier this week, I posted Discussing Cloud Trends at UCStrategies. It includes a prediction by Televerse CTO that desktop phones...
View ArticlePolycom’s Wild Ride
Polycom’s been on one hell of a roller coaster. The company that is synonymous with non-Cisco video conferencing has had its ups and downs – mostly downs – lately. From Fierce: The company has come...
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