VoIP
Crappy Bandwidth-The VoIP Killer
We all know that without decent internet connectivity that VoIP and all that comes with it won’t be adopted. When I travel and have great bandwidth, with low latency, no packet loss and an absence of jitter, it’s like the other party is in the same room. On the other hand, unless you stand over … Read more
Sonus Axes 50 Last Friday
As we all know the slowdown in the economy means telcos won’t be spending as much on “new” and “shiny” so that means the suppliers get the brunt first. Last Friday Sonus laid off 50 people.
Cisco Grows in Enterprise Telephony Space
It’s not a surprise that Cisco is seeing growth in the enterprise market with telephony gear. No company is better poised to do well in the on-premise PBX market than Cisco as a result of their market swarm and dominate approach. While Avaya is number two, the pressure from others will consume them while Cisco … Read more
My Friend Sylvain Fadet of Domaine D’Aupilhac
Sylvain (left) is with George, who launched the chain of winebars called L’Ecluse in Paris. He no longer has to work. The Wines of Domaine d’Aupilhac Sylvain Fadat and George My friend Juan Sanchez’s killer wine shop in Paris
Forget The Coffee It’s Wine Time
A glass for you A bottle for me Master Winemaker and vineyard owner Sylvain Fadat Tim Johnston of Juveniles, one of Paris’ best wine bars The lovely and very charming Desiree Fadat
Fonolo is Hotter Than Anything Right Now
When we work with clients we shoot for various levels of media and online exposure. We view the media, bloggers and analysts as key sounding board for the products and services to ascertain where something is in the “market ready” timeline. One client, the angel backed, just out of beta, Fonolo is red hot. Every … Read more
Survey Says–Here’s What Tech Workers Need Most
The results of a survey published in Network World revealed the office tools that tech workers can’t live without. There are some surprises and it’s worth checking to see how much you agree or disagree.
The Garrett Smith Series
Garrett Smith, who pens, Smith on VoIP has started a series of postings where he’s interviewing the top movers and shakers in VoIP on the topic of Mobile VoIP. So far I’ve reviewed the postings about clients Junction Networks, ifByPhone, Mobivox CEO Peter Diedrich and pal Ari Rabban of Phone.com. Garrett conducts these “interviews” the … Read more