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Is the Chatroulette Sleazefest Giving Video Chat a Bad Name?
March 15, 2010
It's a good bet that when "The Daily Show's" Jon Stewart spends six minutes making uber-ironic fun of a particular trend or topic, it's pretty much arrived as a legitimate Mainstream Media Phenomenon. Such was the case recently with Stewart's hilarious deconstruction of Chatroulette the Web site that facilitates random video chat conversations.
New Cisco Router Boasts Breakneck Speeds
March 09, 2010
Cisco Systems announced on Tuesday the CRS-3 Carrier Routing System, a new Internet networking architecture that is designed with the huge growth of video transmission, mobile devices and new online services in mind. The Cisco CRS-3 provides more than 12 times the traffic capacity of the nearest competing system, according to John Chambers, chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems.

I See You: Video Collaboration in the Enterprise
March 04, 2010
Videoconferencing systems have existed since the 1960s and since then, these systems have slowly been integrated into the enterprise. The vision of videoconferencing has always been clear in theory, as depictions from "The Jetsons," "Star Wars," "Star Trek," and other science-fiction titles have shown.
Does VPN Make Sense for a Small Biz?
February 23, 2010
Virtual private networks, or VPNs, have been around for about a decade. They provide a secure data exchange between two locations using an encrypted connection. VPN technology has changed little over the years. A newer version of VPN software, known as SSL-VPN, taps into the common IP circuitry of Web browsers to make secure connections with less reliance on third-party software.

Whose Fingers Are in Your DAM?
February 20, 2010
OK, so you finally have your logos, images, message documents and case studies all organized in your new digital asset management system and all is right with the world. Then it happens. You suddenly start getting emails from your sales team that old logos are being used on spec sheets -- but that's just the beginning.
Mobile Enterprise Strategies: We're All in This Together
February 18, 2010
As organizations enter 2010, it is no longer sufficient to simply provide mobile devices to employees and expect concrete business value to somehow magically appear. With the emergence of new mobile platforms, IT and operations departments are under intense pressure to support the business benefits of enterprise mobility.

Verizon Does Odd Mating Dance With Skype
February 17, 2010
Just as Skype devotees use the Voice over Internet Protocol service to talk to friends and family anywhere in the world, Verizon Wireless used Skype Tuesday to send a loud message of its own to Apple, AT&T and the rest of the competition: We can play the VoIP game too. Beginning in March, Verizon said, the wireless carrier will offer a full suite of Skype mobile services on nine of its smartphones.
Unified Communications: Decidedly Sustainable
February 17, 2010
I almost never attend a webinar unless I am speaking. When I need to know something, I usually get a one-on-one with a CEO or other leader of a company. They're very gracious with their time, and the tutelage helps me as an analyst, though often I don't run out and write something about my experience.

Google's New Buzz: Not Exactly Light Years Ahead
February 12, 2010
Innovation was certainly on display at this week's Google Buzz press conference, but there was only one moment that truly registered an 9.5 on my personal Coolness Quotient meter. That was during the mobile segment of the demonstration. Vice President of Engineering Vic Gundotra spoke into his Android phone, and the magic of Google Voice allowed him to post his "buzz."
Google's Enterprise and Mobile Plans: Killer Buzz or Buzzkill?
February 10, 2010
While the technosphere was busy Tuesday pitting Google's new Buzz service against Facebook and Twitter in some kind of social media steel-cage deathmatch, the search giant's executives were hinting at what they see as the real winning uses for Buzz -- within the enterprise and out and about in the mobile arena.

Google Buzz Bridges Social Media and Gmail
February 09, 2010
Google has certainly generated more than its share of buzz regarding its plans to get deeper into social media. On Tuesday, the search giant revealed those plans: Google Buzz, which takes a big step into Facebook and Twitter territory while keeping one foot firmly planted on its Gmail foundation.
Oracle Puts Third-Party Support in Crosshairs
January 28, 2010
Oracle says it will focus strongly on customer service and support for customers of both its products and those of Sun Microsystems, whose acquisition it completed on Wednesday. "We believe our customers deserve the best level of support and it's our job to make that extremely compelling," said Juergen Rottler, executive vice president of Oracle global customer services.

VoFi Is Coming - Are You Ready?
January 28, 2010
In case you missed it, seven long years of wrangling have come to an end: 802.11n has now been officially ratified by the IEEE. Super-fast WiFi is here. The 802.11n standard ushers in increased network throughput and range that will change wireless access, services and applications. With this final blessing, any hesitancy that existed within many organizations around 802.11n deployment has been removed.
The Byzantine Art of Password Protection
January 22, 2010
Although news of data breaches and computer hacks make headlines almost daily, individual users and companies too often simply don't protect their passwords strongly enough. Most users tend to select simple or common passwords or leave the default passwords of hardware and software they purchase unchanged.

The Video-Enabled Talent Scout
January 21, 2010
Aberdeen's August 2009 research "Talent Acquisition Strategies 2009" found that the top strategy organizations are pursuing in the area of recruiting today is to proactively build and expand a candidate pipeline regardless of current hiring needs.
Alcatel Kicks Off Project to Make Telecom Nets 1,000 Times Greener
January 11, 2010
Alcatel-Lucent's Bell Labs on Monday launched Green Touch, a project aimed at making communications networks 1,000 times more more energy-efficient. The project's founding members include service providers such as AT&T; research labs such as the MIT Research Lab for Electronics and Bell Labs; and government and nonprofit research institutions such as the French National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control.

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