http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk * Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:26:05 GMT Clearspace 2.5.5 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2009-11-20T21:26:05Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/unified-communications-modest-start-significant-future/?cs=37668 Since the deployment of a unified communications (UC) platform is such a complex undertaking, many people assume that it immediately spells big changes – both negatives and positives – to users.   That isn't necessarily the case, however. unified_communications uc shoretel nec aspect business_technology business_communications Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:26:05 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/unified-communications-modest-start-significant-future/?cs=37668 2009-11-20T21:26:05Z 2 hours, 45 minutes ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/comment/unified-communications-modest-start-significant-future http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/feeds/comments?blogPost=37668 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/smartphone-security-serious-business-as-usual/?cs=37625 There is nothing dramatically new in smartphone security.   That doesn’t mean that the world is safe for the growing category of gadgets. Quite the opposite: The landscape is growing increasingly dangerous. The growth is more incremental than business_technology viruses_and_worms smartphones mobile_device_security dos_attacks Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:29:48 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/smartphone-security-serious-business-as-usual/?cs=37625 2009-11-19T19:29:48Z 1 day, 4 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/comment/smartphone-security-serious-business-as-usual http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/feeds/comments?blogPost=37625 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/mobile-devices-fish-or-fowl-rock-or-mineral-purpose-built-or-general/?cs=37585 The mobile device industry is approaching a significant developmental milestone. Will popular applications predominantly be hosted on purpose-built devices created especially for them, or will they most often sit astride other applications in tablets_netbooks_and_umpcs apple consumer_electronics kindle mid ereader gps ipod_touch business_technology Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:46:04 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/mobile-devices-fish-or-fowl-rock-or-mineral-purpose-built-or-general/?cs=37585 2009-11-18T17:46:04Z 2 days, 7 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/comment/mobile-devices-fish-or-fowl-rock-or-mineral-purpose-built-or-general http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/feeds/comments?blogPost=37585 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/saving-the-broadband-stimulus/?cs=37548 Take an inexperienced government bureaucracy, mix it with an overflow of grant money, and throw in a highly polarized, politicized atmosphere. The result isn’t hard to predict: unhappy applicants, delays and general grumpiness. NextGov reports that business_technology government_agencies broadband_stimulus broadband_services stimulus_package Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:07:09 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/saving-the-broadband-stimulus/?cs=37548 2009-11-17T22:07:09Z 3 days, 7 hours ago 1 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/comment/saving-the-broadband-stimulus http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/feeds/comments?blogPost=37548 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/google-getting-its-telco-ducks-in-a-row/?cs=37514 Observers say Google’s purchase last week of open source VoIP company Gizmo5 is a significant step in the search engine giant’s attempt to create an online alternative to the traditional telephone network.   Gizmo5, they say, represents important google google_talk google_voice skypein gizmo5 skypeout telecommunications_services voip skype business_technology Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:06:27 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/google-getting-its-telco-ducks-in-a-row/?cs=37514 2009-11-16T22:06:27Z 4 days, 8 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/comment/google-getting-its-telco-ducks-in-a-row http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/feeds/comments?blogPost=37514 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/femtocells-stall-as-abi-cuts-projection-by-more-than-half/?cs=37498 There are plenty of solid rationales for femtocells, which in essence are tiny base stations that hang off cable modems or DSL lines in homes and offices: They help distribute signals to the hard-to-reach places and relieve backhaul congestion, which is dsl cable_modem access_points femtocell clear business_technology comcast clearwire Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:28:11 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/femtocells-stall-as-abi-cuts-projection-by-more-than-half/?cs=37498 2009-11-13T22:28:11Z 1 week, 2 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/comment/femtocells-stall-as-abi-cuts-projection-by-more-than-half http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/feeds/comments?blogPost=37498 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/samsung-unveils-another-smartphone-operating-system/?cs=37441 As this Linux Insider piece points out , there are as many questions about the new bada operating system from Samsung as answers.   The story answers one of the questions – bada is the Korean word for ocean – but only poses the others. They microsoft windows_mobile_7 windows_mobile_6 windows_mobile_6.5 android smartphones apple rim business_technology iphone research_in_motion samsung bada Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:06:19 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/samsung-unveils-another-smartphone-operating-system/?cs=37441 2009-11-12T22:06:19Z 1 week, 1 day ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/comment/samsung-unveils-another-smartphone-operating-system http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/feeds/comments?blogPost=37441 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/lots-of-good-news-on-the-hspa-front/?cs=37409 Though 4G – Long Term Evolution and WiMax – garners most of the headlines, it is not the only way to increase the speed and efficiency of mobile communications.   The advances in the next generation of 3G technology, High Speed Packet Access hspa high_speed_packet_access lte sprint clearwire 4g at&t t-mobile wimax business_technology Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:53:43 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/lots-of-good-news-on-the-hspa-front/?cs=37409 2009-11-11T21:53:43Z 1 week, 2 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/comment/lots-of-good-news-on-the-hspa-front http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/feeds/comments?blogPost=37409 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/the-one-constant-the-internet-always-changes/?cs=37390 A rather radical transition in the nature of traffic on the Internet will be a major issue to track during the next year.   Marketing gurus like to refer to the “inflection point,” which can best be described as the moment at which a trend evolves internet video collaboration cisco at&t metro_pcs leap_wireless t-mobile sprint network_performance_management verizon_wireless business_technology Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:08:37 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/the-one-constant-the-internet-always-changes/?cs=37390 2009-11-10T22:08:37Z 1 week, 3 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/comment/the-one-constant-the-internet-always-changes http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/feeds/comments?blogPost=37390 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/good-cellular-procedures-can-add-confusion/?cs=37360 The migration of business from behind to beyond the firewall offers a breathtaking array of new features and functions. It also comes with more danger, and a wider variety of choices and strategies in how to safeguard devices and data. Indeed, the three telecom_expense_management tem business_technology budgeting telecommunications_services mobile_devices Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:15:56 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/good-cellular-procedures-can-add-confusion/?cs=37360 2009-11-09T23:15:56Z 1 week, 4 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/comment/good-cellular-procedures-can-add-confusion http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/feeds/comments?blogPost=37360 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/lte-begins-to-make-its-voice-heard/?cs=37276 The down and dirty work of actually making all othe promised applications and functions of a modern telecommunications system come to life is well under way.   This week, Converged Network Digest reports , a number of vendors and network service lte 4g at&t alcatel-lucent samsung orange nokia long_term_evolution teliasonera business_technology verizon Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:25:02 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/lte-begins-to-make-its-voice-heard/?cs=37276 2009-11-05T18:25:02Z 2 weeks, 1 day ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/comment/lte-begins-to-make-its-voice-heard http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/feeds/comments?blogPost=37276 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/more-smartphones-lower-prices-drive-competitive-change/?cs=37190 One extremely important element in the future of the smartphone market is, of course, how much devices will cost. On one level, that’s a self-evident statement. But precisely how the world of pricing evolves -- and whether the customer eventually pays iphone sprint_nextel technology_markets apple htc smartphones droid android business_technology motorola blackberry Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:57:47 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/more-smartphones-lower-prices-drive-competitive-change/?cs=37190 2009-11-03T21:57:47Z 2 weeks, 3 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/comment/more-smartphones-lower-prices-drive-competitive-change http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/feeds/comments?blogPost=37190 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/listen-up-voice-recognition-ready-for-prime-time/?cs=37165 Look – or, rather listen -- for voice recognition to become a much more central user interface during the next couple of years.   Zig Serafin, general manager for Unified Communications Group at Microsoft, sounded the clarion call for voice. He was apple microsoft business_technology mobile_applications research_and_development voice_recognition google samsung Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:57:02 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/listen-up-voice-recognition-ready-for-prime-time/?cs=37165 2009-11-02T19:57:02Z 2 weeks, 4 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/comment/listen-up-voice-recognition-ready-for-prime-time http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/feeds/comments?blogPost=37165 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/the-great-promise-of-smart-grid-begins-to-be-realized/?cs=37142 The good news that the gross domestic product grew 3.5 percent this quarter is a welcome sign that our sinking ship of state may finally be starting to right itself. What is even better is that much of the stimulus money the government is handing out long_term_evolution american_reinvestment_and_recovery_act stimulus_package wimax 4g lte arra business_technology smart_grid Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:50:11 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/the-great-promise-of-smart-grid-begins-to-be-realized/?cs=37142 2009-10-30T19:50:11Z 3 weeks, 4 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/comment/the-great-promise-of-smart-grid-begins-to-be-realized http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/feeds/comments?blogPost=37142 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/power-plays/?cs=37090 Power is a significant issue facing vendors and network providers as the complexity and capabilities of mobile devices increases. The dynamic is fairly straightforward: More sophisticated smartphones, laptops and assorted other devices demand more power lithion-ion direct_methanol_fuel_cells power_supplies research_and_development toshiba business_technology Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:25:18 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/power-plays/?cs=37090 2009-10-30T13:25:18Z 3 weeks, 1 day ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/comment/power-plays http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/feeds/comments?blogPost=37090